[News] THE BLACK KEYS ‘TURN BLUE’ IN THE HUNTER VALLEY

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Promoters of a day on the green have added a new show to their concert roster under the banner of Rolling Green.

As part of their Australian tour, The Black Keys will headline the first events of its kind with Spiderbait, Band Of Skulls and Bad//Dreems in support.

Performances will be at Rolling Green Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley VIC on Sunday April 5 and Rolling Green Bimbadgen Winery Hunter Valley NSW on Saturday April 11.

Like a day on the green, Rolling Green will happen in the well-established winery venues; with three to four artists……it’s like the younger brother to the original version!

Roundhouse Entertainment promoter Michael Newton said: “a day on the green has found its place but there is no reason younger audiences should not see bands they want to see in the beautiful environments that have made a day on the green such an established event for an older crowd. The Black Keys is the perfect band to launch Rolling Green.

The tour celebrates the duo’s success with Turn Blue, which debuted on both the Billboard 200 and ARIA Charts at Number 1 and is the band’s highest charting album to date internationally. The album debuted in Top 5 and Top 10 charts worldwide with the first single ‘Fever’ sitting at the top of radio lists. Their latest single ‘Gotta Get Away’ can currently be heard on the airwaves.

The album was produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. Turn Blue follows the critically and commercially acclaimed album El Camino which is now certified double platinum in Australia. El Camino spawned the huge hits ‘Lonely Boy’ and ‘Gold On The Ceiling’ and also saw the band take home three Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album.

Carney also adds, “We are always trying to push ourselves when we make a record—not repeat our previous work but not abandon it either. On this record, we let the songs breathe and explored moods, textures and sounds. We’re excited for the world to hear Turn Blue.”

This will be the 8th tour to Australia for The Black Keys who first graced our shores in 2003. Don’t miss the all new live show from one of the world’s hottest rock n roll bands!

After releasing their first album in almost a decade last year, SPIDERBAIT are currently on a sold-out Australian tour. Best mates Kram, Janet and Whitt proclaim they never actually broke up, just took an unexpectedly long break, irregularly regrouping across those years for special shows like Guns & Roses, Splendour in the Grass and Pyramid. Brilliant, funny and inventive, Spiderbait has always been the recipient of much goodwill. It’s great to have them back.

A highly memorable set at Splendour in 2012 had everyone buzzing about Southampton alt rock trio BAND OF SKULLS. That opinion only intensified after their whirlwind three-date east coast run in June this year. Promoting third album Himalayan, the band won huge acclaim, leaving fans and critics alike wanting for more.

Following their debut EP Badlands in August last year, BAD//DREEMS’ 2014 singles ‘Dumb Ideas’ and ‘My Only Friend’ go a long way to explaining why this Adelaide quartet are cited by Triple J, Rolling Stone and many other media as ‘Ones to watch in 2014’.

THE BLACK KEYS
TURN BLUE WORLD TOUR
Australian Tour Dates

ON SALE THURSDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2014

Friday 3 April 2015
Bluesfest, Byron Bay NSW
Tickets on sale now from www.bluesfest.com.au

Sunday 5 April 2015
Rolling Green, Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley VIC
with Spiderbait, Band Of Skulls and Bad//Dreems
Tickets on sale from 9am Thursday 11 September 2014

Tuesday 7 April 2015
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne VIC
Tickets on sale from 12 noon Thursday 11 September 2014

Friday 10 April 2015
Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney NSW
Tickets on sale from 12 noon Thursday 11 September 2014

Saturday 11 April 2015
Rolling Green, Bimbadgen Winery, Hunter Valley NSW
with Spiderbait, Band Of Skulls and Bad//Dreems
Tickets on sale from 9am Thursday 11 September 2014

Tuesday 14 April 2015
Red Hill Auditorium, Perth WA
Tickets on sale from 9am Thursday 11 September 2014

Thursday 16 April 2015
Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide SA
Tickets on sale from 12 noon Thursday 11 September 2014