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DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES

 RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND 

TO TOUR WITH ICEHOUSE

And local act Goodshirt!

THE number one selling duo in music history, the pioneers of rock’n’soul, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES are returning to New Zealand for their first shows in more than 30 years!

Joining them for what promises to be a truly bedazzling summer concert event is one of Australia’s most revered bands ICEHOUSE, playing their first NZ shows in more than 20 years!  

The two musical trail-blazers will perform two a day on the green winery concerts at Church Road Winery, Napier on Saturday January 28 and Villa Maria Estate, Auckland on Sunday January 29. 

Keen music aficionado’s may well remember the link between these two fine acts – John Oates having co-written and sung on the Icehouse hit ‘Electric Blue’.  Of course, they also share a legacy of an incredible musical catalogue, chart and radio domination and have inspired and influenced the musical environment of their time - and since!

"I haven't been to New Zealand in way too long,” Daryl says. “The people are great and I know that they love music.  We're all going to have a good time." In fact, Hall and Oates haven’t been to NZ since they played the Logan Campbell Centre in 1980!

"I remember being invited by Iva Davies to come to Sydney to try to write a song in the late 80s,” John Oates says. “We tried for a few days and didn't come up with much of anything.  Then we just hung out on the beach while Iva went windsurfing and when we returned to the studio we finally came up with the song Electric Blue."

Iva Davies adds: “Electric Blue went on to be one of Icehouse's biggest hits around the world. He and Daryl Hall are amazing musicians, writers, arrangers, performers and great innovators (just check out Live From Daryl's House online and both of John and Daryl's recent solo works). So when the opportunity came to share the stage with them I leapt at it. This is going to be a lot of fun and I'm really looking forward to an exciting run of shows.”

Starting out as devoted disciples of earlier soul greats, Daryl Hall & John Oates scored six US #1 singles, ‘Rich Girl’, ‘Kiss On My List’, ‘Private Eyes’, ‘I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)’, ‘Maneater’ and ‘Out Of Touch’ from six consecutive multi-platinum selling albums.  Along with ‘Sara Smile’, ‘One On One’, ‘You Make My Dreams’ and the sublime ‘She’s Gone’, they racked up a phenomenal 34 Billboard chart hits.   

By 1987 the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) recognised Daryl Hall & John Oates as the number one selling duo in music history, a record they still hold.  One of the most sampled artists today, their impact can be heard everywhere on a new generation of musicians, prompting a SPIN Magazine cover story  ‘Why Hall & Oates Are The New Velvet Underground”. 

Most recently the duo released the box set ‘Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music Of Daryl Hall & John Oates”, their first comprehensive career spanning offering, featuring 74 tracks (16 previously unreleased). 

Outside of the band Daryl Hall continues the award-winning monthly web series ‘Live From Daryl’s House’ (ww.livefromdarylshouse.com) which began in 1997. Forty-four episodes later with guests as diverse as Rob Thomas, Smokey Robinson and Todd Rundgren, the series has garnered huge acclaim including the 2011 Best Performance Series at the MTV Online Music Awards.

In late September Daryl will be releasing his new solo album ‘Laughing Down Crying’ on Verve Universal.

Meanwhile earlier this year John Oates released a critically acclaimed solo album ‘Mississippi Mile’, a beautifully recorded collection paying homage to his love of Americana Blues, and has been touring with The John Oates Band to support it. 

“We’ve got the best of both worlds”, John says. “We’re both very passionate about our solo projects and then we get together and play as Hall & Oates.  I’m happy that a younger generation is still discovering what Daryl and I have done, and that the songs have held up and people care enough to re-record them.  It’s been a cool thing to happen later in our career and it keeps our music alive.”

The re-emergence of ICEHOUSE into the touring world has been met with an overwhelming response, one that befits Iva Davies’ iconic status. From their recent live performances in Australia, it’s obvious the band is in great form and ready to excite fans once again.

This week sees the issue of “White Heat: 30 Hits” which brings together every ICEHOUSE single ever released. The 3 disc set features 30 songs in chronological release order plus a DVD of 32 film clips.  The album provides a remarkable journey through the band’s career with hits like ‘Great Southern Land’, ‘Hey Little Girl’, ‘Crazy;’ and ‘Electric Blue’.

Since forming as Flowers in 1977, Icehouse have won acclaim all over the world and it will be an absolute pleasure to see them in full flight once again during this tour.  

Officially reforming, Goodshirt have to be one of New Zealand’s best loved pop/rock acts of the last decade. Their string of impressive hits live on as kiwi music greats and since their hiatus in 2005 they’ve left a large gap on the local music touring scene. Come along and sing along to songs such as #1 chart topper ‘Sophie’, ‘Place To Be’, ‘Green’, ‘Blowing Dirt’, ‘Fiji Baby’, ‘Buck It Up’ and more. This is a rare opportunity to see Goodshirt play their first reformed gig after far too long....

CONCERT DATES:

Saturday January 28 @ CHURCH ROAD WINERY, NAPIER

TICKETS: General Admission (GA) and Reserved seat tickets from http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/ or 0800-111-999.
BUS PASS: Available from Nimons & Sons Ltd ph 06 877 8133 and WBL ph 06 870 8740
ACCOMODATION:  For accommodation please go to:  http://www.hawkesbaynz.co.nz/
VIP CONCERT & DINING PACKAGE:  Please contact Melanie Johnson at Church Road on 06 833 8232 for further information on packages available through the venue

Sunday January 29 @ VILLA MARIA ESTATE, AUCKLAND

TICKETS: General Admission (GA) and Reserved seat tickets from http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/ or 0800 111 999.
BUS PASS: Available from http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/ or 0800 111 999
ACCOMMODATION: For accommodation please go to:  http://www.aucklandnz.com/

For full event information for the winery shows, visit http://www.adayonthegreen.co.nz/

TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7

http://www.hallandoates.com/         http://www.icehouse-ivadavies.com/

Thanks to www.adayonthegreen.co.nz for this story.

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