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Friday 21 February 2020
Club Guesthouse, Romania
Alex Troubeztkoy
Dubtil b2b Dan Andrei
Sammy Dee
Vincent Lemieux
Tickets: Resident Advisor
Saturday 22 February 2020
Visssual Brasov, Romania
Alex Troubeztkoy
Brad
Dan Andrei
Sammy Dee
Tickets: Resident Advisor
Saturday 28 March 2020
Lisbon Warehouse, Portugal
Line up TBA
Tickets: TBA
Sunday 12 April 2020
FOLD, London
Dubtil
Edward
Junki Inoue
Rhadoo
Vlada
Tickets: Resident Advisor
Sunday 12 April 2020
The Lion & Lamb, London
Line up TBA
Tickets: TBA
Friday 19 June 2020
BCN OFF Week
Venue and lineup TBA
Tickets: TBA
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Canadian country artist Lisa Nicole is proud to share her newest single and music video “Wait on Me”, which is newly available on all digital platforms and was released to Canadian radio on February 10th.
“Wait on Me” – written in Nashville by Lisa Nicole, Jason Thomas, and Dave Pahanish – is the debut single from her 2020 fall album, Where the Wild Hearts Beat, and her first collaboration with CCMA award-winning producer Jeff Johnson. Cliff Hokanson directed the accompanying music video, which was released on February 5th.
This is the first single for the Canadian singer – originally from Castlegar, British Columbia – since she moved to Nashville for the spring and summer of 2018 to add fuel to her creative fire.
Lisa Nicole says, “There are moments in life that test the balance of our commitment between professional goals and personal relationships. While there is great pressure to choose one over the other, I don’t believe it has to be that way. Your heart can want – and have – both. ‘Wait on Me’ is about making the bold choice to follow through on your dreams, but also build a future with someone you love anywhere and anytime – regardless of obstacles.”
The move to Music City connected Lisa Nicole and her longtime guitar player Thomas with Nashville hitmaker Pahanish (Keith Urban, Toby Keith). Her long-distance relationship with a Canadian partner back home proved to be the catalyst that inspired the trio to pen “Wait on Me”.
The choice to uproot from the Kootenays to Nashville was greatly inspired by a transformative and serendipitous 2017 moment for Lisa Nicole – winner of the 2015 Music BC/BC Country Music Association Artist Development Project – when she visited Nashville for a songwriting trip. Encouraged to see a pop-up concert by Keith Urban, she arrived with her 2016 EP in hand, only to end up on stage by night’s end to sing an impromptu duet of “We Were Us” with the superstar.
Following her extended stay in Nashville in 2018, Lisa Nicole returned to Canada with heaps of inspiration and a wealth of new material. Since then, she has joined forces with producer Jeff Johnson (Meghan Patrick, Chris Buck Band) to record her first full-length album, Where the Wild Hearts Beat – boasting a commercial country sound with an infusion of rock and pop. “Wait on Me” is the first gift from this collaboration. The album will drop this fall.
“Wait on Me” is available on all digital platforms.
Lisa Nicole will support “Wait on Me” with a Canadian radio and media tour along with select shows.
For tour dates and more information about Lisa Nicole, please visit LisaNicoleMusic.com
Listen to “Wait on Me” on Spotify: smarturl.it/WaitOnMeSpotify
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JACK BOTTS
END OF SUMMER TOUR
Thursday February 20 – The Espy Basement, St Kilda, VIC*
Friday February 21 – Westernport Hotel, San Remo, VIC
Saturday February 22 – The Grand, Mornington, VIC*
Monday February 24 – Grace Darling Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday February 26 – Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough, WA
Thursday February 27 – Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, WA*
Saturday February 29 – Four5Nine, Perth, WA
Sunday March 1 – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA*
Friday March 6 – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast, QLD*
Saturday March 7 – SolBar, Sunshine Coast, QLD
*Free Show
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
The countdown to the 2020 Grampians Music Festival is officially on and with just weeks left to go until this special event, the organisers still have some goodies up their sleeves. Today, the Grampians Music Festival crew reveals the official festival set times, as well as announcing their Regional Electronic Producer Competition winner – the talented FLOC.
