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June 3, 2024
Megan Milner

New Concert Series ‘Live At The Gardens’ | Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne – this November

NEW CONCERT SERIES
‘LIVE AT THE GARDENS’

SET TO ENCHANT AUDIENCES AT ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS MELBOURNE THIS NOVEMBER

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE TEAM BEHIND ‘A DAY ON THE GREEN’

What happens when Melbourne’s most-loved botanic gardens joins forces with one of Australia’s premier outdoor music event organisers? The result is Live At The Gardens.

Music lovers, mark your calendars – this is going to be one of the year’s most unforgettable concert experiences!

The iconic Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is partnering with Roundhouse Entertainment, the highly experienced and successful team behind a day on the green, to transform the luscious lawns of the Observatory Precinct into a unique outdoor concert space.

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Live At The Gardens will launch in November 2024 over two magical weekends, with an amazing array of artists to be announced very soon.

Another series of gigs will follow in March next year, with Live At The Gardens planned to become an ongoing event.

Roundhouse Entertainment Director Michael Newton said: “We are thrilled to launch Live At The Gardens, a one-of-a-kind music festival, creating an experience that celebrates music, nature and community. The team at Roundhouse are honoured to have the opportunity to work with the renowned Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne to stage this new event allowing people to enjoy live music under the stars, in a beautiful garden setting. We look forward to announcing an eclectic mix of performers in the coming weeks.”

Mushroom Group Chief Executive Matt Gudinski said: “Mushroom Group is focused on bringing unforgettable live music experiences to music fans and there is no better place to do that than in one of Melbourne’s most iconic locations, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. We look forward to delivering an amazing series of shows with some very special talent in this stunning location.”

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Acting Director and Chief Executive Chris Russell said: “We are delighted to partner with industry experts, Roundhouse Entertainment to bring Live At The Gardens to life. This exciting collaboration seamlessly blends the stunning natural beauty of Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne with world-class entertainment, to create an unforgettable concert experience that celebrates music, nature, and the vibrant culture of Melbourne. We look forward to welcoming nature and music lovers to what will undoubtedly be one of the year’s most memorable events.”

Live At The Gardens also promises to tantalise the tastebuds with a variety of local culinary delights and refreshing beverages, with more delicious details coming soon.

With its central location ideally located in the heart of Melbourne, Live At The Gardens offers an enchanting space for up to 5,000 music lovers to enjoy their favourite artists in a beautiful, natural setting. It’s sure to be warmly welcomed by music fans and become a highly anticipated event on the Melbourne concert calendar.

Stay tuned for further announcements about artist lineups, ticketing information and additional event details. Sign up HERE and be the first to hear about Melbourne’s newest outdoor music event, Live At The Gardens.

Live At The Gardens is proudly presented by Roundhouse Entertainment | Part of the Mushroom Group and Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

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June 3, 2024
Megan Milner

A DAY TO REMEMBER SHARE NEW SINGLE “FEEDBACK”

A DAY TO REMEMBER SHARE NEW SINGLE “FEEDBACK”

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO STREAMING NOW

A Day To Remember have shared their brand-new single “Feedback,” which is available now on all streaming platforms and accompanied by a Jeb Hardwick directed official music video that features producers Drew Fulk (WZRD BLD) and Zakk Cervini – watch it HERE. “Feedback” is co-produced by the band’s own Jeremy McKinnon alongside Fulk and Cervini, and marks the first new music from the band in two years, signaling the dawn of a new era for the Florida group.

A Day To Remember are currently gearing up to embark on The Least Anticipated Album Tour, which will see them headlining arenas and amphitheaters across North America this summer. Kicking off June 6th at The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park, MN, the coast-to-coast run will mark A Day To Remember’s first headline shows in the U.S. in over a year and with stops at New Jersey’s Prudential Center, California’s KIA Forum, and Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre along the way. The tour will feature special guests The Story So Far and Four Year Strong with Militarie Gun, Pain Of Truth, and Scowl appearing on select dates [tour itinerary below].

Furthermore, A Day To Remember are set for a series of U.S. festival appearances this year including performances at Four Chord Music Festival (6/22) and When We Were Young (10/19 + 10/20). For tickets and more information on A Day To Remember’s upcoming live dates, visitwww.adtr.com.

