gig guide

Adam Hills Presented by: Token Events Adam's back from the UK and live onstage with his first solo show in three years - Happyism. Happyism is Adam's long overdue, and highly anticipated, return to the stage at home in Australia, debuting at the iconic Princess Theatre during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival before heading to Hobart, Perth, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney. He will also be back fronting ABC1's Gordon Street Tonight later in the year. It's only a matter of time before we lose Adam Hills to the world - so get in quick! "Hills delivers stand up so effortlessly brilliant you wonder why some comedians even get out of bed" - The Guardian, London “If you cannot enjoy Adam Hills you cannot have a pulse. Four Stars” - The Scotsman

Presented by: Today Network, Radar Radio, Channel V, & MOG Evermore have their music bus packed and are ready to roll out one of the biggest tours of their career. A troubadour's journey around Australia to perform the songs from their brilliant new album Follow The Sun. Follow The Sun was just released in October 2012, with the band debuting the new music at a string of stadium shows in support of Maroon 5 and then Matchbox Twenty. This Hero tour will now be the first opportunity for fans to hear the triumphant new music on the bands own Evermore terms of a headline show. Jon Hume said today, 'It's the first time in nearly four years that Evermore has toured Australia to this extent, it's long overdue! Peter and I are looking forward to playing this album live, along with the old favourites such as Running and Light Surrounding You, to audiences all over the country. We're visiting places on this tour that we've never been before!' The band will be heading to the US for shows in July, so the 'Hero' tour is the perfect place to see the band before we possibly lose them to allure of the North Hemisphere.

Presented by: Shine N Rise Events The king of Bollywood singer, ‘Padmashree’ Udit Narayan, will perform in Canberra for the first time ever. Udit Narayan is one of India's most well-known singers. He's done the most number of super hit songs over the last two decades than any other current singers in India. In addition to being a recipient of national awards and numerous filmfare awards, he's known as the voice of superstars such as Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan due to the large number of songs he has sung playback for them over the last two decades. Udit is also a super star in his homeland Nepal.