Music News - Simple Minds & The B-52's join for indoor headline shows in NZ - February 2017
11 August 2016 - 0 Comments
In one of the upcoming summer’s more captivating
tours, Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce that the majestic Simple Minds will team with the
party vibes of The B-52’s for a huge Australian and New Zealand tour in February 2017.
Both bands, who are much-loved by Australian and New Zealand fans, will play
indoor concerts at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena, Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion,
Auckland’s Vector Arena and Christchurch’s Horncastle Arena as well as roaming
Australia on a day on the green outdoor show dates nationally.
Scotland’s Simple Minds and Athens, Georgia natives The B-52s may be from
opposite sides of the globe, but what they have in common is that elusive
combination of critical acclaim, cult status and mainstream success throughout
the world.
Simple Minds have had an impressive career spanning from their first ever
single Love Song and continued through countless chart-toppers like Don’t You
(Forget About Me), Alive and
Kicking, Promised You A Miracle, Glittering Prize and Waterfront as well as eight Top 20 albums and hugely successful concert
tours.
Their 16th album Big Music, released 18 months ago, rekindled the
band’s energy and attitude and won rave reviews:
‘Their best album in 30 years.’ - Mojo★★★★
‘Simple Minds at their ideal fighting weight.’ - Q Magazine★★★★
‘Big Music is the genuine article: a remarkable record that can stand
shoulder-to-shoulder with any of Simple Minds' first five albums.’ - Record
Collector ★★★★
‘One of the world’s great live bands’ - BBC
After touring Big Music extensively, and buoyed by the record’s
success, Simple Minds are currently working on a new album. They will be back
on the road in 2017 with Australia and New Zealand one of their first ports of
call, having not toured down under in four years. Throughout their
lengthy career, the band has retained its enviable reputation as one of THE
great live concert bands.
When The B-52’s – Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson and Keith
Strickland - toured Australia and New Zealand for a day on the green and indoor
shows in 2009, the response was over-the-top! Irreverent and hugely
entertaining, the band’s cosmic appeal was irresistible.
“From the moment The B52s came out everybody was up out of their seats and off
their picnic blankets dancing…This was the band’s final date in their A Day on
the Green tour and the band members played it for all they were worth.” –
Stuff.co.nz
‘Who else offers helium-voiced go-go girls, a camp, barking (in every sense)
frontman and sprawling sci-fi new wave? Yes, they look and often
sound fantastic, with steely surf guitar riding waves of propulsive rhythms to
the Love Shack and back.’ – Sydney Morning Herald
‘With their big wigs, wacky tunes and goofball dance moves -- all of which sit
comfortably within the band's friendly brand of psychedelia -- their
credentials as dance-floor favourites are impressive.’ – The Australian
The B-52’s put Athens, Georgia on the musical map with their quirky and
unconventional take on the new wave sound of the era. Their irrepressible
live shows and massive hits like Rock Lobster, Private Idaho,Roam and the chart topping Love Shack from arguably the bands most well-known album Cosmic Thing.
In January 2013 Keith Strickland announced that he had made a decision to stop
touring with the band saying: “I will continue to be in The B-52s - I will just
not tour. My barnstorming days have come to an end, but I wholeheartedly
support Cindy, Fred and Kate's decision to continue.”
The B-52’s said: “It has been seven years since we have toured Australia and New Zealand and we
are just thrilled to be returning! Yes - we’ll be coming back to ‘wonder
down under’ on an amazing tour with Simple Minds. Come party with us!”
Simple Minds
& The
B-52's
February 2017
Frontier Members
pre-sale runs from Thu 18 Aug
Click here for details
General public on
sale from Mon 22 Aug
10am AEST Aus shows)
12noon NZST (NZ shows)
For full tour information, click here
Tue 14 Feb
Vector Arena
Auckland, NZ (All
Ages)
ticketmaster.co.nz
Ph: 0800 111 999
Thu 16 Feb
Horncastle Arena
Christchurch, NZ
(All Ages)
ticketek.co.nz
Ph: 0800 842 538
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