A Day To Remember released their latest studio album You’re Welcome in 2021. Largely produced by Colin “DOC” Brittain and the band’s own Jeremy McKinnon, the 14-track collection represented another major step forward for the acclaimed group. Highlighted by singles “Brick Wall,” “Degenerates,” “Resentment,” “Mindreader” and the #1 Active Rock single “Everything We Need,” A Day To Remember incited critical praise with You’re Welcome. Revolver declared, “[Brick Wall] showcases the group’s signature mix of post-hardcore heaviness and pop-rock hooks,” while Consequence of Sound declared, “the Florida rockers’ new LP will continue their wide-ranging sound that ranges from infectious pop-punk to crushing metalcore.” Forbesput it simply, “It seems A Day To Remember are only just getting started,” and Billboard praised the band’s “anthemic hybrid of post-hardcore and pop.” Popdustavowed A Day To Remember “have all but mastered their niche melding of pop melodies with hardcore music,” while Kerrang! attested, “‘You’re Welcome’ is the perfect soundtrack to this strange and uncertain world that we live in.”

In 2022 the band returned with the standalone single “Miracle,” accompanied by an emotionally charged music video. The band also reignited their You’re Welcome track “Re-Entry” with a new version featuring Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 – LISTEN HERE.

ABOUT A DAY TO REMEMBER:

Since their formation in 2003, A Day To Remember quietly emerged as arguably the biggest underground band in the world. The Florida group affirmed this status by achieving one platinum album, two gold albums, one platinum single, and four gold singles. Not to mention, each full-length record ascended to #1 on the Billboard Rock, Indie, and/or Alternative Charts with 2016’s Bad Vibrations bowing at #2 on the Billboard 200. They’ve put up unprecedented numbers for a rock act in the 21st century, generating nearly 2 billion streams worldwide and sales of three million-plus units. They’ve also packed arenas on continental tours and attracted a global audience consisting of millions.

A Day To Remember is: Jeremy McKinnon (vocals), Alex Shelnutt (drums), Kevin Skaff (guitar, vocals), and Neil Westfall (guitar, vocals).

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June 3, 2024
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RUN Release Sophomore EP ‘True Heaviness Is Time’ & Touring Nationally This July & August

RUN
RELEASE SOPHOMORE EP
TRUE HEAVINESS IS TIME

TOURING NATIONALLY THIS JULY + AUGUST

“…True Heaviness Is Time is a force to be reckoned with.” – Everblack Media

“True Heaviness Is Time is a compelling testament to RUN’s ever-evolving sound…this EP fortifies RUN’s standing in the post-metalcore scene and heralds a promising and dynamic future for the band.” – The AU Review

True Heaviness Is Time is here. The second EP from Melbourne blackened post-metalcore band RUN sees the vision of vocalist Lochlan Watt standing fully formed.

True Heaviness Is Time is a dynamic and powerful tour de force that grips as it slams from peak to peak, with barely a moment to breathe between explosions of lush melody and deeply crushing riffs. With an outlook forged through the fires of Watt’s personal triumph over brain cancer, True Heaviness Is Time tackles the pain of existence with an aural violence powered by positivity.

Featuring guest vocals from Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction, John Floreani of Trophy Eyes, and Sophie Jest of R.U.B, there’s a multitude of diverse sounds on display within the band’s own unique take on heavy music – a classic 2000s metalcore sound infused with modern post-black metal.

Self-produced and engineered by guitarist Lewis Noke-Edwards, the release is polished off with a stunning mix from Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Animals As Leaders) and insane sci-fi inspired art direction by Patrick Galvin (Parkway Drive, Northlane).

An incredibly limited vinyl run of True Heaviness Is Time, also featuring the 2020 debut EP For You Will Never Find Peace Within Your Quiet as the B-side, will be available for pre-order on June 7 through Stiff Cut Records.

While RUN‘s previous studio collaboration, the 2023 single Everyone’s Cancelled, Everything’s Cancer, introduced a full lineup while spitting out the resentment from prior years to create a fresh slate, the track also saw the band go on to tour around the country with Deafheaven, Hexis, and Earth Caller.

Now completed by fellow veteran musicians guitarists Lewis Noke-Edwards and Arron Parker Richards, drummer Adrian Horsman and bassist/vocalist Benn Gaylor, RUN sits upon a new bundle of self-produced, bittersweet crushers that shine bright thanks to the glorious mix of Forrester Savell (Karnivool).

Having honed their skills on recent tours with Svalbard, The Amity Affliction, RUN will officially launch the release with a collection of gigs and festivals across Australia this July and August.

