In celebration of the new, posthumously released Prince album, Welcome 2 America, we take a moment to remember the Purple One’s habit of playing impromptu shows at small Melbourne venues. Prince was never a conventional superstar. His first single was 1979’s ‘Soft and Wet’, which set the stage for one of pop music’s most sexually-overt […]
339 shares I’m moving the Kiss tour dates. I have to, said Kiss s longtime Australian promoter Andrew McManus. Within the current [Covid] guidelines the government is purporting, most shows and tours will move back to 2022. There is no way you can run a tour properly at the moment, he continued. There is no way you can run a tour properly at the moment : Kiss s Australian promoter says he is moving the band s tour back to 2022. Pictured: Kiss performing in NYC on June 11
McManus explained the Kiss tour will likely be moved back to March 2022.
Guns N Roses are also potentially looking at a 2022 tour, but promoter Paul Dainty said no firm decision had been made at this stage.
Australians could be attending music concerts by the end of spring if the vaccination rates among fans are high enough.
According to the Herald Sun, promoters are trying to convince governments to get the live entertainment industry back on its feet by allowing the same size crowds at concerts as there has been at sporting events.
Guns N Roses are already booked to perform at six stadiums from November 6, and KISS are planning to kick off their tour in Perth on November 14.
On stage: Australians could be attending concerts by late spring - but more fans will need to get the Covid vaccine before there are stadium shows on the scale of live sport. Pictured: KISS
Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp Releases Second Solo Album
At age 61, Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp has put out his second solo album.
‘Insolo’ comes 26 years after Kemp’s first solo record ‘Little Bruises’. This one was fueled by his recent work singing early Pink Floyd songs in Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets. “It’s confidence, playing around the world with Nick Mason gave me a certain reputation as a guitar player and singer that I never gained from Spandau Ballet. That allowed me to go and do my own record and I am of a certain age where I feel the need to understand the issues in the world and my own life, the only way I can do that is in the self-therapy of songwriting.”