Hailing from Ballarat, FLOC is an electronic producer who has stood out as a bright light in regional circles. She joins the stellar Grampians Music Festival lineup for 2020, which includes the likes of Julia Jacklin, Ecca Vandal, These New South Whales and more. “The REPC was created to provide an opportunity for a stand out Electronic Producer in a regional area to get real, on stage experience in front of a live audience. Not only does the winner get to perform on the GMF Main Stage, but they get some mentoring beforehand by Jules McLaren, one half of Sweet Dreams DJs, who won our Regional DJ Competition in 2018.” Carly Flecknoe, Grampians Music Festival
Floc’s music, bringing together soulful tones with electronica, represents the current wave of hip-hop infused pop music climbing in favour with music fans everywhere. Experimenting with genres, Floc has become one to watch. “Floc is such a deserving winner of this year’s competition. Her innovation with sound and her confidence in her own abilities shines through. I can’t wait to see her on the GMF stage. She hails from Ballarat, and being a female in a male-dominated arena, she is the perfect fit for GMF!” Carly Flecknoe, Grampians Music Festival
Along with the addition of FLOC, festival punters can now start plotting their Grampians Music Festival experience, by checking out the set times below. Scheduled to achieve the best festival experience possible, the Grampians Music Festival has been built from the ground up to make sure every ticket holder has the best time on site as possible. Looking ahead to this year’s weather out at the Grampians Music Festival, the forecast is bringing warm sunny days with a predicted forecast of a perfect 25 degrees!
With a line-up boasting incredible talents including Julia Jacklin, Ecca Vandal, These New South Whales, DRMNGNOW and more, the Grampians Music Festival is offering attendees the perfect opportunities to unite, celebrate and come together in enjoying the best music Australia has to offer.
2020 GRAMPIANS MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP
JULIA JACKLIN
ECCA VANDAL
THESE NEW SOUTH WHALES
DRMNGNOW
MADDY JANE
ELIZABETH
CLYPSO
RAAVE TAPES
ZOE FOX & THE ROCKET CLOCKS
YERGURL
MIIESHA
FEELS
PINK MATTER
QUIVERS
PINCH POINTS
GAUCI
THE BUOYS
SLEDGEHAMMER
GAMJEE
Plus FAMILY DANCE PARTY featuring DJ RELAXATIVE and the SUNDAY FUNDAY POOL PARTY with GHOSTCHIP DJs
Tickets are available now, including camping and shuttle options for punters who want to enjoy the full Grampians experience. Packages include 2 Day and Single Day Festival passes, included in the variety of options on offer for those who want to kick on and camp out under the stars. Partnering with the Halls Gap Caravan Park, the festival is offering punters a safe and close option to stay near to the action. Situated a mere three minute walk from the festival site, the Halls Gap Caravan Park is offering spots for $30 for two nights, which includes access to toilet and shower facilities and the camp kitchen.
2020 GRAMPIANS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Friday, February 28th 2020 & Saturday, February 29th 2020
Halls Gap, Victoria
12:00pm – 11:30pm Tickets
2 Day Pass: $169 + BF
Friday Pass: $89 + BF
Saturday Pass: $110 + BF
2 Night Camping Pass: $30 + BF
Shuttle Bus Pass (Unlimited Use): $15 + BF
2 Day Car Parking Pass: $15 + BF
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A Plethora of Support Acts Announced for Bluesfest Touring Shows this April
We’re proud to present some of the best local, rising talent for your listening pleasure across Australia and New Zealand this April. With some familiar favourites being added to join our headliners there’s some in there who will soon become your favourites and just might steal the show!
