Last year the inaugural Heavenly Sounds tour of churches and cathedrals came to life with sold-out shows across the country featuring Seeker Lover Keeper. This June, it was Lisa Mitchell’s turn to take part in the national tour of churches and come February, the one and only Julia Stone will be the first artist to perform under the Heavenly Sounds banner in 2013.
Stone’s new solo album By The Horns has been receiving rave reviews worldwide, her recent tours saw her captivating audiences in Europe, the UK and her sold out national tour here in Australia.
Of the impending tour of such unique venues, Stone says, “Always on tours when booked to play in an old church, which happens fairly frequently through Europe where many old churches now are converted into venues, we all get excited about the night. The room has a way of taking music and transforming it into something else – the walls carry the voices and the sounds – it’s as though the building itself were a part of the sound… adding its own voice to the songs.”
For these concerts, Julia will be touring with Ross Irwin (Cat Empire, The Bamboos), Ben Edgar and Ed Fairly (Gotye), who will all be playing a variety of instruments.
Melbourne indie pop outfit Vance Joy will open proceedings on this Heavenly Sounds tour. Feeding on a diet of The Pogues, Paul Kelly, and whatever else was playing, he cut his teeth performing at open mike nights in Melbourne. It is folk music with pop influences.
Julia Stone 2013 Heavenly Sounds Tour
With Vance Joy
THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2013 – SYDNEY / St Stephen’s Uniting Church, NSW
197 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW
FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2013 – BRISBANE / St John’s Cathedral, QLD
373 Ann Street, Brisbane QLD
TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2013 – HOBART / St David’s Cathedral, TAS
125 Macquarie Street, Hobart TAS
WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2013 – MELBOURNE / St Michael’s Church, VIC
120 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC
THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013 – ADELAIDE / Flinders Street Baptist Church, SA
65 Flinders Street, Adelaide SA
FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2013 – PERTH / St Joseph’s Church, WA
3 Salvado Road, Subiaco WA
Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 5th December through www.ticketek.com.au
Members of the Heavenly Sounds mailing list can access a pre-sale from Monday 3rd December – sign up via www.heavenlysounds.com.au
Tickets cost $62.50 plus booking fees and all shows are open to all ages.
