Noize Down Under: Taylor Swift, Neil Diamond, Demi Lovato

Taylor Swift has quite the schedule lined up for 2015 with more than 70 dates booked so far. The massive tour in support of her new album, 1989, begins with two nights in Tokyo May 5-6. After playing the debut Las Vegas edition of “Rock In Rio USA,” the North American portion of Swift’s tour kicks off May 20 in Bossier City, La.

The trek lands in Australia a little less than a year from now with a handful of gigs booked in late November and early December. The excursion gives Swift the distinction of being the first female solo artist to play stadiums on back-to-back Australian tours. The popstar last performed in Australia in summer 2013 as part of “The Red Tour.”

Aussie fans certainly love Swift. 1989, which was released in October, became Australia’s fastest-selling albums of 2014 in less than four days. Globally, she’s sold more than four million copies of the LP.

Here’s where you can find Swift in Australia in 2015:

Nov. 28 – Sydney, Australia, Allianz Stadium
Dec. 5 – Brisbane, Australia, Suncorp Stadium        
Dec. 7 – Hindmarsh, Australia, Adelaide Entertainment Centre      
Dec. 11 – Melbourne, Australia, AAMI Park

Swift will be joined by special guest Vance Joy. Tickets go on sale Dec. 12. Click here for more information.

Australia will welcome Demi Lovato for her first tour Down Under in April.

“Ello, mate! I’m so excited to let all my Lovatics know that are Down Under know that I’m coming to Australia finally,” Lovato said in a video message. “I’m so excited to see you guys. We’re coming to have some Tim Tams and some vegemite and it’s going to be all good. … I hope to see you there and let’s party with koala bears.” 

In addition to four nights in Australia, Lovato will also be swinging by New Zealand for one concert. The jaunt is Lovato’s first tour of the new year.

Here’s the plan:

April 17 – Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 

April 18 – Moore Park, Australia, Hordern Pavilion
April 21 – Mt. Claremont, Australia, HBF Stadium
April 24 – Melbourne, Australia, Margaret Court Arena      
April 26 – Auckland, New Zealand, Vector Arena

Lovato is continuing to support her fourth studio album, 2013’s Demi.

A fan club presale is ongoing now. Additional presales are scheduled this week. The general onsale begins Friday, Dec. 5. Click here for more details about the onsales.

Neil Diamond latest album, Melody Road, is going to keep him on the road for months and months to come.

Marking his 32^nd studio album, Melody Road is his first collection of original music since 2008’s Home Before Dark.

Promoter Dainty Group is so excited about the New Zealand gigs that were announced on Monday that its website is counting down the days until the first show.  As of the time of this post, fans have 320 days, 7 hours, 30 minutes to wait.

For those that didn’t do the math, that means that the trip Down Under begins Oct. 19.

Check out Diamond’s Down Under itinerary below:

Oct. 19 – Auckland, New Zealand, Vector Arena   
Oct. 24 – Dunedin, New Zealand, Forsyth Barr Stadium
Oct. 27 – Melbourne, Australia, Rod Laver Arena
Oct. 31 – Hindmarsh, Australia, Adelaide Entertainment Centre    
Nov. 3 – Boondall, Australia, Brisbane Entertainment Centre        
Nov. 7 – Pokolbin, Australia, Tempus Two Winery 
Nov. 9 – Sydney, Australia, Allphones Arena

New Zealand tickets go on sale to the general public Dec. 9 at 9 a.m. local time. Australia’s general onsale is Dec. 11 at 12 p.m. local time.

Visit NeilDiamond.com for more information.

Pollstar Australian correspondent Chrisie Elizer reports that Counting Crows and Bill Burr are among the additional acts who’ve recently announced Aussie tour dates.