Releases & Touring

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Releases in stores this week
Singles
Da Hool – Meet Her At The Love Parade
Short Stack – Sway, Sway Baby
Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
Albums
Patrizio Buanne – Best Of
Dananananaykroyd – Hey Everyone
Diesel – Project Blues
DJ Sirvere – Major Flavours 4
Florence & The Machine – Lungs
Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
Sundance Kids – Fall Into Place
Compilations
Various – Ministry Of Sound Presents : Underground 2009

Playing this week
Thurs 23rd July
BRISBANE – Pink (Entertainment Centre)
BUSSELTON – Downsyde (Esplanade Hotel)
PERTH – Hilltop Hoods (Capitol Theatre)
SYDNEY – Kisschasy (Oxford Arts Factory)
Fri 24th July
BRISBANE – Hilltop Hoods (Hifi Bar)
PERTH – Friendly Fires (Amplifier Bar)
WOLLONGONG – Something With Numbers (Waves Nightclub)
Sat 25th July
BRISBANE – Pink (Entertainment Centre)
BYRON BAY – Splendour In The Grass
MELBOURNE – Evermore (Hifi Bar) UNDER 18s
NEWCASTLE – Something With Numbers (Panthers)
SYDNEY – Ja Rule (Luna Park)
Sun 26th July
BRISBANE – Pink (Entertainment Centre)
BYRON BAY – Splendour In The Grass

Tickets on sale this week
Went on sale Monday
Jimmy Barnes (Queensland)
Beyonce (Sydney)
Black Eyed Peas (Nationally)
Go on sale Thursday
Nickelback (Nationally)
Tame Impala (Nationally)

In touring news...
Pink was forced to postpone her Monday 20th gig in Brisbane because she has laryngitis. The show has been moved back a week until next Monday July 27. Tickets for the postponed date will be valid for the show next week. However, anyone who cannot make the show next week will be given a full refund if they contact Ticketek before 5pm this Friday, July 24.

The Black Eyed Peas have announced two more dates for their Australian visit. Tickets for the two new shows (one each in Sydney and Melbourne) went on sale yesterday. The concerts in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth are already selling quickly. The new shows take place:
October 03 : Sydney (Acer Arena)
October 07 : Melbourne (Rod Laver Arena)

Something For Kate frontman Paul Dempsey has announced a national tour. His new album 'Everything Is True' hits the stores on August 14. Tickets for all dates go on sale on Monday July 27. For Melbourne, he plays the Corner Hotel on September 12.

September 10 : Belgrave (Ruby's Lounge)
September 11 : Hepburn Springs (The Palais)
September 12 : Melbourne (Corner Hotel)
September 16 : Kincumber (Lizotte's)
September 17 : Wollongong (Wollongong University)
September 18 : Newcastle (Brewery NSW)
September 19 : Sydney (Manning Bar)
September 25 : Gold Coast (Sound Lounge)
September 26 : Brisbane (The Zoo)
October 01 : Adelaide (Governor Hindmarsh)
October 02 : Perth (Rosemount Hotel)
October 03 : Fremantle (Fly By Night)
October 09 : Ballarat (Karova Lounge)
October 10 : San Remo (Westernport Hotel)

The first Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian is playing some shows early next year in support of his upcoming album “Like It Like That”. You can check out the new video for the first single here. Tickets are now on sale.

February 12 : Perth (Convention Centre)
February 13 : Adelaide (Convention Centre)
February 14 : Sydney (State Theatre)
February 19 : Brisbane (QPAC)
February 20 : Melbourne (Hamer Hall)

Little Birdy have announced a new national tour on the back of the release of their new album 'Confetti', with dates in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, ACT and South Australia before it wraps up in Perth in early October.

Singer Katy Steele will also perform a solo show at Brisbane's Spiegeltent in late September. Tickets for the dates go on sale on Friday July 31.

September 10 : Adelaide (HQ Bar)
September 11 : Melbourne (Forum Theatre)
September 12 : South Morang (Commercial Hotel)
September 13 : Canberra (Hellenic Club)
September 16 : Wollongong (Waves Nightclub)
September 18 : Sydney (Enmore Theatre)
September 19 : Newcastle (Civic Theatre)
September 25 : Yamba (Bowling Club)
September 26 : Brisbane (Sounds Of Spring Festival)
September 27 : Brisbane (Spiegeltent - Katy Steele solo show)
September 29 : Gladstone (Entertainment Centre)
September 30 : Mackay (Convention Centre)
October 02 : Townsville (Bombay Rock)
October 03 : Cairns (Brothers Leagues)
October 09 : Perth (Astor Theatre)