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girl in red – Announces Special Guest | DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR 2024

Secret Sounds presents…
GIRL IN RED
DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR JULY 2024
TELENOVA ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUEST
BRISBANE DATE SOLD OUT
Tickets on sale now at secretsounds.com

Secret Sounds is excited to reveal that alt-pop three-piece Telenova will be joining girl in red on the Australian leg of her DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR. Telenova will open shows across the country, with dates in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

A tapestry of dark romanticism, slick musicianship and vivid aesthetics that have fuelled Melbourne outfit Telenova since their 2021 debut EP Tranquilize. Powered by the ubiquitous lead single “Bones” and the sweeping sonics of follow-up EP Stained Glass Love, Telenova have been passionately embraced at home and abroad, thanks to support from BBC 6 Music, KCRW, Vogue Paris, NME, triple j and more.

The distinctive universe of Telenova – shadowy, sample-driven alt-pop with prominent trip-hop and electronica influence and a touch of playful energy – is the design of lead vocalist, songwriter and filmmaker Angeline Armstrong and multi-instrumentalists Edward Quinn and Joshua Moriarty.

AIR’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2022, they also appeared in triple j’s Hottest 100 of the previous year. Telenova have embarked on multiple sold-out tours, graced nearly every major festival across Australia, and played eighteen different cities in Europe and the UK in late 2023.
More recently, the band have released tracks “Power” and “Teardrop” from their upcoming debut album Time Is A Flower, set to release Friday 16 August. Taking their distinct brand of cinematic alt-pop to the dancefloor, “Power” is sleek, evolved disco with a shadowy twist. Crafted with Grammy-nominated producer Styalz Fuego (Troye Sivan, Tate McRae, Odesza), “Power” follows previous single “Teardrop” and finds Telenova at their peak – weaving themes of love, fear, and the pursuit of light into a lush, ornate track full of suspense and drive. Having wrapped up a run of headline shows across Australia in May, the band unveiled their biggest international tour yet, playing to crowds in New Zealand, Europe and the UK, including an appearance at Athens’ biggest music festival Release.

The news of Telenova joining the Australian leg of girl in red’s anticipated DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR comes as the Brisbane show officially sells out. Anyone wanting to witness girl in red’s incredible live performance whilst she graces our shores is encouraged to act quickly as tickets to her shows in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne are selling fast! Head to secretsounds.com now to purchase.GIRL IN RED – DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUEST TELENOVA
Thu 11 Jul 2024 – Centenary, Perth
Sun 14 Jul 2024 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Wed 17 Jul 2024 – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Sun 21 Jul 2024 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane *sold out*
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Fri 19 July 2024 – Spin Off, Adelaide Showground

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GIRL IN RED – DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR 2024

Secret Sounds presents…
GIRL IN RED
DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR JULY 2024
PERTH | SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | BRISBANE
Presale available from 10am local time Friday 26 April
Tickets on sale to the general public from 10am local time Monday 29 April

After selling out her run of headline dates last year, Secret Sounds is excited to announce Norwegian alt-pop artist and songwriter girl in red is heading back down under and is set to play some of her biggest Australian shows yet this July. With her latest album, I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! in tow, girl in red’s DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR will grace stages in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Since the release of girl in red’s chiming debut single “i wanna be your girlfriend” Marie Ulven has been at the forefront of alt-pop with biting songs about navigating the world as a young queer woman. Her honest lyrics and intimate production thrilled listeners around the world, making the Norway-born singer-songwriter one of the streaming era’s biggest grass-roots success stories.

Earlier this month, we saw the release of girl in red’s sophomore album I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!, which marks her debut with Columbia Records. The Oslo-based Ulven maintains her intimate songwriting while also broadening her sonic horizons. The new album highlights how Ulven’s songwriting has developed over the last five years, while the title track brings girl in red to an entirely new place.

The album comes after a long period where Ulven felt frustrated, despite commercial and critical acclaim, spots on Lollapalooza and Coachella, millions of streams for songs like the sweetly determined autumnal favourite “we fell in love in october” and a fiercely loyal fanbase. The new 10-song album chronicles Ulven’s last two and a half years with honesty and wit—and a healthy dose of what Ulven calls “ballsy shit” like the countrified, banjo-led breakdown on the swaggering title track. Ulven’s willingness to play around with her music and her image is, in her eyes, an evolution of the candour that has made her such a beloved musician.

Ulven’s successes so far have taken her a long way from the bedroom where she made her earliest records. She’s played popular festivals such as Oya and Glastonbury and toured with pop icons like Conan Gray, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift on the North American leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour. Along with multiple songs hitting nine-figure streams and winning prestigious awards such as BBC’s Sound of 2021 and the 2022 Telenor Culture Prize, girl in red has well and truly taken the world by storm.

With I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! Ulven is ready to harness the experiences she’s had and build girl in red into something “more ambitious, and more exciting, and more idea-driven,” as she puts it.

The past five years have been so insane, and that I’ve been given this opportunity is insane,” Ulven says. “But I think what’s really hitting me now is that I need to pursue music fully, and that’s something I want to do with this record. I just want to go all in on girl in red in 2024. I’m at a point where I’m willing to fly.”

Don’t miss girl in red spread her wings when she hits a city near you this July. Her 2023 Australian headline dates sold out well in advance, so jump on these tickets quick! Presale begins from 10am local time Friday 26 April and tickets to the general public are available from 10am local time Monday 29 April. As for Adelaide, sit tight for tour news coming your way soon. Sign up here to be the first in the know.

