Liam Finn + Eliza Jane add Wilco USA tour to a busy 2009

Liam Finn   Liam Finn and his perpetual musical muse Eliza Jane Barnes will be getting little rest before 2010 with a USA tour with Wilco just confirmed, Liam Finn headline shows in Australia in September, the release of their EP ‘Champagne in Seashells’ on September 4, the Australian Pearl Jam tour in November and then Falls Festival and Southbound Festival spots into the new year!


Liam and Eliza Jane will tour with Wilco for a ten show tour of the United States in October, beginning October 1 in Iowa City, IA.

After forming a friendship with Jeff Tweedy and John Stirratt during the recording of the 7 Worlds Collide project at Finn’s father’s studio in New Zealand early this year, Wilco has decided to bring the young kiwi on the road back in the United States during an October tour of the Midwest.

Finn picks up where he left off with his debut I’ll Be Lighting reinvigorating his studio-as- laboratory DIY ethos for Champagne in Seashells, again recording and producing the tracks himself.

Australian audiences will have plenty of opportunities to see Liam and Eliza Jane performing their new material, with a series of dates locked in across Australia over the upcoming months, including headline shows in September to coincide with the EP release, dates on the Pearl Jam tour in November and spots on the Falls, Peats Ridge and Southbound Festivals across the New Year.

“…his effervescent, swooning harmonies, and heavily layered my-studio-is-my-bunker production techniques are directly traceable to old Paul McCartney solo records.”—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“Liam never veers too far from a killer melody or winsome harmony, which he delivers with the fetching voice that would seem to be ingrained in the Finn DNA.”—LA TIMES

“he chops, blends, and twists his keyboards, guitars, electronics, and melodies into a shiny new beast that is both gentle and subtly feral.”—THE BOSTON GLOBE

LIAM FINN HEADLINE TOUR OF AUSTRALIA – TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Wednesday 16 September – Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA – Buy Tickets
Friday 18 September – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC – Buy Tickets
Wednesday 23 September – The Zoo, Brisbane,QLD – Buy Tickets
Thursday 24 September Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 25 September – Gaelic Theatre, Sydney, QLD – Buy Tickets

LIAM FINN TOURING WITH PEARL JAM WITH BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7
Saturday 14 November Members Equity Stadium, Perth, WA
Tuesday 17 November Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA
Friday 20 November Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 22 November Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 25 November QSAC Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 27 November Mt Smart, Auckland, NZ
Sunday 29 November AMI Stadium, Christchurch, NZ

LIAM FINN TOURING ON PEATS RIDGE, FALLS FESTIVAL AND SOUTHBOUND FESTIVAL
Tuesday 29 December Peats Ridge Festival, Glenworth Valley, NSW
Wednesday 30 December Falls Festival, Marion Bay, TAS
Thursday 31 December Falls Festival, Lorne, VIC
Saturday 09 January 2010 Southbound Festival, Busselton, WA

Liam Finn United States tour
1st OCT MAIN LOUNGE, UNI OF IWOA IWOA, IA W/ WILCO
2nd OCT ROY WILKINS AUDITORIUM PAUL, MN W/ WILCO
6th OCT CROSSROADS KANSAS CITY, MO W/ WILCO
8th OCT CEDAR PARK CENTER CEDAR PARK, TX W/ WILCO
9th OCT THE PALLADIUM BALLROOM DALLAS, TX W/ WILCO
10th OCT ORPHEUM THEATRE MEMPHIS, TN W/ WILCO
12th OCT MERCHAN AUDITORIUM COLUMBUS, OH W/ WILCO
14th OCT MASSEY HALL TORONTO, CA W/ WILCO
15th OCT MASSEY HALL TORONTO, CA W/ WILCO
16th OCT HILL AUDITORIUM ANN ARBOUR, MI W/ WILCO

22nd OCT THE ECHOPLEX LOS ANGELES, CA
23rd OCT THE INDEPENDENT SAN FRANCISCO, CA
24th OCT DANTE’S PORTLAND, OR
25th OCT THE CROCADILE SEATTLE, WA
** JASON LYTLE (GRAND DADDY) SUPPORTING LIAM ON WEST COAST DATES

1st NOV MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS CAMBRIDGE, MA
3rd NOV ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL WASHINGTON DC
4th NOV THE BELL HOUSE BROOKLYN, NY
** MIRACLE FORTRESS SUPPORTING LIAM ON EAST COAST DATES