Missy Higgins’ “On A Clear Night”, has become the most pre-ordered release ever on Australian iTunes it was announced today. The achievement eclipses the record set recently by Missy’s labelmates, Silverchair.
Missy’s new 11 song album features the #1 hit single “Steer” and has already been certified platinum for sales of over 70,000 copies. It finally hit stores last Saturday and was greeted with four star reviews in major publications such as the Sunday Herald-Sun and the Sunday Age.
In keeping with the touring driven approach which propelled her debut CD “The Sound Of White” to such phenomenal success, Missy will hit the road tour this week as part of a month long national tour. These shows will see her unveiling her new live band and, will also see a “Triple J Unearthed” winner opening every date.. recognition of the key role that “Unearthed” played in launching Missy’s career.
Most of the forthcoming concerts are already sold out but those who missed out on tickets can see Missy and her band when they perform a free show in Sydney’s Martin Place this Friday morning as part of a national broadcast on Channel 7’s “Sunrise” program.
If you’d prefer a more intimate setting then you may like to check out www.myspace.com/missyhiggins to view an exclusive acoustic performance plus a question and answer session with fans that was recorded recently for some competition winners in Sydney.
Otherwise, dates and ticketing info for Missy Higgins “On A Clear Night” national tour are as follows:
May 2007
Tue2 Roxy Theatre, Parramatta SOLD OUT
Fri 4 Enmore Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT
Sat 5 Enmore Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT
Sun 6 Enmore Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT
Mon 7 Civic Theatre, Newcastle SOLD OUT
Tue 8 Civic Theatre, Newcastle (Tickets available from the venue – 02 4929 1977 or Ticketek – 132 849 / http://www.ticketek.com.au/)
Thu 10 Regent Theatre, Wollongong SOLD OUT
Fri 11 Regent Theatre, Wollongong (Tickets available from Ticketek -132 849 / http://www.ticketek.com.au/)
Sat 12 AIS Arena, Canberra (Tickets available from Ticketek -132 849 / http://www.ticketek.com.au/)
Mon 14 Empire Theatre, Toowoomba (Tickets available from the venue -1300 655 299 / http://www.empiretheatre.com.au/)
Tue 15 Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sunshine Coast (Tickets available from the venue – 07 5437 1170)
Thu 17 Gold Coast Arts Centre SOLD OUT
Fri 18 The Tivoli, Brisbane SOLD OUT
Sat 19 The Tivoli, Brisbane SOLD OUT
Sun 20 The Tivoli, Brisbane (Tickets available from Rocking Horse – 07 3229 5360, Skinny’s 07 3229 2389 and Ticketek – 132 849 / ticketek.com.au)
Tue 22 Derwent Ent. Centre, Hobart (Tickets available from Ticketmaster – 136 100 / ticketmaster.com.au)
Wed 23 Albert Hall, Launceston (Tickets available from Ticketmaster – 136 100 / ticketmaster.com.au)
Fri 25 Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SOLD OUT
Mon 28 Perth Concert Hall SOLD OUT
Wed 30 The Palais, Melbourne SOLD OUT
Thu31 The Palais, Melbourne (Tickets available from the venue – 03 9537 2444 and Ticketmaster – 136 100 / ticketmaster.com.au)
Missy has chosen to make her upcoming “On A Clear Night Tour” Climate Neutral. In a nutshell, this means all the emissions associated with the tour (including flights, road transport, concert electricity and freight) will be calculated. Climate Friendly will then invest in renewable energy projects that are guaranteed to save the amount of greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere – effectively balancing out the climate impact and making the tour.. Climate Neutral!