Ngaiire has rescheduled her Australian & New Zealand 3 album tour. Originally due to kick off next month, the tour will now take place in January & February 2022, with her New Zealand leg being held in August 2022. The tour will see the Sydney-based, Papau New Guinean future-soul artist bring her renowned live show to audiences in Sydney, Byron Bay, Canberra, Melbourne, Castlemaine, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Auckland and Wellington.
Thursday 13 January – The Triffid, Brisbane
Friday 14 January – The Northern, Byron Bay
Thursday 20 January – Altar Bar, Hobart
Friday 21 January – The Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne
Saturday 22 January – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
Friday 28 January – City Recital Hall, Sydney
Saturday 29 January – UC Hub, Canberra
Thursday 3 February – The Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Friday 4 February – The Gov, Adelaide
Friday 26 August – Meow, Wellington
Saturday 27 August – The Tuning Fork, Auckland
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27 August 2021
Ngaiire has always been peculiar, but on her third studio album, titled 3, she embraces it. Released via Dot Dash Recordings, the project memorialises the differences that have hindered and propelled the Papua New Guinean R&B/Soul artist.
“This album is about me letting go and accepting that not everyone is gonna get me,” says Ngaiire. “So here it is. 3. A perfectly acceptable odd number, just like me —a bit odd. I’m definitely not your normal cup of tea and as much as I’ve tried to pour myself into that teacup over the years, I’ve accepted that I’m really better suited to a brilliantly well-charcoaled aluminum kettle, full of black tea leaves cooked on a very lived-in fire, built upon the soil that smells like my mother, my Aine, my Pupu and those that came before who said ‘reach for the stars but always come back to us.”
To celebrate the release, Ngaiire has announced a 10-date Australia & New Zealand headline tour where she will bring her renowned live show to audiences in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Castlemaine, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Auckland and Wellington – kicking off Friday 5 November.
Friday 5 November – Altar Bar, Hobart
Saturday 6 November – The Croxton, Melbourne
Sunday 7 November – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
Friday 12 November – City Recital Hall, Sydney
Thursday 18 November – The Gov, Adelaide
Friday 19 November – The Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Thursday 25 November – The Tuning Fork, Auckland
Friday 26 November – Meow, Wellington
Saturday 4 December – UC Hub, Canberra
Thursday 13 January – The Triffid, Brisbane