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â Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) January 28, 2021
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Missy to play Surf Coast gig this Saturday with Tones and I!
Victoria, see you on the surf coast this Saturday! All tickets under $50, and on sale from 12:00pm local time Tue 19 Jan (tomorrow) via soundsbettertogether.com
Victoria, see you on the surf coast this Saturday! All tickets under $50, and on sale from 12:00pm local time Tue 19 Jan (tomorrow) via https://t.co/DlmU9nLEPN đ pic.twitter.com/I0cOySeqFL
â Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) January 18, 2021
NEW MELBOURNE GIG ANNOUNCEMENT
And just like that⊠yet another gig! Very happy to announce a special concert at Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Wed 27 Jan next year. This will be my first show of the new year, and at one of my favourite Melbourne venues too. Ahhh.. I have some great memories of this place.
Tickets on sale this Wed 16 Dec at 12:00pm local time via frntr.co/MissyHiggins21Mel.
Canât wait to see you all there! (socially distanced of course).
Missy xx
‘When The Machine Starts’ bloopers!
‘When The Machine Starts’ dance video!
Thanks to everyone who entered my #WhenTheMachineStarts dance comp! Hopefully we can all dance to this song together in person very soon đ„°
New shows in WA!
Pretty excited to announce even more gigs, this time I’m heading to WA for three awesome shows!
The first two are at Fremantle Prison on Thu 4 and Fri 5 March – and Iâll be playing with my good friend Ben Lee! Looking forward to performing at such an amazing venue.
Fan pre-sale starts today (Wed 18 Nov) at 10:00am local time, and lasts until 9:00am local time on Fri 20 Nov. General public tickets are on sale from 10:00am local time Fri 20 Nov. Click here for tickets.
Iâm also playing the Good Day Sunshine Festival at Dunsborough Fields in Perth the day after on Sat 6 March with The Waifs and Ben Lee (what a line up !!!). Pre-sale for this one starts tomorrow, just head to www.gooddaysunshinefest.com for all the info.
Genuinely so happy to play these gigs and canât wait to see everyone. Until then!
Missy xx
Missy Higgins – When The Machine Starts [Live on The Sound]
NEW SINGLE ‘WHEN THE MACHINE STARTS’ OUT NOW!
CLICK HERE TO STREAM / DOWNLOAD WHEN THE MACHINE STARTS
Hi Everyone. Wow, what a year itâs been.
Isnât it strange when you suddenly become aware that youâre in the middle of a defining moment in history? Someday soon we’ll probably refer to everything as either “pre-covid” or “post-covid” (Pre-Co and Po-Co? just riffing here). Weird, right? Even now I feel like weâre still standing in the middle of a murky bubble, struggling to see what lies beyond. Hopefully it involves lots of touching and hugging and live music.
Many of my friends and family have really struggled during this pandemic; some lost their livelihoods overnight, others have had to spend weeks cooped up alone in very dark headspaces. My industry has been one of the hardest hit and itâs been heart-breaking and brutal for so many.
Yet at the same time, there have been inspiring things going on as well. I think itâs actually given me more faith in humanity than any other time in history. Itâs also made me realise how disconnected we have been from each other. Iâve seen strangers reaching out to each other to see if theyâre okay. Work colleagues checking in on each otherâs mental health for the first time ever and really caring about the answer. Streets and communities creating platforms where they can connect and share stories and offer support. A conversation about the things that really matter. Thereâs a feeling of solidarity with the entire globe that has never been possible before. Obviously we would rather it be for a different reason and not everyone has covered themselves in glory but it still blows my mind!
Of course, I know Iâve been lucky during all this compared to so many. My kids have been (quite literally!) climbing the walls and driving me bonkers like every other family in lock-down and Iâve struggled with the same roller-coaster emotions as any human would, but work-wise I was lucky to finish all my summer touring just before this happened, and quite frankly, we have the means to get through it. We have a backyard and the kids have been able to dig in the dirt and climb trees. Iâve spent many moments feeling very grateful (many moments fantasising about being single and childless too, but we donât have to go there!) and it was during one of those particularly happy moments that I sat down and wrote a new song called âWhen The Machine Startsâ which Iâm releasing today.
I know this track wonât hit home for a lot of people and thatâs OK. I wrote it during Victorian Lock-down 1.0 at a time when I was feeling particularly lucky to be able to spend so much time with the kids while theyâre still so young. To be able to look at my calendar and see NOTHING on it, forcing me to be completely in the moment because suddenly the future didnât exist.
Surprisingly, that felt like a gift. I realised Iâd been running an invisible race, a rabid dog chasing a phantom rabbit. But to what end? So to be given this chance to stop⊠well, I really didnât want to forget it. So this song came out of that moment. Itâs a post-it note to my future self: âdonât forget the good things youâve learnt!â.
Anyway ⊠sending heaps and heaps of love to you all. Wherever you are. Whatever youâre going through. Hang in there, because the end is in sight.
And I hope some of you get something out of this song, even if itâs just the chance to consider the silver linings in this whole shitty experience. Whatever the case, itâs got to be helpful to ask ourselves: “What do I want to take from all this, and what do I want to leave behind?” It’d be great if we could find something positive to take with us from such a dark moment ⊠when the machine starts.
