Due to visa delays, Barry Adamson’s 2012
“I Will Set You Free” Australian tour has been rescheduled.
Tickets purchased for the original dates will remain valid for the new dates. Alternatively, refunds can be obtained by contacting each venue directly.
We are sorry for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you in September. Here are the new dates and venue contacts for purchasing tickets:
11 SEPTEMBER TUESDAY – CORNER HOTEL
57 Swan St, Richmond, Melbourne VIC
Tix $45 +bf through The Corner Box Office Phone (03) 9427 9198 or online at www.cornerhotel.com
12 SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY – THE FACTORY THEATRE
105 Victoria Road, Marrickville, Sydney NSW
Tix $45+ bf Phone (02) 9550 3666 or online at www.factorytheatre.com.au
14 SEPTEMBER FRIDAY – THE PROMETHEAN
116 Grote St, Adelaide SA
Tix $35+bf (08) 8212 0266 www.theprom.com.au
15 SEPTEMBER SATURDAY – BRISBANE HOTEL
3 Brisbane St, Hobart TAS
Tix $35+bf in advance through oztix outlets and Ruffcut Records Phone (03) 62348600 or $40 at the door
1. Get Your Mind Right
2. Black Holes in My Brain
3. Turnaround
4. The Power of Suggestion
5. Destination
6. The Trigger City Blues
7. Looking to Love Somebody
8. The Sun and The Sea
9. If You Love Her
10. Stand In
Central Control International
CCI019 CD/LP/Digital
“I grew up in an atmosphere where anything was possible. I always felt I was living completely at the centre of things, that the world was mine.” – Barry Adamson.
Thirty four years on from the first album he played on, the seminal Magazine’s post-punk classic “Real Life”, comes an album that touches on the sonic stepping stones he’s used year by year to pave his way to now, his coruscating new album, I Will Set You Free.
The memories and experience from performing and taking his work across the world with Magazine, the Bad Seeds, Iggy Pop, The Gun Club, writing for David Lynch, Danny Boyle, being nominated for the Mercury Prize, scoring an Olivier award-winning ballet, scooping the Best Short Story gong at Italy’s Piemonte Noir festival for his debut work of fiction and writing, directing and editing a movie whilst simultaneously heading back to grace the stage with a reformed Magazine during their triumphant 2009 tour… All of which has directly informed this album, colouring it with a steady, sure-handed experience that emanates from the swagger and fingertip fire of rock numbers Get Your Mind Right, Destination & The Sun and The Sea, to the emotive, yearning noir ballads of If You Love Her and Looking To Love Somebody and the new wave inflicted power pop of Turnaround and Stand In.
Barry has ultimately channelled himself to make an album that is unmistakably Barry Adamson, gravitating finally to the core of who he is and revealing his findings to startling results. Adamson as an artist and an auteur has firmly hit a new peak in his creative stride and, finally free of the shackles of mute obsequiousness, he has created both the album of his career and an album for the year.
“Those used to Adamson in his William Burroughs-reading, jazz playing, cigarillo smoking, King Of Nothing Hill guise, will probably be surprised by this come back rock beast, which probably owes more to his time in Magazine and The Bad Seeds and Iggy’s Berlin period than it does to most of his solo career.” – The Quietus
“I Will Set You Free is the sound of Adamson’s liberation as a songwriter, producer, and arranger. He feels comfortable in his skin on this wonderfully sequenced collection of songs that makes no attempt to hide his past; if anything, he celebrates it as he moves ever forward.” – All Music Guide
CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW to see the massive media coverage for Barry’s 2008 Australian tour in a new window. When it opens be sure to scroll…and scroll…and scroll…all the way down.
Actually, we couldn’t stop the press once the Australian media heard ‘Back To The Cat.’ Everyone from Triple J to ABC Sunday Arts to GQ to major metropolitan newspapers to down and dirty street cred press wanted a chat. And we got most of them in, too.
You can see a portion of the press reviews/interviews and see the sublime Barry Adamson here: http://barryadamsonausmedia.wordpress.com (or click on the pic below to link in a new window).
Barry Adamson has been doing things differently ever since he strapped on a bass guitar, scoring the chart single, ‘Shot by Both Sides’ while playing for ex-Buzzcocks singer Howard Devoto’s Manchester based Magazine as a teenager in late Seventies. He played on all of Magazine’s seminal post-punk albums, and contributed to Devoto’s solo album and his next band, Luxuria. He also contributed to the studio band Visage, playing in the ensemble’s first two albums, Visage and The Anvil.
