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KATY PERRY – CALIFORNIA DREAMS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2011


Katy Perry – Katy Perry		   Logitech and Michael Coppel are proud to present Katy Perry as she sets off on her biggest world tour yet, bringing The California Dreams Tour to Australia this autumn!

Following the huge success of her #1 album ‘Teenage Dream’, sassy pop icon Katy returns with her incredibly infectious pop for arena shows in her first Australian tour since August 2009’s Hello Katy Tour.

Since her 2008 breakthrough with the massive smash hit ‘I Kissed A Girl’ which spent six weeks at the top of the ARIA chart, Katy Perry has continued to top charts around the world. Lifted from her debut album ‘One Of The Boys’, the album is also home to hit singles, ‘Ur So Gay’, ‘Hot N Cold’, ‘Thinking of You’ and ‘Waking Up In Vegas’.

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Mystery Jets announce Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney side-shows – January 2011

Mystery Jets have announced details of Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne side-shows around summer Festivals.


Mystery – Mystery Jets		   Mystery Jets will perform headline shows @ Factory Theatre, Sydney Monday 3rd Jan 2011 followed by The Hi Fi, Melbourne Wednesday 5th Jan 2011 and The Hi Fi, Brisbane Thursday 7th Jan 2011.

Hailing from Eel Pie Island, London, indie lads MYSTERY JETS have newly released their 3rd studio album Seratonin and it’s hot. The boys recent colab with ‘The Count and Sinden’ has taken the airwaves by storm. ‘After Dark’ is a feel good summer track that will no doubt be the Soundtrack to a many’s summer.

Mystery Jets last toured Australia on their second album, ‘Twenty One’, which featured radio singles ‘Young Love’ with Laura Marling and huge follow up single ‘Two Doors Down’.

Mystery Jets – Seratonin CD

Buy Now! 		  Don’t miss your chance to catch the poptastic foursome
“pop music perfected” DB MAGAZINE
“glorious pop sensibilities” DRUM SYDNEY
“a highly listenable pleasure” DRUM PERTH
“irresistible” TIME OFF
“this album will seriously get under your skin” 4 STARS ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

Show Dates:

* SYDNEY * MONDAY 3RD JAN: FACTORY THEATRE with guests THE HOLIDAYS
www.factorytheatre.com.au

*MELBOURNE *WEDNESDAY 5TH JAN: THE HI FI with guests THE HOLIDAYS
BUY TICKETS HERE

* BRISBANE* THURSDAY 7TH JAN: THE HI FI with guests TIN CAN RADIO
BUY TICKETS HERE

Mystery Jets are also appearing at:
Rhythm & Vines Festival, NZ – 29th Dec,
Pyramid Rock Festival Melbourne 31st Dec,
Field Day Festival, Sydney 1st Jan,
Soundscape Festival, Hobart 8th Jan

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings ‘I Learned the Hard Way’ Australian Tour – December 2010 [Tour News]

  It is always with the great pleasure that Billions Australia announce an Australian tour when the band just happens to be one of the greatest bands in the world.

Cooler than fashion and both sweeter and harder than all their contemporaries – it is the authentic, super soul sounds of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings that gets us all foamy in the mouth and in training for some serious rump shaking come December.

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Linkin Park: Announcing 2nd & Final Shows!

Linkin Park: A Thousand Suns World Tour

Announcing 2nd & Final Shows!

Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena – Sunday December 12, 2010
Sydney, ACER Arena – Wednesday December 15, 2010

As their new album ‘A Thousands Suns’ continues to rule the top of the ARIA Album Chart, sitting at the #1 spot for the fourth week running, Linkin Park have confirmed second shows for Melbourne and Sydney audiences.

Tickets for these 2nd and final shows go on sale at 9am next Thursday, October 21 through Ticketek. Fans can access tickets early through Ticketek’s online pre-sale, commencing 2pm Tuesday October 19.
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Jinja Safari ‘Forest Eyes’ Tour – November 2010

  One of the most talked about new bands in the country, Jinja Safari, are set to bring their effervescent forest-themed musical japery to venues around the country with November’s Forest Eyes Tour. The band have come a long way in a short space of time, from playing their first ever show in May to courting the national festival circuit – including sets at Splendour In The Grass, Coaster Festival and Big Sound (with more to come over summer) followed by a national tour with Art vs Science and the release of their debut EP.

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DESPISED ICON AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2010 – November 2010

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  DESPISED ICON AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2010
with Special Guests The Red Shore and Thy Art Is Murder

Australian metal better watch its collective backs as Montreal’s masters of brutality, Despised Icon, have marked Australia as the next target on their final world tour before the band ends. In a moment of bittersweet irony, November 2010 will also be the first time that the deathcore six-piece hit these shores, for a run of six shows Australia-wide.

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THE FUMES – East Coast Tour – October 2010 w/ Elliot Brood

The Fumes arrive home to OZ and announce their very first headline tour of the year with special guest Elliot Brood from Canada.

  Sure, they toured with Clutch, Calexico and the Hoodoo Gurus this year all before they shook down venues the US again with their signature gritty performances, but true to form The Fumes are eager to be back in front of local fans this time with Elliot Brood who owns his own set of accolades and stays close to the road, touring relentlessly. The Brood will be on tour to support their debut album release.

