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RIP ROBBIE ROBERTSON. WE REMEMBER ROBBIE WITH OUR 2011 INTERVIEW 0

Robbie Robertson was there at the beginning of a revolution in music. He was there as part of Bob Dylan’s backing band when the folk singer went electric and polarised fans in the sixties. It was at that moment that rock n’ roll was longer just an excuse to dance. With Dylan going electric, now rock n’ roll had a voice and something to say. Robertson and the band went on to become The Band, one of the most influential rock bands in contemporary music history. Albums such as Music From Big Pink, The Band and Stage Fright are considered landmark records in the annals of rock. It all culminated in ‘The Last Waltz’ their final set of gigs, which was captured by filmmaker Martin Scorcese in a highly acclaimed movie. Main songwriter Robertson continued to gather accolades as a solo artist and for his involvement in the music for other Scorcese films. In 2011, AM editor Greg Phillips spoke to Robbie about the release of his album How To Be Clairvoyant, a collaboration with Eric Clapton. READ INTERVIEW HERE

Aug 18, 2023
Dom DiSisto

NUNO BETTENCOURT: EXTREME/LIVING COLOUR AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW 0

Multi-platinum hard-rock heroes, Extreme, are touring Australia in 2023 with their friends, Living Colour. Ahead of their Australian tour Joshua Munday chats with Extreme’s guitar legend Nuno Bettencourt about the band’s new album Six, his gear and the upcoming tour. WATCH IT HERE

Aug 12, 2023
Dom DiSisto

STEVE VAI: 'INVIOLATE' AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW 0

STEVE VAI: 'INVIOLATE' AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW
Multi-instrumentalist, clinician Joshua Mundy caught up with guitar legend STEVE VAI over a zoom call to chat about Vai's amazing career, gear, his 'Vai/Gash' and 'Inviolate' albums and of course the tour downunder. WATCH IT HERE

Aug 06, 2023
Dom DiSisto

PORTER ROBINSON ANNOUNCES NURTURE LIVE NOVEMBER AUSTRALIAN TOUR 0

Acclaimed vocalist, songwriter and producer Porter Robinson has announced details of his first Australian tour in over 6 years. The tour celebrates his critically acclaimed album Nurture, and will take place in November, with stops in Sydney and Melbourne. The Nurture Live show features Porter singing and playing the piano and an array of digital instruments, accompanied by a stunning, carefully crafted visual production.

Performing at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena on 6 November and Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on 10 November, the shows will step into a world where music becomes an ethereal experience.

Artist pre-sale tickets will kick off on Tuesday 25 July at 11am AEST, with a What’s Lively pre-sale beginning on Wednesday 26 July at 10am AEST, and a TEG LIVE / Ticketek / Venue pre-sale beginning Thursday 27 July at 10am AEST. General public ticket on-sale is set for Friday 28 July at 10am AEST from premier.ticketek.com.au.

Supporting Porter Robinson is DJ and producer jamesjamesjames.

Also on the schedule for the Australian tour are performances on the This That festival stage in Sandstone Point and Newcastle.

TEG Group CEO Geoff Jones said: “TEG is delighted to bring genre defying producer and songwriter Porter Robinson to Australia this November. Porter’s Nurture Live tour has been impressing fans across the globe, which included a main stage Coachella set at this year’s festival. We are incredibly excited to be bringing this show to his Australians fans – they are in for a treat.”

Porter Robinson has expanded the universe of electronic music for over a decade. In April 2021, Robinson brought Nurture, his first album in seven years, to life. Nurture was a commercial hit, topping the US Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart and marking Robinson’s second number one debut after 2014’s genre-defining Worlds. Robinson’s own festival, Second Sky, welcomed a sold-out crowd of 45,000 fans to the Oakland Arena Grounds in the fall of 2021, followed by ‘The Nurture Live Tour 2021’ spanning 38 dates across the United States. The Australian tour follows on from sold out UK, EU and Asian tour dates.

He has over one billion streams across his catalogue and over one million YouTube subscribers. His most recent single, ‘Everything Goes On’, in collaboration with Riot Games and League of Legends, has amassed over 40 million streams and charted in 18 countries on iTunes.

General public tickets will go on-sale Friday 28 July at 10am AEST from premier.ticketek.com.au.

