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His “Talk Dirty” single reached No. 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association singles charts and No. 2 on the Australian airplay chart.
Ed Kowalczyk is set for five theatre stops Feb. 5-12 through Live Nation to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Live’s Throwing Copper.
Australia was always a huge market for Live, so Kowalczyk will do the album in its entirety as well as his solo work.
Live Nation also has OneRepublic for four theatre club dates Nov. 9-14, with Boyce Avenue joining for the last two shows.
Toby Keith makes his Australian concert debut joined by Eli Young Band and Kellie Pickler.
The four arena dates, March 14-19, are booked by Rob Potts Entertainment Edge and Chugg Entertainment, and includes a headlining slot at CMC Rocks the Hunter festival, Hope Estate at NSW’s Hunter Valley.
The Roots, already announced for the Falls Festival, do two stadium shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Dec. 27-28, for Frontier Touring.
Frontier Touring also has guitarist Johnny Marr on his first solo concert run, with two club dates in Sydney and Melbourne (Jan. 4 and Jan. 7, respectively) in addition to appearances at the Falls and Southbound festivals.
Insane Clown Posse returns after 10 years with Boondox and Big Hoodoo.
KillRockStar Entertainment confirmed five club shows Dec. 4-8.
Fuzzy Entertainment told Skrillex, who is headlining the promoter’s Shore Thing New Year’s Eve celebrations on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, to curate the rest of the bill. Skrillex is bringing his Spaceship stage show to Australia for the first time.