The Vamps (UK) announces Special Guest for Upcoming ‘Greatest Hits Tour’
Having already sold out shows in Sydney and Melbourne, The Vamps along with Frontier Touring are excited to announce Sam Nelson as special guest on The Vamps’ upcoming Greatest Hits Tour.
Nelson, who is the frontman and lead vocalist for American pop rock band X Ambassadors, will join the tour in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this February to help celebrate 10 years of The Vamps and the hits that make them so beloved across the UK and Australia.
| “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be heading out on the road with these kind, generous, and talented dudes. The Vamps have been a band for about as long as X Ambassadors have been a band, so I feel a special kinship with them already and I can’t wait to bond with all of their fans as well. Plus, this will be my first time playing solo, just me and an acoustic guitar. I’ll be playing a mix of X Ambassadors stuff as well as debuting some stuff from my upcoming solo project, which I’m very excited about.” – Sam Nelson |
Final tickets to the Brisbane show are on sale now via frontiertouring.com/thevamps.
X Ambassadors have released three studio records, VHS (2015), Orion (2019) and most recently, The Beautiful Liar (2021), with their most notable singles being ‘Jungle’, ‘Renegades’ and ‘Unsteady’. Their most recent LP blends genres like punk (‘Conversations With My Friends’), musical theatre (‘Theater of War’), pop-rock (‘My Own Monster’), and more. In an Instagram post about The Beautiful Liar, Nelson described it as “an album that felt as unhinged as [he] did, and as the whole world felt around [him].”
Sam is also an actor, composer, producer and lyricist, having composed music and written songs for the likes of Rihanna, Lizzo, SZA and Imagine Dragons, and created music for international blockbusters Suicide Squad, Sonic the Hedgehog, Hellboy and Transformers: The Last Knight.
In 2019 he wrote and produced three standout hits (‘Cuz I Love You’, ‘Jerome’ and ‘Heaven Help Me’) from Lizzo’s major label debut studio album Cuz I Love You and co-wrote seven of the 14 tracks (‘Kingdom of One [performed by Maren Morris]’, ‘Power Is Power [performed by SZA, The Weekend and Travis Scott]’, ‘Hollow Crown [performed by Ellie Goulding]’, ‘Baptize Me [performed by X Ambassadors feat. Jacob Banks]’, ‘From the Grave [performed by James Arthur]’, ‘Love Can Kill [performed by Lennon Stella]’ and ‘Wolf at Your Door [performed by Chloe x Halle]’) on the all-star compilation album For The Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game Of Thrones).
Sam Nelson will be hitting the road for the first time as a solo performer, playing songs from X Ambassadors, and sharing new music from his forthcoming solo project.
The Vamps have generated over 6.5 billion streams worldwide (43 million streams in Australia) and have surpassed two billion views on the band’s official YouTube channel alone. They have released five studio albums, two UK #1’s – 2017’s Night & Day (Night Edition) and their latest album (2020) Cherry Blossom – and two UK #2’s – 2014’s Meet the Vamps and 2018’s Night & Day (Day Edition).
Having toured Australia in 2015, 2016 and 2017, the 2023 tour marks the band’s fourth run of Oz shows and couldn’t be more fitting that they return with special guest Sam Nelson to celebrate their 10-year anniversary!
THE VAMPS
GREATEST HITS TOUR
AUSTRALIA
FEBRUARY 2023
WITH SPECIAL GUEST SAM NELSON (X AMBASSADORS)
Presented by Frontier Touring
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Via: frontiertouring.com/thevamps
Wednesday 1 February
The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD
FINAL TICKETS
Licensed All Ages
ticketmaster.com.au
Friday 3 November
Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW
Licensed All Ages
SOLD OUT
Saturday 4 February
Forum | Melbourne, VIC
18+
SOLD OUT
The Vamps (UK) ‘Greatest Hits Tour’ – Feb 2023
With over 6.5 billion streams worldwide and two billion plus YouTube channel views alone, Frontier Touring are pumped to welcome back to Australia, UK’s The Vamps on their Greatest Hits Tour!
