Michael Coppel presents Lyle Lovett - AUSTRALIAN TOUR MARCH 2010

With special guest KASEY CHAMBERS

Announcing: 2ND & FINAL SYDNEY SHOW!

Four-time Grammy Award winner, Lyle Lovett will play two Sydney shows during his FIRST-EVER Australian tour this March. A second and final Sydney performance has been confirmed for Tuesday March 30 at the State Theatre. Tickets for this final show go on sale at 9am on Thursday February 4.

Lyle Lovett is one of America’s finest singer-songwriters, leading a remarkable 20-year career spanning 13 albums and over four million records sold.

Finely wrought and full of wit, wisdom and Texas-sized storytelling, the veteran songwriter's catalogue is rife with characters and concepts that loom large on the American landscape.

Fans can expect to hear classics, favourites and a selection of new songs taken from his latest album release, the critically acclaimed Natural Forces (Sony Music).

Lovett, who is on the verge of embarking on a 22-city international tour, recently crossed the US with his Large Band. “… the long, tall Texan’s entire two-and-a-half hour performance felt like the best kind of soul-stirring church service, full of joy, solemnity, reverence and contemplation.” – The Boston Globe

“His wry voice and parched-dry vocals were consistent through the night – as good at the start of the show as in the encore.” – New York Post

Lovett's music uniquely intersects an array of genres from country and folk to big-band swing and traditional pop as evidenced by such well-known songs as If I Had a Boat, Nobody Knows Me, South Texas Girl, She’s No Lady, Baby Don’t Tolerate, In My Own Mind and revered albums as Lyle Lovett, Pontiac, Joshua Judges Ruth, The Road To Ensenada and most recently, It’s Not Big It’s Large.

Another facet of Lovett’s career is acting, most recently appearing in The Open Road directed by Michael Meredith. He also appeared in four Robert Altman films: The Player, Short Cuts, Pret-a-Porter and Cookie’s Fortune, and scored the music for another: Dr. T and the Women.

In the end, though, it’s the music to which Lovett always returns and the song that is always central. Natural Forces is Lovett’s 12th album, featuring four original tunes, along with seven covers of works by Texas songwriters, including Eric Taylor’s Whooping Crane, Vince Bell's Sun and Moon and Stars and Townes Van Zandt's Loretta.

Special guest on the national tour will be Australia’s premiere country female singer-songwriter KASEY CHAMBERS. Her natural, outstanding musical talents have made Kasey a household name. The last four albums have all reached #1 and all five albums achieving platinum plus sales. Kasey’s debut release earned the ARIA for Best Country Release. The following year she was awarded Best Female Artist and reached the Top 50 of the Billboard Country Album Chart.

The accolades have continued, notching up multiple ARIA, APRA and Golden Guitar Awards. Earlier this month a family collaboration album was released - Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill & The Little Hillbillies, along with Kasey’s first children’s book.

Don’t miss Lyle Lovett’s first Australian performances:
PERTH CONCERT HALL MONDAY MARCH 22
ADELAIDE HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE WEDNESDAY MARCH 24
MELBOURNE HAMER HALL FRIDAY MARCH 26
SYDNEY STATE THEATRE MONDAY MARCH 29 limited tix available
SYDNEY STATE THEATRE TUESDAY MARCH 30 new show
BRISBANE QPAC CONCERT HALL THURSDAY APRIL 1
2ND SYDNEY SHOW ON SALE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4. All other shows on sale now.

Sydney pre-sale: starts midday Monday Feb 1, ends 5pm Wednesday Feb 3
Book through: Sydney / Melbourne: Ticketmaster 136 100 www.ticketmaster.com.au
Perth: Ticketek 132 849 www.ticketek.com.au
Adelaide: Bass 131 246 www.bass.net.au
Brisbane: QTix 136 246 www.qtix.com.au