Commenting on the announcement, Head of Touring at Bluesfest, Kimberley Galceran said “Every year our headliners select their support artist from a shortlist of some of the best emerging talent, contemporary favourites and legends in their own right. It’s a pleasure watching the list of supports come together, they add to the richness, diversity and flavour of our sideshows. I often hear people exclaiming “how good was the support act!?” to a stranger during intermission and it gives me a smile. There’s an act in here you haven’t heard yet, that you’ll be playing for years to come, give them a listen.”
A strong obsession with space and novels helps inspire the concepts and writing within BATTS music. Creating a blend of folk and rock, whilst weaving in samples collected from space mission’s courtesy of NASA, throughout her music. Catch her perform with Eagles of Death Metal in Croxton Bandroom on April 18.
Yorta Yorta singer/songwriter Benny Walker is the real deal. He’s got the lot; the voice, the songs, the showmanship and the looks to kill. His love songs and epic tales are mixed with passion for people, the land, summer vibes and deep grooves that reach the soul. Catch this Bluesfest favourite performing with Larkin Poe in the Corner Hotel Melbourne on 16 April.
If you haven’t seen Bobby Alu live before he’ll be sure to entertain you with smooth harmonies, rhythms inspired by a strong family lineage of Polynesian performance, and unassuming grooves that work a gradual, smile inducing high through even a casual listener. Bobby Alu is supporting The Wailers on their national tour this April.
Born into a household filled with vinyl, CDs and tapes of blues, soul, gospel, jazz, big band and rock & roll, Caiti Baker’s father – a blues musician himself, made sure that she was raised amongst music. She is supporting George Benson on what will be a sell out tour this April.
A genre defying songstress of blues, soul, and country rock – Catherine Tunks is redefining what NZ has to come to know as the blues, soul & country genre, with her rock n roll edge stemming from her thoroughbred west Auckland roots. Catherine is supporting John Mayall in New Zealand this April.
Clayton Bones Harvey has been a long-time student of the Greats of the Delta and Country Blues genre. His vast repertoire of acoustic styled Rural Blues goes from Son House to Robert Johnson to Mississippi Fred McDowell just to name a few. Catch Clayton supporting John Mayall in Cairns this April.
Dave Hole has a dedicated world-wide fan base and is widely regarded as one of the all-time slide guitar greats. His first album “Short Fuse Blues” was released in 1991 and he has since gone onto release nine more including ARIA awarded “Under The Spell”. Dave is supporting John Mayall in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Mashed with sweat, swagger, and guitars; The Delta Riggs recently announced their signing to the renowned X-Ray Touring roster, where they will join the likes of Coldplay and Eminem. Delta Riggs support Eagles of Death Metal in Sydney and Melbourne (19 April) this April.
DRMNGNOW is independent Artist based in Naarm/Birraranga Neil Morris. His sound and approach, grounded in strong cultural and values fuses a striking interdisciplinary approach to his art as an MC, Instrumentalist and poet with a searing decolonial and culturally engrossing message. DRMNGNOW is supporting Buffy Sainte-Marie in Melbourne on April 9.
With a love for looping electronic beats, bass, synths and vocal chops – Georgi Kay is a British-Australian artist who has received multiple awards for her original work, songwriting and collaborations. She has toured with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Tash Sultana. Georgi Kay supports LP in Sydney and Melbourne this April.
GORO is the combined force of respected Australian Hip Hop producers Caustic Yoda & Waza. Their sound blends improvisation with structure, mashing up live instruments, records & synths, with nods to early DJ Shadow, DJ Krush and J Dilla. Goro supports Morcheeba in Sydney on April 9.
Weaving together intense guitar and soulful vocals, Jesse Valach takes you on a journey from lights down low soul ballads to energetic shuffle romps delivered in demanding fashion. Catch Jess supporting The Marcus King Band in Melbourne on April 15.
