ROB THOMAS FOR NEXT A DAY ON THE GREEN
Four Events Nationally In February 2010
Special guest support artist Vanessa Amorosi
Rob Thomas, lead singer of Matchbox Twenty and a hugely successful solo artist in his own right, returns to Australia this summer for a limited series of concerts in arenas and at the popular a day on the green winery events.
Thomas is a prolific songwriter who has contributed to the sales of over 80 million albums worldwide to date - as lead singer/songwriter with Matchbox Twenty, as an award-winning collaborator with the likes of Willie Nelson, Mick Jagger, Bernie Taupin and Carlos Santana, and most recently as a solo artist.
After warming up with a two-month US tour, Thomas will kick off his Australian dates in Melbourne on February 5. He will perform at ‘a day on the green’ concerts at Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale SA, Centennial Vineyards, Bowral NSW, Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley VIC and Sandalford Wines, Swan Valley WA.
The tour’s special guest will be one of the great voices of Australian music, Vanessa Amorosi. Her album “Somewhere In the World” yielded the gorgeous platinum single “Perfect” which has been nominated in the upcoming APRA Awards as The Most Played Australian Work for 2008. Most recently Vanessa teamed up with US rockers Hoobastank featuring on their song and video for “The Letter”. Her live performances are always acclaimed and of course, expect the hits we all love ‘Absolutely Everybody’ and ‘Shine’.
Rob Thomas undertook his first solo Australian tour in February 2006, a visit that included 9 sold-out arena dates. As the front man of Matchbox Twenty and as a solo artist, Rob has toured Australia 6 times, most recently in 2008, with total ticket sales now well in excess of 350,000 nationally.
Thomas embarked on a solo career with the 2005 album release Something To Be. Fuelled by the #1 worldwide smash hit Lonely No More, This Is How A Heart Breaks, and Ever The Same, the album went #1 here and in the US, and hit multi-platinum sales.
Last month, his follow up album Cradlesong was released. The album went straight into the top 5 on the ARIA album chart and hit #3 in the Billboard Top 200, and features the hit single Her Diamonds, a multi-week # 1 airplay hit in Australia.
The Grammy Award winner has his name on an impressive number of smash hits including US #1s Push, 3AM, If You're Gone, Bent, How Far We've Come, the Carlos Santana hit Smooth, as well as on other major tracks such as Real World, Back 2 Good, Little Wonders, Mad Season, and Bright Lights.
"The reason I do what I do is because I have all these songs that are always building up in my head, so it's really cathartic to get a load of them out into the world and start over again," Thomas says. "And the solo career is a really important way for me to do that."
Melbourne band Ryan Meeking and The Few will make their ‘a day on the green’ debut as the event’s opening act. The band has signed a major deal with Warner Music, recorded an EP called “Night Owls” and have been building a loyal following in Victoria. Industry tipsters are predicting a big future. For all event information, go to www.adayonthegreen.com.au.
a day on the green dates are:
Sunday February 7 LECONFIELD WINES McLAREN VALE, SA
Sunday February 14 CENTENNIAL VINEYARDS BOWRAL, NSW
Saturday February 20 ROCHFORD WINES YARRA VALLEY, VIC
Sunday February 21 SANDALFORD WINES SWAN VALLEY, WA
Arena dates are:
Friday February 5 ROD LAVER ARENA MELBOURNE
Thursday February 11 ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE BRISBANE
Saturday February 13 HOPE ESTATE WINERY HUNTER VALLEY, NSW
Wednesday February 17 ACER ARENA SYDNEY
TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS ON SALE FRIDAY AUGUST 7*
(*except Sandalford Wines, WA on sale Monday August 10)
A Day On The Green – Ticketmaster 136 100 www.ticketmaster.com.au .
Melbourne / Brisbane – Ticketek 132 849 www.ticketek.com.au
Hunter Valley / Sydney – Ticketmaster 136100 www.ticketmaster.com.au
