A Day On The Green

Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Australian Simple Minds and OMD Dates Rescheduled For 2021

Roundhouse Entertainment and Frontier Touring wish to advise that it is necessary to reschedule the SIMPLE MINDS Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Federal and State Government directives. The 40 Years of Hits Tour, originally scheduled for November and December 2020, will now take place in December 2021.

Tagged as: 80s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Eurogliders, Frontier Touring, music festival, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, rock, Simple Minds

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a-ha Cancel Japanese Tour Due To Coronavirus Fears

by Paul Cashmere

a-ha is the latest act to cancel touring plans because of Coronavirus fears.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, A-ha, Japan, Norway, pop

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a-ha at A Day On The Green 2020 photo by Serge Thomann

a-ha and Rick Astley, Melbourne, 23 February 2020 #REVIEW

by Karen Freedman

There are some people who think a-ha and Rick Astley are one-hit-wonders.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, A-ha, Norway, pop, Rick Astley

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Rick Astley Adds Australian Flavour With INXS Cover For Aussie Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Astley has been performing INXS ‘New Sensation’ as part of his Australian tour with A-ha.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, A-ha, disco, pop, Rick Astley

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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of A-ha Hasn’t Formed An Opinion of Billie Eilish’s Bond Song Yet

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of A-ha says he has only heard Billy Eilish’s new Bond theme ‘No Time To Die’ once and really hasn’t formed an opinion of it yet.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, A-ha, Norway, pop, Rick Astley

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Elton John starts Rochford Winery show in 40 degree heat

Elton John Rochford Winery Show Shut Down After Torrential Rain

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House said it best with their song about Melbourne weather ‘Four Seasons In One Day’. Elton John experienced just that with his Rochford Winery A Day On The Green show when torrential rain brought an end to the show.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, contemporary, Elton John, pop, rock, UK

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Cold Chisel Produce Chisel Branded Rural Fire Service T-Shirt

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have produced a special Cold Chisel and Rural Fire Service Association co-branded t-shirt to sell at merch at the rest of their shows.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, RFSA, rock, Rural Fire Service Association

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Cold Chisel's Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes at Mt Duneed Winery 11 Jan 2020

Cold Chisel Prove Again Gettin The Band Back Together Was A Great Idea

by Paul Cashmere

Imagine 20,000 Australians singing along to every word of ‘Choir Girl’ or ‘Flame Trees’. Yeah, not that unusual right. But what about ‘Getting’ The Band Back Together’, a new song from the new Cold Chisel album. Now that was a surprise.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Cold Chisel Donate 6 Figure Sum To Bushfire Appeal

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel are the latest members of the music community to contribute to the Bushfire appeal with a six-figure sum.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, bushfires, Cold Chisel, rock

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Cold Chisel Rutherglen A Day On The Green Cancelled Due To Fires

by Paul Cashmere

The Cold Chisel A Day On The Green show planned for the All Saints Winery in Rutherglen has been cancelled due to Australia’s extreme weather conditions.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, bushfires, Cold Chisel, rock

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Elton John Plays The First A Day On The Green Show On His Farewell Yellow Brick Rock Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Elton John has performed the first of his six A Day On The Green shows as part of the Australian tour with Geelong turning on one chilly night for one hot performance.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, contemporary, Elton John, pop, rock, UK

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Elton John Let’s “Moron” Security Have It In Perth

by Tim Cashmere

Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour only made it to night two before the superstar let loose at “moron” security guards removing a woman from the audience..

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Elton John, live, New Zealand, tour

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Cold Chisel Sellout Four A Day On The Green Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have sold out their A Day On The Green shows for Yarra Valley, Geelong, Orange and Mount Cotton with final tickets for Rutherglen and the second Mount Cotton in the final countdown.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Phil Small

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Jason Mraz Will Tour Australia A Week After The US Election

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Mraz will team up with James Blunt to perform shows for A Day On The Green shows plus a few arenas in Australia in 2020 just one week after the American election.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, A Day On The Green, acoustic, contemporary, James Blunt, Jason Mraz, songwriter

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Rod Stewart To Play Australian Dates Including A Day On The Green

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart has finally announced his Australian dates after announcing he was touring Australia in November 2018.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, contemporary, Live Nation, rock, Rod Stewart, UK

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Simple Minds, Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark, Eurogliders to play A Day On The Green

by Paul Cashmere

The first A Day On The Green for the summer of 2020 has been announced. Simple Minds will tour to mark their 40th anniversary. In fact, its 40+ all around with Australia’s Eurogliders also clocking up 40 years since they formed in 2020 and Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark will also mark 40 years since the release of their debut album in 1980.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, electronica, Eurogliders, Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark, pop, Simple Minds, UK

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a-ha and Rick Astley to play A Day On The Green

by Paul Cashmere

a-ha will return to Australia for the first time in 34 years for shows for A Day On The Green in February and they are bringing along Rick Astley for all shows.

