Black Sorrows Archives

Leo Sayer and Joe Camilleri were born on the same day in the same hemisphere 75 years ago. On May 21, 1948, Leo Sayer arrived in Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex UK and Joe was born one time zone to the right in Malta the same day.

The 2023 APRA Music Awards nominees have been announced ahead of the event taking place in Sydney on 27 April.

Leo Sayer and Joe Camilleri are heading out together to celebrate their same day 75th birthday of May 21with a week of shows in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

The Black Sorrows have a new live album ‘Live from the Shangri-La’ with a brand new song ‘Don’t Look Down’.

Joe Camilleri, Ross Wilson and Russell Morris are just some of the artists set to perform at Bluesfest’s Bob Dylan Party.

Joe Camilleri has released the very personal ‘Saint Georges Road’, the title track from The Black Sorrows’ latest album, as the fourth single from the album.

The Black Sorrows have created a new video for the Saint George’s Road track ‘Chiquita’ based on footage some fans sent in.

Premier Artists has a run of five live music events kicking off from 11 December on the Bellarine Peninsula.

The next Black Sorrows album ‘Saint Georges Road’ will be the 50th album for Joe Camilleri. The album also reunites Joe with producer Peter Solley, who worked with him on The Falcons’ ‘Screaming Targets’ and the hits ‘Hit and Run’ and ‘Shape I’m In’.

Live music is returning to Melbourne with Regional Touring announcing Rock The Bowl on 12 February at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

The Rubens, The Black Sorrows, Lime Cordiale and Nic Cester are just some of the artists performing for The State of Music this weekend.

Joe Camilleri will gather up The Black Sorrows for the second event in the Memo Music Hall Live Stream concert series.

The legendary St. Kilda Festival has revealed an awesome list of artists to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

The 2020 Golden Plains line-up will feature Pixies with Black Sorrows, Sampa The Great and Stereolab also on the bill.

‘Citizen John’ is the 18th studio album for The Black Sorrows. That’s a remarkable feat considering we are not counting compilations and live albums, any of the Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons albums.

Duane McDonald’s One Electric Day has created yet another record with a sell-out for 2019 in Werribee in the fastest ever time.

Duane McDonald’s baby One Electric Day is going national for 2019 with the much loved Melbourne event expanding to Launceston, Sydney, Brisbane and the Barossa.

John Farnham will perform four By The C shows in March and April 2019.

Icehouse will play three more Red Hot Summer shows in April 2018.

Most of the equipment and personal items stolen from the car of Black Sorrows founder Joe Camilleri has been recovered.

John Farnham fans have once again proven their loyalty with their wallets, laying down their hard earned bucks for John’s Jacobs Well show in record time.

Farnham will head out with Daryl Braithwaite, The Black Sorrows, Baby Animals and 1927 for dates in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in February and March.

You know that old saying “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore”, well with artists like the Black Sorrows, Mental As Anything, Deborah Conway and Colin Hay, they really don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

The Black Sorrows with Vika and Linda Bull, Colin Hay of Men At Work, Mental As Anything and Deborah Conway will lap Australia for the Apia Good Times Tour of 2017.

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer festival has grown to become one of Australia’s most appreciated music festivals.

The Lakeside Twilights music festival at Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree foreshore has sold-out more than a month in advance.

The Black Sorrows 20th album The Faithful Satellite has been released and Joe Camilleri will be along to share some stories at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.

Joe Camilleri has produced an absolutely charming video for the new Black Sorrows song ‘Fix My Bail’.

Ballarat will rock out to The Angels, Jon Stevens, The Black Sorrows and Mental As Anything at Lake Wendouree Foreshore in December with Lakeside Twilights.

Queensland will host Australia’s newest music festival Sandstone Rocks featuring Hoodoo Gurus and Jon Stevens at Sandstone Point north of Brisbane in September.