A Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Australian Tour 2014 has been announced, with the hard working soul survivors bringing their explosive live show back Down Under this September.
Presented by Billions Australia, this is the first tour from the group since the release of latest album Give The People What They Want, announced last June – just as it was revealed that Sharon Jones was diagnosed with cancer.
The scheduled release and touring were immediately put on hold and all efforts were quickly shifted to her treatment and recovery. Thanks to an extremely gifted medical staff, several months of recovery and the infinite love and support from friends, family and fans, Sharon is back, and was ready to once again join her Dap-Kings as they share their music with people around the globe.
“My fans are what kept me fighting, and kept me focused on getting better”, Jones says. “Everything I love can be summed up by the moment I get on stage, and start giving the people what they want. That’s real love. That’s real music.”
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The explosive new album earned widespread critical acclaim and the Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Australian Tour 2014 will see the band once again hitting straight to the hearts and bodies of their listeners, transcending fleeting trends and demographics and delivering a visceral rhythm and soul sound to an ever-expanding base of deeply loyal fans.
On this tour they’ll play some very special old school dancehall type shows in iconic theatres and town halls in major cities across the country where there’ll be some electrifying soul, deep dating and heavy gyrating on the dance floors with seats upstairs for those who like to watch.
To make things even sweeter and to bring more heat to the dance floor the national tour will also feature Bollywood/Surf/Soul/Funk big band The Bombay Royale direct from Melbourne celebrating their new LP release The Island of Dr Electrico.
Right before the main act and with the aid of the Dap-Kings the debut Australian appearances for dynamic Dapettes soul duo Saun & Starr celebrating the release of their new 7” 45rpm single “Hot Shot b/w Gonna Make Time” out now on Daptone.
Feel free to dress funky and/or formal and be ready to get down at each and every one of these shows. Hear the magic here and see it to believe it at the dates and venues below
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Australian Tour 2014
w/ special guests Bombay Royale and Saun & Starr
Fri 05 Sep | TIVOLI THEATRE Brisbane*
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Sat 06 Sep | THEBARTON THEATRE Adelaide
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Mon 08 Sep | ASTOR THEATRE Perth
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Tue 09 Sep | ASTOR THEATRE Perth
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Sat 13 Sep | SYDNEY TOWN HALL Sydney
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Sun 14 Sep | ODEON THEATRE, Hobart
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Wed 17 Sep | MEENIYAN TOWN HALL Meeniyan, VIC*
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Fri 19 Sep | MELBOURNE TOWN HALL Melbourne, VIC
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*Bombay Royale do not appear at these shows