Missy
xx
Missy Higgins nominated for Best Original Song at the Screen Music Awards
Bravo to @missyhiggins, Antony Partos and @filmmusicguy who are nominated at the #ScreenMusicAwards for Edge of Something from Total Control pic.twitter.com/ov8AABc7eX
â APRA AMCOS (@APRAAMCOS) October 29, 2020
Missy Higgins announces Albury gig on Sat 21 Nov for Great Southern Nights
Hi everyone! I’m very excited to be announcing gigs again – and this time it’s Albury’s turn âșïž I’ll be doing a show at the Albury Entertainment Centre on Sat 21 Nov as part of Great Southern Nights. Tickets on sale now: https://t.co/IERtXY0nJQ
Missy x pic.twitter.com/drJxeugF6z
â Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) October 16, 2020
Missy Higgins to headline SummerSalt Festival in 2021!
Finally a show announcement! Iâm so excited to finally start getting shows back in the calendar, Iâve missed you all and Iâve missed playing live!! Glenelg Beach is an awesome venue and this time the line up is incredible, check out the bill of this show đ± Canât wait to see you all from the stage soon! Head to SummerSalt 2021 | Glenelg Beach for more info X
See Missy in the new movie ‘Slim and I’ in cinemas now!
Very chuffed to be amongst great company talking about the legendary Slim Dusty in this new incredible movie about his life and career. In cinemas now! x #SlimandIMovie
Victoria – youâll have to wait for just a little while longer đ§Ą
Missy Higgins to appear on The Sound this Sunday Aug 23 at 5:30pm on ABC!
JUST ANNOUNCED â The Sound Episode Six. Featuring @tonesandimusic, @guysebastian, @blissneso, Vika & Linda Bull, Electric Fields Music, @missyhiggins, @jessicamauboy, John Butler (@johnbutlertrio) [cont] pic.twitter.com/zFLZeANHRx
â The Sound (@thesoundau_) August 18, 2020
Missy Higgins to take part in NSW’s Great Southern Nights Festival in November 2020
Great to see live music on the way back in NSW and looking forward to being part of it! Stay tuned for more info on this over coming months x https://t.co/xWapI8thXx #greatsouthernnights pic.twitter.com/YBIusS5S9S
â Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) June 13, 2020
Missy to feature in Episode 2 of The State of Music this Saturday!
Hi everyone! #TheStateOfMusic is a weekly live-streamed series, featuring performances + interviews – and I’m excited to be a part of Episode Two, alongside these lovely ladies Kate Miller-Heidke, MAHALIA BARNES + THE SOUL MATES, Mia Wray Music, Montaigne, and Vera Blue with hosts Carrie Bickmore and Jane Gazzo.
Stream live this Saturday 9 May from 6:30pm AEST on the Victoria Together Facebook, YouTube + together.vic.gov.au
Hi everyone! I’m excited to be a part of Episode 2 of #TheStateofMusic alongside these lovely ladies đ@kmillerheidke @MahaliaBarnes @Miawray
@actualmontaigne @VeraBlueMusic @BickmoreCarrie @JaneGazzoStream live this Sat 9 May from 6:30pm AEST on my Facebook x pic.twitter.com/YxMxRio0kn
â Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) May 7, 2020
‘Carry You’ Music From The Home Front performance with Tim Minchin
For those of you who missed my performance of âCarry Youâ with Tim Minchin tonight on Channel 9, here âtis! This was weird and lovely. I didnât have much to make my living room look fancy so those are little father Christmas tree lights behind me, and I decided to wear my wedding dress for the occasion. Not sure why! Iâve just been looking for an opportunity to wear it again. Everythingâs a bit topsy-turvy at the moment, so why not. Thank you to Tim for this beautiful song, I love singing it, and please catch his series âUprightâ on Foxtel if you can, it is truly brilliant. Thanks for having us be involved everyone at Channel 9 and everyone else involved in Music From The Home Front, for Anzac Day.
Love to you all, hang in there
Missy X
MISSY JOINS MAJOR CONCERT EVENT ON ANZAC DAY ON CHANNEL 9
Look whatâs happening this weekend! Iâll be singing a special song with a special someone via the magical inter-webs. Stay tuned and tune in. Lots of amazing acts performing. This Saturday from 7:30pm AEST on Channel 9 #musicfromthehomefront
Look whatâs happening this weekend! Iâll be singing a special song with a special someone via the magical inter-webs. Stay tuned and tune in. Lots of amazing acts performing. X â€ïž This Saturday from 7:30pm AEST on Channel 9 #musicfromthehomefront pic.twitter.com/ZsrEDqhfTf
— Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) April 23, 2020
Missy Higgins and Paul Kelly to play Sandstone Point Hotel

Missy Higgins is Going North for BASSINTHEGRASS!
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â Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) February 20, 2020
New single ‘Carry You’ out now
New single ‘Carry You’ out now:Â missyhiggins.lnk.to/CarryYou
I hadnât seen Upright before Tim asked me if I wanted to record a song for it, but I was a big fan of Timâs work so I knew it would be good. When he played me ‘Carry You’ on the piano I instantly felt how beautiful and universal it was and how I might make it my own.
Sarah Belkner (who plays keyboard for both of us) did an incredible job of wrapping it in some classy, understated production, and I love how it turned out in the studio with her.
After I watched the series (which blew me away, it was so good) I finally understood how multi-dimensional the song is and it made me love it even more. When I sang it in the studio, I felt the ache of regret and the longing for connection through the lyrics, which is something any of us can relate to I think.
Iâm so happy to be a part of this project, itâs Aussie TV at its absolute best.
Missy x
‘Carry You’ is written by Tim Minchin, and is taken from his new Australian TV show ‘Upright’ on Foxtel.Â