There’s always plenty of concerts and gigs for live music lovers to see all around Australia.
So here’s where you get all the latest info on dates, venues, and tickets for announced upcoming tours. Including a Melbourne residency from Hiatus Kaiyote, tours from You Am I frontman Tim Rogers, Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton and a co-headline tour from The Church’s Steve Kilbey & Robyn Hitchcock.
Hiatus Kaiyote Announce Farewell Residency
Fresh from a killer set at Golden Plains 2014, future soul combo Hiatus Kaiyote have announced a residency at Melbourne’s Howler in their native Brunswick. The Grammy-nominated, award-winning four-piece will play four headline shows this May (with special support guests) before embarking overseas for a world tour in anticipation of a new album, the follow-up to their widely hailed Tawk Tomahawk, as keyboardist Simon Mavin confirmed in a Tone Deaf interview late last year.
Signed to Flying Buddha, the Sony imprint of Salaam Remi (who coordinated the link-up with Q-Tip that got them acknowledged by the Grammys), Hiatus Kaiyote’s progressive blend of genre-bending psych-funk has earned them celebrity admirers (Prince, Pharrell, ?uestlove to name a few), a swag of awards, including ‘Best Breakthrough Artist’ at Giles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards and The Age Music Victoria’s ‘Best Emerging Artist’.
Playing Melbourne’s Howler every Wednesday in May, don’t miss your last chance to see this award-winning act on Aussie soil before they make international tracks. Tickets available from Howler and Moshtix now.
Wednesday 7 May – Howler, Melbourne – w/ special guests: Kirkis
Wednesday 14 May – Howler, Melbourne – w/ special guests: Sex On Toast
Wednesday 21 May – Howler, Melbourne – w/ special guests: Ainslie Wills
Wednesday 28 May – Howler, Melbourne – w/ special guests: Low Leaf (US)
Tim Rogers & Shane O’Mara Australian Tour 2014 Announced
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Accompanied by long time friend and musical companion – guitarist Shane O’Mara – Tim Rogers, one of Australia’s most loveable rogues, is embarking on a series of headlines shows that will see the You Am I frontman performing material from his fifth and most recent solo album Rogers Sings Rogerstein. Hitting regional centres (some for the first time ever) Tim Rogers will gain support from alt. country songstress Melody Feder and multi-instrumentalist Michael Muchow (on selected dates *)
* Thursday March 20th – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave – tix avail thru oztix.com.au
* Friday March 21st – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine – tix avail thru www.theatreroyal.info
Friday March 28th -Brass Monkey, Cronulla – tix avail brassmonkey.com.au
* Sunday March 30th -The Heritage, Bulli – tix avail thru heritagehotel.com.au
Friday April 4th -The Baroque Room, Katoomba – tix avail thru thecarrington.com.au
Saturday April 5th – Lizottes, Dee Why – tix avail thru lizottes.com.au – ON SALE NOW
* Sunday April 6th – Lizottes, Kincumber – tix avail thru lizottes.com.au – ON SALE NOW
* Saturday April 12th – Milton Theatre, Milton – tix avail thru miltontheatre.com.au
Tuesday April 15th -Lizottes, Newcastle – tix avail thru lizottes.com.au – ON SALE NOW
Thursday April 24th – Flinders Social, Townsville – tix available thru oztix.com.au
Saturday April 26th – Railway Club, Darwin – tix available thru thedarwinrailwayclub.wordpress.com
Darren Middleton Australian Tour 2014 Announced
With the former Powderfinger guitarist having released his debut solo album Translations, along with new single ‘One Thing‘, Darren Middleton is presenting his melody-drenched solo show to the stages and venues of the nation. Starting with an opening slot for Pete Murray in Melbourne this weekend, Middleton will then embark on a 15-stop trek of the country with support from Skipping Girl Vinegar’s Kelly Lane. Tickets and info at http://www.darrenmiddleton.com/
Saturday, March 15 – The Forum, Melbourne (supporting Pete Murray)
Friday, April 4 – Soundlounge, Gold Coast
Saturday, April 5 – Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads
Saturday, April 6 – Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads
Saturday, April 12 – Baby Black Cafe, Bacchus Marsh
Thursday, May 1 – Fresh On Charles, Launceston
Friday, May 2 – Red Hot Music, Devonport
Saturday, May 3 – Waratah Hotel, Hobart
Thursday, May 8 – Rock Lily, Sydney
Friday, May 9 – Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba
Saturday, May 10 – The Bunker, Coogee Diggers
Sunday, May 11 – Bombie Bar, Woollongong
Friday, May 16 – Trinity Sessions, Adelaide
Saturday, May 24 – Caravan Club, Oakleigh
Sunday, June 1 – Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle
Robyn Hitchcock & Steve Kilbey Co-Headline Australian Tour 2014
Esteemed British singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock and Steve Kilbey – legendary musician of seminal Aussie band The Church – are teaming up and drawing on their English heritage for a new co-headline national tour. Between them they have released over a hundred albums, and with a thousand or so songs to choose from and armed only with their guitars, this pair promise an unforgettable evening of whimsical wordplay and psychedelic nursery rhymes. Melbourne and Sydney music lovers will be spoiled with an additional treat, with The Reels’ Dave Mason gracing the stage for a very rare performance (and hopefully a round of ‘Quasimodo’s Dream’).
Friday April 25th The Gov, Adelaide (special Anzac Day show)
Saturday April 26th Fly By Night, Fremantle
Saturday May 3rd Melbourne Arts Centre Playhouse (with special guest Dave Mason)
Saturday May 10th The Metro, Sydney (with special guest Dave Mason)
Friday May 16th New Globe Theatre, Brisbane
TICKETS ON SALE 17TH MARCH FROM www.tombowler.com.au/hitchcock-kilbey/
