Missy Higgins will be headlining the Blue Mountains Music Festivalin 2018! Taking place March 16-18, she’ll be performing alongside Kate Miller-Heidke, Archie Roach Band and more!

Earlybird tickets are on sale now, head to www.bmff.org.au/tickets for more info.

Hey Melbourne, an exciting announcement: I’ll be playing a big show at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens on Sunday 19 November! The Botan is one of my fav places to hang out in Melbs so I’m super excited to play in such a glorious, magical place. And joining me that evening are some incredible musical acts, Dustin Tebbutt, All Our Exes Live In Texas, and Harry Jakamarra (an amazing new talent, from Broome WA). Come along and make a fancy evening of it! The whole thing is put on by the people that do the Day On The Green shows, so the food, drinks and vibe are going to be quality, my friends. More info at www.aweekend.com.au

Hope to see ya there

Missy x

Today I can tell you all why I was dressed up in those crazy 80s costumes oninstagram the other day… I am gonna be in a theatrical musical production! It’s called Miracle City, it’s had a couple of small and very successful runs before but this time it’s going bigger. It’s funny and tragic and entertaining and moving and all the good stuff. I’m so happy to be a part of it and amongst such an amazing team of people. I’ve loved musical theatre ever since I was a kid and have dreamt about being in a professional production for ages. Now it’s happening, whoop! So come along, I think we’ll all be in for a good time. And if nothing else, you’ll get to see me dancing in a church gown with a wig on!! Show starts in Oct – more info www.sydneyoperahouse.com

Missy x

South Australia! I’ll be seeing you all at SummerSalt 2017 – Glenelg Beach on Sat 18 Nov with John Butler Trio. Register for discount pre-sale tickets at www.summersaltmusic.com.au

Click ‘attending’ to the Facebook event for updates on tickets and more info: SummerSalt 2017 – Glenelg Beach 

Surprised and honoured to be nominated for The Helpmann Awards today for Best Australian Contemporary Concert for my orchestral tour last year, cool!

Hey everyone,
 
Here’s a little update on what’s happening in the world of Missy Music (can I talk about myself in third person yet?), otherwise known as: My Music.
 
The most exciting thing is that I have a single coming out THIS FRIDAY, a song called ‘Torchlight’ that I have written for an upcoming Australian film with an all-star cast called ‘Don’t Tell’. It is quite an extraordinary film: a true story about a courageous young girl seeking justice against the church. I really felt like I’d seen something special when I walked out of the preview the other day. I cried many, many tears (and it’s not often I cry during my own songs!) so please go and see it when it comes out. I feel incredibly honoured to have been a part of it. I should also add that the film was shot up in Toowoomba, so we decided to film the video clip up there also, at the Empire Theatre. You can watch that video at the link below. It was directed beautifully by the film’s director Tori Garrett. 
 
Apart from Torchlight, you may have seen one or two Instagram pics of me (gawd, how slack am I??) slowly chipping away at my album over the last year. I went to Nashville, my home away from home, to write with my old friend Butterfly Boucher. I also worked with some incredible producers/beat-makers over there. Lots of fun. Lots of Nachos. Since being home, I’ve been working in Melbourne with producer Pip Norman to pull the album together. He is just a delightful human being and crazy talented. Writing, making beats (I now have a little home recording setup that I taught myself how to use by watching Youtube instructional videos!! Look at me now mum!!)… all of it has been happening behind closed doors. And I’m beyond excited to say that my album is now VERY NEARLY FINISHED! So so close. Home stretch. So watch this space. Now we just have to get it mixed, mastered, put the flourishes on, spray paint it with glitter and figure out how to get it out to the world.

Without giving too much away, this album is a pretty big departure from anything I’ve ever done before. No, it’s not a rap album (that’s next). Life is so crazy different for me these days, though. Since having a child my brain has expanded in a hundred different directions yet somehow my feet feel firmer on the ground than they ever have. But the ups and down take no prisoners. The songs and the music on this new album reflect that, I hope. 
 
Anyway I’m sure I’ll be telling you much more about this over the next few months. For now, this Friday there’s my stand-alone single Torchlight, and the film I wrote it for, ‘Don’t Tell’ is coming out May. Please check out both! 
 
