https://rouvasacademyofsinging.com.au/blog/the-biggest-music-tours-of-2019-heres-to-looking-forward-to-looking-back-by-the-singing-teacher/ They say rock’n’roll is a young person’s game, but clearly the major acts coming our way next year didn’t get the memo. There are so many golden oldies touring in 2019 that in years to come, we’ll probably look back at this as the golden age of nostalgia.

Pop princess Kylie Minogue is planning to go all out with celebrations for her 50th birthday

Phil Collins will get the ball rolling in January with a tour in which he professes to be Not Dead Yet (fans in the UK were so unsure how long that promise would hold they allegedly snapped up the tickets for five London dates in 15 seconds). In April, those old smoothies Air Supply will be mellowing out audiences with the help of an orchestra. BYO air supply.

The godfather of punk, 71-year-old Iggy Pop, will be writhing his still-lithe (but indisputably lined) form across our stages in April as part of Bluesfest, with sideshow gigs in Sydney and Melbourne. It’ll be a fun house for sure.

Just to prove nostalgia isn’t solely the preserve of the over-65s, in March the Happy Mondays will be performing their 1990 album Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches in its entirety (or at least the bits Shaun Ryder can still remember the words to). Grab your baggy pants and bucket hat and step on, ravers.

Here are a few more of what we suspect will be the most interesting tours of the first half of the year ahead.

The Eagles
There’ll be no Glenn Frey on this March tour (he died in January 2016), but his son Deacon joins the line-up, alongside Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit from the classic line-up of the band that checked out long ago, but never really left. Vince Gill completes the main ensemble and there’s also a horn and string section to flesh out that mellow West Coast sound. A perch in the Eagles’ nest will set you back anything from a low of $199 to a high of $399.

Kylie Minogue
Our Kylie’s latest Vegas-style extravaganza is named not for the most famous pair of hot pants in music, but rather for her age: inconceivable as it seems, Charlene is now 50 (until May at least). Her music career alone is now 31, and while her debut single I Should Be So Lucky doesn’t make the cut, the set list on this career-spanning, genre-hopping spectacular – divided into six change-of-costume-defined acts, plus encore – reportedly covers pretty much everything else the fans might hope for, all the way from The Loco-Motion at one end to Golden at the other, via Confide in Me, Spinning Around, Can’t Get You Out of my Head and a whole lot more. Sydney, Melbourne, Mt Cotton in Queensland, Perth, Adelaide and the Hunter Valley in March.

The Monkees
It’s not the full Prefab Four – Peter Tork is not in great health, and Davy Jones is long dead – but this is the Monkees line-up fans thought they’d never see, with Micky Dolenz joined onstage by Mike Nesmith for the first time in Australia since 1968. In fact, it’s the first time Nez has played in Australia since 1977, when he toured at the height of his Rio fame. If you’re really a Believer, you’ll have to fork out $599 for the full VIP package in June.

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Five years after they were last here as part of The Big Day Out, and 12 years since they last headlined a tour of Australia, Melbourne-born bass legend Flea and his bandmates – including co-founder and singer Anthony Kiedis, long-time drummer Chad Smith, and relative new boy Josh Klinghoffer on guitar (he’s been with the band since 2007) – play a series of stadium and winery gigs, including a first visit to Tasmania. Promising plenty of funk for young and old, it kicks off in Hobart on February 17 and rolls through 10 shows in six states before finishing up in Perth on March 5.

Lily Allen
Given her tabloid life and confessional lyrics, it was probably inevitable that Lily Allen would turn to the memoir, even if, at 33, she’s a touch on the young side for such things. Then again, she’s been on the public radar since becoming one of the first artists to emerge via social media in late 2005 (on My Space – remember that?) so why not. She’s unlikely to be reading excerpts from My Thoughts Exactly on her No Shame tour in February, but it promises to be an intimate affair all the same – just the diminutive singer (and her stack heels) and two synth players, and a catalogue that trawls the wreckage of a failed marriage while all the while keeping “one foot in the rave” (her words, but we like them).

Ozzy Osbourne
The former Black Sabbath frontman has been touring for 50 years but this jaunt around the world – which started in 2017 and isn’t slated to end until 2020 – will be his last. Or so he says. “The thing about music is it’s got no age limit,” he told this paper in October. “If you’re good, you’re good and if you’re having fun, have fun.” Osbourne is one of the biggest names at Download, the heavy rock/metal festival that has its second Melbourne outing, and its first in Sydney, in March. Also on the line-up are Judas Priest, Alice in Chains, Slayer and Rise Against. Rock on, headbangers.

Lauryn Hill
It’s billed as the 20th anniversary tour of her solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and fans of the ex-Fugees singer can probably expect her to play the album in full when she tours in February. But given it’s her only studio album to date, when could they not expect the same? Hill regularly divides audiences by remixing her songs (hey, just because she’s playing the album, don’t go expecting it to sound like the album, OK?) and turning up late, but she still delivers a hell of a show. Just make sure the babysitter doesn’t have to be home by 10.

