Review by Natasha Wyborn
Making a welcome return to Australia, Melissa Etheridge was in fine form on Wednesday night. Playing to a sell-out crowd on the first night of a two show stint, Etheridge poured her heart and soul out for a predominantly adoring female crowd. Although older, the crowd responded to the songs with a loud voice of approval. The moment Etheridge walked out on stage she looked at home. There was no holding Ethridge’s fans in their seats, From the first chord to the last, they were dancing in the aisles.
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Photo Gallery : Blackberry Smoke + Adam Eckersley Band at The Basement, Sydney – March 23, 2016
Photo Gallery : Melissa Etheridge at Enmore Theatre, Sydney with Irish Mythen – March 23, 2016
Photographer: David Jackson
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Live Review : Tedeschi Trucks Band at Enmore Theatre, Sydney – March 22, 2016
Review by Natasha Wyborn
Photographer: David Jackson
The harbour city welcomed two of the best to the Enmore Theatre on Tuesday night. Husband and wife rock and blues outfit Susan Tedeschi and slide guitar maestro Derek Trucks took to the Enmore stage for a sold out event. It was the first time the band had visited Australia since 2013 and the fans welcomed them back with open arms! Fans were treated with numbers from the bands back catalogue and their new album ‘Let Me Get By’ which was featured throughout the two hour plus set.
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Blackberry Smoke announce headline show in Sydney – March 23, 2016 **Tour Update**
UPDATE – Adam Eckersley Band will be joining Blackberry Smoke at their Sydney Show.
Bluesfest Touring welcomes American Southern Rock/Country band Blackberry Smoke for their Australian touring debut.
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Elle King – Australian Headline Shows – March 2016
If you not already familiar with Elle King you soon will be. The sassy musician who loves both banjos and hobos, has just been nominated for two 2016 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for her hit ‘Ex’s & Oh’s’. The song also spent three weeks on the No.1 spot in the Billboard Alternative Charts and hit the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Elle King also made the No.2 spot on Billboard’s Top New Rock Artist of 2015 list.
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Melissa Etheridge – Australian Shows Announced for 2016
An Academy Award and Grammy winning artist, Melissa Etheridge, will take the stage to perform songs from her new album, This is M.E., as well as some of her greatest hits like ‘Come to My Window’, ‘I’m The Only One’, ‘Bring Me Some Water’, ‘Like the Way I Do’ and ‘I Want To Come Over’. Known for her iconic raspy, smoky vocals, profound lyrics and riveting stage presence; Melissa will share personal stories about her remarkable journey through life and the inspiration behind some of her most beloved songs.
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Jackson Browne – Australian Shows Announced for 2016
Live Nation and Bluesfest Touring to present Jackson Browne’s first visit to Australia and New Zealand since 2009.
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Janiva Magness – Bluesfest Sideshows Announced – March 2016
Along with her world-class road band, Detroit-born Blues powerhouse Janiva Magness will bring her dynamic live show to Australia in 2016.
With 25 Blues Music Award nominations and seven wins over an illustrious career spanning eleven albums, Janiva is a powerful vocalist with timbre likened to Melissa Etheridge and Bonnie Raitt.
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Brian Wilson Performing Pet Sounds – Australia 2016
The legendary musician Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys and the architect of the Californian sound, is coming to Australia to perform the resounding masterpiece Pet Sounds. Labelled as one of the most influential albums of all time, Brian Wilson will perform it live in its entirety including the hits; ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’, ‘Sloop John B’, and ‘God Only Knows’ and his greatest hits.
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Melissa Etheridge – This Is M.E. – Australian Tour – March 2016
Bluesfest Byron Bay (held from Thu 24th to Mon 28th of March 2016) and its touring company Bluesfest Touring are incredibly proud to welcome the iconic superstar rocker, singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge for her This Is M.E. Australian tour, including her long-awaited Bluesfest debut on Sunday 27th March 2016.
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JJ Grey & Mofro – Australian Shows announced – October 2015
After wowing Australian audiences in April this year at Bluesfest Byron Bay and in Sydney, Bluesfest Touring is bringing back Southern rocker JJ Grey and his band Mofro for a run of festival performances and headline shows this October.
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Photo Gallery : Angelique Kidjo at Melbourne Recital Centre – April 10, 2015
Photographer: David Harris
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Photo Gallery : SOJA + Anabelle Kay at Enmore Theatre, Sydney – April 5, 2015
Photographer: Maria de Vera
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Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires – Australian + NZ Shows Announced – March/April 2015
Charles Bradley will be bringing Funk, Soul and his remarkable story to Australia and New Zealand next March/April. Along for the ride will be his all-star band, comprising of members of The Dap Kings, The Menahan St Band, Budos Band and others.
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