Oh, and just before I go: shows! For now I have two coming up, Barunga Festival (Barunga, NT) on June 10 and the Big Red Bash (Birdsville, QLD) on July 4. Tickets via www.missyhiggins.com/shows. Hope to see some of you there!
 
Love,
Missy x
#stopadani

‘TORCHLIGHT’ OFFICIAL VIDEO

NEW SINGLE OUT MAY 5

DON’T TELL’ TRAILER

OUT MAY 18

Dear Mr Shorten and Mr Dreyfus,

I’m writing to strongly urge you to back away from anything that supports the Adani mega coal mine, planned for Queensland’s Galilee Basin.

Most urgently, please retract your support for Brandis’ amendments to the Native Title Act. To attempt to rush these amendments through parliament before anyone notices is shameful and so disrespectful.

For years, Indigenous Australians have seen their land rights abused, neglected and disregarded. So much of these so-called “rights” have been gradually taken away that now it seems it has almost become a tokenistic term.

As a white Australian, this saddens and angers me and doesn’t represent the equality and unity that I, along with so many others Australians, desperately want to see.  If Adani plans to come to this country and bulldoze traditionally-owned land, surely the TO’s of that land should have their say? And not, as seems to be happening, have their “rights” changed in court quietly at the last minute, in order to expedite the Adani project. How insulting.

This proposed mine isn’t just an Indigenous Australian issue, this is a human issue. If the coal from this Adani mega mine is burnt, it will tip not only Australia over it’s carbon budget, but the ENTIRE WORLD over it’s combined budget. 

Let that sink in for a minute. 

Can I remind you how dangerously close we are to triggering a tipping point beyond which there is no return? The world’s top scientists right now are telling us that this is not a joke. They are telling us to wake up. Environmental devastation, the likes of which we have never seen, is knocking on our door. The world is watching Australia right now and many are struggling to see how we could be considering something like this, at this vital time. 

This is a decision which should not be about money, or winning votes, or keeping your job, because this is about something much bigger. Our children and grandchildren will be paying the price for the mistakes we make now. It’s hard to contemplate, but it’s true. And it terrifies me as it should you.

This should be a turning point, we desperately need to be turning away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. It is the energy of the future and in many respects our country is behind the ball on that front. Renewable energy projects around the world are taking off at the moment and non-renewable, dirty energy, is dying. It’s exciting and we can be a part of it if we choose to be!

So as a fellow human being and also a mother who will do anything to ensure my child doesn’t have to endure environmental collapse, I URGE you, please consider these decisions to be among the most important of your life and career. It is my belief that there has never been a more important time in history when it comes to making bold decisions about the environment and our future. 

– Missy Higgins

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***NEW SHOW ADDED*** Thursday 16 June – 12th and Porter, Nashville TN – Info & Tickets
On sale Thursday 26 May 10:00am CST

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Hi friends,

I’m about to go to the US for a tour! I am super excited to be taking my little family over there.

It’s been a few years since I was last in America. Last time I had a tour there planned, my wonderful little accident happened (now named Sammy Arrow), so we unfortunately had to postpone… but now it’s back on!

I am doing a bunch of dates on the East and West coasts, and a few in the middle. Starting in New York and ending in LA.

Please check out the dates below to see if I’m playing anywhere near you. It’ll be an acoustic tour, just me and my instruments. Really intimate kind of shows, lots of story-telling, which is what I love.

See you all there!

Missy xx

Watch Missy’s special video message for her US fans!

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MISSY HIGGINS
2016 US SPRING/SUMMER TOUR DATES

A note from Missy…

Like most people, the photo of little Alan Kurdi being carried out of the water shook me to my core. We often read about the tragic plight of refugees but I think that picture exposed us to the reality in such a raw way that the truth became inescapable.  From where I sat in my comfortable living room nursing my newborn son, the tiny child in that wrenching image could have been my own little boy. I felt overwhelmed by a profound protective instinct for him and people like him.

Alan died along with his little brother, his mother and many other Syrian people on that boat. The only survivor of the Kurdi family was Alan’s father, Abdullah.  My heart wept for Abdullah – his loss was literally unimaginable.

Writing songs has always been my way of dealing with strong feelings and this situation obviously stirred up a lot of emotions. So initially I started writing about it just to try and make some sense out of something so senseless.

