Very happy to announce that William Crighton will be coming on the road to support my KILLER TOUR in September!
This is gonna be a good one! Dx
Tickets are available from https://www.frontiertouring.com/dansultan
Very excited to announce that my album KILLER will be out on July 28th!
I can’t wait to finally share this with you all!
KILLER is available for pre-order now HERE
I’m also thrilled to announce my KILLER TOUR, presented by Frontier Touring and theMusic.com.au, will be kicking off this September!
General public tickets on sale Wednesday 7th June from 10am local time.
For Frontier Members pre-sale info, make sure to head to www.frontiertouring.com/dansultan
Hopefully see you there! Dx
Tickets to my Pop-Up Shows in April and May are on sale from 12pm today!
Very limited tickets are available for these intimate solo shows from the below outlets.
Can’t wait to see you all on the road very soon! Dx
A POP-UP EVENING WITH…
DAN SULTAN
ALL GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 3RD MARCH AT 12PM LOCAL TIME
Fri 21 Apr | Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre, Perth, WA | All Ages
Sun 23 Apr | The Gov, Adelaide, SA | 18+ (under 18’s to be accompanied by an adult)
Sat 29 Apr | Old Museum – Studio, Brisbane, QLD | 18+ (under 18’s to be accompanied by an adult)
Fri 5 May | 48 Watt St, Newcastle, NSW | 18+
Sat 6 May | Verbrugghen Hall, Conservatorium Of Music, Sydney, NSW | All Ages
Fri 12 May | Memo Music Hall Melbourne, VIC | 18+ (under 18’s to be accompanied by an adult)
I have a VERY special announcement!
I am so excited to say that I will be heading on my Pop-Up Shows this April and May around Australia. In these exclusive and intimate solo shows, I will be previewing tracks from my upcoming album as well as playing old favourites. I will be heading to Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney and Melbourne, and I can’t wait to see you all very soon!
Dan Sultan will be hitting the road again this November for his ‘Magnetic Tour’, with headline shows in Fremantle, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
The news comes with a teaser to the very first taste of new music from the indigenous Australian singer/songwriter’s highly anticipated fourth LP due for release in 2017. Titled ‘Magnetic’, the teaser alludes to a seemingly new direction for Sultan. ‘Magnetic’ is a fierce attack of soul-pop, as interested in delivering unfiltered emotion as it is a charging chorus.
It’s a clear-headed missive from a man at the top of his game. Not content to ride the coattails of his third record, Blackbird, which took out the award for Best Rock Album at the 2014 ARIA Awards as well as a slew of NIMA and AIR gongs, Sultan took inspiration from the innovative pop landscape to take his honest storytelling into uncharted territory.
Sultan describes his approach to song-writing succinctly: “If there’s fear then you’re onto the right thing.”
“It’s about having too much of a good thing,” Sultan says, explaining the song’s lyrics. “It’s about excess, basically, in all its forms. But it’s also about getting older, and about being more comfortable in my own skin.”
Sultan will hit the road in full band mode to tour ‘Magnetic’ in November, taking in capital cities to give audiences a taste of his new material as well as a selection from his rollicking catalogue. Catch Sultan and his band on the following dates:
DAN SULTAN
MAGNETIC TOUR | NOVEMBER 2016
With special guests Caiti Baker & Morgan Bain ^(not performing at Fremantle Festival)
Presented by The Music
Tickets on sale now.
Sun 6 Nov | Fremantle Festival (18+)^
Fremantle Town Hall | Fremantle, WA
Wed 9 Nov | The Triffid | Brisbane, QLD (18+)**
Thu 10 Nov | Fat Controller | Adelaide, SA (18+)**
Sun 13 Nov | 170 Russell | Melbourne, VIC (18+)
Sat 19 Nov | Manning Bar | Sydney, NSW (18+)
**Due to an unexpected personal emergency, Dan Sultan unfortunately has cancelled his Brisbane and Adelaide “Magnetic” shows.
Dan Sultan and band sincerely apologises to all of his fans in Brisbane and Adelaide, and hopes to make it up to them in the very near future.
Tickets to the Adelaide and Brisbane show can be returned to the point of purchase for a full refund.
Three-time ARIA award winner DAN SULTAN is back on the road, this time travelling solo around the country supporting the new music platform OpenLIVE and road-testing new material.
The result of this collaboration is the upcoming OpenLIVE tour, which will hit select metropolitan and regional cities across the east coast in November and December. The shows will be a rare opportunity for audiences to see Sultan up-close and personal, performing in an intimate environment.
After carving a reputation as an inimitable musician with a captivating stage presence, the buzz surrounding Dan Sultan has only grown since he won the 2010 ARIA for Best Male Artist, and the 2014 ARIA for Best Rock Album (Blackbird). Similarly, OpenLIVE has been building a strong reputation as a live audio recording solution which can produce a mixed and mastered recording almost instantly following a performance.
And to make use of this pioneering technology on the OpenLIVE tour, a limited edition physical CD of Dan Sultans’ sold-out National Theatre concert from earlier in the year will be available for sale exclusively at these up-coming shows. The album will also be available digitally from November 13.
