[News] VANCE JOY ANNOUNCES NATION OF TWO WORLD TOUR

Less than two weeks until the release of his hotly-anticipated sophomore album, Nation of Two (released on Friday 23 February via Liberation Records), and alongside the announcement of a colossal run of international tour dates, Frontier Touring is pleased to reveal that Vance Joy will be heading out on a national tour this September. Presented by triple j, the Nation of Two World Tour will see Vance Joy take on Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre, Brisbane’s Riverstage and Perth’s Fremantle Arts Centre this spring.

The Nation of Two World Tour will see the artist hit some of his biggest stages to date, with his trusty band in tow. Fans can sign up (via www.vancejoy.com) for the Vance Joy artist pre-sale starting 2pm AEDT on Monday 19 February and Frontier Members will have access from Tuesday 20 February from 2pm AEDT. General Public tickets will go on sale on Friday 23 February at 10am local time. Opening proceedings at each show will be Brisbane indie pop darlings Cub Sport and Melbourne singer/songwriter Didirri.

In anticipation of the release of Nation of Two and to coincide with the tour announcement, Vance Joy has revealed a new track; the hauntingly beautiful album opener ‘Call If You Need Me’ alongside a stunning clip. ‘Call If You Need Me’ features Vance Joy’s trademark visual lyrics, painting pictures of fluorescent lights and conversations through foggy shower glass. The clip, which features Vance Joy in a beautiful, stripped-back setting, was shot by Mimi Cave who also shot the videos for ‘Lay It On Me’ and ‘We’re Going Home’.

Vance Joy kicked off album release month by treating fans to another album preview on February 1, revealing the bright and uplifting ‘Saturday Sun’. Similar to ‘We’re Going Home’, ‘Saturday Sun’ is accompanied by a visual lyric video drawn and written by Vance Joy himself. The track is proving an instant fan favourite having been streamed 1 million times in its first 5 days! ‘Call If You Need Me’ and ‘Saturday Sun’ join ‘Lay It On Me’, ‘Like Gold’, and ‘We’re Going Home’ as instant downloads on album pre-orders. All five tracks can be heard right now on streaming services.

Just over a month in and 2018 is establishing itself as a huge year for Vance Joy. ‘We’re Going Home’ is sitting on over 5.5 million streams and was most added to radio during it’s week of release. Both ‘We’re Going Home’ and ‘Lay It On Me’ are sitting in the top 100 in the ARIA Singles Chart this week at #41 and #62 respectively. ‘Lay It On Me’ is certified twice Platinum, has been streamed over 50 million times and came in at a very impressive #9 in the triple j Hottest 100 on January 27. To top it all off, Vance Joy was also the cover star of Rolling Stone Australia for January – sadly it’s final issue ever!

Nation of Two, the follow up to his critically-acclaimed debut dream your life away, will be released via Liberation Records in Australia and New Zealand, and Atlantic Records throughout the rest of the world. Fans who pre-order Nation of Two will receive ‘Lay It On Me’, ‘Like Gold’, ‘We’re Going Home’, ‘Saturday Sun’ and ‘Call If You Need Me’.

VANCE JOY – NATION OF TWO TOUR

AUSTRALIA
SEPTEMBER 2018

Friday 14 Sept | Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, NSW
Saturday 15 Sept | Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 18 Sept | Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide, SA
Friday 21 Sept | Riverstage | Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 23 Sept | Fremantle Arts Centre | Perth, WA

USA
APRIL – JULY 2018

Fri 13 Apr | Greek Theatre | Berkley, CA
Sun 15 Apr | Coachella | Indio, CA
Wed 18 Apr | Grand Sierra Resort Theater | Reno, NV
Fri 20 Apr | Pearl Theatre | Las Vegas, NV
Sat 21 Apr | Comerica Theatre | Phoenix, AZ
Sun 22 Apr | Coachella | Indio, CA
Tue 24 Apr | Plaza Theatre | El Paso, TX
Fri 27 Apr | Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland | Kansas City, MO
Sat 28 Apr | Brady Theater | Tulsa, OK
Sun 28 Apr | The Criterion | Oklahoma City, OK
Wed 2 May | Revention Music Center | Houston, TX
Thu 3 May | Verizon Theatre | Dallas, TX
Sat 5 May | Beale Street Festival | Memphis, TN
Sun 6 May | Shaky Knees | Atlanta, GA
Tue 8 May | St. Augustine Amphitheatre | St Augustine, FL
Thu 10 May | Ascent Amphitheatre | Nashville, TN
Fri 11 May | Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre | Charlotte, NC
Sat 12 May | Koka Booth Amphitheatre | Cary, NC
Tue 15 May | Sprint Pavilion | Charlottesville, PA
Wed 16 May | Express! LIVE | Columbus, OH
Fri 18 May | Stage AE | Pittsburgh, PA
Sat 19 May | Union Bank & Trust Pavilion | Portsmouth, VA
Tue 22 May | Fox Theatre | Detroit, MI
Thu 24 May | 20 Monroe | Grand Rapids, MI
Fri 25 May | Rosemount Theatre | Chicago, IL
Sat 26 May | Fox Theatre | St Louis, MO
Wed 30 May | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Denver, CO
Fri 1 Jun | Myth Live | St Paul, MN
Sat 2 Jun | Eagles Ballroom | Milwaukee, WI
Tue 5 Jun | Jacobs Pavilion | Cleveland, OH
Wed 6 Jun | The Dome Arena | Rochester, NY
Fri 8 Jun | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, CT
Sat 9 Jun | Bank of NH Pavilion | Gilford, NH
Mon 11 Jun | Palace Theatre | Albany, NY
Tue 12 Jun | Pier Six Pavilion | Baltimore, MD
Thu 14 Jun | Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at the Prospect Park Bandshell | Brooklyn, NY
Fri 15 Jun | Blue Hills Bank Pavilion | Boston, MA
Sat 16 Jun | Firefly Music Festival | Dover, DE
Sun 1 Jul | King Country’s Marymoor Park | Seattle, WA
Tue 3 Jul | McMenamins Amphitheatre | Portland, OR
Fri 13 Jul | Forecastle | Louisville, KY
Sat 14 Jul | Sloss Fest | Birmingham, AL

CANADA
JUNE 2018

Thu 21 Jun | Bell Centre | Montreal, QC
Fri 22 Jun | Budweiser Stage | Toronto, ON
Mon 25 Jun | MTS Place | Winnipeg, MB
Wed 27 Jun | Rogers Place | Edmonton, AB
Thu 28 Jun | Scotiabank Saddledome | Calgary, AB
Sat 30 Jun | Festival Lawn at Deer Lake | Burnaby, BC

NEW ZEALAND
SEPTEMBER 2018

Sat 29 Sep | Town Hall | Auckland, NZ

SOUTH AMERICA
OCTOBER 2018

Wed 3 Oct | CC Barranco | Lima, Peru
Fri 5 Oct | Audio Club | Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sat 6 Oct | Circo Voador | Rio De Janerio, Brazil
Wed 10 Oct | Vorterix | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sat 13 Oct | Cupula | Santiago, Chile
Tue 16 Oct | Royal Center | Bogota, Colombia
Thu 18 Oct | Plaza Condesa | Mexico City, Mexico

EUROPE
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2018

Mon 29 Oct | Elysee Montmarte | Paris, FR
Tue 30 Oct | La Madeleine | Brussels, BE
Fri 2 Nov | Paradiso | Amsterdam, NL
Fri 9 Nov | Komplex 457 | Zurich, CH
Tue 13 Nov | Alexandra Palace | London, UK
Thu 15 Nov | Olympia | Dublin, IE