At the same time I realised that it was a complicated situation and so I read as many articles as I could about the Kurdi family. It soon became clear that various people were trying to co-opt Alan’s story for their own purposes and that lead to all sorts of claims and counterclaims about their circumstances. As far as I could tell it seems that Abdullah’s sister lived in Canada and he ultimately dreamed of having his family join her there. Their brother had previously attempted to obtain a visa into Canada but had been refused, so believing that there was no other choice, Abdullah apparently borrowed the money from his Canadian sister to pay an illegal people smuggler to take him and his family somewhere safe. Their dream? To escape a life of violence in Syria and find peace in Canada.

I wanted to try to write this story from Abdullah’s perspective because ultimately I felt his quest was so relatable. I imagined that during that tumultuous boat journey, his heart cried out for Canada to embrace him and his family. Obviously, in this song, ‘Canada’ represents anywhere in the world that might be the preferred sanctuary for people like the Kurdi’s. Amongst other countries, it represents Australia which has such an abhorrent record in dealing with people seeking asylum who try to travel to our shores by boat. Some sections of the media have helped turned these poor people into criminals, but in reality they are usually exactly like us; just not lucky enough to be born into our privilege.

‘Oh Canada’ simply aims to tell a story. It’s not preaching anything in particular, it’s simply my attempt to make sense out of senselessness. If it also reminds people of what happened to Alan and his family then I think that would be good – after what they went through they don’t deserve to be forgotten. If the song reminds people how the picture of that lifeless little boy made them feel then that would be even better because that proves we’re all very similar people who just happen to live under different circumstances. If the song inspires anyone to do something on behalf of refugees – to speak up for their rights and to push back against those who seek to inflame our fears and prejudices – then I think that would be best of all.

Missy xx

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‘Oh Canada’ is accompanied by a powerful animated video created by award winning director Natasha Pincus and animation director Nicholas Kallincos and you can view it below.

Caritas and World Vision support programs in Syria and neighbouring countries that create spaces where children can express their feelings of the past and hopes for the future. The drawings in the “Oh Canada” video are by children in Caritas programs in Damascus, Syria and in World Vision programs in Beirut, Lebanon. Both the global Caritas network and World Vision have helped millions of people affected by the crisis in the Middle East.

Help Caritas Australia and the Caritas network continue this important work by visiting www.caritas.org.au/syria
Help World Vision to provide ongoing support through these projects by visiting www.worldvision.com.au/syria

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Missy’s Summer Tour is well under way!

Missy had a great time performing in front of a sell-out crowd at the Riverstage in Brisbane alongside John Butler Trio and The Waifs – including a couple of new songs!

Check out Missy’s Instagram for some behind the scenes pics.

Missy is now looking forward to shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle, Tasmania and country Victoria… There are still tickets left for some of these shows – click here for full show details!

Hey everyone,

Gosh, a lot has happened in the last little while hey?

If you’ve been following my Twitter or Instagram you’ll have noticed these things: I managed to cook up a little human and now he’s here in the world bursting open hearts everywhere he goes; I’ve been slowly but surely writing new songs that I’m very excited about and can’t wait to record so I can share them with you; photo-shoots and preparations of all sorts are happening for my solo shows coming up in the new year- the first I’ve done since touring preggers Sept-Oct 2014!

I recently played a short set for the Seed Fundraiser where I previewed a few new songs and shared some stories about the past year of my life, and it felt SO GOOD to be up on stage again playing (albeit without a big tummy-ledge to rest my ukulele on this time), I was tingling all over afterwards.

So these new shows next year are going to be pretty special, I think, especially because I will be playing some spectacular venues (see below). I’ll have some of my fav musos up on stage with me once again (including Zoe Hauptmann on bass, very exciting), we’ll be playing some new material as well as, of course, a bunch from my old albums.

First up, Hamer Hall, Melbourne​ (with Something For Kate​’s Paul Dempsey​, who I’ve long been a fan of, supporting!!) and Twilight at Taronga​ in Sydney (which my Mum in particular is very excited about). Fan pre-sales for Hamer Hall starts 9am this Wednesday (click here: ), general public on Friday 30th October, so get in quick if you want to make sure to get a ticket.

Thanks guys, hope to see your faces soon!

Missy xx

CLICK HERE FOR HAMER HALL PRE-SALE (stars 9:00am Wednesday – tomorrow!)