Australian ‘Progressive Folk and Roots’ artist Jordan Mac has fast become known for his dynamic vocals and virtuosic ability on the twelve-string guitar while laying Middle Eastern and Celtic infused riffs over electronic beats, drums and Latin percussion. Jordan Mac will be on the road this April supporting The Gipsy Kings on their national tour.
Inspired by a wide-ranging collection of genres, the LamBros. music expands over blues, rock, soul, funk, folk and singer-songwriter, and blends together styles through their unique use of sounds such as the didgeridoo, raw vocals, and a thumping home-made hybrid drum-kit. Fast after their Bluesfest performance they will be hitting the road to support The Marcus King Band and Larkin Poe in Sydney.
With multiple nominations in the Independent Music Awards, International Songwriting Competition, Independent Blues Awards and all albums hitting #1s on the blues radio charts in the USA, Australia and top 40s in Europe, the spotlight is starting to shine on one of the most talented blues-rock-guitarist-artists. Matty T Wall is supporting Walter Trout in Sydney and Melbourne this April.
Reb Foundation won the Tui for Best Country Album/Artist 2018 for her EP Hopeful & Hopeless, APRA Best Country Song 2018 for the title track ‘Hopeful & Hopeless’ and her album Little Arrows was nominated for Best Folk Album of 2018. A pre-eminent singer and performer, Reb has for years been the musicians’ secret. Red Foundation supports Brandi Carlile in Auckland on April 12.
Drawing from her Polynesian heritage and original artistry as a drummer and dancer, Lucinda Anderson as Sister Liberty weaves a mix of soulful reggae, funk and folk with world music flavours. She supports Buffy Sainte-Marie in Cairns this April.
Solomon Cole‘s sound evokes the wordy dark tales of Tom Waits, and marries it to the blues effigies of Son House, R L Burnside, or Howlin’ Wolf in spirit, and wraps it all up in a little rock’n’roll package like some Black Keys/voodoo inspired Mardi Gras for the lonesome and downtrodden. Solumon supports The Marcus King Band in Auckland this April.
Since topping the charts on Triple J’s Unearthed for the seventh time, The Lyrical has become THE rising star of the music scene on the Sunshine Coast. Following in the footsteps of Ben Harper, Bob Marley, Michael Franti and Xavier Rudd, The Lyrical reflects the ingenuity and musical aptitude it takes to be a great artist. The Lyrical join Bobby Alu and The Wailers in the The Triffid on April 13.
Genre-defying Wanderers have a trademark symphony of moods – the shredding of guitar riffs, dreamy harmonies, funky bass and a general feeling of nostalgia. They crank out rock tinged numbers that build into raunchy, soulful jams. Wanderers support Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles in Melbourne and Sydney this April.
WILSN is a force to be reckoned with on stage, captivating audiences with her vocal prowess. With each commanding performance, her authentic brand of soul-influenced pop comes to life. She supports Morcheeba in Melbourne and Tori Kelly on both Sydney and Melbourne shows.
Since the age of 19, Daniel Wayne Spencer has been touring, writing and recording with Richard Clapton, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, Leo Sayer, Rogue Traders, Doc Neeson, Joe Camilleri and Martha Davies. With influences ranging from blues guitar legends Ry Cooder and Buddy Guy to Jackson Browne and Ryan Adams, his own music is a blend of blues, rock and country. Daniel Wayne Spencer is supporting Tal Wilkenfeld on her Australian tour.
With a baritone that is resonant and expressive, Fenn Wilson’s songwriting forms a snapshot of his recent past; brushes with heartache, depression, world-weariness and uncertainty, and often lightened with compassionate observation, love and redemption. Think George Ezra with Nick Cave’s early song book. Think George Ezra with Nick Cave’s early songbook. Catch Fenn in Melbourne supporting The War & Treaty this April.
She might not be local, but she does deserve special mention. A contemporary twist on a traditional sonic tapestry. YOLA‘s debut album ‘Walk Through Fire’ saw her nominated for four Grammys. She has ‘next big thing’ written all over her. Yola supports Brandi Carlile on her debut Australian tour this April.
