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Matchbox Twenty Head South To Promote North

by Paul Cashmere on August 19, 2012

in Live,News

Matchbox Twenty will head south to promote North in October with their first Australian tour in four years

Matchbox Twenty - image By Ros O'Gorman

Matchbox Twenty - image By Ros O'Gorman

Matchbox Twenty will release their forth album ‘North’ in September and then perform songs from the album for Australian fans in October and November.

Special guests for the tour will be INXS.

Matchbox Twenty have sold over 1 million albums in Australia including the 4x platinum debut album ‘Yourself Or Someone Like You’.

Singer Rob Thomas has also had two hit albums in Australia with ‘Something To Be’ and ‘Cradlesong’.

Tickets go on sale on August 31 through Live Nation.

Dates are:

October 20, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
October 25, Canberra, AIS Arena
October 27, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
October 30, Sydney, Entertainment Centre
November 3, Hunter Valley, Hope Estate
November 6, Wollongong, Entertainment Centre
November 8, Adelaide, Entertainment Centre
November 11, Perth, Perth Arena

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