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“ROCKIN THE REGIONS”
brings
BIRDS OF TOKYO
&
MISSY HIGGINS
to regional western Australia

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Photo by – Kane Hibberd

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LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WA [LEWA] – a not for profit industry group representative of leading business organisations involved in the live entertainment industry in Western Australia – is excited to present ROCKIN THE REGIONS – a series of live music concerts to be held in some of WA’s regional cities throughout the month of August. One of Australia’s most popular contemporary rock bands, BIRDS OF TOKYO, will kick off the tour in Bunbury on August 7th, followed by performances in Albany, Broome, Kalgoorlie and Geraldton. Also, much beloved Australian singer/songwriter MISSY HIGGINS will perform a special oneoff show in Broome on August 13th. These concerts will be a unique celebration that brings the very best of Australian musical talent to these locations within regional Western Australia, building on the recent announcement about increased capacity limits for venues and events after a long period of COVID related restrictions.

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ROCKIN’ THE REGIONS
TOUR DATES:

BIRDS OF TOKYO

Bunbury – Bunbury Entertainment Centre
Saturday 7th August
Tickets through the venue HERE

Albany – Albany Entertainment Centre
Sunday 8th August
Tickets through the venue HERE

Broome – Roebuck Hotel
Thursday 12th August
Tickets through Ticketmaster HERE

Kalgoorlie – Goldfields Arts Centre
Wednesday 18th August.
Tickets through the venue HERE

Geraldton – Queens Park Theatre
Saturday 21st August
Tickets through the venue HERE

MISSY HIGGINS

Broome – Roebuck Hotel
Friday 13th August
Tickets through Ticketmaster HERE

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About BIRDS OF TOKYO

Formed in Perth back in 2004, Birds of Tokyo have grown from independent roots to become one of Australia’s most popular contemporary rock bands. Songs like “Good Lord”, “Two Of Us”, “Plans”, “Lanterns”, “Brace” and “I’d Go With You Anywhere” have all been top 10 airplay hits and have lead to appearances at every major festival in this country including Falls, Splendour In The Grass and Groovin’ The Moo, as well as headlining slots at the AFL Grand Final and NRL’s flagship State of Origin game. Over the years the band has had eleven separate songs make Triple J’s “Hottest 100”. Their breakthrough hit “Plans” ranked #4 on the 2010 countdown. It was taken from Birds of
Tokyo’s self-titled third studio album, which went double platinum and spent over eight months in the ARIA top 20. The eponymous release received the ARIA Award for Best Rock Album.

Subsequent records have helped the band carve a singular career for more than a decade, including 2012’s March Fires, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Album Chart and produced triple-platinum radio hit “Lanterns”, their gold-certified EP Anchor (2015) and 2016’s top #3 album BRACE. More than seventy Birds of Tokyo songs have featured on Triple J, making them one of the station’s three most played artists of this millennium. The band are also the only artist in history to win “Rock Work Of The Year” on five separate occasions at the APRA Awards.

The band’s most recent album Human Design produced a run of hit singles including “The Greatest Mistakes”, “Two Of Us” and Invictus Games anthem “Unbreakable”. Double platinum certified single “Good Lord” became a top 20 hit, while the album itself debuted at #1 on the ARIA Album Chart. Songs from Human Design received three nominations over two years at the APRA Music Awards, and also earned the band ARIA Award nominations for Best Group and Song of the Year for “Good Lord”. Birds of Tokyo capped off 2020 by releasing Summer anthem “Weekend” ahead of a run of festival shows in the band’s home state of WA. Early 2021 saw the band play a handful of special concerts with three of Australia’s most prestigious Symphony Orchestras.

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About MISSY HIGGINS

Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins has enjoyed phenomenal success with her irresistible melodies and ‘arrow through the heart’ lyrics, delivered by a striking voice that clearly means it. After touring the globe with her undeniable songs and unforgettable live performances, Missy’s highly acclaimed ‘The Sound Of White’ (ARIA Album Of The Year featuring the hits ‘Scar’, ’Ten Days’ and ’The Special Two’), ‘On A Clear Night’ (featuring North American top 20 airplay hit ‘Where I Stood’ plus Australian #1 single ‘Steer’) and ‘The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle’ (featuring ‘Everyone’s Waiting’ and ‘Hello Hello’) have sold over two millions copies globally. Missy appeared twice on the cover of Australia’s Rolling Stone magazine. She is a five-time chart topper and nine-time ARIA Award winner (Australia’s Grammys).
After seven years of touring and recording, Missy quietly took a break from music for several years from 2009 to pursue other interests including a course in Indigenous Studies, as well as making her acting debut in Australian film ‘Bran Nue Dae’. In September 2014, Missy released a unique book/covers album called ‘OZ’ to rave reviews.

In recent years she has also struck a chord with standalone singles ‘Oh Canada’ (2016), inspired by the tragic images of infant Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi and ‘Torchlight’ (2017), a powerful, emotive ballad written for Australian film ‘Don’t Tell’. ‘Torchlight’ won Best Original Song Composed for the Screen at the 2017 APRA Screen Music Awards. In 2018, Missy announced her long awaited fifth studio album, ‘Solastalgia’, with its lead single ‘Futon Couch’ becoming her biggest radio success in a decade. Missy was also confirmed as the main support on Ed Sheeran’s ÷ Tour – the largest series of concerts in Australian history with nearly 1 million tickets sold.

Missy capped off the year with the release of ‘The Special Ones’ – a Best Of Collection that is a primer to one of Australian music’s strongest modern catalogues;. The album features four previously unreleased tracks including new single ‘Arrows’ and the previously unheard demo of ‘All For Believing’ that set her career in motion when she won Triple J Unearthed all those years ago. Alongside the album release, Missy was also the focus of an ABC TV special ‘Missy & Friends Live’ – a celebration of her career with special guests including Peter Garrett and Kasey Chambers as part of Ausmusic Month.

In 2019 Missy embarked on the Coming Home Tour, a national co-headlining tour of Australia with John Butler Trio+ at venues including Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, as well as two sold-out shows at the Sydney Opera House forecourt. She also wrote a number of original songs for the acclaimed ABC TV show ‘Total Control’. The show became the highest rated new Australian TV drama of the year, and the track ‘Edge of Something’ was nominated for Best Original Song Composed for the Screen at the 2020 APRA Screen Music Awards.

Missy began 2020 by releasing new single ‘Carry You’ written by Tim Minchin for his TV show ‘Upright’, which peaked at #5 on iTunes and was featured on the ARIA Album Chart #1 compilation ‘Music From The Home Front’. The song was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 2021 APRA Music Awards. Missy capped off the year with the release of standalone single ‘When The Machine Starts’.

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About LEWA

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WA [LEWA] is a not for profit industry group representative of leading business organisations involved in the live entertainment industry. LEWA draws together the disparate threads of a very individualistic industry to properly co-ordinate relations with each other and with government ensuring stakeholders understand what is required of them in important areas including community safety, employment, health and safety education during and after the COVID19 period.

Importantly, the association will define:
• Clear pathways to employment for those interested in a career in the live entertainment
industry including qualified tradespeople and graduates of tertiary institutions;
• Industry accepted and consistent guidelines for best practice operation of Live
Entertainment events for all industry participants; and
• Accepted industry wide health and safety standards that complement live entertainment
events
The biggest businesses in the live entertainment industry have joined LEWA and the board of LEWA is made up of senior industry figures who have volunteered their time.

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Follow BIRDS OF TOKYO
Website – Facebook – Youtube – Instagram

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Follow MISSY HIGGINS
Website – Facebook – Youtube – Instagram

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