Soultronica crooner Chet Faker has been forced to cancel the two opening dates of his first national headline tour in two years due to illness.
The Melbourne musician was set to kickstart his 13-date run in support of his long-awaited debut album, Built On Glass, tonight at the Wool Exchange in Geelong but management issued a statement to Chet Faker’s Facebook page alerting fans that the show had been postponed owing to the singer suffering from “lingering laryngitis.”
The date has now been moved to Wednesday 2nd July, with management offering that Faker “sincerely apologises for the inconvenience and thanks fans for their understanding.” “This may seem lame but its only temporary…”
A few hours later, the man behind the moniker, Nick Murphy, once again took to Facebook to announce that tomorrow’s Melbourne date had also been rescheduled.
“This may seem lame but its only temporary. I’ve been advised by my doctor that I need one more day of recovery from laryngitis. So we’re rescheduling the Friday 13 June Forum show to Tuesday 1 July. I hope you guys understand. All other shows are going ahead as planned. Peace and Love,” writes Murphy.
All tickets for tonight and Friday night’s show are valid for the rescheduled dates, while those unable to attend can get a refund via Oztix and Ticketmaster respectively.
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Opening for Chet Faker on his forthcoming tour will be good mates Rat & Co., whose new album Binary has the post-rock/electronica outfit pegged as Melbourne’s best kept secret, and buzzing New Zealand indie group Yumi Zouma.
The tour is set to be Chet Faker’s final Australian dates before embarking on extensive international touring later this year in support of Built On Glass, which is currently sitting at #12 on the ARIA Album Charts after peaking at #1 shortly after its April release, earning Faker a newly-minted trophy for the cabinet, alongside 21 other Aussie artists last month.
Lead single ‘Talk Is Cheap’ has also just gotten the remix treatment from Perth’s Ta-ku, one of Australia’s best new producers. Take a listen and view the rescheduled Chet Faker Australian Tour 2014 dates below.
Chet Faker Australian Tour 2014
with special guest Yumi Zouma
All tickets on sale Tuesday 22 April 9AM local time
Thu 12 June – The Wool Exchange, GeelongTickets $35 +BF | 18+Tickets from oztix.com.au
Friday 13 June – Forum Theatre, MelbourneTickets $35 +BF | 18+Tickets available from The Forum Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com.au & 1300 111 011
Thu 19 June – Astor Theatre, Perth
Tickets $35 +BF | 18+
Tickets available from Astor Box Office, www.showticketing.com.au & 08 9370 5888
Sat 21 June – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Tickets $35 +BF | 18+
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au & 1300 111 011
Sun 22 June – Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sunshine Coast
Tickets $35 +BF | 18+
Tickets available from Box Office, www.scvenuesandevents.com.au & 07 5413 1400
Tue 24 June – Glasshouse Theatre, Port Macquarie
Tickets $35 +BF | 18+
Tickets available from the Glasshouse Box Office, www.glasshouse.org.au & 02 6581 8888
Wed 25 June – Civic Theatre, Newcastle
Tickets $35 +BF | 18+
Tickets available from Box Office & www.ticketek.com.au
Fri 27 June – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Tickets $35 +BF | All Ages
Available from Enmore Theatre Box Office & www.ticketek.com.au
Sat 28 June – Anita’s Theatre, Wollongong
Tickets $35 +BF | 18+
Available from www.ticketmaster.com.au & 1300 111 011
Tues 1 July – Forum Theatre, Melbourne – Rescheduled Date
Tickets $35 +BF | 18+
Tickets available from The Forum Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com.au & 1300 111 011
Wed 2 July – The Wool Exchange, Geelong – Rescheduled Date
Tickets $35 +BF | 18+
Tickets from oztix.com.au
Thu 3 July – HQ, Adelaide
Tickets $35 +BF | 18+
From www.moshtix.com.au & www.oztix.com.au
Sat 5 July – The Odean, Hobart
Tickets $40 +BF | All Ages
Available from www.ticketmaster.com.au, 1300 111 011 & Ruffcut Records.
