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Missy’s debut album ‘The Sound Of White’ which has recently gone 5 x Platinum in Australia will be released in the USA and UK in June through Warner Brothers Music. The instore date in the USA is the 7th June and for the UK it’s the 13th of June. If you can’t wait until June you can already purchase the album online through the iTUNES USA and UK stores.

This week Missy did a stunning performance at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Max Sessions. You can see photos from this performance on the photos page. You will also be able to watch it on May 21st on Max TV.

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.

Missy has announced some shows in New Zealand and the UK. For dates and ticketing information please see the tour page.

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.

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’

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 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 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.

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