BLACK JOE LEWIS AND THE HONEYBEARS
POWERHOUSE, AUCKLAND DECEMBER 7TH
Austin-based Black Joe Lewis is a contemporary singer and guitarist with a bent toward vintage blues, soul, and R&B. Backed by his band the Honeybears, Lewis draws inspiration from such legendary "shouters" as Howlin' Wolf, Wilson Pickett, and James Brown, as well as smoother crooners including Sam Cooke and others. Black Joe Lewis released his debut album on Weary in 2007. Around the same time his appearance at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX, garnered increased fan and press support. In 2009, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears released Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! on Lost Highway. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, who is currently headlining sold-out stadiums and arenas on the North American leg of her blockbuster TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR 2011, announced today that in response to strong fan demand she will extend the tour into 2012 with capital city dates around Australia, and in Auckland, New Zealand.
The four-time GRAMMY winner’s SPEAK NOW performance is a two-hour theatrical presentation, reminiscent of a Broadway experience. The show features elaborate costumes, dancers, aerialists, changing sets, and innovative choreography and instrumentation showcased on a multi-level stage.
Taylor plays five different guitars in the show, plus two banjos, the ukulele and the piano, and changes costumes nine times over the course of the evening. During the concert she moves right around the venue, using different stages, thereby giving every audience member a great seat.
Taylor’s Speak Now tour has earned high praise from top critics around the world:
“One of the genre's most ambitious acts has created one of the genre's most ambitious tours. Broadway-inspired…the two-hour production was an overwhelming experience.” - Billboard
“[‘Speak Now’] went off, as did every number, with clockwork professionalism and thousands of voices singing along and screaming between the lines. Ms. Swift, 21, is their superstar!” - The New York Times
Courtesy http://www.coppel.com.au/
Cold Chisel
DECEMBER
2 - TSB Arena, Wellington, NZ
3 - Vector Arena, Auckland, NZ
Steely Dan and Steve Winwood
Steely Dan & Steve Winwood will be touring Australia and NZ!
STEELY DAN AND STEVE WINWOOD
OCTOBER NATIONAL TOUR
After dazzling audiences with their first ever Australian shows in 2007, jazz rock icons STEELY DAN are returning for an encore tour in October.
And in a real treat for music lovers, legendary British vocalist STEVE WINWOOD will be the special guest in his first visit here in more than two decades!
The Frontier Touring Company and Roundhouse Entertainment are thrilled to announce Steely Dan and Steve Winwood will play arena concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, and five a day on the green events nationally along with three New Zealand shows. The chance to see two of music's most revered and multi-Grammy Award winning artists on one stage is undoubtedly a night not to be missed.
The winery events are the first to be announced for the upcoming 2011/2012 a day on the green season.
Steely Dan - Walter Becker and Donald Fagen - had critics raving on recent US shows with The New York Times stating that Fagen "was deep in the music... a cross between Count Basie and Ray Charles." The Chicago Sun-Times proclaimed: "This was different. This was live. This was vibrant. This was a cascade of color carried along by Fagen, Becker, eight brilliant supporting musicians and three superb backing vocalists." The Los Angeles Times raved: "Everyone gathered Friday evening was a believer - and they were treated to something close to rapture."
Steely Dan has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and helped define the soundtrack of the '70s with hits including 'Do It Again', 'Reelin' in the Years', 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number', 'F.M.', 'Peg' and 'Hey Nineteen'. They reunited in the early '90s and have toured throughout the decade and beyond, releasing the four time Grammy winner Two Against Nature in 2000 and its acclaimed follow-up Everything Must Go in 2003.
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker will be joined by an awesome group of players, now dubbed the Miles High Big Band, including Keith Carlock (drums); Jon Herington (guitar); Freddie Washington (bass); Jim Beard (keys); Michael Leonhart, Walt Weiskopf, Roger Rosenberg and Jim Pugh (horns); plus their backup trio, named the Embassy Brats, singers Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle and Catherine Russell.
Steve Winwood was just a teenager when he rocketed into the international spotlight as the prodigious singer of the Spencer Davis Group. The blues and R&B-influenced rock of 'Gimme Some Lovin' and 'I'm a Man' had Winwood's singing drawing comparisons to that of his idol Ray Charles - despite his tender age.
Seeking a wider artistic palette, in the next decade Winwood formed Traffic with friends Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason and then the "supergroup" Blind Faith with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Rick Grech, producing some of the most inventive and arresting music of the time.
With 1977's Steve Winwood a rich solo career launched in earnest. Arc of a Diver (1980) featured the hit 'While You See a Chance', whilst Talking Back to the Night (1982), Back in the High Life (1986), and Roll With It (1988) produced era-defining songs including 'Valerie', 'Higher Love', 'Back in the High Life', and 'Roll With It'.
Later albums Refugees of the Heart, Junction 7, About Time and 2008's Nine Lives (which gained his highest ever Billboard album debut at #12) all continued to display Winwood's supreme musical talents. This will be his first Australian tour since 1990
ELTON JOHN
Forsyth Barr Stadium will host its first major international music artist, Sir Elton John. His first South Island performance in 20 years will feature his full band and is part of ‘The Greatest Hits Tour'. Ticketing details will be released soon.
NICK LOWE
Nick Lowe - enduring musician, master songwriter, band-leader-come-solo-artist and producer - critically praised and followed by a devoted audience, will embark on an Australian and New Zealand tour this March – April 2012.
Over the past forty-plus years, Nick Lowe’s evolving musical styles have forged a path through pub rock, roots, rhythm & blues and rock & roll, with works often echoing strong influences of American vintage country and roots music.
62-year-old Lowe, who captivated Australian audiences in 2009 whilst on tour with Ry Cooder, will be joined on stage by: drummer Robert Trehern, keyboardist Geraint Watkins, guitarist Johnny Scott and Matt Radford on upright bass. www.coppel.com.au/
RYAN ADAMS
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Crowded House - A Day On The Green
a day on the green is back and better than ever in 2011 with this very special concert announcement – the sensational Crowded House with support from kiwi stars Supergroove and promising newcomer Seth Haapu!
ALANA ESTATE WINERY – SATURDAY 19th FEBRUARY 2011
CHURCH ROAD – SATURDAY 26th FEBRUARY 2011
VILLA MARIA ESTATE WINERY – SUNDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2011
www.adayonthegreen.co.nz