Order and stream True Heaviness Is Time here

Artwork Credit: Patrick Galvin

TRUE HEAVINESS IS TIME TRACK LISTING:
01. True Heaviness Is Time
02. Spring Feat. Joel Birch
03. Summer Feat. John Floreani
04. Autumn
05. Winter Feat. Sophie Jest
06. One Way Out

RUN

TRUE HEAVINESS IS TIME
EP LAUNCH SHOWS

SATURDAY 6 JULY – THE EVELYN HOTEL, MELBOURNE
w/ Body Prison, Post Heaven, Play Drive

SATURDAY 13 JULY – A COLD DAY IN BNE – THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE
w/ 50 Lions, Justice For The Damned, Diploid, Persecutor + more

SATURDAY 3 AUGUST – SOUTHERN DEATH FESTIVAL – LION ARTS, ADELAIDE
w/ Disentomb, Abramelin, Zeolite, Resin Tomb + more

FRIDAY 30 AUGUST – CROWBAR, SYDNEY
w/ Psycroptic, Flaming Wrekage, Algor Mortis + Naugrim

SATURDAY 31 AUGUST – DICEY RILEY’S, WOLLONGONG
w/ Flaming Wrekage, Gosika

Tickets from https://linktr.ee/runmetal

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June 2, 2024
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NILE are back with their first album in 5 Years!

NILE

Death Metal Icons to Release First New Album in Five Years, The Underworld Awaits Us All

Out August 23, 2024 via Napalm Records

New Single, “Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces by the Four Apes”, Out Now

World-renowned American death metal icons NILE return in 2024 with their highly-anticipated 10th onslaught, The Underworld Awaits Us All, out August 23 via Napalm Records. Boasting airtight technicality and unrelenting brutality, the new album pushes each member of NILE – founding mastermind/guitarist Karl Sanders, longtime drum master George Kollias, vocalist/guitarists Brian Kingsland and Zach Jeter, and bassist Dan Vadim Von – to their furthest extremes both in artistry and performance.

Once again produced and recorded at Sanders’ own Serpent Headed Studios in Greenville, South Carolina, the band returned to Vile Nilotic Rites engineer Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Whitechapel) for mixing and mastering.

In celebration of today’s announcement, NILE have dropped the album’s first new single, “Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces by the Four Apes”, alongside a new official music video. Topped by killer screams and gutturals, the track is a winding hacksaw of brutal tech-death injections citing the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

NILE’s Karl Sanders comments on the new track and video:

“Chapter for not being Hung Upside Down’ is one of our favorite tracks on the new record. It’s a lot of fun to play, challenging and unpredictable, but with an infectiously brutal, unrestrained vibe that I am very certain will be a blast in the mosh pit during live shows.

We are super happy to be working with Tom Flynn for the video for this song – he is a visionary with insanely creative ideas and a really cool guy to work with. Very excited for people to see what he has been cooking up with this video.

[photo credit: Casey Coscarelli]

Facing the planet’s inevitable end with their diehard fans at their side, NILE waste absolutely no time with histrionics on The Underworld Awaits Us All, distilling their trademark Egyptology driven tempest down to its most streamlined essence. Charging into battle as its namesake depicts, “Stelae of Vultures” makes an immediate impact with dissonant guitar chords and supernatural drumming, teasing the auditory evisceration to come. Topped by impressive screams and gutturals, the track leads into “Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces by the Four Apes”, citing the Egyptian Book of the Dead’s 181st chapter. The album’s most succinct track, “To Strike with Secret Fang”, blends low-end punishment with blackened death metal inspiration, before album standouts such as “Naqada II Enter the Golden Age” and “Overlords of the Black Earth” breathe new life with thrash and fusion experimentation, as well as real human choirs – adding a raw element to the NILE fold.Each track soars as a technical tour-de-force – featuring career-defining extreme drumming from Kollias, as well as razor-sharp soloing from all three active guitarists and palpable bass exploration. A perfect example of this equation is pinnacle burner “Under the Curse of the One God”, combining sinister atmospherics with breakneck pacing and whirlwind, vicious riff acrobatics.

Throughout the remainder of its 11 pummeling tracks and intricate interludes, NILE masters full-tilt speed and ferocious musicality. 30 years into their heavy reign, The Underworld Awaits Us All proves that NILE is marching onward and undoubtedly upward, bleeding metal for their fandom for as long as the sands of time will allow.

Karl Sanders says about the album:

We are very happy to be sharing with fans Nile’s 10th album. We worked overtime making this record as killer as we could – because we sincerely felt fans deserved our best efforts. The Underworld Awaits us All – and we will see you there.

The Underworld Awaits Us All’s mind-bending art was once again envisioned and created by Michał ‘Xaay’ Loranc, with reference to the cycle of life and judgment at its end.

