Performing in cities and towns around Australia to play his latest studio album Spring And Fall in its entirety, followed by a selection of his diamond-standard songbook, Paul Kelly’s forthcoming Australian Tour is one not to be missed.
Demand has seen Kelly’s Wollongong show at Anita’s Theatre on Saturday August 17th selling out, but Illawarra fans need not fret, as Live Nation and Artist Voice have organised a second and final show at the venue to take place the night before, on Friday 16th August.
Tickets for the new date go on sale at 9am this Thursday, July 11 through Ticketmaster. My Live Nation members can be among the first to secure tickets during the exclusive pre-sale beginning 2pm this Monday, July 8. Head to www.livenation.com.au to register.
Spring And Fall is the 19th studio album of the 58-year-old music veteran. Released October, it acted as an instant reminder of Paul Kelly’s peerless songwriting prowess, with our Tone Deaf reviewer handing it a 9/10 score and proclaiming: “Simply put, the 11 tracks here (12 if you’re patient) are another example of why Paul Kelly is Australia’s finest singer-songwriter.”
Paul Kelly’s touring band will feature his equally talented familial member Dan Kelly on guitar and vocals, along with J. Walker (who co-produced and played on the record), bassist Zoe Hauptmann (who joined Finn and Kelly on their recent tour), and drummer Bree Van Reyk (who’s beat the skins for Holly Throsby and Seeker Lover Keeper previously).
Joining as support for Paul Kelly on his Spring And Fall Tour, opening the show each night is Hip Hop MC, Producer, and Elefant Traks label head, Urthboy. The Australian Music Prize Nominee and AIR Award-winning artist first worked with Paul Kelly in 2008, when he reworked Kelly and Kev Carmody’s song from Little Things Big Things Grow to celebrate Kevin Rudd’s apology to the Stolen Generation.
Urthboy and Kelly then teamed up again recently to pay tribute to Hunters And Collectors, covering their tune ‘True Tears of Joy’.
Urthboy’s most recent studio effort, Smokey’s Haunt was critically applauded both at home and abroad, earning the multi-talented rapper a nod in last year’s Australian Music Prize. “I was thinking of this gathering place, this meeting place where people come together, and in my music I think of it as a meeting place,” the rapper said of the album’s title and concept in an interview with Tone Deaf ahead of his nomination last year.
The unique combination of an Australian songwriting national treasure and one of hip hop’s most respected artists is a one-of-a-kind, promising an intriguing night’s entertainment, and may be the first and last chance to hear Spring And Fall in its entirety
Paul Kelly 2013 Australian Tour Dates & Tickets
PAUL KELLY – Spring And Fall Australian Tour
with special guest URTHBOY*
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.livenation.com.au
TUESDAY JULY 23 – CIVIC THEATRE, CAIRNS
WEDNESDAY JULY 24 – CIVIC THEATRE, TOWNSVILLE
FRIDAY JULY 26 – PILBEAM THEATRE, ROCKHAMPTON
SATURDAY JULY 27 – MONCRIEFF ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BUNDABERG
SUNDAY JULY 28 – BROLGA THEATRE, MARYBOROUGH
TUESDAY JULY 30 – ARTS THEATRE, GOLD COAST
WEDNESDAY JULY 31 – LAKE KAWANA COMMUNITY CENTRE, LAKE KAWANA
THURSDAY AUGUST 1 – QPAC CONCERT HALL, BRISBANESATURDAY AUGUST 3 – THE GLASSHOUSE, PORT MACQUARIE – SOLD OUT
MONDAY AUGUST 5 – CIVIC THEATRE, NEWCASTLE
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7 – THE PLAYHOUSE, GEELONG * Urthboy not performing
THURSDAY AUGUST 8 – RECITAL CENTRE, MELBOURNE
FRIDAY AUGUST 9 – RECITAL CENTRE, MELBOURNE
SUNDAY AUGUST 11 – BALLARAT REGENT CINEMAS, BALLARAT
TUESDAY AUGUST 13 – CITY RECITAL HALL – ANGEL PLACE, SYDNEY
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14 – CITY RECITAL HALL – ANGEL PLACE, SYDNEY
FRIDAY AUGUST 16 – ANITA’S THEATRE, WOLLONGONG – JUST ANNOUNCEDSATURDAY AUGUST 17 – ANITA’S THEATRE, WOLLONGONG – SOLD OUT
SUNDAY AUGUST 18 – LLEWELLYN HALL, CANBERRA
TUESDAY AUGUST 20 – ADELAIDE TOWN HALL, ADELAIDE
THURSDAY AUGUST 22 – REGAL THEATRE, PERTH
THURSDAY AUGUST 29 – PRINCESS THEATRE, LAUNCESTON
FRIDAY AUGUST 30 – HOBART CITY HALL, HOBART
*Urthboy not performing in Geelong
Tickets for August 16th show go on sale at 9am this Thursday, July 11 through Ticketmaster.
My Live Nation members can be among the first to secure tickets during the exclusive pre-sale beginning 2pm this Monday, July 8. Head towww.livenation.com.au to register.
