Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ EMI MUSIC Australia) - If you plan on seeing The
Cat Empire on their national outdoor tour in February, the official word is 'move quickly'. The first day of ticket sales saw over 5000 tickets fly out the door. Touring with The Beautiful Girls, Blue King Brown and Ash Grunwald, this tour which takes in all states (with the exception of NT due to wet season) is certain to be an Australian crowd favourite this summer.
The Cat Empire have just returned from a tour of Europe which took them to Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Norway, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland and London. As a warm up to the February Australian tour, Ash Grunwald joined the guys for four shows in Europe. All shows sold out – most selling out a month in advance of the band's arrival – including two Shepherd's Bush Empire shows in London. The venue is one of the band's favourite in the world – and with a non-stop global touring schedule like theirs, The Cat Empire are well qualified judges of 'the best venue in the world' title.
Presented by Triple J, the tour dates are as follows, with artists listed in order of performance on the day.
Thurs Jan 31 NEWCASTLE (NSW), Camp Shortland, The Foreshore
The Beautiful Girls, Blue King Brown, The Cat Empire
www.mothershipmusic.com.au, Ph 02 9516 5703 (Mon/Wed/Fri, 11–4pm only)
Fri Feb 1 CANBERRA (ACT), Stage 88, Commonwealth Park
Ash Grunwald, The Beautiful Girls, The Cat Empire
www.mothershipmusic.com.au,
Ph 02 9516 5703 (Mon/Wed/Fri, 11–4pm only)
Sat Feb 2 SYDNEY (NSW), Kippax Lake, Moore Park
Ash Grunwald, Blue King Brown, The Beautiful Girls, The Cat Empire
www.mothershipmusic.com.au, Ph 02 9516 5703 (Mon/Wed/Fri, 11–4pm only)
Sun Feb 3 MELBOURNE (VIC), Myer Music Bowl
Ash Grunwald, The Beautiful Girls, Blue King Brown, The Cat Empire
www.ticketmaster.com.au, ph: 1300 136 166, plus Ticketmaster outlets
Thurs Feb 7 GEELONG (VIC), Arena
The Beautiful Girls, Blue King Brown, The Cat Empire
www.thecatempire.com, Venue Box Office - 110 Victoria Street, North Geelong, or PH: (03) 5278 3092
Sat Feb 9 PERTH (WA), Belvoir Amphitheatre
Local support TBC, Blue King Brown, The Beautiful Girls,
www.thecatempire.com, www.heatseeker.com.au, Live clothing stores, Mills, Planet, Beat, Star Perth, Star Mandurah
Wed Feb 13 TOWNSVILLE (QLD), Entertainment and Convention Centre
The Beautiful Girls, The Cat Empire
venue box office 9am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, www.tecc.net.au, or ph 07 4771 4000
Fri Feb 15 SUNSHINE COAST, KAWANA WATERS (QLD), Quad Park
Ash Grunwald, The Beautiful Girls, Blue King Brown, The Cat Empire
www.mothershipmusic.com.au, Ph 02 9516 5703 (Mon/Wed/Fri, 11–4pm only)
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