The Underworld Awaits Us All track listing:

1. Stelae of Vultures

2. Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces by the Four Apes

3. To Strike with Secret Fang

4. Naqada II Enter the Golden Age

5. The Pentagrammathion of Nephren-Ka

6. Overlords of the Black Earth

7. Under the Curse of the One God

9. Doctrine of Last Things

10. True Gods of the Desert

11. The Underworld Awaits us All

12. Lament for the Destruction of Time

The Underworld Awaits Us All will be available in the following formats:

-6 Page CD Digipak & Anubis Bust (limited to 500)

-2LP Gatefold MARBLED ORANGE RED BLACK w/ 24 Page Vinyl Booklet and Slipmat (limited to 200)

-2LP Gatefold SPLATTER DARK GREEN YELLOW (limited to 300)

-2LP Gatefold BLACK

-2LP Gatefold CLEAR (North American retail stores only – limited to 500)

-Cassette Tape Edition YELLOW (limited to 200)

-6 Page CD Digipak

-Digital Album

Pre-Order The Underworld Awaits Us All

https://lnk.to/NILE-TUAUA/napalmrecords

NILE is:

Karl Sanders – Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards,

George Kollias – Drums

Brian Kingsland – Guitar, Vocals

Zach Jeter – Guitar, Vocals

Dan Vadim Von – Bass

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June 1, 2024
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MUNICIPAL WASTE ”Wasted” July 2024 Australian Tour Supports Announced

MUNICIPAL WASTE ‘’Wasted’’ July 2024 Australian Tour Announced

MUNICIPAL WASTE finally announce their triumphant and probably somewhat inebriated return to Australia shores for the first time since 2013 and they will be bringing some of Australia’s finest talent along for the ride as today they have announced the bands that will be joining the party in each city! Check out this fine list of supports!

Friday 5th July – MELBOURNE, Northcote Theatre with Stepmother, Hacker and Gutless

Saturday 6th July – SYDNEY, Liberty Hall with The Neptune Power Federation and The Vee Bees

Sunday 7th July – CANBERRA, The Baso Canberra with The Vee Bees and Loose Cannon

Wednesday 10th July – BRISBANE, The Triffid with Cryptivoreand Western Pleasure

Friday 12th July – ADELAIDE, Lion Arts Factory with Stabbitha & The Knifey Wifeys and Bone Reaper

Saturday 13th July – PERTH, The Rosemount Hotel with Gaoled, Sooks and Turd

Tickets available from: www.troubadourpresents.com

Formed in Richmond, Virginia, Thrash Metal Crossover party dudes Municipal Waste rose from the salty remains of a New Years Eve Keg Party in 2000/2001, in which they were later blamed for inciting a minor riot. MUNICIPAL WASTE have uncompromisingly stuck to their guns for over 20 years as the hard-partying and even harder-hitting torchbearers of 21st Century Crossover Thrash Metal. After staggering on to the scene with their 2003 debut album Waste ‘Em All, MUNICIPAL WASTEhave transformed from a cult favourite into metal mainstays for a generation by reviving the Thrash scene.

MUNICIPAL WASTE are 7 albums (and a string of EP’s) deep into a career that shows no slowing down, no matter how hard they party, in fact if anything their career is on an upward trajectory! Metal Hammer christened 2007’s The Art of Partying one of “The 50 Greatest Thrash Metal Albums Ever,” whilst 2017’s Slime and Punishment crashed in the Top 3 of the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, while they have also sold-out countless shows on multiple continents and piled up tens of millions of streams in the process.

Tony Foresta [vocals], Ryan Waste [guitar], Philip “Landphil” Hall [bass], Dave Witte [drums], and Nick Poulos [guitar] promise to deliver an uncompromising, beer drenched, sweat inducing, high-octane audio-visual extravaganza while their relentless riffage, infectious energy will ensure the pit is whipped into a frenzy!

“We hope you walk away with some bloody ears, blown speakers, pi*sed off parents, black eyes, and a healthy distrust of authority,” says Tony.

Australian fans will be able to shake off the Winter blues and jump head-first into one of the year’s biggest parties as MUNICPAL WASTE heat up Australia in July! Cheers!

