Dave Dobbyn Hits The Churches

News release:
Thursday July 8, 2010

Dave Dobbyn Hits The Churches

“I'm very much looking forward to this Classic Hits Acoustic Church tour. I'm excited by the ambiences of churches. There are layers of resonance that are ideal for singing. I've always been transported by the sonics of such rooms. In performance it allows you to expand the dynamic range without over-playing. I love that challenge. There's also an intimacy about it. In these rooms I'll be playing acoustic guitars and a piano”.
“With me will be my long-time pal Ross Burge on percussion and drums. The deftly talented L.A. Mitchell and her fellow band mates, brothers Jo and Matt Barus from the marvellous Dukes will join us for some of the programme. Yes, we'll be playing a selection of favourites, along with some choices to hopefully suit the spring season and the lofty ambience of your local temple. It is an acoustic gig - but it will rock. See you there then.”

Dave Dobbyn

Civic Events and Classic Hits announce the 2010 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour dates for September

Dave Dobbyn will headline the 2010 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour and he’ll have plenty of support with members of Christchurch up-and-comers Dukes all set to open the shows.

Now in its second year, the tour has expanded to 12 shows in 11 cities - New Plymouth and Nelson having been added to the bill. Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Napier, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch (with two shows in different venues), Dunedin and Invercargill are the other stops on this sojourn through majestic churches, chapels and cathedrals.

Dobbyn, who last year celebrated three decades of music, provides the soundtrack to Kiwi lives, with a string of hits including Beside You, Be Mine Tonight, Language, Outlook for Thursday, Loyal, Whaling, Kingdom Come, It Dawned On Me, Guilty, Devil You Know, Slice of Heaven, Magic What She Do, Oughta Be in Love , Welcome Home and countless other classics.

His enduring popularity sees perennial polls of New Zealand’s Top 100 songs returning Loyal to number one year on year, and he holds the most Silver Scroll Awards for songwriting. In 2001, Dobbyn was given a lifetime achievement award by the New Zealand recording industry.
Dukes’ music has been described as infectious, unpretentious and steeped in tradition, and the fact the band cares so much about the craft of writing and the art of performing shines on stage. Their recent hit Vampires has been a fixture on the airplay charts for more than a year.
According to tour promoter Brent Eccles, this is a lineup that promises the perfect union of established and emerging artists.

“We’re thrilled to have Dave on this run; his powerful and true voice will lend itself to the wonderful acoustics in these magnificent churches and cathedrals” he says.

“Churches are unique places for acoustic music, they are built to complement voices and with the exceptional talents of these artists, you have the venues, the artists and the audience – that’s the perfect trinity of any great concert.”

The Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour is an acoustic show in three parts commencing with Dukes and then Dave’s performance in two sets. Doors open at 7.30pm show concludes at approximately 10.30pm.

The Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour launches in Chapel of Christ The King at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton on September 9 and finishes at St Michael & All Angels in Christchurch on September 25. Tickets are on sale from Thursday July 15 through the Acoustic Church Tour website and Ticketek.

Full tour, date and venue details can be found at www.acousticchurchtour.co.nz or www.classichits.co.nz.

Dates:

Thursday 09 September Hamilton Chapel of Christ The King
Friday 10 September Auckland Holy Trinity Cathedral
Saturday 11 September Tauranga Holy Trinity
Wednesday 15 September New Plymouth St Andrews Presbyterian Church
Thursday 16 September Palmerston North All Saints Church
Friday 17 September Napier St John’s Cathedral
Saturday 18 September Wellington St John’s in the City
Monday 20 September Nelson St John’s
Wednesday 22 September Invercargill First Presbyterian Church
Thursday 23 September Dunedin Knox Church
Friday 24 September Christchurch Christchurch Cathedral
Saturday 25 September Christchurch St Michael & All Angels

In Brief:

• The Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour 2010
• Dave Dobbyn Acoustic Set with special guests Dukes
• Doors open 7:30 pm, show concludes approx 10.30pm
• Tickets are on sale from 9:00am, Thursday 15 July
• Tickets are available from www.acousticchurchtour.co.nz (09 887 1004) and through Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz / 0800 TICKETEK (0800 842 538)
• Full details for the shows available at www.classichits.co.nz and www.acousticchurchtour.co.nz

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