Lyle Lovett takes to the road for his first-ever Australasian tour. The four-time Grammy winner is one of America’s finest singer-songwriters, leading a remarkable 20-year career spanning 13 albums and over four million records sold.
Finely wrought and full of wit, wisdom and Texas-sized storytelling, the veteran songwriter's catalogue is rife with characters and concepts that loom large on the American landscape. Fans can expect to hear classics, favourites and a selection of new songs taken from his forthcoming album release Natural Forces.
Lovett's music uniquely intersects an array of genres from country and folk to big-band swing and traditional pop as evidenced by such well-known songs as If I Had a Boat, Nobody Knows Me, South Texas Girl, She’s No Lady, Baby Don’t Tolerate, In My Own Mind and revered albums as Lyle Lovett, Pontiac, Joshua Judges Ruth, The Road To Ensenada and most recently, It’s Not Big It’s Large.
Another facet of Lovett’s career is acting, most recently appearing in The Open Road directed by Michael Meredith. He also appeared in four Robert Altman films: The Player, Short Cuts, Pret-a-Porter, and Cookie’s Fortune, and scored the music for Dr. T and the Women.
In the end, though, it’s the music to which Lovett always returns and the song that is always central. Natural Forces is Lovett’s 12th album, featuring four original tunes, along with seven covers of works by Texas songwriters, including Eric Taylor’s Whooping Crane, Vince Bell's Sun and Moon and Stars and Townes Van Zandt's Loretta.
Special guest for the concert will be Australia’s premiere country female singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers. Her natural, outstanding musical talents have made Kasey a household name. Her debut album release earned the ARIA for Best Country Release. The accolades have continued, notching up multiple ARIA, APRA, and Golden Guitar Awards
Running Time
Doors open 7.00pm
Kasey Chambers 7.30pm
Interval 8.15pm
Lyle Lovett 8.45pm
http://www.the-edge.co.nz/Event-Pages/L/Lyle-Lovett.aspx
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