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The New Pornographers – “Together” Australian Tour November 2010 [Tour News]

In celebration of their fifth album, “Together”, Canadian-US super-collective The New Pornographers are primed to make their return to Australia this November. As perfect a pop outfit as you’re ever likely to find, The New Pornographers have always dreamed of finding a middle ground between Led Zeppelin and The 5th Dimension, which as it turns out is actually quite a good way of describing their mix of deceptively complex songwriting combined with glimmering hooks and arena-like power.

And as Australian punters are more than aware the bright yet often bittersweet nature of what they do, including all those wonderful vocal harmonies, is an even better experience in the live setting.
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Philadelphia Grand Jury ‘Save Our Town’ Australian Tour – Nov/Dec 2010

  By the time Philadelphia Grand Jury come back to Australia in November for the ‘Save Our Town’ tour they will have spent the 6 months prior to that doing the following: living and recording in London; setting up a studio; they will have crossed the USA no less than 3 times; played over 50 dates in the UK; toured South Africa; and even ducked back to Australia to play the main stage at Splendour in the Grass.

Now the Philly Jays are set to release their newly recorded single ‘Save our Town’. The track will be side A on a limited edition seven inch vinyl release, which will also feature as a B side the newly recorded version of a live crowd favourite – the punk cover version of Jay-Z’s ’99 Problems’.
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Wayne Brady – Making S%!t Up 2010 Australian Tour

  The multi-talented Wayne Brady returns to Australia with his hit Las Vegas Show ‘Making S%!t Up’.

Heralded as “pure genius,” “hysterically funny” and “amazing,” Brady’s show is a guaranteed hit Since he started performing Making S%!t Up in April 2007, Brady has lived up to its title. Not only does he create a different show each night with improv partner Jonathan Mangum, he is also constantly adding new elements to the line-up, making each show an original. Brady is well known for his hilarious improvised antics, unique musical talents and limitless impersonation skills as showcased on the hit show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” and the syndicated talk show “The Wayne Brady Show.”

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The Holidays – Debut Album Release & National Headline Tour – October 2010

Sydney foursome The Holidays’ debut album, Post Paradise, may have been a long time coming, but it has absolutely been worth the wait.


Post
Post Paradise (Bonus Track Version) – The Holidays 		  The band commenced writing the album early last year and a metamorphosis of sorts gradually began to take place. They’ve left behind the simplicity of their earlier indie guitar sound and took aboard new influences where both the groove and layers were equally as rewarding as the glistening pop hooks. A steady guiding hand also came from one of the country’s premier mixers, Tony Espie (Avalanches, Midnight Juggernauts, Cut Copy).

On first listen brand new single Broken Bones is as unassuming as a late summer stroll but then consistently uncovers more and more layers to reveal a luscious, tropical experience.
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Matt Corby ‘Transition to Colour’ EP Launch Tour

  After a short, sharp national tour throughout July, leaving a growing legion of rather amazed fans in his wake at a string of sold out venues (as well as supporting Mumford and Sons at their sold out Sydney shows), Matt Corby is proud to announce that he will be returning to Melbourne and Sydney for two special event shows in October.

The shows will coincide with the release of Matt’s second EP, Transition to Colour, on October 8, and serve as a taster for a broader national EP tour later in the year, as well as Matt’s 2011 scheduled debut album.

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Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid of SOILWORK chats with Ben Hosking from LifeMusicMedia.com – Interview

Interview: Ben Hosking

Formed amongst the heady days of the Gothenburg death metal scene in Sweden in 1995, Soilwork quickly became known as one of the most original and progressive bands in the genre. Their prolific work ethic has seen them release eight studio albums and tour the world relentlessly over the last 15 years. Their new album, ‘The Panic Broadcast’ continues to develop on their progressive talents by including elements of funk, pop rock and symphonic genres; yet the music never fails to pummel with sonic brutality.

Ben Hosking talks with Soilwork founder member and singer Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid about their new album, influences, the 1990s Gothenburg scene, working with Devin Townsend, Bjorn’s 1970s rock side project ‘Night Flight Orchestra’ and much more.
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BILLY CONNOLLY ‘The Man’ Australian Tour – 2011


Billy Connolly has enjoyed a longstanding career as one of the world’s best-loved comedians. His live shows have been enthralling audiences around the world for over three decades.

He has toured relentlessly, beloved by audiences in the British Isles, Australia, and New Zealand — all locations where he made a series of successful “world tour” documentaries for the BBC. His boisterous, animated physical style and off-the-cuff intensity also caught on with American audiences and he now tours the United States more regularly, becoming a familiar sight on late night talk shows.
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Guttermouth (USA) Australian Tour 2010 – October 2010

  Last time Guttermouth visited Australia, New Noise Agency took them to the major capital cities, alongside a visit to Toowoomba’s Eidican festival. These depraved genius legends of California’s Punk community sold out shows, shocked newcomers and far surpassed the expectations of faithful fans. All in a day’s work for one of the hardest working – and hardest living – bands in their genre.

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