Capturing the raw power and emotion of Dan Sultan live, the album is unlike anything else he has released before and features tracks from across his recording career along with his unique and entertaining commentary.
Don’t miss Dan Sultan on his OpenLIVE tour.
Tickets on sale from this Friday October 16.
DAN SULTAN OPENLIVE TOUR DATES
Friday 6 November Suttons House of Music, Ballarat VIC
Friday 13 November Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC
Wednesday 18 November Northcote Social Club, Melbourne VIC
Friday 20 November Montrose Town Centre, Montrose VIC
Saturday 21 November Montrose Town Centre, Montrose VIC
Sunday 22 November Boyd Education Centre, South Coast NSW
Monday 23 November Brass Monkey, Cronulla NSW
Tuesday 24 November Brass Monkey, Cronulla NSW
Thursday 26 November Clarendon Guest House, Katoomba NSW
Friday 27 November Clarendon Guest House, Katoomba NSW
Tuesday 1 December Newtown Social Club, Sydney NSW
Friday 11 December Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan VIC
DAN SULTAN OPENLIVE – LIVE FROM THE NATIONAL THEATRE ALBUM
AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FROM NOVEMBER 13
AND EXCLUSIVELY IN PHYSICAL FORMAT FROM ALL SHOWS ON THE OPENLIVE TOUR
With the arrival of Dan Sultan’s new solo EP, Dirty Ground, imminent (out November 7), the Melbourne muso today backs up the news with an announcement of solo tour dates for February and March next year.
Dirty Ground bursts with sparse, stunning songs and was recorded in just one day with Jan Skubizewski of Way of the Eagle. It features co-writes with legendary local musicians Paul Kelly, for the title track ‘Dirty Ground’ and ‘On The Leffy’; and Paul Dempsey, for ‘Mountaintop’. Also included on the EP is the poignant ‘Man on TV’, which Sultan wrote whilst in Nashville.
The majority of tracks have been part of Dan’s repertoire for some time – amongst his original demos for Blackbird – but the musician felt they were better suited to a solo release due to their stripped back, raw and emotive nature. They show another side to the ARIA-winning (and once again, ARIA nominated) rockstar we’ve come to know through Blackbird.
You can take a look at Dan’s striking live rendition of ‘Mountaintop’ here:
MOUNTAINTOP – LIVE FROM THE WAY OF THE EAGLE STUDIOS
The live version of the EP track was also recorded at the Way of the Eagle Studios.
The Dirty Ground tour will take Dan back on the road in intimate solo mode. The shows will allow him to fully showcase his unique talent as not only a singer and songwriter, but a teller of stories – perfect for fans who would prefer to see him in a close setting, and experience the album and EP in their rawest and most emotive forms.
“I enjoy playing with my band and I also enjoy playing solo. I’m looking forward to getting back on the road with more space on the tour bus.” – Dan Sultan
Opening up the solo shows will be popular folk rockers, Pierce Brothers. The last year has been one wild ride for these local musicians, with their latest EP The Night Tree coming in at #21 on the ARIA Charts. The boys recently sold out five headlining shows in their hometown of Melbourne – an astonishing feat without major radio play or label support.
This tour is proudly presented in association with the GO! Foundation, which Dan serves as an ambassador. The GO! Foundation aims to assist Indigenous Australian youths achieve their goals through education scholarships. A portion of the tour profits will be donated directly to the foundation which was co-founded by Australian of the Year Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin.
In the lead up to the tour Dan will perform on a bunch of the hottest Summer festivals including the Queenscliff Music Festival, the Falls Festivals in Lorne, Byron Bay and Marion Bay, and the Riverboats Festival in Echuca.
Dan has been nominated for five ARIA Awards this year, including Best Album and Best Male.
DAN SULTAN TOUR DATES
Feb/ March solo shows presented by Tonedeaf and in association with the GO! Foundation. Support from Pierce Brothers. Tickets on sale October 31.
