THIS TIME DEFINITELY...MAYBE

Yep, 3 years after their last triumphant visit Oasis are heading back our way to lift the roof and celebrate rock & roll the way it should be.

With the release of their new album Don’t Believe the Truth Oasis will play a short set of East Coast shows that follow on from their massive UK and European summer tour which has produced record-breaking ticket sales.

When last here in 2002 Oasis played some of the best live rock shows this country has seen, combining a brace of intimate theatre venues with a headlining stint on the national Livid Festival. With shows selling out in minutes, the Gallagher brothers, Gem & Andy Bell came, rocked and conquered.

Reaffirming the faith of their long-term fans Oasis also won over a legion of new followers with their downright belligerent rock and roll shows.

For anyone who’s experienced Liam’s feral swagger, or sung along with Noel and thousands of others to “Wonderwall” & “Don’t Look Back In Anger”, you’ll know what you’ll be missing if you’re not in quickly.

Of course, this would be reliant on the band actually GETTING to Australia. The most recent report has it that Liam walked off stage during a show in Italy, halfway through “Champagne Supernova”...and he never came back.

Before they hit Australia, they hit the States for a rather large tour. So will they get here in the one piece?

Dates:
Saturday November 26 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Monday November 28 - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Thursday December 1 - Festival Hall, Melbourne

DANIEL FINDS HIS FLOW

To coincide with his national tour, Lior will release “Daniel” as the first official single off his debut album Autumn Flow, following on from the hugely successful song “This Old Love”. Daniel represents an inner journey of memories. It tells the story of a faded friendship.....an exploration into the ‘doorways of the mind’ that lead to the place where the emotions and experiences of the friendship have been captured.

The EP digi pack will include the single, the breakthrough track, and “Bedouin Song”, a song that represents the middle eastern influence in Lior’s music.

Lior has enjoyed instant notoriety on the back of releasing his debut album Autumn Flow. The opening track, “This Old Love” was on high rotation on Triple J for close to 9 weeks, and the album was Triple J’s feature album early this year, after “This Old Love” was voted into Triple J’s ‘Hottest 100’.

Autumn Flow is also the first nomination for Triple J’s inaugural ‘J Awards’ for beat Australian Album of the Year. The award will be presented for an album of outstanding achievement as an Australian musical work of art – for its creativity, innovation, musicianship and contribution to Australian music.

Internationally, Autumn Flow will be released independently in Japan on the 17th July with a showcase tour to commence shortly after that. On the Festival front, Lior has been invited to play at WOMAD in the UK and Singapore later this year. Lior is the only Australian Artist invited to WOMAD UK 2005. Along the way he will also play some solo shows throughout Europe.

Lior’s sound is a rootsy mix of styles that always harks back to the lyric and melody. The album itself is grounded in the late 60’s/early 70’s songwriter era, however the arrangements and production approach are quite contemporary. Artists such as Joni Mitchell, Neil Simon, Nick Drake and Rufus Wainwright are called to mind.

It is Lior’s voice that has drawn most attention, capable of both power and tenderness, always delivered with soul in its truest sense. With a Middle Eastern heritage, Lior also keeps the music of his bloodline close to the surface. This album features Lior’s unique exotic ‘eastern’ vocal style which he often blends into a more traditional western song form.

The second half of this year is looking great for Lior on an international level, so don’t miss any of the following shows around the country before he heads off overseas.

Dates:
JUNE
Thursday 2nd The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 9th The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 11th The National Hotel Geelong, VIC
Sunday 12th The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 17th The Venue, Salamanca, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 18th The Venue, Salamanca, Hobart, TAS
JULY
Friday 1st The Heritage, Bulli [Woollongong], NSW
Thursday 7th The Metro, Sydney NSW
Friday 8th The SoundLounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Thursday 14th The Golden Vine Hotel, Bendigo, VIC
Friday 15th The Palais, Hepburn Springs, VIC
Saturday 16th The Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Friday 22nd The Bar On the Hill, Newcastle University, NSW
Saturday 23rd Caringbah Bizzos, NSW