MUNICIPAL WASTE July 2024 Australian Tour Dates

Friday 5th July MELBOURNE, Northcote Theatre

Saturday 6th July SYDNEY, Liberty Hall

Sunday 7th July CANBERRA, The Baso

Wednesday 10th July BRISBANE, The Triffid

Friday 12th July ADELAIDE, Lion Arts Centre

Saturday 13th July PERTH, The Rosemount

Tickets On Sale: Friday 5th April @ 10:00am Local

From: https://troubadourpresents.com/events/municipal-waste/

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Lime Cordiale announce Enough Of The Sweet Talk Australia & New Zealand Tour this October

LIME CORDIALE ANNOUNCE ENOUGH OF THE SWEET TALK AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR THIS OCTOBER

With special guests Ball Park Music on all Aus dates

After much speculation and anticipation, local legends Lime Cordiale today reveal they will hit the road in October for a run of headline shows across Australia and New Zealand.

Playing their biggest rooms to date, Lime Cordiale’s Enough Of The Sweet Talk Tour will kick off at Perth’s HBF Stadium on Thursday 3 October before heading through arenas in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, wrapping up at Brisbane’s iconic Riverstage on Sunday 13 October. The band then heads over to New Zealand for shows in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland in late-October.

In a massive coup, Ball Park Music will join the Enough Of The Sweet Talk party on all Australian dates, bringing big energy and good times for all!

“We’ve been spending so much time overseas, it’s so exciting to come home for our biggest shows yet. We’re putting a lot into making the production and stage set super exciting but as always, we want to make this feel like an intimate 100 capacity party.
Ball Park Music are debatably the best band in the country. They’ve been an inspiration to us since we first met 10 years ago. We can’t believe it’s taken this long to tour together”, said Lime Cordiale.

“We’ve wanted to go on tour with the Lime legends for years but it’s always been a pipe dream… until now! Can’t wait to share the stage and put on incredible concerts together”, said Ball Park Music.

Frontier members can access presale tickets from 1pm (local time) on Tuesday 4 June, before general public tickets go on sale at 1pm (local time) on Thursday 6 June.

More information at frontiertouring.com/limecordiale

Lime Cordiale are taking the world by storm, delivering their infectious live performance to wildly enthusiastic crowds across the globe. Their genuine, generous interactions with their fans have made them one of Australia’s most in-demand acts, selling out shows from Vancouver to Vienna and everywhere in between.

“Their energy was immediately electric…” – Backseat Mafia

“Lime Cordiale are a seriously impressive unit. A wholly captivating band that sit just as nicely on stage as they do on your car sound system on a long sunny drive” – No Taste

In 2023 alone, the duo branched out with the release of their own carbon neutral beer Largo, landed four spots in the triple j Hottest 100, completed a regional Australian tour, and were awarded a Rolling Stone Readers Choice Award. Over the course of their career the band have been nominated for multiple ARIA Awards and have released two albums, 14 Steps To A Better You and Permanent Vacation, along with Cordi Elba, their acclaimed collaboration with actor/musician/DJ and record label boss Idris Elba.

Brisbane’s melancholic pop masters, Ball Park Music, are one of Australia’s most beloved contemporary bands and a staple on the touring circuit, frequently playing Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Groovin’ The Moo and selling out their own headline dates.

The indie heroes create music that is “emotionally stirring and witty, filled with melodies and hooks that’ll be rattling around your head after only a few spins” (triple j), with a live show praised as “indie rock uplift” (NME). They’ll bring songs from their latest album Weirder & Weirder along with favourites from their extensive catalogue, when they hit the road around Australia later this year.

If you’re into big charisma, top notch on-stage energy and epic tunes, spend a night with Lime Cordiale and Ball Park Music this spring… you won’t regret it!

In partnership with FEAT. Live, $1 from every ticket sold across the Enough Of The Sweet Talk Tour will go towards a solar slice initiative. More information at feat.ltd

Stay tuned for new music from Lime Cordiale coming soon…!

LIME CORDIALE
ENOUGH OF THE SWEET TALK AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR
OCTOBER 2024
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BALL PARK MUSIC*
Presented by Chugg Entertainment & Frontier Touring

FRONTIER MEMBER PRESALE

via frontiertouring.com/limecordiale

Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday 4 June (1pm local time)
or until presale allocation exhausted

TICKETS ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 6 June (1pm local time)

ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES

THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER
HBF Stadium | Perth, WA
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SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER
Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA
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TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER
John Cain Arena | Melbourne, VIC
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FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER
ICC Sydney Theatre | Sydney, NSW
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SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER
Riverstage | Brisbane, QLD
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WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER
Dunedin Town Hall | Dunedin, NZ
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THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER
Christchurch Town Hall | Christchurch, NZ
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SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER
Michael Fowler Centre | Wellington, NZ
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SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER
Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall | Auckland, NZ
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*Ball Park Music playing on Australian dates only

Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers.

We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.

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