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3 June 2014

Lorde Announces North American Tour Dates 2014

Lorde North American Tour Dates 2014

Lorde Announces North American Tour Dates 2014

Two-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum New Zealand songstress Lorde has today announced she is returning to North America this fall. Her tour will commence in Philadelphia’s Mann Center on 09/5, making stops on the east coast, heading south, across the mid-west, and winding up on west coast at the prestigious Austin City Limits Festival in October. Sign up now for tickets via http://tickets.lorde.co.nz. Deadline is Wednesday, June 4th at 11:59PM EST. Remaining tickets will go on-sale nationwide Friday, June 6th.

Since her last North American tour -- which included stops at 2014’s Coachella Festival and an impromptu appearance on stage with Nirvana’s Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic at this year’s annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards -- Lorde’s critically acclaimed debut album “PURE HEROINE” [LAVA/Republic Records] continues to dominate U.S charts. Her quadruple platinum single “Royals” holds the record for "Longest #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by a Female Artist in 2013." Her previous single “Team” is her second #1 on Adult Top 40, making her the first female artist in Billboard history to rule over the AAA Radio Airplay chart with two songs. "Team" also held the top spot for four weeks and landed at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 with over 1.7 billion in radio audience to date.

In January Lorde walked away with “Song of the Year” and “Best Pop Solo Performance” awards at the 2014 Grammy Awards and has since been nominated for an impressive 12 Billboard Music Awards and took home awards for “Best New Artist” and “Best Rock Song” for her debut single “Royals”

Lorde also performed her current single “Tennis Court” for the very first time on national television at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, held in Las Vegas.

Since it’s release in September 2013, “PURE HEROINE” has reached PLATINUM status and has sold over 1.2 millions copies.

“Team” recently held the #1 spot on Top 40, Alt, Hot AC, and AAA, holding the crown across five formats, and becoming the number one pop song in the country.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
08/01 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL
08/03 - Osheaga - Montreal, QC
09/05 - Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA
09/06 - Boston Calling Festival – Boston, MA
09/07 - Artpark – Lewiston, NY
09/11 - Ottawa Folk Festival - Ottawa, ON
09/12 - TD Echo Beach – Toronto, ON
09/14 - JBL Live at Pier 97 – New York, NY
09/15 – United Palace – New York, NY
09/16 – United Palace – New York, NY
09/18 - The Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC
09/22 - Grand Ole Opry House – Nashville, TN
09/23 - LC Pavilion – Columbus, OH
09/24 - Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica – Cleveland, OH
09/26 - BMO Harris Pavilion – Milwaukee, WI
09/27 - Harrah's Casino, Stir Grove – Council Bluffs, IA
09/28 - 1STBANK Center – Broomfield, CO
09/30 - The Joint – Las Vegas, NV
10/02 – Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA
10/06 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
10/09 - Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
10/10 - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater – San Diego, CA
10/10 - 10/12 @ Austin City Limits – Austin, TX (Weekend 2 only)

Tickets available at: http://tickets.lorde.co.nz

8 April 2013

Wilberforces - Paradise Beach

Wilberforces

To those who are agitated, confused or bewildered about when the next Wilberforces release would surface, rest assured there is a date. Sometimes you just have to be cautious; especially when it comes to releasing something on 12” vinyl.
A German vinyl pressing for all those audiophiles out there who might be interested…
Such has been the air of intrigue that is now bordering onto an impatient wait for the six tracks that Thom Burton and Chris Varnham have crafted, we've actually gone out on a limb and are going to say April 26th 2013 will be the release date.
Good things do take time though. Recorded under the watchful eyes of Jackson Hobbs (who,you may recall, helmed the recording process for their last album, Vipassana) and Steven Huf and skilfully mastered by Shelley Steffens of Chicago Mastering Services the tail end of 2012,we're all pretty confident it's been worth the wait.
Somewhat of a shift away from the ominous undertones of Vipassana, Paradise Beach employs what some may view is a “full-bodied” sound. The use of layered guitar parts and harmonies, ethereal moments such as “Black Ice” and “When The Dolls Woke” blend together on the release with pop-skewed cacophonies including single “Paradise Beach” and the track “Magdalene Brothers.” Some may tout it as “left-of-centre” in terms of a Wilberforces release – others may cite it being a logical progression when charting the history of the band's musical output.
What will no doubt be unanimous is that it's another incredibly strong release from a New Zealand band still hitting their stride.
#paradisebeach
Exit International
Paradise Beach
Black Ice
When The Dolls Woke
Magdalene Brothers
Fire In The Hills