Kentish town siblings Kitty, Daisy and Lewis will be performing at The Gov on Tuesday, March 26. The trio have rightfully earned themselves a reputation as original masters of transcendent rock ‘n’ roll, building up an impressive fan base from the likes of Amy Winehouse, Chris Martin and Eagles Of Death Metal to Dustin Hoffman and Ewan McGregor. Their critical success has now translated into worldwide success, with sold out tours and opening slots Coldplay, Razorlight, Richard Hawley and Jools Holland.
Genre-bending US artist Santigold will be bringing a Harvest Festival sideshow to Adelaide and Perth, playing HQ Complex on Monday, November 12 alongside electronic group Crazy P.
P!nk will make her hugely anticipated return to Australia for The Truth About Love Tour 2013. The announcement follows the release of P!nk’s sixth studio album, the ARIA #1 triple-Platinum The Truth About Love, featuring the ARIA #1 smash ‘Blow Me (One Last Kiss)’ and top 10 single, ‘Try’.
Fresh from recording their brand new duet album Come Together, released October 5, The Voice's Prinnie Stevens and Mahalia Barnes will be embarking on a national tour.
Nine-time Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Norah Jones will be touring Australia in early 2013 in support of her critically acclaimed album Little Broken Hearts. Jones' last visit Down Under was on her 2005 Norah Jones & The Handsome Band Tour.
The Beacon Foundation and Coca-Cola Australia Foundation have found an unlikely ambassador in Australian Idol alum and Australian singer Shannon Noll. Since forming in 2011, Beacon has worked with over 130 secondary schools across Australia, helping students to stay in school, or choose the right pathways to help successfully transition into employment, further education or training.
Perth synth-poppers Voltaire Twins will be releasing their third EP Apollo during an upcoming national tour this September.
Local music blog play/pause/play will be hosting a series of events in Adelaide, showcasing some of the best local music our city has to offer.
Sonic Youth leading man Thurston Moore will tour Australia in October, performing tracks from his latest album Demolished Thoughts alongside his solo canon.
Megastar and Forbes Magazine's 'Most Powerful Celebrity' of 2012 Jennifer Lopez will tour Australia later this year as part of her 'Dance Again' World Tour - her first ever world tour as a headlining artist.
Rapper Nicki Minaj will be returning to Australia later this year with her Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour. Along her multitude of voices, alter-egos, zany outfits, wigs, and sugary-sweet pop-rap tunes, Minaj has swiftly become one of the most popular female rappers of our generation - scoring the most Billboard Hot 100 hits ever from a debut female rap album with Pink Friday.
Renowned Australian guitar legend Phil Emmanuel is touring SA in early August, following on from his last sold out national tour. Emmanuel, brother of guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel has had a stellar career, sharing stages with many of Australia’s biggest music legends. He was recently named one of the top 50 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in Australian Guitar Magazine.
The two-time Grammy winner just recently clocked her first #1 on the ARIA Charts with 'Mr Know It All'. Her latest album Stronger debuted at #3 in Australia and #2 on the US Billboard charts, selling over 2 million copies worldwide. Clarkson has also invited fans to tweet requests for the upcoming shows. She said of the tour, "I can't wait to perform 'What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)' live. We've already rehearsed it, and it's so much fun. It's like a big dance anthem."
One of Australia’s pioneers of rock, Jim Keays will be visiting SA for his first solo tour in years – celebrating his life in music and promoting his new classic 60’s garage covers album Dirty, Dirty. A legendary performer and music icon, Keays is fondly remembered as the lead singer of Australian’s revolutionary band Masters Apprentices.
They may have sacrificed spontaneity for the sake of a tight show, but The Jezabels rank among one of the most impressive live acts I've seen all year.
Megan Washington braved the cold and the at-times very loud and tipsy audience to deliver a short but sweet set at the gorgeous Bird in Hand Winery on Saturday, May 19. Without a recent album or body of work to promote (although coming off the back of the hugely successful I Believe You Liar and Holy Moses EP), the show was Megan at her most free and fun-loving; relishing the chance to sing fan favourites ‘The Hardest Part’ and ‘Clementine’ next to b-side Teenage Fury and even a cover of The Divinyls’ classic ‘I Touch Myself’.
Overheard at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Tuesday night: “I love Kimbra. I loved her before she was popular.” True, Kimbra Johnston’s popularity has skyrocketed in the last 12 months (special thanks to Gotye for that one), but what is perhaps most refreshing about the 22 year old Kiwi singer and hipster darling is even with all the attention and accolades , she’s been nothing but herself, and it doesn’t look like she’ll be changing anytime soon. Tuesday night’s show, the first on her most recent national tour, couldn’t have summed it up better.
Electronic artist Sampology will be bringing his Super Visual Apocalypse Tour to Adelaide’s Rocket Bar on Saturday, June 2.
Criminally underrated, Bluejuice are the epitome of feel-good music. Be it brash opener ‘Can’t Keep Up’, disco-fied ‘The Recession’ or “song to f***ing” (as lead singer Stav described it) ‘I’ll Put You On’, the band switched sounds almost as fast as front man Jake Stone removed items of clothing.
Thanks to CinemaLive, one of Australia’s most loved bands, Cold Chisel, are set to hit the big screen for ONE NIGHT ONLY with a live concert event screening via satellite from the Hordern Pavilion.