The John Butler Trio return centre stage following a global April Uprising! With Special Guests Blue King Brown
The John Butler Trio have spent the past few months on a gruelling schedule to release their new ‘APRIL UPRISING’ album simultaneously in eleven markets around the world, the JBT’s fifth studio release has garnered incredible global respect and success. With much anticipation for a live experience from JBT at home, their cherished Australian fans need wait no more as the band is pleased to announce their national APRIL UPRISING TOUR of Australia taking place in August and September with tickets on sale on Monday May 31st .
The APRIL UPRISING TOUR will see John and his new band mates Nicky Bomba (drums and percussion) and Byron Luiters (bass) visit all capital cities and a host of major regional centres around the country. It will be their largest Australian tour since the release of the multiple platinum selling album ‘Sunrise Over Sea’ in 2004. (NB: Townsville and Queensland press please note details below regarding your show which will be a special Union Of Soul show!)
The John Butler Trio’s ‘APRIL UPRISING’ album debuted at number one on the Australian national ARIA albums chart on April 5th. It’s the band’s third consecutive album release to enter the charts at number one here in Australia and the first Billboard Top 100 entry for the band with a debut at number 36 on the USA Billboard chart week of release there. It also debuted at number 8 on the USA digital charts and number 4 on the US independent labels charts. Across the Tasman the album came in at number 17 on the New Zealand charts. France charts reported the album in at number 27 and number 8 on the digital charts. ‘APRIL UPRISING’ has proven to be the JBT’s most successful release ever in Canada, UK and Japan.
The band’s current single ‘Close To You’ maintains airplay dominance in the Australian market sitting in the Top 10 on the national airplay chart.
Special guests BLUE KING BROWN will open proceedings at all shows delivering their now world renowned power packed live performance. Hailed by Santana as “The voice of the street and the band of the future!", performing tracks from their highly anticipated new album, "WORLDWIZE" due for release Aug 2010. BLUE KING BROWN will bring their hard hitting Urban Roots sound to join the John Butler Trio on the APRIL UPRISING TOUR.
Ticket Prices
GA Standing $70.00
GA Standing - Green $70.50
Ticket price includes GST and Booking Fee. Transaction Fees may apply.
GREEN TICKET OPTION: The John Butler Trio ‘APRIL UPRISING TOUR’ will be carbon neutral. Emissions associated with the tour (such as concert electricity generated from the shows, air and road transportation including touring party and freight) will be calculated and a reinvestment will be made into renewable energy projects. This will effectively balance out the impact the ‘APRIL UPRISING TOUR’ will have on the climate and is a positive investment to assist the current situation of global warming. People travelling to the concert by carbon transport will be able to purchase a green ticket which will incur an extra cost of 50 cents – this money will also be donated to renewable energy projects to help make this a truly carbon neutral tour. JBT has engaged Ark Climate to give you the option of purchasing a Green Ticket for the OZ tour. For an extra fee of just 50 cents you can neutralise the average travel emissions of concert goers - 0.0227 tonnes of CO2 - and make your concert experience carbon neutral. The carbon credits purchased on your behalf come from new renewable energy projects which meet the worlds highest accreditation standards.