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People attending Damian Rice’s sold out Sydney show last night got a surprise when Missy Higgins made an unannounced appearance as his opening act. She told the crowd she was a “huge fan” of the acclaimed Irish singer/songwriter and that it was “a dream come true” to share a stage with him.

In addition to playing a short set of her own Missy also joined Damian onstage for his encore, performing “Volcano” and a memorable version of “When Doves Cry”. The show ended with Missy and Damian both sculling glasses of red wine and toasting the cheering crowd.

To view a pic’ of the event click here

Thanks to John Stanton for letting us use this pic’ of the pair in action.

“Scar” won the Award for “Best Pop Release” at last night’s ARIA’s in Sydney. The song beat a heavyweight field that included fellow nominees Pete Murray, Kylie Minogue, The Dissociatives and Delta Goodrem.

The achievement was made all the more extraordinary by the fact that ARIA Award voting happened shortly after “Scar” was released and closed before “The Sound Of White” came out. Missy is therefore ineligible in any of the album categories until next year.

Missy performed a stripped back version of “Scar” with Josh Cunningham on this year’s show. She thanked her cat and dog (among others) in her acceptance speech. She also thanked all the people who liked her music for making the last few months such an amazing journey for her.

A one-off all ages show featuring Missy and her band has been announced for Newcastle City Hall on Sunday, December 5. Tickets for this concert will go on sale from Friday October 22. Tickets will be available from Soundworld (02) 4926-1351, The Rock Shop (02) 4929-1856 and Beaumont Street Beat (02) 4962-5939.

The second song to be lifted as a single from “The Sound Of White” will be “Ten Days”. The track is already receiving radio support and it will be released commercially on Monday November 15. The CD will also feature three live bonus tracks recorded at Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion during Missy’s tour with John Butler Trio … “Scar”, “Greed For Your Love” and “The Special Two”.

A great video has been made for “Ten Days” which should start screening on Australian music shows over the coming week or so. It features Missy performing the song at the Vanguard in Sydney as well as loads of footage filmed during her travels. To download an ecard that allows you to view the video for “Ten Days” check out www.musichead.com.au/ecards/missyhiggins/

As promised a few weeks ago – Missy has announced two Perth shows immediately before she kicks off her national tour with the Finn Brothers in November. She’ll play the Fly By Night in Fremantle on Thursday and Friday November 18 & 19. Tickets will go onsale on Friday October 15 from various record stores. Tickets available at the following locations:

78 Records
914 Hay St
Perth 6000
(08) 9322 14 98

Mills Records
22 Adelaide St
Fremantle 6160
(08) 9335 19 45

Planet Video
Cnr Beaufort St & Walcott St
Mt Lawley
(08) 9328 74 64

Beat Music
Shop G16 Karringup Shopping Centre
(08) 9446 58 39

“Scar EP” will be released in New Zealand on October 25 with Missy’s album to follow on November 8. To help spread the word about this release she will open for The Finn Brothers at St James Theatre in Auckland on November 13 and 14. She will also perform a very special ‘winners only showcase at The Met in High Street on Monday 15th. Tickets to this date will be available as a bonus offer via certain record stores and will be given away on The Edge. Meanwhile, we also have two double passes to give away via this website. To enter, simply send an email to competition@www.missyhiggins.com. Enter the first four words from the first verse of “Scar” in the title of your email. Please note that this competition is for tickets only and does not include airfares or accomodation. Any multiple entries will be ignored.

Missy has a song on two compilation albums released in Australia this week. The first is a charity CD called “Homelands”. Proceeds from sales of this disc will benefit refugees. The disc features “Nightminds” as well as songs from John Butler, Jet, Powderfinger, Pete Murray and others. For more info please check out www.ajustaustralia.com

Also released this week is “Chillout Sessions 6” which features a different version of “Nightminds” that was remixed by Missy’s brother, David. While most of this double album features electronic music it also includes songs tracks by Ben Harper, Gomez and Coldplay.

The 10th Homebake festival happens in Sydney on December 4 and Missy has just been added to the bill. Unlike her forthcoming October dates this one is an all ages event. For more info please check out www.homebake.com.au

Speaking of the October tour … most dates are now sold out but limited tickets remain for the Wednesday Brisbane gig and the Gold Coast next week.

Also, a second and final show has been added at the Roxy in Paramatta on Saturday 23rd as the first show there is basically sold out. For the full list of upcoming shows plus ticketing info please check out the Tour Dates section of this site.

On Monday November 8 Missy Higgins will play “Upstairs At The Garage”. This one off solo date will be in addition to the Finn Brothers shows she’ll play in London on the previous Friday and Saturday nights. Please note that at this stage Missy is not confirmed to perform with the Finn Brothers on the Sunday show. For further info about this show please check out “Tour Dates”.

With her acclaimed album “The Sound Of White” still sitting at #1 on the national charts, Missy Higgins has announced a handful of extra shows on her October national tour.

Initial dates inmost cities sold out within days so these additional gigs have been added to help satisfy demand.

Missy will play The Forum in Melbourne on Wednesday October 27. Tickets will go on sale for this showon Monday September 27 at 9am through Ticketek (phone 132 849) or visit http://premier.ticketek.com.au/.

Extradates at the Governor Hindmarshin Adelaide on October 21 and The Tivoli in Brisbane on October 6 have also been added and are on sale now.

Tickets forasecond show at the Metro inSydneyon October 25 and her date at the Roxy in Parramatta are selling fast.

All of these dates will feature Missy with her band and are for over 18’s only.

Perth people should keep an eye on this site as Missy will be playing her ownW.A. show in mid-November.

Under 18’s in the Sydney region should stay tuned for an announcement late next weekabout a very special all agesshow for Missy in December.