Aussie fans are already proud supporters of John Butler Trio, proven by placing their latest single ‘Only One’ at #87 on the Triple J Hottest 100, but now American audiences are getting a healthy dose of the roots-rock three-piece.
‘Only One’ has already cracked the USA Top 30 radio charts, and last night, the band appeared on that most lucrative US publicity platforms – late-night television, invited to perform the track on Conan O’Brien’s show.
A major boon for the band and the single, with the parent album Flesh & Blood, making its debut on the US Charts at a respectable #58 position.
Flesh & Blood, John Butler Trio’s sixth and latest LP, has also performed well in France, debuting at #29, and closer to home, at #32 in New Zealand. Meanwhile the record has sat at the penultimate #2 ARIA Album Charts for the first two weeks of its release, kept off the top spot only by INXS, whose album sales have enjoyed a major boost following the screening of TV mini-series, Never Tear Us Apart.
The album finds John Butler taking “a step off his social and political soapbox to sip wine at the altar of love,” according to our Tone Deaf reviewer, and is the last to feature long-term drummer Nicky Bomba (departing to focus on the Melbourne Ska Orchestra and his solo projects), with Ray Man Three’s Grant Gerathy taking up residence on the kit last October.
He’s already getting well-worn into the role, with John Butler Trio booked over 100 shows across the globe in 2014, including their third headlining visit to Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in June, as well as an extensive European tour and headlining a Summerstage show in New York the same month.
They’re also locked in for the epic Bonnaroo 2014 lineup, appearing at the high-profiled three-day US music festival alongside Aussie artists such as Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Cut Copy, The Preatures, and Vance Joy.
Fittingly, Australian audiences will be the first to experience Flesh & Blood live, with John Butler Trio hitting the road through March and April for a national tour that kickstarts in Western Australia before snaking to every corner of the country, leading towards their appearance at this year’s Byron Bay Bluefest, where they are the top-billed Aussie act on the mammoth 25th Silver Anniversary lineup.
John Butler Trio Australian Tour 2014
With special guests Emma Louise
For WA only special guests will be The Stray Sisters [of The Waifs] and Emma Louise
For Hobart Special guests will be Mama Kin only
Thursday 27th March Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle WA Licensed/ Over 18
with special guests The Stray Sisters (Vikki and Donna Simpson from The Waifs) and Emma Louise
Tickets available from Oztix | www.fac.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | Usual Outlets
Friday 28th March Belvoir Amphitheatre, Swan Valley WA Licensed/ Over 18
with special guests The Stray Sisters (Vikki and Donna Simpson from The Waifs) and Emma Louise
Tickets available from Ticketmaster | www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | Usual Outlets
Saturday 29th March Old Broadwater Farm, Busselton WA Licensed / All Ages
with special guests The Stray Sisters (Vikki and Donna Simpson from The Waifs) and Emma Louise
Tickets available from Oztix | www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | Usual Outlets
Tuesday 1st April Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC Licensed / All Ages – SOLD OUT
Wednesday 2nd April Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC Licensed / All Ages
Tickets available from Ticketmaster | www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | Usual Outlets
Thursday 3rd April Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA Licensed / All Ages
Tickets available from Venuetix | www.venuetix.com.au | 08 8225 8888 | Usual Outlets
Saturday 5th April Botanic Gardens Amphitheatre, DARWIN Licensed / All Ages
JBT headlining One Tropical Day Festival with Pete Murray, Emma Louise and more
Tickets from www.yourcentre.com.au | www.oztix.com.au | www.moshtix.com.au |
Darwin Entertainment Centre 08 8980 3333 | Usual Outlets
Monday 7th April Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD Licensed / Over 18 – SOLD OUT
Tuesday 8th April Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD Licensed / Over 18
Tickets available from Ticketmaster | www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | Usual Outlets
Wednesday 9th April Newcastle Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW Licensed / All Ages
Tickets available from Ticketek | www.ticketek.com.au | 132849 | Usual Outlets
Friday 11th April Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW Licensed / All Ages
Tickets available from Ticketek | www.ticketek.com.au | 132849 | Usual Outlets
Saturday 12th April Royal Theatre, Canberra, ACT Licensed / All Ages
Tickets available from Ticketek | www.ticketek.com.au | 132849 | Usual Outlets
Sunday 13th April Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW Licensed / Over 18 – SOLD OUT
Tickets available from Ticketmaster | www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | Usual Outlets
Thursday 17th April City Hall, Hobart, TAS Licensed / All Ages
w/ Mama Kin
Tickets available from Oztix | www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | Usual Outlets
Also performing at:
Bluesfest 2014
Saturday 19th April – Bluesfest 2014, Byron Bay NSW
Tickets from www.bluesfest.com.au
Lineup info here.
Bonnaroo 2014
12th – 15th June 2014 – Manchester, Tennessee, USA
Lineup info here.
Tone Deaf festival guide here.
