Robbie Williams Adds Extra Shows To Australian Tour

Tickets for Robbie Williams' October tour of Australia are drying up swiftly around the country, resulting in the British crooner adding a further two dates to his impending antipodean sojourn to help meet demand.



Williams will now perform additional shows for his Let Me Entertain You tour in both Adelaide (Wednesday, 14 October, Adelaide Entertainment Centre) and Melbourne (Friday, 23 October, Rod Laver Arena) to complement his existing first shows at the city's respective venues on 13 and 22 October.



Organisers have advised that tickets for further tour stops Perth (9 October), Brisbane (17 October) and Sydney (27 October) are all selling with haste, so you may want to get onto that sooner rather than later, because — as always — there are no guarantees of more shows.



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Edinburgh Military Tattoo to Perform in Melbourne in 2016

Edinburgh Military Tattoo to Perform in Melbourne in 2016

The world-renowned Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is heading to Melbourne for the first time in the show's 65-year history.

It has previously been to Sydney twice, in 2005 and 2010, but the show has only ever been performed outside of Scotland three times.

At least 1,200 performers are expected to take part in the three performances in February next year, with a blend of military ceremony, music and entertainment.

Australian performers will also take part the extravaganza, which will be made up of pipes, drums, fiddlers and Highland dancers.

Show producer Brigadier David Allfrey said the military tattoo had a strong sense of tradition.

"Although it is authentic it doesn't change a great deal, it's innovative," Brigadier Allfrey said.

"I think people do like something that doesn't change all that much and this show has an extraordinary power to reach the emotion and we have very emotional scenes every year.

"When people hear the pipes an instrument where you cannot turn down the volume, it is a very, very special instrument and that noise and sound does create and evoke an emotional response."

The show will be performed at Docklands Stadium and will include a replica of Scotland's Edinburgh Castle.

"The replica here will be built with the statue of Robert the Bruce and Wallace on either side," he said.

"It'll have a draw bridge exactly like we do in Edinburgh."

The set will be built in Australia in sections.

Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the show will be a good way to showcase the city to a worldwide audience.

"You can absolutely guarantee that Etihad Stadium will be full every single performance, and there is a world television audience of up to a 100 million people," he said.

"Melbourne is the epicentre of world events and we're very proud of that."

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Spandau Ballet - Soul Boys of The Western World Australian Tour 2015

One of the most successful and influential British bands of the 1980s, Spandau Ballet, will bring their ‘Soul Boys of the Western World Live’ Tour to Australia in May next year. Kicking off in Brisbane on Wednesday 13 May and playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

All five original band members of Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp and Steve Norman will come together to perform their smash-hit anthems for Australian audiences for the first time since their 2010 Reformation World Tour which saw the band reunited.

Having sold over 25 million records worldwide, scored numerous multi-platinum albums and amassed 23 hit singles across the globe including Gold and True, which have endured for more than three decades.

Spandau Ballet's debut single "To Cut a Long Story Short", which reached No. 5 in the UK in 1980, was the first of ten UK Top 10 hits, including a No. 1 single in 1983 with the song "True", a No. 2 single "Gold" and a No. 3 single "Only When You Leave". The band has had eight UK Top 10 albums, including three "greatest hits" compilations and an album of re-recorded material.

Tickets and Official VIP Packages on sale: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Spandau-Ballet-tickets/artist/1400100

• Sydney, NSW:

Qantas Credit Union Arena, Haymarket

• Brisbane, QLD:

Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall

• Melbourne, VIC:

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

• Perth, WA:

Perth Arena, Perth

Backstreet Boys Australia Tour May 2015

Backstreet Boys Australia Tour May 2015



It's time to clear your schedule for May – Backstreet's back and they're bringing Kevin!



One of the most successful groups of all time - BACKSTREET BOYS - are bringing their ‘In A World Like This Tour' to Australia this autumn.



After reuniting with original member Kevin Richardson in 2013, all five original members recorded a new album, In A World Like This, filmed a revealing documentary ‘Show ‘Em What You're Made Of', while embarking on a sold out tour across Europe and North America to rapt crowds celebrating 20 years making music… and now it's Australia's turn!



Last spotted on our shores in 2012 as a four-piece, this time all of the boys are back live onstage, doing what they do best, entertaining the fans with smash hit after smash hit including ‘Everybody (Backstreet's Back)', ‘Incomplete', ‘I Want It That Way' and ‘Larger Than Life'.



Selling more than 130 million albums worldwide, Backstreet Boys have been dominating the music scene for two decades. True entertainers, masters of some of the greatest pop songs ever recorded, their concerts are not to be missed!



Backstreet Boys - Tour Dates:



- Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Fri 8 May



- Allphones Arena, Sydney Sat 9 May



- Brisbane Entertainment Centre Sun 10 May



- Perth Arena Fri 15 May



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About the Backstreet Boys:



The Backstreet Boys (sometimes referred to as BSB) are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The group consists of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, and Brian Littrell.



The group rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys (1996). In the following year they released their second international album Backstreet's Back (1997), and their U.S. debut album which continued the group's success worldwide. They rose to superstardom with their third studio album Millennium (1999) and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000).



After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback album Never Gone (2005). After the conclusion of the Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests. The group then released two albums as a quartet: Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009).



In 2012, the group announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently. In the following year they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released their first independent album, In a World Like This (2013). The group also released their first documentary movie, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of in January 2015.



The Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling boy band in history, and one of the world's best-selling music artists. They are the first group since Sade to have their first nine albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and the only boy band to do so. They also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 22, 2013.