k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang are heading Down Under this week to celebrate this Friday's Australian release of their new album, Sing it Loud, due out in North America on April 12. Fans in Australia can catch lang and the band on TV starting release day and throughout April. They'll be able to watch them live in concert later this year on k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang's just-announced tour of Australia this November. Watch an excerpt of their recent performance at the John Varvatos 8th Annual Stuart House Benefit here.
k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang are heading Down Under this week to celebrate this Friday's Australian release of lang's latest Nonesuch release, Sing it Loud, due out in North America on April 12. Fans in Australia can catch lang and the band on TV starting release day and throughout April. They'll be able to watch them live in concert later this year on k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang's just-announced tour of Australia this November.
Things kick off early morning this Friday, April 1, with a performance on Sunrise, followed by an interview with Richard Wilkins on Today. Later that morning comes an interview with Jane Hutcheon on ABC 1's One Plus One, which will be rebroadcast on ABC 24 that afternoon and evening and again on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday will also see a Weekend Sunrise performance from k.d. and the band.
On Tuesday, April 5, Sky News airs an interview with k.d. on Show Buzz (which will be rebroadcast on Saturday, April 9). On Wednesday, April 6, ABC TV's Adam Hills in Gordon Street features both an interview and a performance.
Later in the month, ABC's Art Nation will also feature an interview an performance. The show airs twice that night.
Stay tuned for more information about radio performances. In the meantime, visit abc.net.au to listen to an interview lang did with Richard Stubbs on 774 ABC Melbourne. ABC is also giving k.d. fans the opportunity to attend an intimate performance on April 5 that will be broadcast on the air. Visit abcdigmusic.net.au for your chance to be in the audience.
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Speaking of being in the audience, k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang have announced a tour of Australia this November. The concert tour will see performances at the Sydney State Theatre, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and the Canberra AIS Arena, along with a series of very special outdoor shows, in Melbourne at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Brisbane's Riverstage, and in WA at the Swan Valley Sandalford Estate.
Below are the currently scheduled Australian tour dates. Tickets will go on sale on Monday, April 18. For more information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
k.d. lang & the Siss Boom Bang's Australian Tour
| Nov 5 | Swan Valley Sandalford Winery | Perth, WA |
| Nov 7 | AIS Arena | Canberra, ACT |
| Nov 9 | Sydney State Theatre | Sydney, NSW |
| Nov 10 | Sydney State Theatre | Syndey, NSW |
| Nov 12 | Sidney Myer Music Bowl | Melbourne, VIC |
| Nov 13 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA |
| Nov 22 | Riverstage | Brisbane, QLD |
k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang gave their first public performance earlier this month outside the John Varvatos boutique in West Hollywood for a very generous crowd of some 1,500 attendees at the John Varvatos 8th Annual Stuart House Benefit. Proceeds benefit Stuart House, a program serving the special needs of child victims of sexual abuse and their families. Variety's Jenny Peters says lang and co. "did a sublime set to close out the lovely afternoon." You can see some of what went on at the event, including an excerpt of lang and the band's performance of "Sorrow Nevermore," off of Sing it Loud, in this new video:
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