12 September 2011 - 0 Comments

With her brand new album ‘Red Grey Blue’ out September 19th, singer songwriter Mel Parsons is in celebration mode, hitting the road with her band for a 20 date NZ tour spanning Coast to Coast and tip to tail.

The shows kick off on September 24th at high altitude with a Real NZ show at Mt Olympus ski field in Canterbury, and from there winds it’s way around the country via some of Parsons’ favourite venues. Parsons will be joined by her band The Rhythm Kings, comprised of double bassist Aaron Stewart, drummer/percussionist Nick George and introducing guitarist/vocalist Andrew Moore (Thomas Oliver Band), along with special guest Gerry Paul (Tim O’Brien, Grada).

Following on from the success of her Tui-finalist debut album ‘Over My Shoulder’ in 2009, ‘Red Grey Blue’ runs the gamut from gentle and assured to the depths of darkness and everything in between. Parsons is one of NZ’s rising songwriting stars, her bewitching vocals have been stopping audiences in their tracks for the past few years. With an uncanny knack for hooks she is “armed with instant sing-along choruses, a unique sensibility to melody and harmony and stonking drum grooves” (Martyn Pepperell/Word on the Street).

Tickets to the shows are available in advance at http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/ with a special pre-sale album & ticket package deal.

Watch video for Mel Parsons’ first single ‘I Won’t Let You Down’ here: http://youtu.be/bgYrbWah04M

  Mel Parsons & the Rhythm Kings
RED GREY BLUE - NZ Album Release Tour
Sept - Oct - Nov 2011

Tour Dates:

Mt Olympus Ski Hutt - Sat 24th Sept
Methven Blue Pub - Sun 25th Sept
Oamaru Opera House - Thurs 29th Sept
Dunedin Chicks Hotel - Fri 30th Sept
Queenstown The Winehouse - Sat 1st Oct
Nelson Playhouse Theatre - Thurs 6th Oct
Takaka Mussel Inn - Fri 7th Oct
Christchurch The Venue - Sat 8th Oct *
Fairlie The Kimbell Garage Gallery - Weds 12th Oct
Greymouth Franks Cafe - Thurs 13th Oct
Westport NBS - Theatre Fri 14th Oct
Blenheim Civic Theatre - Sat 15th Oct
Wellington San Francisco Bathhouse - Sun 16th Oct *
New Plymouth The Little Theatre - Weds 26th Oct
Raglan The Yot Club - Thurs 27th Oct
Auckland Bacco Room Fri 28th Oct
Leigh Sawmill Cafe - Sat 29th Oct
Coromandel Eggsentric Cafe - Thurs 3rd Nov
Gisbourne Poverty Bay Club - Fri 4th Nov
Napier Cabana - Sat 5th Nov

*With Special guest ANDREW MOORE

www.melparsons.com

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