Full details available here
All shows on sale now via bluesfesttouring.com.au
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MADE IN PARIS ‘THE EXORDIUM TOUR’
PRESENTED BY UNTITLED GROUP
17TH APRIL – OXFORD ART FACTORY, SYDNEY
18TH APRIL – THE NIGHT CAT, MELBOURNE
25TH APRIL – GOODWILL CLUB, PERTH
In support of the upcoming release ‘Exordium’ and its tour dates, one of Australia’s most exciting producers Made in Paris will drop a teaser-a-week of each track, making up the highly anticipated mini-album on her label Upon Access, due for release at the end of the tour on 28 April. Following on from an incredible 2019 with her last single ‘Pursuit’, Made in Paris will be encompassing a vivid journey through her shows with all originals from the mini album and a uniquely aligned lighting design, fans will be entrapped in the Exordium experience that drove Paris to deliver the music she has on this mini-album.
Made in Paris has been dominating radio with ‘Pursuit’ with 90+ spins on Triple J, taking top 30 positions weekly on the Australian Shazam Chart and adds to Spotify editorial playlists globally. Her recent release on Oliver Koletzki’s Stil Vor Talent attracted attention from tastemakers globally, cementing Made in Paris in Europe while attaining a plethora of support from pioneering producers after her remix of Luttrell’s ‘Windowscene’ grabbing over 750k streams. ‘Reconnect’ took triple j play by storm, while ‘Erratic’ EP on Upon Access, welcomed in the year with support from Mixmag, Music Is 4 Lovers, Data Transmission.
Noted by copious media and industry tastemakers as one of the country’s top underground DJ’s, producers and label curators, Made in Paris remains in a league of her own with a solid melodic techno drive. From her three USA tours to Australia’s most acclaimed warehouses alongside Jamie Jones and Stephan Bodzin on their respective 2019 Australian tours, Pitch Music & Arts, Beyond The Valley and Splendour In The Grass, the Sydney artist depicts a true deep and dark production journey from studio to stage.
Tickets on sale 4:30pm AEDT 18th February:
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Untitled Group are the group behind Beyond The Valley and Pitch Music & Arts Festival, the collective also represents boutique event brands Ability Fest, Grapevine Gathering as well as management and touring arms.
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General Info
Event: Don’t Let Daddy Know
Location: RAI Amsterdam
Date: Friday March 6th 2020
Times: 22.00 PM – 07.00 AM
Age: 18+
Tickets: dldk.com/2020
MAIN
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Brennan Heart b2b Coone – Headhunterz b2b Wildstylez – Lucas & Steve – Mike Williams – Nicky Romero – Oliver Heldens – Sem Vox b2b Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman – Showtek – Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano – W&W
HARDSTYLE
Adrenalize – Ben Nicky presents Xtreme – Coone
Da Tweekaz – Frontliner – Sub Zero Project
hosted by MC Villain
Sexy by Nature
Fedde Le Grand – Lucas & Steve
Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano (3-hour set) – Third Party – Double Pleasure
In his final national tour ever, legendary songwriter, “voice of the Stolen Generations” and 2020 Victorian Australian of the Year Archie Roach AM will take his brilliantly reviewed Tell Me Why show to capital cities May through September.
This spectacular live concert will celebrate Roach’s eponymous memoir and companion album. Audiences will hear seminal songs from his back catalogue alongside influential music from his youth and three new autobiographical songs written since completing his memoir.
With well documented health challenges, including a stroke and lung cancer, Archie Roach is by most measures not a well man, but once he takes to the stage a certain majesty takes over and the stories and the songs are as compelling as the voice that sings them.