GIRL IN RED – DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR
Thu 11 Jul 2024 – Centenary, Perth
Sun 14 Jul 2024 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Wed 17 Jul 2024 – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Sun 21 Jul 2024 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane

TICKETS
Presale available from 10am local time Friday 26 April
Tickets on sale to the general public from 10am local time Monday 29 April

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[Review] girl in red @ 170 Russell, Melbourne 25/01/2023

girl in red’s live concert was far from a one-woman-show – it was the unwavering energy of the fans, the band, and Marie herself, that when combined created the perfect storm. ‘Do you listen to girl in red?’ – the colloquialism that has become part of mainstream queer culture was truly bought to life with the night boasting hand-drawn tattoos, candy necklaces and many sets of locked lips. 

To warm up the eagerly awaiting crowd, many of whom had braved the concrete outside ‘Billboard’ nightclub for longer than ten hours, was Betty Taylor; the Sunshine Coast duo whose music has, until now, been an underground secret. The light blue wash over the two freestanding mics set the scene for the beautifully haunting harmonies that were to come. For the Indie pop rock band, fronted by Sophie Patrick and Kayla Smart, this was their first performance outside of their home state, a one-off, stripped back acoustic show. It would have been impossible to tell this was a first for the pair, as they delivered perfect synchronicity in both their vocals, and guitar accompaniment.

Lyrically, Betty Taylor was the perfect opening act for the young, queer crowd, as they sung heart-wrenching lyrics of love and loss. Lyrics such as ‘fuck you for forever hurting me’, sung in such smooth, calming tones felt straight out of a romance film, or music for walking in the rain. The heartache was universal.

Including snippets of relatable chit-chat with the crowd, the pair moved into Glitter and Bullshit, a song ‘about a man’, which was closely followed by a member of the crowd responding with ‘fuck men’. The interaction remained raw and playful from beginning to end.

The remainder of the set persisted as gorgeously modest, with dreamy, husky vocals and retro feel of electric guitar. Stalling, the first and only released Betty Taylor song left the crowd enchanted by the odd nostalgia, and the hypnotic way in which the pair moved with such synchronicity – as if they just knew how the music needed to be expressed in the body. Sweeping lights closed out the performance, illuminating the beautiful sea of humans who were now ready to share an extraordinary night together. 

 The heat of a thousand bodies grew from the back of the venue as Norwegian, indie pop singer-songwriter Marie Ulven Ringheim made her way to the stage. The opening night of the Australian leg of the If I Could Make It Go Quiet Tour, was about to kick off with an entirely sold-out show. The screams of the crowd were deafening as she made her way onto the stage, repetitively mumbling ‘Melbourne’. The room began to silence, adoring fans glued to her every move.

It all began with a violent hit of the drums – and suddenly the room erupted into absolute chaos. The deep, steady bass line of You Stupid Bitch rocking the room like a heartbeat working overtime. The indie-rock hit was the perfect way to kick off what was going to be a wild night, reminiscent of a 90s grunge band paired with deeply relatable lyrics about struggles with sexuality and mental health. The high energy of a room filled with passionate young people paired with frantic flashing lights was suggestive of the underlying themes of manic mental health. Marie left every piece of herself on stage from the absolute outset. Screaming the lyrics in unison with her fans and jumping until you could see the sweat rolling down her face, girl in red is a spectacle born for the stage.

It would be remiss not to mention the heat of the five-piece backing band that accompanied the entire length of the show. All just as high-energy as Marie herself, their musicality was both grunge and carefree, yet professional and melodic. The conclusion of the first song began what was a running theme of the show – a juxtaposing jump between feverish performance and casual conversation. The contrast of her hilarious rambles in a dimly lit room and the rockstar present during the songs showed the versatility of girl in red’s performance and the likely reason behind the passion of her adoring fans.

Following the energy of the first song, girls did not disappoint. Hearing the certified gold single live for the first time would have been a long time coming for this room of young queer women. The unashamed lyrics dealing with coming to terms with sexuality are a breath of fresh air in today’s heteronormative society.

A beautiful change of pace, ‘.’ was played largely acoustically, with a kick drum accompaniment. An absolute stand-out lyrically, the words ‘It’s been so hard ever since you broke my heart’ are universal and were clearly shared by all who were lucky enough to be singing them. During We Fell in Love in October there was a deepening of connection between Marie and the crowd as the room fell silent, mumbling ‘my girl, my girl, you will be my girl’. To have a room of a thousand people at your fingertips is the work of a true artist.

A change of pace came with the next set of songs as we were instructed to ‘pretend it’s sunny outside and we’re at a festival’; and it did indeed feel that way with everyone giving themselves fully to the music during I’ll Call You Mine, and the following ‘song about being horny’ hornylovesickness. The obedience of the crowd in waving their arms in unison and singing every lyric was all in the lead up to the final portion of the show.

The song Serotonin was beautifully poetic, as the crowd was filled head to toe with the hormone; a complete contradiction to the lyrics ‘I’m running low on serotonin’. At this point Marie was ready to literally throw herself into the crowd, stage diving into the arms of her fans during bad idea! – bringing a level of energy to the tracks that cannot be replicated without this high level of interaction.

The set closed out with midnight love and Did You Come? before the last hurrah; a wall of death during i wanna be your girlfriend.  Marie left the crowd with all they could have wanted, jumping into the mosh pit and dancing through the entire song alongside her adoring fans, who she then soaked with her drink bottle before a well-deserved mic drop.

Being covered in water, sweat and copious amounts of glitter – a night at girl in red is one which audiences will take home with them… literally.

 

Be sure to catch girl in red in their final Australian performances at Laneway festival:

Brisbane Feb 4

Sydney Feb 5

Adelaide Feb 10

Melbourne Feb 11

Perth Feb 12

Tickets available here

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