MISSY TO LAUNCH NEW ALBUM WITH NATIONAL TOUR
Missy Higgins will launch her brand new album “On A Clear Night” with an Australian concert tour through May.
The former JJJ Unearthed winner played over 300 gigs around the world in support of her phenomenally successful debut release “The Sound Of White”, but these will be her first Australian concert dates in over 18 months.
The “On A Clear Night Tour” will visit 14 cities around the country. The shows will feature Missy’s brand new live band and tickets will go onsale nationally at 9am on Friday April 13.
Dates, venues and ticketing information are as follows:
May, 2007
Wed 2 – Roxy Theatre, Parramatta
Fri 4 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Mon 7 – Civic Theatre, Newcastle
Thu 10 – Regent Theatre, Wollongong
Sat 12 – AIS Arena, Canberra
Mon 14 – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba
Tue 15 – Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sunshine Coast
Thu 17 – Gold Coast Arts Centre
Fri 18 – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Tue 22 – Derwent Ent. Centre, Hobart
Wed 23 – Albert Hall, Launceston
Fri 25 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Mon 28 – Perth Concert Hall
Wed 30 – The Palais, Melbourne
The tour will be presented nationally by Triple J.
“I’m really looking forward to playing some shows with the new band”, said Missy. “We’ve been rehearsing every day for a few weeks now and we’re having a lot of fun. It’s great to hear all the new songs coming together so well and to hear the older songs taking on a new life through these new players.”
Missy’s brand new song – “Steer” – was the #1 most added track at Australian radio this week. The upbeat and inspirational piece was produced by Mitchell Froom who helmed the first 3 Crowded House CD’s as well as releases by legendary singer/songwriters like Elvis Costello, Ron Sexsmith, Suzanne Vega and the Finn Brothers.
“Steer” will be released on CD as part of a four song EP on Saturday April 14. In addition to the title track the EP will also feature 3 new original compositions which will be exclusive to this release – “Dusty Road”, The Battle” and “Leave A Note”.
Fans currently have the exclusive opportunity to pre-order a copy of the Steer EP which has been personally signed by Missy. You just need to SMS your name and address to 19992111 and a single will be posted out to you as soon as it’s released. After sending the SMS you will also instantly receive the ‘Steer’ ringtune and Missy wallpaper, sent directly to your mobile.
The EP release will be followed by the eagerly anticipated release of “On A Clear Night” on April 28. Tracklisting and artwork for the album will be announced over coming weeks via Missy’s website – www.missyhiggins.com
“Steer EP”
(featuring “Steer”, “Dusty Road”, “The Battle” and “Leave A Note”)
will be released in Australia on April 14.
“On A Clear Night” will be released in Australia on April 28.
http://www.musichead.com.au/site/news.asp?newsID=17634