PORTER ROBINSON LIVE DATES

SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER | THIS THAT FESTIVAL, SANDSTONE POINT, QLD

MONDAY 6 NOVEMBER (Cup Eve) | MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE VIC | AA | TICKETS

FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER | HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY NSW | 18+ | TICKETS

SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER | THIS THAT FESTIVAL, NEWCASTLE, NSW

Jul 28, 2023
Dom DiSisto

POWDERFINGER VULTURE STREET 20TH ANNIVERSARY Q&A CINEMA EVENT 0

MUSIC NEWS
POWDERFINGER VULTURE STREET 20TH ANNIVERSARY Q&A CINEMA EVENT
July 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of Powderfinger’s iconic 5th album Vulture Street. To celebrate the occasion, and for one night only, fans can join the band live in-person at Palace Barracks Cinema (Brisbane, QLD) on Thursday August 24th at 6:30pm. READ MORE

Jul 21, 2023
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JACKSON BROWNE RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA & NZ IN APRIL 2023 0

Greg Phillips Aug 17, 2022 Blog

Frontier Touring are pleased to announce Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriter’s Hall of Fame inductee Jackson Browne will return with his full band to Australia and New Zealand in April 2023, performing five special headline shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.

‘As he performed a heartfelt “These Days,” you could not help but marvel at how a very young man had first written this world-weary meditation. But this veteran of Southern California’s freeways also has no hesitation to rock out … for the show’s penultimate encore, Browne beautifully reclaimed “Take It Easy” as an exuberant call to “lighten up while you still can.” – Billboard

His first live dates in both countries since 2018, Browne’s forthcoming tour follows the release his 2021 GRAMMY®-nominated 15th studio album Downhill From Everywhere, the latest work in a multi-platinum career. Hailed as one the “Greatest Songwriters of All Time” by Rolling Stone and responsible for some of the most literate and moving songs in modern times, Browne has sold over 18 million records in the US alone since his 1972 debut on David Geffen’s Asylum Records.

Tickets for all headline shows go on sale Thursday 25 August (12pm local time) via frontiertouring.com/jacksonbrowne, with the Frontier Pre-sale beginning Monday 22 August – see Frontier website for show details and ticket information. While in Australia, Browne will also perform at Perth’s a day on the green (not a Frontier Touring show).

With hits such as ‘Running On Empty’, ‘These Days’, ‘Doctor My Eyes’, ‘The Load Out’… co-writer of Eagles’ classic ‘Take It Easy’, recent single ‘Minutes To Downtown’ and many more – Browne’s remarkable, eloquent songwriting is matched by his social justice work. Browne got his start behind the scenes, penning tunes that would be recorded by the likes of Nico, The Byrds, and Tom Rush before launching his own solo career. Known for his advocacy on behalf of the environment, human rights, and arts education, Browne is the co-founder of Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) and Nukefree.org, and a member of Ocean advocacy group Ocean Elders. In 2002, he was the fourth recipient of the John Steinbeck Award, while he has received Duke University’s LEAF award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts, and both the Chapin-World Hunger Year and NARM Harry Chapin Humanitarian Awards.

Joining the tour as special guest (Melb/Syd shows) is Liz Stringer, one of Australia’s most admired and versatile songwriters and instrumentalists. Recently nominated for two AIR Awards for her album First Time Really Feeling and winning the ‘Best Independent Blues and Roots Album’ category, Stringer has recently been on the road in the USA performing with Midnight Oil.

Celebrating his first new album in seven years alongside his legendary arsenal, Jackson Browne live on stage is not to be missed.

JACKSON BROWNE
With special guest Liz Stringer (Melb/Syd)
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
APRIL 2023
Presented by Frontier Touring and The Sound (NZ only)

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE
via frontiertouring.com/jacksonbrowne
Runs 24 hours from: Monday 22 August (11am AEST/1pm NZST)

or until pre-sale allocation exhausted

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 25 August (12pm local time)

Thursday 13 April
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Licensed All Ages
Ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Saturday 15 April
Aware Super Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Licensed All Ages
Ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Tuesday 18 April
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland, NZ
Licensed All Ages
Ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999

Wednesday 19 April
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, NZ
Licensed All Ages
Ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999

Friday 21 April
Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ
Licensed All Ages
Ticketek.co.nz | Ph: 0800 842 538

** also playing (not a Frontier show) Tuesday 11 April – a day on the green, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth, WA, with special guests The Waifs and Helen Shanahan. Tickets here.

Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers. We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.