MORE MISSY PHOTOS

A new photo section has been added to the site and can be found by clicking on PHOTOS and then MORE MISSY PHOTOS. You will find some great live photos here with more to be added.

ALL FOR BELIEVING ON TV

The track that launched Missy’s career is now being used on US TV series ‘Revelations’. To check out the trailer for the show go the the NBC.com choose ‘Featured Video’ and click on ‘Revelations’

THE SPECIAL TWO OUT THIS WEEKEND

The third single from Missy Higgins debut album will be “The Special Two”. The evocative song is already a live favourite and will be released as part of a four song EP this Sunday (Australia only).

In addition to the title track, “The Special Two EP” will also feature three non-album tracks. Two are original compositions – “Drop The Mirror” and “Blind Winter”. Both were recorded with her band during early January in Melbourne. The fourth track on the EP will be Missy’s version of the Skyhooks classic “You Just Like Me ‘Cause I’m Good In Bed” which she recorded for Triple J’s recent 30th birthday celebrations.

For a limited time there is a bonus poster Available with every purchase* of the new EP. Click
here for participating stores.

*until stocks run out

Missy will also be doing some radio interviews in Australia and NZ on Friday 1st.

MISSY GOES TO THE USA & FIVE TIMES PLATINUM

Missy Higgins launched her Australian concert tour over the Easter weekend with sold out shows at Perth’s Belvoir and Adelaide’s Thebarton plus an appearance at the Byron Bay Blues & Roots Festival.

These dates coincided with her album, “The Sound Of White”, being certified five times platinum (over 350,000 copies) in this country.

Missy now returns to the US for a week of shows with rising star Ray Lamontagne including dates at landmark venues like Webster Hall in New York and The Fillmore in San Fransisco.

For more details on these US shows please see the TOUR page.

MISSY ON MTV ‘ADVANCE WARNING’

Missy will be one of the artists hightlighted on MTV’s ‘Advance Warning’ program in the USA. The program will run for the month of April and debuts on MTV on the 27th March @ 11PM and on MTV2 on the 30th March @ 10AM. Check out the
MTV Website for more info.

MISSY SHOW ADDED FOR LONDON

Missy will be playing another headline show in London at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on the 1st June 2005. Tickets are onsale now and are available from:
Ticket Master – 0870 400 0688
Venue : 0870 771 2000
www.getlive.co.uk
More info available on the TOUR page.

MORE MISSY COMPETITIONS

To help celebrate the release of Missy Higgins new single, The Special Two, Virgin are giving you the chance to fly you and a friend to Sydney to see Missy perform live at an exclusive gig for the MAX Sessions.

The performance will take place on Monday April 18 at one of Australia’s most beautiful iconic locations, The Sydney Opera House.

You can find more info and entry details on the musichead website.

Bigpond Music are also running a competition giving you the chance to win flights to Sydney, accomodation and tickets to the Max Sessions at the Opera House. For more details and entry visit bigpondmusic.com

SEE MISSY AT THE OPERA HOUSE

Missy will be playing at the Opera House as part of the Max Sessions. For your chance to win head over to the Max Website to enter. Competition closes April 8, 2005.

MISSY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

For all the latest news on Missy’s visit to Austin Texas for the South By South West Music Festival visit www.news8austin.com where you can also view a video of Missy’s arrival. There will be more Missy news on the News 8 site throughout the week so keep on checking back.

FOURTH SYDNEY SHOW ADDED

After an amazing sell out of three shows at Sydney’s Enmore theatre a fourth show has been added for Monday the 18th April. For ticket information please see the Tour page.

UK SHOWS CANCELLED

Ray Lamontagne has had to postpone his Manchester, Edinburgh and Dublin shows due to illness so unfortunately Missy will not be appearing as planned. Please be aware that Missy will not be appearing at any of the new shows. Sorry for any inconvenience caused for any Missy fans who were planning on seeing her at these shows.

MISSY WINS MTV AWARD

The first ever Australian MTV Music Awards were held last night at Sydney’s Luna Park. Missy performed ‘The Special Two’ and walked away with the award for Breakthrough Artist.

To see the full list of winners visit the MTV AVMA Site.

ROLLINGSTONE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Thanks to everyone who voted for Missy in the RollingStone 2004 Readers Poll. As a result Missy received the Readers’ Pick for Artist of the Year, Best Female Performer and Best New Artist. ‘Scar’ reached #2 in the Readers’ Top 10 Singles, ‘The Sound Of White’ was #5 in the Readers’ Top 10 Albums and #8 in the Critics’ Top 10.

You can also read a very funny interview with Missy in the new April edition of RollingStone which has Missy on the cover with John Butler.

MTV AVMAs

Just a reminder that Missy will be performing at the MTV Australian Video Music Awards which are being broadcast live on MTV Australia tonight from 6pm and on Channel 10 Friday 4th March from 9.30pm.

MISSY ON SPECIAL

The third single from Missy Higgins debut album will be “The Special Two”. The evocative song is already a live favourite and will be released as part of a four song EP on April 3.

Missy will launch the song with a performance next week on the MTV Awards at Sydney’s Luna Park.

In addition to the title track, “The Special Two EP” will also feature three non-album tracks. Two are original compositions – “Drop The Mirror” and “Blind Winter”. Both were recorded with her band during early January in Melbourne. The fourth track on the EP will be Missy’s version of the Skyhooks classic “You Just Like Me ‘Cause I’m Good In Bed” which she recorded for Triple J’s recent 30th birthday celebrations.

Missy returned from the U.S. this week to the news that many shows on her Australian tour in late March/April were already sold out. All tickets are gone for two of her three Enmore Theatre dates in Sydney and more than three quarters of the tickets have already sold for her two nights at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre. Shows at Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre and Wollongong University have also sold out more than a month before the show date.

Limited tickets still remain for the following dates and venues:

THU 24 Belvoir, Perth (with Lior & George Byrne)
SUN 10 Brisbane Convention Centre (with Serena Ryder & David Ross Macdonald)
WED 13 Royal Theatre, Canberra (with Serena Ryder & David Ross Macdonald)
THU 14 Central Coast Leagues (with Serena Ryder & David Ross Macdonald)
SUN 17 Enmore Theatre, Sydney (with Serena Ryder & George Byrne)
WED 20 Newcastle Ent Centre (with Serena Ryder & David Ross Macdonald)
FRI 22 Palais Theatre, Melbourne (with Serena Ryder & David Ross Macdonald)
SAT 23 Palais Theatre, Melbourne (with Serena Ryder & David Ross Macdonald)

For ticket information please see the Tour page.

AND ANOTHER SYDNEY SHOW..

Another Sydney show has been added to Missy’s Australian tour. This will be Missy’s third night at the Enmore Theatre and is on Sunday April 17th. For more information see the Tour Page.