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REGINA SPEKTOR
ANNOUNCING AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR!
It gives The Frontier Touring Company great delight to announce the return of Regina Spektor to Australia and New Zealand in April this year.
When Regina Spektor's family moved from her birthplace of the Soviet Union to America's Bronx, her musical interests and talent expanded from the genre of classical music toward the vibrancy of pop and rock. These transitions of location and taste are reflected in the classical artistry within her piano composition and distinctive eclectic fusion of sounds. Adding to her repertoire of skills is her ability to play not only the piano but the guitar and occasional percussion as well, rendering her a truly versatile musician.
Regina Spektor's first four albums, the most recent being the gold-certified Begin to Hope, which spawned hit singles Fidelity and On The Radio, were positively received by fans and critics alike and stand testament to her prodigious talent. Last here in 2007, Regina's sold out Australasian tour and international shows saw her fan base grow tremendously.
Regina Spektor's fifth and latest release, Far, continues to captivate listeners with sharp observations about the world around us. An insightful album full of universal appeal which maintains the intimate dialogue that is trademark Regina Spektor, the album peaked in the Top 10 on the ARIA Album chart and continues to win hearts across the nation.
Audiences in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Wellington will be treated to live performances by the charismatic piano-pop darling. Tickets are sure to be in high demand, buy yours early to ensure you don't miss Regina Spektor's charming live show.
Frontier Members pre-sale tickets available from Thursday 11 March at 12 Noon, AEDT. General on-sale starts Tuesday 16 March at 9am local time.
REGINA SPEKTORAustralia & New Zealand - April/May 2010
Pre-sale from Thursday 11 March, 12 noon AEDT - Friday 12 March, 12 noon AEDT
Tickets on sale Tuesday 16 March, 9am local time
Wed 21 April Riverside Theatre, Perth All Ages
Ticketek 132 849 www.ticketek.com.au
Fri 23 April AEC Theatre, Adelaide All Ages
Ticketek 132 849 www.ticketek.com.au
Sun 25 April QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane All Ages
QTix 136 246 www.qtix.com.au
Tue 27 April Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall, Sydney All Ages
SOH Box Office 02 9250 7777 www.sydneyoperahouse.com.au
Ticketek 132 849 www.ticketek.com.au
Fri 30 April Palais Theatre, Melbourne All Ages
Ticketmaster 136 100 www.ticketmaster.com.au
Mon 3 May Opera House, Wellington All Ages
Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842538) www.ticketek.co.nz
THE FRONTIER TOURING COMPANY
PROUDLY ANNOUNCE TOM JONES AS THEIR 500TH TOUR
It’s no secret that over the years, The Frontier Touring Company has brought some of music’s greatest names to fans in Australia and New Zealand. Now 30 years on from our first tour in 1980, Frontier continues to bring audiences the best in musical entertainment and reach another grand milestone. It gives us great pleasure to announce that our 500th tour is the illustrious Tom Jones.
“I am delighted that Tom Jones is Frontier’s 500th tour” says Michael Gudinski, Managing Director of The Frontier Touring Company. “In our 30 years in the business Frontier has always had a focus on career artists and there’s no doubt that Tom has one of the most legendary careers on record. It’s very appropriate that of all of the tours in our gleaming history, no less than a knight has claimed the 500th spot.”
Tom Jones has toured with Frontier three times since 1995, and last night completed the New Zealand leg of his Australasian tour. His Australian shows kick off tomorrow in the Hunter Valley.
The reviews from New Zealand are overflowing with praise for the phenomenal star and critics seem to have had no reservations about the high quality of his shows, charismatic showmanship and enduring vocal capabilities:
“Sublime. From the moment he walked on to the stage, the personality of Jones filled the auditorium. It would be surprising if anyone in the nearly packed Town Hall felt he was not singing directly to them; such was the strength of his presence.” - Otago Daily Times
“Jones is a born showman… He moves through his versions of country, pop, dance and soul, very much making every song his own.” - The Dominion Post
“Looking as nimble as his fresh-faced ten-piece band, Jones shimmied about the stage, throwing in some cheeky pelvic thrusts and Welsh quips along the way…his famously resonant voice shook the vines.” – NZ Herald
The gifted Welsh performer, aptly also known in his homeland as ‘Jones The Voice’, is now ready to romance audiences across Australia and will sing at a series of arena venues in Sydney, Wollongong and Melbourne alongside his A Day On The Green appearances.
With an adoring fan-base that spans all ages and multiple genres, tickets to Tom Jones’ performances have been in high demand. The remaining tickets to all shows are on sale now, buy yours without delay to avoid disappointment.
Every ticket purchased includes a copy of Tom Jones’ Australian platinum selling album 24 Hours, also on sale through Liberator.