Nick Cave
Typically, a Cave visit home each summer comes complete with a Bad Seeds tour. This year, it’s the singer-songwriter-screenwriter-sometime-actor solo at a piano, armed with that extensive catalogue of songs and a willingness to take questions from the audience and a promise to answer them with as much good humour, grace and honesty as he can muster. It started in May in New York, when Cave took to the stage for the first of four such dates with the confession that “I have absolutely no idea what I’m really doing here”. By the time he opens the Australian leg in his childhood hometown of Wangaratta on January 3, he’ll presumably have it figured out.

John Mayer
The blues-folk-rock singer-guitarist is perhaps as well known for his string of celebrity ex-girlfriends – Taylor Swift, Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian and Renee Zellweger among them – as he is for his music. You can see him in the semi-intimate surrounds of the mid-sized stadiums in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in March from a mere $132 (as of time of writing – the tickets are dynamically priced), but to get seriously up close and personal you might want to lob for the $509 Premium package. No word on whether that includes him asking for your number, though.

Read full article here: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/the-biggest-music-tours-of-2019-here-s-to-looking-forward-to-looking-back-20181228-p50ond.html

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Radio X has the perfect playlist for 2019 with Great X-Pectations. As each New Year dawns, we hand pick a choice selection of the bands, artists and singer-songwriters that we think you’ll be hearing more of over the next twelve months.

In previous years, Radio X has tipped The 1975, Royal Blood, Pale Waves, Catfish And The Bottlemen, CHVRCHES, Blossoms, Wolf Alice and more.

Find out more about the best new music for 2019, plus listen to our pick of the acts right here…

1. Another Sky
London-based progressive pop quartet fronted by versatile singer Catrin Vincent, who released their debut EP, Forget Yourself, in January 2018. They head out on a huge UK tour in February 2019. Watch a beautiful, exclusive live version of their song Tree right here.

Official website: www.underneathanothersky.com

2. Anteros
Taking their name from the Greek god of requited love, this London quartet is fronted by Laura Hayden, boast influences from Blondie to Brandon Flowers, and describe their sound as “disco with a side of rock”. Debut album When We Land arrives in March 2019 – take a listen to the opening track, Call Your Mother here.

Official website: www.anterosofficial.com
3. APRE
APRE. Picture: Polydor Records

Charlie Brown and Jules Konieczny met at a chess club in Ealing, West London and their collaboration started out as a side project for two busy musicians, before they decided to focus on APRE. Touting themselves as intelligent, alternative pop, the duo’s latest single Backstreet was released in December 2018 and they have live dates lined up for 2019, including London’s Omeara on 3 April. Watch them perform an exclusive live version of Without Your Love alfresco, especially for Radio X.

Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/apreband

 
4. Jade Bird
Raised in South Wales, 21-year-old Jade Bird recorded her first EP, Something American, in Woodstock, New York State and was signed to Glassnote, home to Mumford And Sons. With a voice that recalls Patti Smith and Alanis Morrisette and a sound that mixes Americana and indie pop, Jade’s excellent singles Uh Huh and Love Has All Been Done Before have received daytime airplay on Radio X. She will be heading out on tour with Hozier in March 2019. See Jade perform live at Radio X’s Great X-Pectations gig here.

Official website: www.jade-bird.com
5. Áine Cahill
Hailing from County Cavan, Ireland, Aine Cahill counts Lana Del Rey, Marina And The Diamonds and classic jazz as influences. She released her debut EP, Paper Crown, independently in 2014. Now signed to Warners, 2018 saw Aine play The Great Escape and Neighbourhood Festivals – you can watch the video for latest single Water Into Wine here.

Official website: www.ainecahill.com
6. Cassia
Exuberant indie pop with a touch of Vampire Weekend and Foals, 2018 saw this Macclesfield trio get shortlisted for Best Live Act at the AIM Awards, before selling out the O2 Ritz in Manchester and The Garage in London. 2019 will see them release their debut album, but until then, watch the video to recent single, Loosen Up here.
7. Chappaqua Wrestling
Charlie Woods and Jake Mac have been writing songs together since the age of 14, this Brighton-born, Manchester-based duo name diverse influences such as The Beach Boys and Teenage Fanclub, and claim their music is “sweet-Americana with an electronic swooning twist”. They have an appearance at The Great Escape lined up for 2019 and you can hear their latest single Plant Trees here.

Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/chappaquawrestling
8. Easy Life
Easy Life. Picture: Island Records

Beautifully honest lyrics and laid-back beats are the speciality of this Leicester collective, fronted by Murray, whose freewheeling vocals recall Jamie T. Formed in late 2017, the band have toured heavily across the past year, with their debut single Pockets becoming a huge favourite with crowds up and down the country – as you can see from this exclusive glimpse from their show at Think Tank Underground in Newcastle last November!
9. Sam Fender
Born in North Shields, Tyneside, Fender came to the attention of Ben Howard’s manager in 2013 and signed to major label Polydor in the summer of 2018. Sam’s debut single was Play God in March 2017, which was streamed over a million times on Spotify. This was followed by the moving Dead Boys and its accompanying EP at the end of the year and the announcement that the singer-songwriter had won the BRITs Critics’ Choice Award. 2019 will see Sam play Manchester’s Gorilla on 25 February, Electric Brixton on 28 February and Neighbourhood Weekender in Warrington on 26 May.

Official website: www.samfender.com
10. Fuzzy Sun
Stockport five-piece who dabble in psychedelica-tinged glossy indie pop. 2019 is looking very nice – June sees them perform on the bill at Blossom’s massive Edgeley Park homecoming show and in July they’re playing Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl with The Wombats. Take a listen to their latest track, Heavy, featuring a video shot on their most recent tour.

Official website: www.fuzzysunband.com
11. Indoor Pets
Formerly known as Get Inuit, the name change doesn’t appear to have had any effect on the trajectory of this Kent-based quartet who perform – as they call it – “dirty pop”. Their debut album, Be Content, comes out on 8 March 2019 via Wichita Records – take a listen to their latest, Being Strange, here.

Official website: www.indoorpets.club
12. The Mysterines
The Wirral-based garage rock trio of Lia Metcalfe (lead guitar) George Favager (bass) and Chrissy Moore (drums) formed in 2016 and gained an influential fan in the form of The Coral’s James Skelly, who produced their debut single Hormone. The band have supported Miles Kane on his tour earlier this year and they will be special guests of the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets in February 2019. Hear their single Hormone here.

Official Instagram: www.instagram.com/themysterines
13. Sea Girls
Having gained a reputation for their frantic live performances and epic guitar rock sound, Sea Girls have been plying their trade throughout 2018 and released their latest single All I Want To Hear You Say in September. They head out on a major headline tour at the end of February 2019 – but you can get a taste of their amazing live show with this exclusive clip, showcasing the band’s appearances with appearances at Truck, Citadel, All Points East and Leeds festivals across the summer.

Official website: www.seagirls.net
14. The Snuts
West Lothian’s The Snuts have been creating a buzz throughout 2018, capping off the year with a run of sold out dates. They issued their Manhattan Project single in September and have already lined up shows at SXSW and Mad Cool festival for 2019. Take a look at them in action at Edinburgh’s La Belle Angele in October.

Official website: www.thesnuts.co.uk
15. Sophie And The Giants
Fronted by the distinctive voice of Sophie Scott, this Sheffield-based guitar-pop four-piece met at music college in Spring 2017 and released their debut EP, Adolescence, in October. Tom Grennan was so impressed by the band, he had them as support on his European tour last Autumn. The band have just announced their frist headline UK tour, which includes a show at Camden Assembly on 28 March.

Official website: www.sophieandthegiants.com
16. Sports Team
Harlsden’s Sports Team released their debut EP Winter Nets in January 2018 and have since been building up a word-of-mouth buzz across the year, supporting The Magic Gang, Hinds and Rat Boy. Their recent single, Margate, was recorded with Courtney Barnett and they have a stack of live dates lined up for 2019, including a show at London’s Electric Ballroom on 22 March. You can see how they’ve been getting on via this boisterous tour diary here…

Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsteamband
17. Ten Tonnes
Known to his mum as Ethan Barnett, this 21-year-old from Hertford comes from a musical family and has been mentored by Hugo White of The Maccabees. He released his debut EP Lucy independently, but was quickly snapped up by major Warner Bros. Having toured with Stereophonics and Tom Grennan in 2018, he’s set to release his debut album in April. Get a taste of the track Better Than Me – along with a peek into Ethan’s massive year – via this exclusive clip.

Official website: tentonnes.com
18. Whenyoung
Chiming guitar pop trio from Limerick, Ireland, whose latest EP Given Up dropped in November. Aoife Power (vocals/ bass), Niall Burns (guitar), Andrew Flood (drums) have released singles such as Heaven On Earth and a cover of the Cranberries classic Dreams, and supported The Vaccines and Blossoms acroos the year. They’ve just dropped an incredible new track called Never Let Go and play Manchester’s Deaf Institute on 10 February and Electrowerkz in London on 13 February.

Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/whenyoungband
19. Yonaka
Brighton four-piece Yonaka create dark, distorted, beats-heavy guitar rock, fronted by the charismatic Theresa Jarvis. 2018 saw them tour with Bring Me The Horizon, with their latest EP Creature being released in November – the title track quickly found a place on the Radio X playlist.

Official website: weareyonaka.com
20. Zuzu
This Liverpool singer is also a producer, director, actor and comic book illustrator – and her anthemic songwriting got her a support slot on Courteeners’ recent UK tour.

Official website: www.thisiszuzuofficial.com

Read full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/arts/music/artists-to-watch-2019.html

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