When Magazine disbanded, five albums later in 1981, his definitive touch was spotted by Nick Cave of The Birthday Party, with whom he played.
After that band’s final implosion in 1983, Barry became a founding member of The Bad Seeds, along with Nick Cave, Mick Harvey and Blixa Bargeld. He appeared in four of that band’s albums: ‘From Her to Eternity’, ‘The Firstborn Is Dead’, ‘Kicking Against the Pricks’ and ‘Your Funeral, My Trial’ before deciding rock music was too restricting a format for his ideas.
Mute recognised Barry’s potential and offered him a solo deal in 1987, resulting in the 1988 single ‘The Man With The Golden Arm’ – a cinematic statement of intent.
Nurturing a vision of The Great Soundtrack, Barry returned to Manchester’s mean streets to compose the autobiographical thriller ‘Moss Side Story’ (1989). The album so effectively told the story of a film that doesn’t exist that it wasn’t long before calls were coming in from David Lynch, Allison Anders and Derek Jarman. The following ‘Soul Murder’ was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 1992 and also caught the ear of Oliver Stone, who lifted three tracks in sequence for his groundbreaking movie ‘Natural Born Killers.’
Barry would continue to alternate between writing soundtracks and the acclaimed albums ‘Oedipus Schmoedipus’ (1995), ‘As Above, So Below’ (1998), ‘The Murky World of Barry Adamson’ (1999), ‘The King of Nothing Hill’ (2002) and ‘Stranger on the Sofa’ (2006).
While exploring new sounds and styles with each release, Barry’s lyrics continued to investigate the themes closest to his heart: identity, sexuality, race, spirituality, society and the all façades in between. His ongoing fascination with pop culture, graphic design, film, art, crime and outsider fiction have constantly brought new angles and details to be poured over by a constantly fascinated and fascinating mind.
Barry’s eighth album, ‘Back To The Cat’, reflects a life’s dedication to the Big Themes both in music and life and is his second release for his own “production home”, Central Control International.
It is The Big One – the boldest, most brilliant album of his career.
It is therefore fitting that at the height of his long and distinguished career Barry finally makes his long awaited first solo tour of Australia. Mr. Adamson will be accompanied by a full 5 piece band and will be performing selections from his entire solo career to date.
AUSTRALIAN TOUR. JUNE 2008.
Wednesday 18
BRISBANE. The Zoo. 711 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley
Tickets only $30 + bf pre-sale from www.thezoo.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or by calling 1300 762 545.
Thursday 19
Proudly supported by Triple R
MELBOURNE. The Corner Hotel. 57 Swan St, Richmond
Tickets $45 + bf pre-sale from www.cornerhotel.com.
Friday 20
Proudly supported by Drum Media and 2Ser
SYDNEY. The Factory Theatre. 105 Victoria Road, Enmore. * Please note capacity is strictly limited *
Tickets $45 + bf pre sale from www.ticketek.com.au, www.oztix.com.au and www.factorytheatre.com.au or phone 9550 3666
Saturday 21
PERTH. The Bakery Artrage Complex. 233 James St., Northbridge.
Tickets pre-sale from www.heatseeker.com.au and www.oztix.com.au
Awesome new album ‘Back to The Cat’ out NOW through Central Control / Inertia.
Images
www.centralcontrol.co.uk/press/
Video Clips
www.barryadamson.com/centralcontrol/cc1000.html
Youtube with Magazine
Youtube with The Bad Seeds
www.civilsociety.com.au www.barryadamson.com
MEDIA QUERIES/INTERVIEWS please ring Karen Conrad on 0400 527 365 or email kcpublicity@optusnet.com.au
BARRY ADAMSON (he of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Magazine, David Lynch, etc, fame) will be arriving in Australia from London town on 21st April for a whirlwind media tour to promote his latest, greatest album yet ‘Back To The Cat.’
Barry will be doing one performance only in Melbourne on April 21st, Monday, 7pm at:
Pure Pop Records
221 Barkly Street St Kilda Vic 3182 Australia
Ph: (03) 9525 5066
Pure Pop Records is the only record store in Australia – possibly in the known universe – that also has a fully licensed bar, cafe and a stage for in-store performances. Pure Pop Records could only exist in St Kilda, of course. So come in, have a beer, have a coffee and a muffin, buy a record and enjoy hearing Barry Adamson play the tunes from his new CD ‘Back To The Cat.’
National tour announcement for June ’08 coming soon!
MEDIA: The space at Pure Pop Records is limited, so please RSVP for this very special gig and we’ll hold a spot for you! Email kcpublicity@optusnet.com.au or info@purepop.com.au