Roach will be joined onstage by his five-piece band, including award-winning jazz composer and improviser Paul Grabowsky, and special guest vocalist Emma Donovan.For Archie announcing this as his last national tour has not been an easy decision to make. “Releasing my debut album, Charcoal Lane back in 1990, was the most amazing experience in my life. I never imagined that I would be here three decades later still recording and singing on stages in Australia and the world. Music has kept me going, kept me alive. It’s something that I have come to love, especially the relationship I have with those who come to my shows. I am also most grateful to all the people that I have worked with through the years.”
Thirty years after the release of Roach’s two-time ARIA Award-winning debut album Charcoal Lane (1990), Tell Me Why is a compelling account of resilience, strength of spirit, and great love. Through stories of the iconic songwriter and activist’s life, this is an intimate, moving and often confronting musical journey as Roach searches for a deep sense of belonging.
The much lauded Tell Me Why memoir and companion album have shown how inseparable are his life and his songs, with the first single from the album ‘Open Up Your Eyes’ already shortlisted for the prestigious 2020 APRA Song of the Year, the largest peer-voted music award in Australia.
From a stolen child and teenage alcoholic to seeker, lover (with his life partner the late Ruby Hunter), father, musical icon, social advocate and First Nations leader, not many have lived a life as compelling as Archie Roach.
– Weekend Australian“This powerful memoir is a generous gift to the whole of Australia. A captivating unputdownable story.” – Herald-Sun
It has been 12 years since then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the Australian Government’s National Apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Roach’s story shows how his extraordinary odyssey through love and heartbreak, family and community, survival and renewal is a testament to the healing power of music.Roach has also received a Human Rights Achievement Award for his iconic Stolen Generations song, ‘Took the Children Away’; a first for any songwriter.
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Meadow – March 27 – 29, 2020
Bambra, Victoria
MUSIC – CAMPING – BYO
Final Release Tickets on sale now
The seventh annual Meadow festival lineup just got even tastier. Festival organisers, The Locals are proud to announce the final pickings for the smorgasbord of aural delights set to take over the iconic Bambra Bowl this March.
Joining previously announced festival headliners Angie McMahon and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever will be beloved 80s channeling Italo-disco heavyweight Donny Benét, dynamic alt-country outfit Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys, newfangled rock supergroup Mr. Teenage, and euphonious wordsmith POOKIE, as well as exploratory indie outfit Snowy Band and regular Meadow frequenters The Attics.
Nestled amongst the mighty Otway gums, Meadow takes place in the regional Victorian town of Bambra for three days and two nights of non-stop audio-visual stimuli. The tasty lineup is coupled by an even more mouth-watering spread of local produce and regionally focussed sips, with craft beers from Salt Brewing, gin from Great Ocean Road Gin, plus hand-picked cool climate wines from neighbouring Otway Hinterlands vineyards including acclaimed newcomer, Heroes. Select food stalls will boast some of the best bites of the region, operated by local restaurants and businesses such as Sticks And Bones BBQ (Geelong), Pete’s Woodfired Pizzas (Aireys Inlet), Tin Can Alley Café (Lorne) plus more still to be announced.
The final release tickets now moving fast with just over five weeks to go.
Don’t sleep on it.
MEADOW 7
March 27-29, 2020
Bambra, Victoria
Final release tickets available at $185.00 + BF
Glamping available – $330 for two people, $450 for four people
Includes double mattress, super soft linen bedding, towels, cushions, blankets, chairs,
LED lanterns and decorations.