Tagged as: 80s, A Day On The Green, A-ha, disco, pop, Pseudo Echo, Rick Astley, Sweden, UK

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Pete Murray, Russell Morris and Daryl Braithwaite to join Rob Thomas tour in Australia

by Paul Cashmere

A Day On The Green has built a mini-Festival around the upcoming Rob Thomas outdoor shows with Pete Murray, Russell Morris, Daryl Braithwaite and Emily Wurramara.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, Emily Wurramara, Matchbox 20, music festival, Pete Murray, pop, Rob Thomas, rock, Russell Morris

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Rob Thomas to perform for A Day On The Green

by Paul Cashmere

Rob Thomas will perform three shows in Australia for A Day On The Green in November. Dates have been locked in for the Yarra Valley, Hunter Valley and Mt Cotton.

Tagged as: 90s, A Day On The Green, Matchbox 20, Matchbox Twenty, pop, Rob Thomas, rock, USA

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The A Day On The Green Scorecard: Red Hot Chili Peppers Officially Fastest Selling Show

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ A Day On The Green show at Mt Dundeed near Geelong has gone on record as the fastest selling A Day On The Green show ever.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Elton John, Florence + The Machine, Mick Newton, music festival, Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Bryan Ferry can’t imagine another Roxy Music album ever happening

by Paul Cashmere

Roxy Music have not recorded new music since 1982 and Bryan Ferry says it is unlikely they ever will again.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Bryan Ferry, Died Pretty, music festival, rock, Ron Peno, Stephen Cummings

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Reformed I’m Talking challenges Bryan Ferry for A Day On The Green supremacy

by Paul Cashmere

Bryan Ferry drew the crowd, I’m Talking stunned them. That pretty much sums up A Day On The Green in Rochford, Yarra Valley on Saturday.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Bryan Ferry, Died Pretty, music festival, rock, Ron Peno, Stephen Cummings

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Bryan Ferry kicks off his A Day On The Green show this weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Bryan Ferry played his first shows of 2019 last week in South Africa. This weekend he will perform in Australia for A Day On The Green.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Bryan Ferry, Died Pretty, music festival, rock, Ron Peno, Stephen Cummings

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Stephen Cummings is looking forward to joining Bryan Ferry and his mates at A Day On The Green

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Cummings is really looking forward to touring with Bryan Ferry for A Day On The Green. He first saw Bryan with Roxy Music at Festival Hall, Melbourne on the first Roxy Australian tour in 1975. “I think the ticket cost $5,” Stephen tells noise11.com. “I used to go out a lot then, I guess because it was so cheap”.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Bryan Ferry, Died Pretty, music festival, rock, Ron Peno, Stephen Cummings

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Stephen Cummings replaces Died Pretty for Bryan Ferry A Day On The Green dates

by Paul Cashmere

Died Pretty have had to cancel their upcoming A Day On The Green dates with Bryan Ferry after singer Ron Reno was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer this week.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Bryan Ferry, Died Pretty, music festival, rock, Ron Peno, Stephen Cummings

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Reformed I’m Talking play their first show in 30 years at Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Memo Music Hall hosted the very first I’m Talking gig in 30 years on Monday night.

Tagged as: 80s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Bryan Ferry, funk, I'm Talking, Kate Ceberano, Memo Music Hall, pop

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Bryan Ferry explains how John Lennon’s Jealous Guy became a Roxy Music classic

by Paul Cashmere

Roxy Music’s biggest hit was their cover of John Lennon’s ‘Jealous Guy’. The song became so big for Roxy Music that some fans think it is a Roxy Music song.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Bryan Ferry, Frontier Touring, rock, Roxy Music, UK 70s

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Rodriguez Australian tour and A Day On The Green dates cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Rodriguez has cancelled his upcoming Australian tour including A Day On the Green dates, citing health reasons for not being able to travel to Australia.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Busby Marou, folk, Frontier Touring, music festival, Rodriguez, USA, Xavier Rudd

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Russell Morris plays Hamer Hall Melbourne on Wednesday 26 July 2017.

You’re the voices Russell Morris, Daryl Braithwaite and John Farnham

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris, Daryl Braithwaite and John Farnham … collective age 208. Man are their voices in mighty fine form still!

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Anthea Newton, Australia, Bachelor Girl, Daryl Braithwaite, John Farnham, Mick Newton, pop, Richard Marx, Russell Morris

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Kylie Minogue adds Sydney shows

by Paul Cashmere

Kylie Minogue will play an additional shows for Sydney on 6 March 2019.

Tagged as: 80s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Kylie Minogue, pop

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