James Reyne & Mark Seymour
In 2005 Mark Seymour and James Reyne played sell out performances around Australia, touring to promote their respective Acoustic Series CD’s “ And The Horse You Rode In On “ and “ Daytime & The Dark “.
They had such a good time in ‘05 and made such an impression on audiences that they decided to hit the road this year and tour Australia in November / December.
Both James and Mark follow up their initial Liberation Blue Acoustic Series with two new releases, both due out 29th September 2007.
Reynes’ 2nd Acoustic series effort, “ Ghost Ships “ satisfies those wanting more…. featuring a cheeky reggae based rendition of “ Boys Light Up “ for starters while also traversing his solo repertoire from “ Motor’s Too Fast “ into “ Fall Of Rome “. James delivers beautiful vocals and atmospheres on “ Always The Way “ and “ I Don’t Get Out Much Anymore“ and a contemporary version of “ Beautiful People “ round out a stunning selection of his hits.
Mark’s release “ Titanic “ is named after a song featured on the final Hunters & Collectors studio album, which he cleverly re-interprets. A beautiful version of “ She’s Not Fooling Around “ also from Hunters final album is a surprising inclusion. Mark delivers truly satisfying renditions of many past favourites such as “ Dog “, a tongue-in-cheek “ Say Goodbye “ and, a highlight, “ Talking To A Stranger “ … accomplished acoustically…. Which is no mean feat.
The albums find both artists relaxed with their songs, re-claiming and re-shaping them into how they want to hear them today. These new renditions of their past hits plus the arsenal of material from their first acoustic series releases will jam pack their respective set lists on this new tour.
The shows will have a fairly early kick of time, with both artists doing a 45 minute set each, with a super short break in between. To finish up James and Mark will hit the stage together again and cover some of their favourite classic songs. On this tour they decided to extend their combined set to 30 minutes.
This is a unique opportunity to enjoy two of Australia’s finest musicians, performing their own classic hits along with their combined encore that delivers a unique highlight at the end of a fantastic night.
Reyne / Seymour 2007
Friday 2nd November Prince Of Wales, St Kilda, VIC
Sunday 4th November Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre, VIC
Friday 9th November Rooty Hill RSL Club, NSW
Saturday 10th November Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 11th November Cronulla Leagues Club, NSW
Saturday 17th November Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, SA.
Friday 23rd November The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 24th November Southport RSL, QLD
Friday 30th November Leopold Hotel, WA
Saturday 1st December Mundaring Weir Hotel – Beer Garden, WA
Sunday 2nd December Bridgetown Hotel – Beer Garden, WA
Saturday 8th December Peninsula Lounge, Moorooduc, VIC
Please note these shows are about 2 hours long, with no support act.
James or Mark will alternate who’s on first nightly.
On stage times and ticket purchase details:
www.markseymour.com.au
www.jamesreyne.com.au
Quotes from the Reyne / Seymour 2005 tour:
The night began and ended early and the crowd were pumped. James Reyne and Mark Seymour, two Aussie icons…playing well known Australian Crawl and Hunters & Collectors hits.
These are what people wanted to hear and not one person left unsatisfied.
Together on stage, Reyne and Seymour were electric. The pair alternated solos throughout, but it was when they sang together that their absolute love & enjoyment for performing was obvious.
Beat, Melbourne 8 June 2005.
They are rock’s elder statesmen – proven hit makers…together on stage the old guard held the platform and used it with a depth and ferocity the young guns can only dream about.
Nui Te-Koah, Herald Sun, 2005.
Titanic – Mark Seymour and Ghost Ships – James Reyne will be released as part of the
Liberation Blue Acoustic Series 29th September 2007. For media inquiries, interviews and review tickets please contact:
Sarah Morgan 03 9695 7899 or SarahM@frontiertouring.com.au
Petula Bier 03 9534 9238 or 0406 195 703 Loud & Clear Management loud@zip.com.au