+ Children under 12 free and Children over 12 can enter on a full price ticket
On Sale now until 24 February (unless sold out prior)
2020 LINEUP
ANGIE MCMAHON
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER
FRANKIE COSMOS
SHEER MAG
DONNY BENET
DYSON STRINGER CLOHER
CLOSE COUNTERS
YOUTH GROUP
LOURE
ELIZABETH
EMILY WURRAMARA
COOL SOUNDS
3K
DARCY JUSTICE
SWEET WHIRL
FIRST BEIGE
ELLE SHIMADA COLLECTIVE
COLETTE
EGOISM
SURPRISE CHEF
100
CAITLIN HARNETT & THE PONY BOYS
MR. TEENAGE
POOKIE
SNOWY BAND
SWAZI GOLD
THE ATTICS
MATT BOURKE & THE DELUSIONAL DRUNKS
Tickets, information, artist profiles – https://www.meadowmf.com/
A.Swayze & the Ghosts have unleashed ‘Mess of Me’, a rollicking punk anthem that’s as fun and bold as their theatrical live shows. The track received its world premiere by Matt Wilkinson on Beats 1 and is accompanied by a groundhog-day inspired video, directed by Nick Green.
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Today, Boiler Room announces the much-anticipated lineup for Boiler Room TEN: Sydney. Cruising into final release tickets, this year’s stellar lineup boasts international talent and homegrown favourites including DJ BORING, Bambounou, Nazira and more. Taking place in the city’s Roundhouse, the underground music platform will be celebrating ten years of connecting music and culture to millions around the world, and in true Boiler Room fashion, will be broadcast to the world live from 19:00-22:00 AEDT on Saturday, March 21.
Kicking off the Australian celebrations and joining the list of locals is DJ and selector Ayebatonye, who will ignite the Roundhouse dancefloor with her renowned mix of uplifting house cuts and global rhythms. French tech innovator Bambounou will make his return to Sydney, distilling his love of dystopian sci-fi and techno into a powerful forward-thinking birthday set. The Parisian-born producer is no stranger to Boiler Room, delivering one of 2019’s most memorable moments at Italy’s roBOT Festival.
The anything-but-dull DJ BORING will make his well-awaited homecoming following last year’s epic Boiler Room throwdown at AVA Festival, Belfast. The now London-based producer first made waves with the 2016 track “Winona”, characterised by atmospheric synth, melodramatic chords and a poignant sample of a now-infamous Winona Ryder interview. Montreal’s Ex-Terrestrial will join the international ranks, debuting his unique sound to Sydney’s Roundhouse, following the release of his dreamy ambient debut album Gamma Infolded in November 2019.
Sydney’s Merph will also take to the Boiler Room TEN stage, with her genre-spanning selections indicative of a passion for research and exploration. A well-seasoned act on the local circuit, Merph has supported the likes of Motor City Drum Ensemble, Moodymann and Jayda G, as well as headlining Melbourne’s Carefree & Daydreams and Canberra’s Dente. Rounding off the bill is the electrifying Nazira, a key player behind Kazakhstan’s underground electronic scene. Following her Boiler Room debut in 2019, Nazira will join the birthday lineup to deliver on her much-loved blend of techno thumpers and frenetic beats.
Emerging from the UK’s rich pirate radio heritage in 2010, Boiler Room started a movement which would change the way we listen to and experience music across the globe. From a warehouse with a webcam taped to a wall, to curating monumental events featuring some of the music industry’s most influential DJs, Boiler Room has rooted itself into the DNA of dance music culture since its inception.
Boiler Room’s impressive archive includes over 4,000 events, featuring 5,000 artists, spanning 150 cities and countless memories made for the millions who have experienced a Boiler Room event. Highlights include music deity Carl Cox’s mega set in Ibiza, techno powerhouse Sama’, the energetic David August and Honey Dijon’s viral Sugar Mountain set on Australian soil in 2018, which remains one of the most iconic Boiler Room moments with over 4 million streams to date.
Over the past ten years, Boiler Room has continued to evolve, delving into new realms of music, everything from jazz to grime, as well as pioneering thought-provoking documentaries and short films focusing on the music space. Entering the new decade, Boiler Room promises to bring even more unmissable memories to the stage, connecting people through music, no matter the time or location.
Boiler Room TEN: Sydney is the first event in a series to mark the music platform’s tenth birthday. Kicking off in Sydney, Boiler Room will be curating a number of iconic sets throughout the year, showcasing more of the best music talents coming together under one roof across Australia.
