Ellie Goulding Announces Openside as Special Guests

Ellie Goulding Announces Openside as Special Guests for Auckland + Christchurch Shows. Two Weeks until Delirium World Tour Hits NZ.

Frontier Touring is thrilled to be bringing global phenomenon Ellie Goulding and her Delirium World Tour to New Zealand this September and October for her biggest shows to date! And just added to the Auckland and Christchurch shows is Auckland power pop four piece Openside. With just two weeks to go before the Delirium Word Tour kicks off down under, these shows are close to selling out!

Openside have had a bumper year so far, opening for Twenty One Pilots and Melanie Martinez as well as selling out their own headline shows. Their single ‘Letting It Out’ reached #1 on the NZ Spotify viral charts, and on September 16, they will unleash their debut EP ‘Push Back’. Openside are fast becoming known for their spiky pop punk live shows so get there early and check them out before they hit the big time!

The Delirium World Tour is only two weeks away from hitting our shores and promises to bring Ellie’s most exhilarating performances to date. Bursting with hits, these shows will be a blockbuster display of showmanship and raw talent.

Celebrated as a force to be reckoned with for her first two albums Lights and Halcyon, Ellie Goulding firmly cemented herself as a superstar with the release of third studio album Delirium (Universal Music) in November last year. An expansive and dazzling collection of genre-defying bangers, Delirium scored immediate acclaim and climbed the top ten in no less than 14 different countries.

Delirium’s first offering was the Grammy-nominated chartbuster ‘Love Me Like You Do’ that swiftly broke the world record for most streamed song in one week, skyrocketing to #1 in 80 countries including both Australia and New Zealand where it was certified double and triple platinum respectively. The next cut from Delirium was ‘On My Mind’, a swagger-charged anthem that reasserts Ellie as one of music’s most surprising and confident performers. Ellie then served the one-two punch of ‘Army’ and ‘Something In The Way You Move’, the former a sweeping ode to authentic friendship and the latter an irresistible thumper - both tracks have critics applauding Delirium as her finest album to date.

‘Delirium goes straight for the pop jugular, unleashing a relentless barrage of bangers that almost always hit the spot’
- The Guardian

‘Delirium grounds Ellie Goulding’s penchant for spectacle in tightly-written pop songs. Her evocative storytelling and ability to craft great dance music is all here… making a mature pop record that feels like a natural progression’ - Pitchfork

Alongside solo chart scorchers ‘Anything Could Happen’ and ‘Burn’, Ellie recently teamed with Major Lazer on the reggae-tinged smash ‘Powerful’ and collaborated with Calvin Harris on the multi-platinum selling singles ‘I Need Your Love’ and ‘Outside’. Only 2 weeks ago she released the electrifying ‘Still Falling For You’ from The Bridget Jones’ Baby soundtrack.

Limited tickets for both shows are on sale now. Catch Ellie Goulding and Openside live in Christchurch and Auckland at her biggest New Zealand concerts to date!

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