The Tour Rider – 4th October: Justin Bieber, Nicole Millar + Many More
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Contained in this magical document we have the best tour announcements that come across our editorial desk (and even a few that we had to go searching for), so read up if you want to show up! The Tour Rider is published bi-weekly.
Justin Bieber Announces ‘Purpose’ World Tour Australian Tour Dates
Worldwide superstar Justin Bieber has finally announced the eagerly anticipated Aussie dates for his ‘Purpose’ World Tour! Since the tour kicked off in the USA earlier this year, Australian fans have been foaming at the mouth waiting for details of the boy wonder’s travel plans. Kicking off in Perth, the tour sees The Biebz hitting stadiums in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney before jetting off across the ditch for a New Zealand show too.
The ‘Purpose’ Tour marks the first shows since Bieber’s hugely successful ‘Believe’ Tour and sees him make the jump to playing Australia’s biggest stadiums.
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Wallis Bird Announces First Ever Aussie Tour + Drops Fresh Single
Acoustic virtuoso Wallis Bird is making her Down Under debut for a string of festival and headline dates in December and January! Set to release her forthcoming album ‘Home’ in November, she describes it as a thank you letter to her girlfriend.
Wallis Bird’s latest single Control is a powerful alt-anthem, showcasing her creative approach to instrumentation and powerful vocal ability. Dense percussive layers and furious acoustic guitar strumming creates a formidable audio foundation upon which Bird can unleash her ferocious, emotive voice.
Following a string of shows throughout Europe and Japan, Wallis Bird is finally bringing her unique passion, honesty, and humour to Australian fans.
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Nicole Millar Embarking On Huge Headline Tour
Fresh off the back of an appearance at Splendour in the Grass and a support tour with Troye Sivan, Sydney-based songstress Nicole Millar is gearing up to tackle a massive Australian headline tour! The tour will see Millar play her first All Ages Sydney show and make appearances at Yours & Owls Festival in Wollongong, Park Sounds Festival in Brisbane, and Southbound Festival in WA.
Millar’s debut EP ‘Tremble’ was met with critical acclaim when it launched early 2016. Receiving rave reviews from publications and becoming the most played song on triple j for several weeks, title track Tremble has racked-up close to 5 million plays on Spotify, even reaching the #2 slot on the Spotify USA viral charts.
Nicole Millar kick off the ‘Signals’ Australian Tour this month!
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Jody Release Fresh Single “One of Me” + Announce EP Tour
Sydney’s resident funk rockers Jody have dropped a phresh new single One of Me and announced an east-coast tour! Setting out in support of their upcoming sophomore EP ‘What Is Wrong With You Today?’, the boys are hitting Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, and Melbourne for some sure-to-be funkalicious intimate shows.
The band is enjoying the growing fanfare around the release of One of Me and earlier single Missing You Around, which got moderate triple j rotation, and a slew of noteworthy supports including Alex Lahey, Palms, Last Dinosaurs, and Spiderbait. The band also secured slots at Secret Garden Festival and the King St Crawl.
Catch Jody on tour this December!
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Animals As Leaders Announce 2017 Return To Aussie Shores
Progressive instrumental-djent lords Animals As Leaders (AAL) are heading back to Australia for a string of shows early next year! Fans of the band and the wider prog genre are in for a second helping of good news as AAL will be joined by Sydney native Plini and guitarist/wizard Nick Johnston on all shows.
Punters are in for a well-oiled treat when the tour arrives Down Under, as the band are set to drop their new album The Madness Of Many in November with a lengthy North American tour sandwiched between. By the time AAL hit our shores, the band is sure to be in fine form and ready to unleash many headbang-induced comas.
Thick with acoustic guitars and soft synths, AAL’s latest single The Brain Dance shows their softer, more delicate side. Staying true to their established style, the drums and bass groove along in offbeat, yet flawlessly on-point fashion.
Catch this monster tour package in February/March 2017!
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