![]() The HOME album features the hit single of the same name which turned people’s heads for its complex mesh of poignant lyrics, industrial rhythms and a grinding electronic soul, finding it’s home on radio across the country. This is the story of how I found my best friend and partner, out in a small town in the middle of nowhere, in a world of 7 billion people.” said John Butler. “ Just Call is an earnest love song I've had for 13 years which I was finally able to finish in these sessions. The latest single ‘ Just Call’ drops with a stunning video today, adding more clarity to the puzzle that will be revealed with the ‘ HOME’ album. John Butler Trio have expanded to a five piece band for the duration of the Coming Home Tour - hence the name JBT+ - taking the JBT live experience to a new level. ![]() With shows across six states and territories at iconic venues like the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Myer Music Bowl and The Rivestage, the not-to-be-missed events will celebrate the release of the new album with John’s fan community as well as showcasing the hits that have made John Butler Trio the highest selling independent artist of all time. They will be joined by upcoming singer songwriter Stella Donnelly, as well as special guests in each city including Dan Sultan, The Waifs, The Teskey Brothers and Baker Boy. Proceeds from the event, subtitled Concerts for a Climate in Crisis, are to benefit the Alliance for Climate Protection, a group chaired by Gore.With just a fortnight to go before their first album in four years, HOME hits the stores, John Butler Trio have launched a new single and announced a massive national tour, and they are bringing their good friend Missy Higgins along for the ride. Ticket sales have been slow, the line-up lacklustre and Sydney's dailies consigned concert coverage to the middle pages. "People have had a great day but have been handed a lot of information to be able to do something about the way we live and how we affect our environment."įrom Sydney, the 24-hour event spread to official venues in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hamburg, Johannesburg, New York, Rio de Janeiro and London, as well as to more than 7,000 local events, including one in Antarctica.Īustralian Live Earth promoter Michael Chugg said the event had "put global warming and the future of the earth on the front pages of newspapers for the past five months." "The show was billed as an awareness concert but action is what should come of it," the frontman of the John Butler Trio said. ![]() The band broke up after a farewell concert on the steps of Sydney Opera House in 1996 but are back playing together.Īfter coming off stage John Butler said he hoped the music hadn't drowned out the global warming message. Headlining the Sydney concert is a re-formed Crowded House. ![]() "All we can do is put on a show that people will come and enjoy and let others give the message," band leader Angus McDonald said. Local dance band Sneaky Sound System admitted to being new to environmentalism. "Just by being here today, just by turning up, is helping to create awareness of this very life-threatening situation," Collette told the Sydney crowd. Hollywood actor Toni Collette, fronting a band called Finish, thanked the crowd for braving the chill of the southern hemisphere winter. The former US vice president, one of the principal organisers, is hoping to persuade fans to adopt a seven-point pledge to reduce their own carbon footprint and to press for meaningful legislation that would cut carbon output by 90 percent by 2050. Sydney : The opening event of the Live Earth global pop music extravaganza to inspire activism against global warming drew to a close at Aussie Stadium here Saturday with at least 45,000 enthusiasts attending.Īboriginal dancers opened the show before Al Gore appeared on a screen urging all to be better global citizens and help reduce global warming – the overriding theme of all the day's concerts. ![]()
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