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1 ANZAC Albany with WASO – Albany WA
Monday 3 Mushroom Free For All at Margaret Court Arena – Melbourne VIC
Saturday 22 Homeground at the Sydney Opera House – Sydney NSW
Friday 28 Queenscliff Music Festival – Queenscliff VIC
DECEMBER
Monday 29 Falls Festival – Lorne VIC
Tuesday 30 Falls Festival – Byron Bay NSW
Friday 31 Falls Festival – Marion Bay TAS
FEBRUARY
Friday 13 Zoo Twilights – Melbourne VIC
Saturday 14 Riverboats Music Festival – Echuca VIC
Thursday 19 Aurora Spiegeltent, Garden of Unearthly Delights – Adelaide SA *
Friday 20 Aurora Spiegeltent, Garden of Unearthly Delights – Adelaide SA *
Saturday 21 Rockford Wines – Tanunda SA *
Tuesday 24 Araluen Arts Centre – Alice Springs NT
Wednesday 25 Playhouse at Darwin Entertainment Centre – Darwin NT
Friday 27 Queens Park Theatre – Geraldton WA
Saturday 28 Front Garden at Fremantle Arts Centre – Fremantle WA
MARCH
Sunday 1 Nannup Music Festival – Nannup WA
Friday 6 West Gippsland Arts Centre – Warragul VIC
Saturday 7 Theatre Royal – Castlemaine VIC
Tuesday 10 Powerhouse Theatre – Brisbane QLD
Wednesday 11 Arts Theatre at Gold Coast Arts Centre – Gold Coast QLD
Friday 13 Taronga Zoo – Sydney NSW
Saturday 14 Blue Mountains Folk Festival – Katoomba NSW *
Sunday 15 Anita’s Theatre – Thirroul NSW
Tuesday 17 Newcastle City Hall – Newcastle NSW
Wednesday 18 Street Theatre – Canberra ACT
Thursday 19 Street Theatre – Canberra ACT
Saturday 21 National Theatre – St Kilda VIC
*Pierce Brothers not performing
DIRTY GROUND EP OUT NOVEMBER 7
April 4 is turning out to be quite the day for fans of Dan Sultan. First, the release of his new album, Blackbird. And now, the news that Sultan will hit the road for a mammoth national tour from June.
The Blackbird tour will see Sultan touring for close to two months, visiting every state in the country including capital cities and smaller, regional towns. Sultan will be backed by a full band at all shows, with gig-goers in capital cities treated to a little extra glitz from a big-band set-up.
The past few months have seen the award-winning Melbourne artist deliver smouldering live performances – both in support of Bruce Springsteen and on his own ‘Under Your Skin’ headline dates.
Sultan’s new album is the culmination of many months of writing and recording, and sees powerhouse riffs met by crackling gospel interludes, old-school rock and roll jams, pure country tones, bare and aching ballads, harmonies, horns, banjos – even an Arabic scale or two. Blackbird is the simple journey of a man singing about love, desire and identity – an Australian musician coming into his own.
Sultan is awash with nervous anticipation for the release. “It was very daunting thinking about writing a new record as it had been so long since Get Out While You Can, but it was a relief to finally be writing again. And then it was just as daunting thinking about recording a new record but then a real relief to be doing so.
“And then it was also daunting thinking about a new album actually coming out but now it’s very satisfying that it’s in the bag and ready to go! It has taken a lot to finally get to this point and now I’m looking forward to getting on the road and touring it.”
Positive reviews for Blackbird are already flowing in:
4 Stars
Rolling Stone
4 Stars
“The rebirth is evident….This is a big step forward for Dan Sultan.”
– TheMusic.com.au
“It’s clear Dan Sultan was born to do this.”
– HIT
“Dan Sultan’s Blackbird epitomises everything a good Australian rock album should be. A perfectly balanced blend of big band rock n’ roll matched with soft, soulful ballads.”
– 8/10, Tonedeaf
In addition to releasing his third LP, Sultan is also giving back to the industry by way of his role as an ambassador for AMRAP (and their inaugural Community Radio ambassador no less) – and for Record Store Day Australia. Melbourne fans can catch him at Readings in St Kilda on Record Store Day – April 19.
Joining Sultan on the road for the Blackbird tour is stellar four-piece rock band Stonefield, whose self-titled album has been making a splash on radio over the past six months, as well Jan Skubiszewski from Way Of The Eagle. The Melbourne musician and producer will perform a DJ set. His single ‘Rattlesnake’ topped triple j’s Most Played chart last year. His new single ‘Shadows’ is out now.
Blackbird is available now. Tickets for the Blackbird tour are on sale from Thursday April 10.
BLACKBIRD ALBUM TOUR
With support from Stonefield and Way Of The Eagle
Tickets on sale from Thursday April 10
Thursday 26 June The Venue, Townsville QLD **
Friday 27 June Tank Arts Centre, Cairns QLD **
Saturday 28 June River Sessions Festival, Mackay QLD ***
Wednesday 2 July Solbar, Maroochydore QLD **
Thursday 3 July Spotted Cow, Toowoomba QLD
Friday 4 July Soundlounge, Gold Coast QLD
Saturday 5 July Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane QLD
Tuesday 8 July The Northern, Byron Bay NSW
Thursday 10 July Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle NSW
Friday 11 July Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
Saturday 12 July Waves, Wollongong NSW
Thursday 17 July The Forum, Melbourne VIC
Friday 18 July The Wool Exchance, Geelong VIC
Saturday 19 July Westernport Hotel, San Remo VIC
Friday 1 August Settlers Tavern, Margaret River WA
Saturday 2 August Astor Theatre, Perth WA
Friday 8 August Wrest Point Showroom, Hobart TAS
Saturday 9 August Country Club Showroom, Launceston TAS
Thursday 14 August The Gov, Adelaide SA
Friday 15 August Darwin Ampitheatre “NIMAS”, Darwin NT
Saturday 16 August Roebuck Bay Hotel, Broome WA ***
Friday 22 August Port Panthers, Port Macquarie NSW
**Stonefield not appearing
***Stonefield and Way Of The Eagle not appearing
BLACKBIRD IS OUT NOW
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