TOM JONES TOUR – AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2010
Saturday 27 February Hunter Valley – A Day On The Green, Bimbadgen Estate
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Sunday 28 February Brisbane – A Day On The Green, Sirromet Wines
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Wednesday 3 March Sydney – Sydney Entertainment Centre
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Thursday 4 March Wollongong – WIN Entertainment Centre
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Saturday 6 March Clare Valley – A Day On The Green, Annies Lane
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Sunday 7 March Yarra Valley – A Day On The Green, Rochford Wines
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Monday 8 March Launceston – A Day On The Green, Josef Chromy Wines
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Thursday 11 March Melbourne – Rod Laver Arena
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Saturday 13 March Rutherglen – A Day On The Green, All Saints Estate
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Sunday 14 March Swan Valley – A Day On The Green, Sandalford Wines
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
INTRODUCING THE HAUNTING NEW ALBUM
‘TOGETHER’
FROM “THE CLASSICAL FAB FOUR”
BLAKE
Including the single ‘Beautiful Earth’ - the Earth Hour and World Wildlife Fund anthem
Just three years ago, four young men with a passion for music, found each other on Facebook and decided to form a classical Boyband. After capturing the imagination of the music industry and public alike, the boys signed a multimillion dollar record deal, toured the world, performed for royalty, and defined the genre that became classical crossover. BLAKE-mania had begun.
Produced by industry veteran, Nick Patrick, who has worked with Katherine Jenkins and Hayley Westenra, ‘TOGETHER’ is a mixture of classical standards and new arrangements of popular repertoire of the past forty years.
The title perfectly describes the album’s themes of peace, harmony and togetherness including Paul Simon’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, Elvis Costello’s ‘She’, the respectfully haunting ‘Abide With Me’, ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Miserables as well as the Denise Rich track ‘Unsung Hero’, written for the boys.
The song ‘Beautiful Earth’ was written by BLAKE specifically for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the upcoming Earth Hour celebrations (March 27). At 8.30pm on 27th March 2010, millions of people will show they care about climate change, by turning off their lights for ‘Earth Hour’. Earth Hour 2009 was the world’s largest mass participation event on climate change, with around a billion people in 88 countries, switching off their lights for one hour. In total 1,059 iconic landmarks around the world switched off their lights, including Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro, The Strip in Las Vegas and the Pyramids in Egypt. Click here for the ‘Beautiful Earth’ filmclip.
Blake recently unveiled their highly anticipated third album, ‘TOGETHER’ in the UK late 2009 which has now gone on to be nominated for the 2010 Classical BRIT ‘Album Of The Year’ award.
The past year that has seen Blake triumph at Wimbledon (at the grand opening of the historic new roof), tour the UK with soprano Natasha Marsh and saw the boys take their svelte look and four of the most exceptional voices to the rest of the World. When in Australia in late 2009, their album ‘And So It Goes’ went straight to #1 on the ARIA Classical chart, beating the legendary Andre Rieu. They also performed at The Melbourne Cup and Spring Racing Carnival and the media dubbed them as “The Classical Fab Four”. Blake will also launch their assault in America later this year, at a very special gala show in New York.
BLAKE’s album ‘TOGETHER’ available April 2
The single ‘BEAUTIFUL EARTH’,the theme song for Earth Hour, available March 19
EARTH HOUR 2010 – March 27, 8.30pm
‘TAPAS’
AN UNEXPECTED (AND TASTY) ALBUM FROM
THE AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA
Released March 5
“What happens when you take 17th century music into a smoky dance hall?” says Paul Dyer artistic director of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. “You get something a little daring, sexy, and delicious. You get Tapas!”
“It’s our 21st, so we thought we’d take the Baroque out for a spin. We took baroque dance beats and love songs, and then we improvised till we found a new sound to stir up new emotions.
“Its old music on old instruments, made new. It’s all those gorgeous Brandenburg flavours in a spicy mix – dueling violins, a haunting lirone, spanish guitar, a divine soprano, bells, castanets, harpsichord, there’s even an old school wind machine. It’s ecstatic and highly intoxicating!”
ABC Classics releases the Tapas CD on 5 March and special Tapas performances will take place in Sydney and Melbourne later this month in a rare live concert performance of a Brandenburg recording.
“Our last disc won our 4th ARIA Award and has received rave reviews internationally, including an Editor’s Choice in the prestigious Gramophone magazine. But Tapas is going to take audiences on a whole new journey.”
“Tapas is also a tribute to the music-making of my parents – Mum, a pianist with a gift for improvisation, and Dad, who played the drums. Their influences of classical, swing, jazz and pop have led us to the rhythms of Tapas.”
“We’ve taken 21 years of historically informed performance practice and thrown it into the 21st century. Ladies and Gentlemen, Tapas is served!”
TAPAS concerts (featuring vocalist Mina Kanaridis)
SYDNEY - City Recital Hall, Angel Place
Wednesday 17 March @ 7pm
BOOKINGS:
City Recital Hall Box Office (02) 8256 2222
Brandenburg Box Office (02) 9328 7581
MELBOURNE - Melbourne Recital Centre
Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 March @ 7.30pm
BOOKINGS:
Melbourne Recital Centre (03) 9699 3333
Brandenburg Box Office 1300 782 856
The XX arrive downunder with new video, single and remix
Fans of The xx, our time has come. The xx land in Australia this week! And just in time, we have a swag of new stuff to feast your eyes and ears on
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