With some of the world’s most exciting acts in electronic music, this is one birthday party not to be missed. Final Release tickets are available via Ticketek. Hurry, tickets won’t be around for long.
David Ellefson, legendary co-founder and bassist of iconic ‘Big 4’ Thrash Metal titans Megadeth, will bring his eponymous solo band, including vocalist Thom Hazaert, to Australia in May, reuniting with Megadeth’s classic Peace Sells era guitarist Chris Poland for a once in a lifetime thrash event!
This will be the first time David & Chris have toured together in 37 years!!
Fresh off the boat from Megadeth’s MEGACRUISE, where Ellefson and Hazaert performed a crushing set of tracks from their debut 2019 release Sleeping Giants, alongside Megadeth classics and deep cuts, featuring guest appearances from Megadeth’s Kiko Loureiro and Dirk Verbeuren, dedicated to Dave Mustaine, absent from the cruise due to his throat cancer diagnosis. Now Ellefson’s More Live With Deth tour comes to Australia, featuring full sets from Ellefson and Poland, with an epic finale any thrash fan will not want to miss!
Ellefson and Poland appeared together on Megadeth’s debut, 1985’s Killing Is My Business.. And Business Is Good and their landmark 1986 album, Peace Sells But Who’s Buying, widely regarded as one of the most influential thrash albums of all time.
With a career spanning four decades, David Ellefson is a Grammy-Award winning musician and best-selling author, with one of the most recognisable and distinctive bass guitar sounds in Metal. The opening bass riff to Peace Sells was immortalised as the intro music to the long running MTV News, and is ranked #11 in the 40 Greatest Metal Songs Of All Time by VH1.
In 2019, Ellefson also released his second memoir MORE LIFE WITH DETH, co-written with Hazaert, recounting both the early days of Megadeth, and his journey since re-joining the band in 2010.
Chris Poland’s unique lead playing on the first two Megadeth albums, undeniably contributed to their rise to the top of the thrash pile. He left the band in 1987 and returned for 2004’s The System Has Failed.
After his departure from Megadeth, Poland went on to release his classic 1990 solo debut Return to Metalopolis, celebrating its 30 year anniversary in 2020 with a reissue from Ellefson’s Combat Records, as well as Damn The Machine, Ohm (which would later include late former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza), and several other acts that perfectly showcased his distinct jazz-infused thrash/rock style, as well as performing on albums for Lamb of God, Tourniquet, and more.
In 2020, Poland was inducted into the Metal Hall of Fame, at a star-studded induction ceremony, which also included inductees Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Prong, Don Dokken, Geoff Tate, and more, where he was inducted by Hazaert, and Vio-lence/former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, who also joined him onstage for a blistering live performance.
In 2019 Poland reunited with Ellefson, making a guest appearance on Sleeping Giants, which also included contributions from Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Creed), Eric AK (Flotsam and Jetsam), DMC, John Bush (Armored Saint, Ex-Anthrax), and more. Poland later joined Ellefson, Hazaert, and the “Sleeping Giants” band live in Fullerton, CA at The Slidebar, for a surprise guest appearance that set the internet on fire, with Mega-fans hungry for more! And from that moment, MORE LIVE WITH DETH was born.
Ellefson says of Poland: “It was great to reconnect with Chris, musically and personally, who is still, and always has been, one of the most innovative players in metal. Playing with him live again was amazing, and the fans really loved it. We’re so excited to be able to do it again, and bring it to Australia!”
Grab your tickets now for the most exciting Thrash reunion of the year!
TOUR DATES
Friday, May 22: Max Watts, Melbourne
Saturday, May 23: Manning Bar, Sydney
Sunday, May 24: Crowbar, Brisbane
Monday, May 25: The Basement, Canberra
Tuesday, May 26: Enigma Bar, Adelaide
Pre sale begins, Friday, Feb 21
General on sale, Mon, Feb 24
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