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DVD and Variations Tour
As posted on twitter a few days ago, according to the Select Music newsletter, The Lighthouse DVD will be released November 13th through Ivy Leagues. You’ll be the first to know more details once we know.
Last weekend Mr Pyke played a special Soothers® Pop Up Concert at Mowbray Bowling Club in Brisbane, then Caloundra Music Festival. Did you go? Got some photos, or maybe a review? Send them to us friendsofjoshpyke@gmail.com
The Variations Tour starts this week, time sure has flown! Here’s what Josh Pyke HQ have to say:
“Here at Josh Pyke headquarters, we are more than excited that Josh’s last Australian tour for a quite a while is about to start later this week! Check out the info on the tour below.….you know we’d love to see you there!”
Select Touring, MAX, Video Hits & Fasterlouder Present
Josh Pyke Variations Tour
In October 2009, multiple ARIA winning singer/songwriter Josh Pyke will embark on what is his shortest, yet most ambitious tour to date. Four huge shows, in VIC, NSW, WA and QLD.
As the tour name states, Josh’s set will be split down into three varying fragments; an acoustic solo set followed by an intimate set featuring re-workings of his back catalogue, and incorporating instruments like mandolin, ukulele and toy piano. The final set will see Josh emmerge with a full band for a big sound. The different paces of the three sets will showcase Josh’s versatility as a musician and a performer, and give fans a special insight into the man behind the songs.
These four, one-off, city shows will be the largest venues he has headlined in his career, and Josh will be calling on fans to make their way to the big smoke to see him this time.
His latest release, ‘Chimney’s Afire’, which debuted at #3 on the national ARIA Charts, reached Gold sales in Australia a few months ago, giving Josh a second Gold record to hang on his wall along side his ARIA Award winning debut Memories & Dust. These will be his last shows before he takes time out to write a new album.
Josh will be joined on this tour by sensational New Zealand songbird, Gin Wigmore and Sydney singer/songwriter Fergus Brown.
“Stunning” Sunday Telegraph
“One of the year’s best” Sunday Herald Sun
“An important and thrilling Australian artist” Daily Telegraph
“A quiet triumph of deceptively simple but devilishly affecting songwriting” Sydney Morning Herald
“One of the best new songwriters to emerge in Australia in the past decade” Courier Mail
Thursday 29th Oct The Palace MELBOURNE VIC
With Gin Wigmore and Fergus Brown 20 – 30 Bourke St Melbourne http://www.palace.com.au
Tickets from Ticketek 132 849 http://www.ticketek.com Doors open 7.30pm
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Friday 30th Oct Big Top Luna Park ALL AGES SHOW SYDNEY NSW
With Gin Wigmore and Fergus Brown Level 3, 6a Glen Street, Milsons Point NSW 2061
http://www.bigtopsydney.com http://www.sonarsydney.com Tickets from Ticketek 132 849 http://www.ticketek.com Doors open 7pm
Thursday 5th Nov The Hi Fi BRISBANE QLD
With Gin Wigmore and Fergus Brown 123 Boundary St West End Brisbane. All tickets bought for the Big Top Show are valid for this venue. Tickets from http://www.thehifi.com.au 1300 843 4434 Doors open 6pm
Friday 6th Nov Fremantle Arts Centre Amphitheatre FREMANTLE WA
With Gin Wigmore and Fergus Brown Finnerty Street Fremantle
Tickets from Fremantle Arts Centre 08 9432 9555 http://www.fac.org.au Doors open 6.30pm
Friends of JP along with JP HQ have some plans for the Variations tour. How does exclusive reviews, photos, videos and more from the tour sound? Pretty good right? Still not convienced? Check out some videos taken at the Chimney’s Afire tour earlier this year. Click here.
There’s one catch, all this exclusive footage will only be posted on the Josh Pyke forum for JP fanclub members to access. Already a member? Well the forum is back up and running so check your latest email from JP HQ for a reminder on how to log in. Not a member? Why not? Membership is free so please email hq@joshpyke.com and ask for a sign up form.
For those of you in Perth, see you next Friday at the Fremantle Arts Centre!
-sabi
