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John Butler Trio

Event Date: Thursday, 2nd September 2010


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On Sale Date: 31st May 2010
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Doors - 7:00 pm
Blue King Brown: - 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Interval: - 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
John Butler Trio - 9:15 pm - 11:30 pm
*Times are approximate and subject to change without notice

The John Butler Trio have spent the past few months on a gruelling schedule to release their new ‘APRIL UPRISING’ album simultaneously in eleven markets around the world, the JBT’s fifth studio release has garnered incredible global respect and success. With much anticipation for a live experience from JBT at home, their cherished Australian fans need wait no more as the band is pleased to announce their national APRIL UPRISING TOUR of Australia taking place in August and September.

The John Butler Trio will perform at WIN Entertainment Centre on Thursday 2 September 2010, tickets on sale to the general public on Monday May 31st at 9am through www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849.

The APRIL UPRISING TOUR will see John and his new band mates Nicky Bomba (drums and percussion) and Byron Luiters (bass) visit all capital cities and a host of major regional centres around the country. It will be their largest Australian tour since the release of the multiple platinum selling album ‘Sunrise Over Sea’ in 2004.

The John Butler Trio’s ‘APRIL UPRISING’ album debuted at number one on the Australian national ARIA albums chart on April 5th. It’s the band’s third consecutive album release to enter the charts at number one here in Australia and the first Billboard Top 100 entry for the band with a debut at number 36 on the USA Billboard chart week of release there. It also debuted at number 8 on the USA digital charts and number 4 on the US independent labels charts. Across the Tasman the album came in at number 17 on the New Zealand charts. France charts reported the album in at number 27 and number 8 on the digital charts. ‘APRIL UPRISING’ has proven to be the JBT’s most successful release ever in Canada, UK and Japan.

The John Butler Trio is confirmed to perform on the USA’s highly rated The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 25th.

‘APRIL UPRISING’ has received the best reviews to date at a global level for the band. They’ve already completed a sell out tour through the UK and Europe headlining major theatres and have just commenced their most ambitious run of dates in the USA including a 8000 capacity show at the prestigious Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado made famous by U2 in the DVD “Under A Blood Red Sky” and a 5500 capacity show at New York’s Central Park Summer Stage.

Whilst the band is already revered in Australia for their brilliant live performances, they’re earning huge admiration on the international front as well. One of the highlight quotes from their recent performance at London’s Hammersmith Apollo expresses the universal view from the international media.

“At the end Luiters and Butler commandeered a cluster of floor-toms and with Bomba leading the way, they embarked on a tightly scripted and thrillingly thunderous percussion tattoo. As with everything else about the show it was a superb piece of musicianship, executed for the entertainment of the audience rather than the gratification of the musicians.”
THE TIMES - LONDON

The band’s current single ‘Close To You’ maintains airplay dominance in the Australian market sitting in the Top 10 on the national airplay chart.

Special guests BLUE KING BROWN will open proceedings at all shows delivering their now world renowned power packed live performance. Hailed by Santana as “The voice of the street and the band of the future!", performing tracks from their highly anticipated new album, "WORLDWIZE" due for release Aug 2010. BLUE KING BROWN will bring their hard hitting Urban Roots sound to join the John Butler Trio on the APRIL UPRISING TOUR.

GREEN TICKET OPTION: The John Butler Trio’s ‘April Uprising’ tour will be carbon neutral. Emissions associated with the tour (such as concert electricity generated from the shows, air and road transportation including touring party and freight) will be calculated and a reinvestment will be made into renewable energy projects. This will effectively balance out the impact the ‘April Uprising’ tour will have on the climate and is a positive investment to assist the current situation of global warming. People travelling to the concert by carbon transport will be able to purchase a green ticket which will incur an extra cost of 50 cents – this money will also be donated to renewable energy projects to help make this a truly carbon neutral tour.

The carbon credits purchased on your behalf come from new renewable energy projects which meet the world’s highest accreditation standards. For further information on this initiative, please visit the John Butler Trio website.

Tickets on sale to the general public via Ticketek on Monday 31 May 2010.

Visit www.ticketek.com.au or call 132 849

Tickets from $70.00. “Ticket prices include GST and booking fees, transaction fees may apply”


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