Ed Kowalczyk's Australian Tour, Oct/Nov 2010 (Dates inside) Options

[Pokey]

Its obviously not so much surpirse as it is a chance for the Ed-hatng crowd to take more pot-shots at Ed over something that they know nothing about. Its getting old.

I'm not complaining, I couldn't give a damn what he charges, I still wouldn't go, doesn't effect me. I don't think he's worth $71, but I don't care really. He deserves pot shots.
Like funky said before, I guess having negative opinions of things Ed does somehow automatically makes your points less valid or something. I will admit it is slightly annoying seeing people happy to pay that for him, it's just encouraging him when like I say, I don't think he deserves it, it must be giving him the impression that he's doing something right. I believe whole heartedly he isn't, I don't see how that is a less valid point than Nick thinking he does nothing wrong.
Either way, I save money

[jayda]

I paid $93.70 each for Powderfinger (and Jet) tickets for upcoming concert in Ballarat, Vic. I know they are not international to us but I can honestly say (as much as I love LIVE and they are my main love music wise) they put on a much better show than what I saw LIVE put on in Melb last time. I was never fortunate enough to see LIVE before then but every Powderfinger show I've seen has run rings around that particular LIVE concert. But that's ok...my love of the band overshadows any 2nd rate performance they may have churned out!! I was just rapted to be there, seeing them in the flesh.

[Pokey]

I've only seen Powderfinger once which is weird for being such a big fan, and I was really disappointed in them. It was like they were playing without monitors or something and had no idea what anyone else was doing .. sounded like a total mess. That was at the forum too was probably $70 or so. I guess this being their "farewell" tour (you know they'll be back at some point) they can charge whatever they want and get away with it.

[jayda]

I've never seen PF at the Forum. Wow! on them being a mess. I've always found them really together and 'professional', polished or something like that. Even Bernard when he went solo and had a backup band - seemed as though they'd been playing together for years.

I think we just get bloody ripped off in Australia with concert tickets!

[Pokey]

Actually I've thought a lot of their concert recordings even sounded quite messy. I don't think their "These Days" DVD was amazing. They nailed it on some songs like Stumblin' by On My Mind just sounded sloppy.

It does suck when you see national bands charging international prices though.

[dangum]

Ed's tour is getting some good promotion here in Perth. In both of our street magazines, Ed got half a page advertisement. In the X-Press mag it was in the inside back cover on glossy paper.

X-Press Magazine - 12 August 2010


Drum Media Magazine - 12 August 2010 (close up)

[dangum]

Got my tickets this morning. I'll be at the Perth show

[Wambangalang]

ill have to get mine next pay day.

[Pokey]

Have fun guys! Wam, wine it up!

[livefan1999]

Auckland, New Zealand tour promo:

Ed Kowalczyk: Come Alive This October

Ed Kowalczyk - renowned worldwide as lead singer and driving force of multi-platinum rock band Live - brings his new band Down-Under for a one off Auckland show.

Kowalczyk will perform in celebration of his debut solo album release, Alive (Sony Music), featuring lead single Grace.

After performing sold out solo acoustic shows in Australia last year Kowalczyk will be accompanied by a full band for a compelling show.

Fans, long-term and unwavering or those new to the fold, will be treated to Ed and band drawing on his new solo material and as well as a mix of reinterpreted favourites and international chart-topping hits from the Live back catalogue.

As lead singer and songwriter of one of the most popular and hugely successful American rock groups, Live delivered eight studio albums including Billboard #1's Throwing Copper and Secret Samadhi, five US #1 singles including the enduring smash I Alone and nine Top 10 singles.

In New Zealand Live had seven albums in the RIANZ top 10, including four #1's, making New Zealand one of the band's most successful markets.

Live released their final album, Songs From Black Mountain in 2006 which peaked in New Zealand at #6. Worldwide the band has sold more than 20 million albums.

Don't miss Ed Kowalczyk, reinvigorated and raring to perform.

AUCKLAND POWERSTATION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 Internet Pre sale: Wed 25 Aug 12 Noon > Thu 26 Aug 5 PM On sale: Fri 27 Aug 9 AM

http://www.voxy.co.nz/entertainment/ed-kow...ormance/5/59361

[dangum]

Ed has added an extra show to the Australian/NZ tour.

October 30th, 2010 - Newcastle Leagues Club (Newcastle, Australia)

Tickets will go on sale this Friday.
http://www.bigtix.com.au
http://www.oztix.com.au
The Rock Shop
Northern Star Hotel and Bottle shop
and through the venue

[dangum]

The support act has been announced for the Australian dates.

The opener for Perth is Prita Grealy. She performed at Ed's solo shows in Perth last year.
http://www.myspace.com/pritagrealy

The opener for the rest of the Australian tour is Matt Walters.
http://www.myspace.com/mattwaltersmusic

Both artists are unknown to the Australian general public.

[Dutchie]

WTF!!!! Just looked in todays local free newspaper and i see that Ed is playing at the Newcastle Leagues Club on Saturday night. Does anyone know when this date was added? As far as i was aware the closest he was playing to Newcastle was in Sydney, hence me getting tickets for Sydney. If i had of known he was playing in Newy i woulda got tickets to that as well, but me and the missus spending the weekend in Syd now (coz we didnt know there was Newy show as well)

Question answered, just saw dangums post from the 22nd sept. Geesh goes to show how much i am in the loop, lol.

