Much hyped folk troubadour Devendra Banhart has announced that he’ll be playing sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne as he heads down under to play at Splendour In The Grass. Named by Pitchfork as ‘a major voice in new folk music’, Devendra Banhart’s eccentric mix of lyrical gestures, out there vocals vocals, folk rhythms and sweet melodies have seen him likened to an eclectic range of artists – from Van Morrison, John Lennon and Jeff Buckley before he was ordained a preeminent force within the growing freak-folk genre.
The multilingual musician will be accompanied by his band The Grogs for live renditions of his wonderful stylistically diverse songs such as ‘Lover’, ‘Chinese Children’, ‘I Feel Just Like A Child’ and ‘Little Yellow Spider’.
DEVENDRA BANHART
with Special Guests HUSKY
JULY 2011
Frontier Members pre-sale via www.frontiertouring.com 12noon AEDT Thu 9 June to 12noon AEDT Fri 10 June
General public on sale from 9am local time, Tue 14 June
Wed 27 July Metro Theatre, Sydney 18+
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Fri 29 July Prince Bandroom, Melbourne 18+
Prince Bandroom 03 9536 1168 or www.princebandroom.com.au