| “It’s crazy to think what started in our bedrooms and Tristan’s parent’s garage led to us headlining arena’s all around the world. The past 10 years have been an incredible journey but what makes it even more special is that it has felt like a shared one between us and our fans. The Vamps have taken us across all five continents and given us the privilege of playing in front of millions of people. These five albums are chapters in our lives and moments we are hugely proud of. This last year has been one of reflection for us and as four best friends who’ve had the chance to live out our dreams, we now can’t wait to celebrate these memories with all our awesome fans in Australia, they’ve always been so good to us.” – The Vamps |
10 Years Of The Vamps – the Greatest Hits Tour will see The Vamps perform all the hits from across the decade that has made them become one of the most loved and celebrated pop bands in the UK and Australia. The 2023 Australian leg of the tour kicks off at the Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane on Wednesday 1 February before heading to the Enmore Theatre, Sydney on Friday 3 February and the Forum, Melbourne on Saturday 4 February.
Frontier Members presale commences Wednesday 2 November 10am AEDT before the General public on sale Thursday 3 November 10am AEDT.
The band have just released Ten Years Of The Vamps; a special edition fanzine produced as a collaboration between the band and the fans (released via Universal Music available now here). After an overwhelming response from the fans to a band shout out asking for their own personal Vamp’s memories, this collection is something personal between fan and band.
| “What the hell happened last night? WELL, the team headed to the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney to check out The Vamps on their ‘Middle of the Night Tour’, and it was nothing short of amazing!!” – Don’t Bore Us/The Brag |
From posting videos in 2012 on YouTube that brought the band together (see some of those early videos here and here) to multiple arena tours and UK number one albums… It’s been a whirlwind decade for The Vamps…
Having toured Australia in 2015, 2016 and 2017, the 2023 tour marks the band’s fourth run of Oz shows and couldn’t be more fitting that they return to celebrate their 10-year anniversary! The Vamps have generated over 6.5 billion streams worldwide (43 million streams in Australia) and have surpassed two billion views on the band’s official YouTube channel alone. They have released five studio albums, two UK #1’s – 2017’s Night & Day (Night Edition) and their latest album (2020) Cherry Blossom – and two UK #2’s – 2014’s Meet the Vamps and 2018’s Night & Day (Day Edition).
With over 60 million monthly streams across all platforms, 10 years of The Vamps hits include, ‘Somebody To You’, ‘All Night’, ‘Better’, ‘Can We Dance’, ‘Would You’, ‘Middle Of The Night’, ‘Just My Type’, ‘Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)’, ‘We Don’t Care’, ‘Another You’ and ‘Wild Heart’.
The Vamps have played global tours and festivals that has seen them play to over two million people, including being the first band to headline The O2 London for five consecutive years. They’ve performed in the US on chat shows like Ellen and Seth Myers and have collaborated with artists from Shawn Mendes to Sigala and Bruno Mars. They’ve also played and shared stages with Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Coldplay amongst others.
Don’t miss celebrating 10 Years of The Vamps on their Greatest Hits Tour of Australia in February 2023!
THE VAMPS
GREATEST HITS TOUR
AUSTRALIA
FEBRUARY 2023
Presented by Frontier Touring
FRONTIER MEMBERS PRESALE
via frontiertouring.com/thevamps
Runs 24 hours from: Wednesday 2 November (10am AEDT)
or until presale allocation exhausted
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 3 November (10am AEDT)
Wednesday 1 February
The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 3 November (10am AEDT)
ticketmaster.com.au
Friday 3 November
Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 3 November (10am AEDT)
ticketek.com.au
Saturday 4 February
Forum | Melbourne, VIC
18+
On sale: Thursday 3 November (10am AEDT)
ticketek.com.au
