Roadshow Films have recently launched an online game which ties in with the road trip element of the film Bran Nue Dae. It’s a social networking game which involves Facebook users racing from Perth to Broome in a virtual Kombi, earning miles from visiting the website, becoming a fan, watching trailers etc. There are some great prizes to be won.
Check it out here!
ARIA today released a chart listing the highest selling albums of the last decade. We are very pleased to confirm that Missy’s ARIA Award winning album THE SOUND OF WHITE is #5 on the list!
New photos have been added to this site showing Missy on the PR trail for BRAN NUE DAE with co-stars Ernie Dingo, Dan Sultan and Rocky McKenzie. Check them out in the PHOTOGRAPHY section.
The premiere of the new Australian film Bran Nue Dae starring Missy Higgins premiered in Broome overnight complete with red dirt replacing the standard red carpet.The musical written by Broome local Jimmy Chi has been turned into a film featuring Missy alongside Ernie Dingo, Geoffrey Rush, Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Dan Sultan and many more great Australian actors and performers.
Missy was in Broome for the premiere check out all the action here:
smh.com.au
abc.net.au
theage.com.au
Watch the film’s trailer HERE.
BRAN NUE DAE the film that features Missy alongside Geoffrey Rush & Ernie Dingo will be screening in Australian cinemas from January 14.
The film which has received rave reviews and an award at the Melbourne Film Festival is based on writer Jimmy Chi’s life in Broome and features lots of musical elements from the original stage show.
Enjoy a sneak peek in the trailer HERE!
The ARIA Awards will be taking place once again this Thursday 26th November at Sydney’s Acer Arena. Missy will be taking part in the evening’s ceremony as a guest presenter while award nominees including Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, Lisa Mitchell, Ladyhawke and Jessica Mauboy will perform live. The event will be telecast on the Nine Network from 8.30 on the evening of Thursday, 26 November, followed by an encore screening on MTV on Friday, 27 November at 5.30pm.
On Nov 13 and 14 Missy performed as part of a special Paul Kelly tribute show to mark his 30th year as a solo performing artist. You can check out the photos from the event on the Triple J Website.
Listen to triple j’s tribute to Paul Kelly
Part 1
Monday November 30, 8pm
encore Sunday December 6, 5pm
Part 2
Monday December 7, 8pm
encore Sunday December 13, 5pm
Watch the tribute concert on ABC2
Tuesday January 27, 8:30pm. Check out the one hour special – Before Too Long: triple j’s tribute to Paul Kelly – on ABC2.
Artists and Music For Cause get together to support Australian Red Cross Indonesian Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Appeals. Available online now is a music pack made of many great Australian artists.
Missy Higgins has donated her music for this cause. Other artists Josh Pyke, Little Birdy, Kisschasy, Ash Grunwald and many more. The pack is available exclusively through www.musicforcause.com.
100{8c7182c8a34ec4ec9212ad453ffbf7291e5ae01fcacfb4928d4d46071654c352} download revenue (ex GST & transaction fee) being donated to Australian Red Cross’ Indonesian Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami (Samoa & Tonga) Appeals.
Triple J are presenting a very special tribute to the legendary Paul Kelly. This year marks Paul Kelly’s 30th anniversary as a solo recording artist. This is the perfect moment for triple j to acknowledge and highlight his enormous contribution to Australian music. Many of his songs have captured the essence of what it is to be Australian. His strength as a songwriter and storyteller has inspired a whole raft of musicians working today.
Over two nights at The Forum Theatre in Melbourne some of today’s best artists have been invited to interpret the songs of Paul Kelly. Missy Higgins is part of that lineup which also includes John Butler, Paul Dempsey, Katy Steele, Bob Evans, Ozi Batla, Dan Kelly, Clare Bowditch, Jae Laffer, Adalita, Dan Sultan, Megan Washington plus members of Augie March as the backing band and Ashley Naylor from Even as Musical Director.
Missy said “I love ‘They Thought I Was Asleep’. All Paul’s stories take you on a ride somewhere that feels, somehow, like one of your own memories.”
Tickets go on sale on Wednesday October 14th.
Tickets available from:
Ticketek ph: 132849
www.ticketek.com.au
$55.70 + BF
Due to circumstances beyond our control we have just been informed by promoters that the planned show for October 28 at Town Hall, New York has been cancelled.
Please watch this space for details on refunds as they come to hand.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.