This post has been edited by Dutchie: Oct 26 2010, 12:37 am

[SecretInsomnia]

Ed's tour is getting some good promotion here in Perth. In both of our street magazines, Ed got half a page advertisement. In the X-Press mag it was in the inside back cover on glossy paper.

X-Press Magazine - 12 August 2010

Wow! Two of my favorite bands on one page! I should move to Australia! (well, Ed's not really my favorite band, still the leadsinger of what was my favorite band ).

What are the MSP doing in Australia btw? Do they visit your country often? Wished they just did some shows in Holland for once!! (duhh, it's much closer then Australia, dammit! )

[dangum]

What are the MSP doing in Australia btw? Do they visit your country often?

They're doing a national tour of Australia. I'm not sure how often they visit Australia - the only time I saw them live was in 1999 at the 'Big Day Out' festival.

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I found an interview in the X-Press street magazine. Issue 1237 - 28 Oct 2010

ED KOWALCZYK
Ed Or Alive



After more than two decades and seven albums as the frontman of multi-platinum US rock outfit Live, ‘90s icon Ed Kowalczyk is embarking on a new chapter with the release of his debut solo LP; a formidable record aptly titled Alive. Ahead of his performance at Metro Fremantle on Monday, November 8, JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD discovered how the singer-songwriter conquered his qualms about taking his next musical step alone.

Although Ed Kowalczyk had fans worried he had disappeared from rock’n’roll forever after vanishing from the spotlight following the release of Live’s final album, 2006’s Songs From Black Mountain, the unmistakable bald headed singer is back and ready to rock, albeit without support from his band this time around.

“There’s a kind of literary metaphor I like to use when talking about my career,” the Pennsylvania native divulges. “It’s like: if you wrote down all the moments of my life in music into book form you’d have reached the page where it reads ‘Part II’.
“It’s like, you’re reading and you think you know exactly where the story is going and then all of a sudden there’s this stop and, even though it’s confusing as all hell because you weren’t expecting it, there’s all this anticipation and you know something big is coming – that’s exactly how I feel; like something big is happening and I’m smack-bang in the middle of it.”

As the driving force behind one of the most popular ‘90s American rock groups, Kowalczyk delivered seven studio albums including the hugely successful Throwing Copper and Secret Samadhi. However, following the dissolution of his group in early 2007, Kowalczyk admits it took a few years of uncertainty about his personal and professional future to reaffirm his desire to continue on his journey as a musician.

“I started to feel this kind of malaise, because I had been making music the same way for so long,” Kowalczyk says, admitting that, in hindsight, he couldn’t be happier with the decision to tough it out on his own. “I knew that a change was needed so I could be re-inspired musically and lyrically – to help me get back to being a creative individual again.”

To support the release of his debut solo-album, Alive, Kowalczyk has announced dates for a national tour through November, during which a combination of fresh songs and reinterpretations of fan favourites from the Live back catalogue (including the tunes that made him a household name in Australia – Dolphin’s Cry, Lightening Crashes and I Alone) will be delivered with a brand new backing band formed earlier this year.

“I’ve reached this stage where I’m reinvigorated and raring to perform again,” Kowalczyk says, explaining that his acoustic-steeped solo international tour in 2009 – which included an August show in Perth – whet his appetite for performing in the live setting, and asserting that now, more than ever, he’s itching to get back on the road to share his new tunes with audiences across the globe.
“For more than two years, I’ve been playing alone on stage with nothing but my guitar backing me up, so I’m absolutely feeling ready to come back and rock out,” Kowalczyk says. “In my heart I always knew I would come back to the big, driving full-scale rock sound… That’s the setting in which I learned to perform and, to be completely honest, I just feel more comfortable and confident rocking out.”

Despite the return to his rock roots, Kowalczyk explains that playing his tunes unaccompanied has certainly taken acclimatisation.
“It gets to a point – usually about halfway through the set – when I suddenly realise I’m the whole show and I can’t throw to a big band jam and rely on them to back me up,” he explains. “Knowing that it’s just you and the people, and if it doesn’t sound good there’s no one you can blame but yourself – that’s a very daunting thing for a performer.”
In spite of this low lying anxiety, Kowalczyk admits that he ultimately views his solo performances as an incredible opportunity to connect with his fans in a more intimate way than he had when performing as the frontman of Live.
“I’m there with the people in a different sort of way, and I think they will be pleasantly surprised with the voice and clarity that my new songs have,” Kowalczyk explains. “I’m reconnecting with the fans and they, in turn, are re-inspiring me both as a musician and as a person.”

As for Live fans who are saddened with Kowalczyk’s departure from the much-loved rock band, he hopes most will understand that the change was necessary for this new chapter in his musical career.
“There are always some people who will be upset about it, but for the most part the response to the new music has been pretty positive,” he concludes. “What I’m putting out right now is who I really am and, in the end, I can only hope that the fans are still going to be willing to support me when I get to Part III, IV, V and beyond.”

http://www.xpressmag.com.au/index.php?opti...iews&Itemid=133