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18.05.12 PATRICK WOLF ANNOUNCES ACOUSTIC TOUR
This September will see charismatic British baroque pop performer Patrick Wolf returning to Australia for a series of intimate acoustic shows.
26.03.12 JON GOMM’S AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Inspirational acoustic guitarist Jon Gomm will be coming to Australia next month for a series of concert shows, seeing the virtuoso arriving in Adelaide for his final stop for a performance at Higher Ground.
01.12.11 LIVE REVIEW: GORGEOUS FESTIVAL
Rip It Up Editor Scott McLennan headed down to McLaren Vale last weekend for the inaugural Gorgeous Festival to discover Icehouse are still a great southern band during their comeback shows.
16.11.11 ICEHOUSE GET TOGETHER FOR GORGEOUS
Rip It Up just returned from crashing an exclusive preview of next weekend’s Gorgeous Festival in McLaren Vale, where Icehouse’s Iva Davies and Paul Gildea performed four tracks on a rooftop for invited guests.
04.11.11 THE RETURN OF BETH ORTON
UK chill out and folk queen Beth Orton will return to Adelaide and Australia for a run of solo acoustic shows early next year.
21.06.11 ARCADE FIRE’S ACOUSTIC RECORDING SESSION
While the world (and award ceremonies) are still prising their jaws off the floors after the release of Arcade Fire’s Juno-winning, Grammy-winning, NME Award-winning and Brit Award winning third record The Suburbs, the band continue to kick about doing awesome things.
06.04.11 6 On the St: Steering By Stars
They've been compared to Sigur Ros and Radiohead, but Adelaide's own Steering By Stars run their own course.
15.02.11 5 Minute Festival: Cloud Control
In the leafy, not-so-crowded backstage area of the Laneway Festival, Jeremy and Alistair from Cloud Control shoot the breeze with the folks from Your Take Sessions.
10.02.11 5 Minute Festival: Birds Of Tokyo
As promised, the new series of videos from the crew at Your Take Sessions (responsible for the 6 On the Street films) are being unleashed by Rip It Up Online.
18.01.11 The Black Keys pull out of BDO, Paul Dempsey steps in
Big Day Out organisers have announced that American garage rock duo The Black Keys will not be performing at this year's festivals, citing reasons of exhaustion.
06.12.10 Andrew McMahon announces solo tour
Andrew McMahon - the punk-rocking, piano-pounding frontman of Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin - will be heading to Australia next February for a solo tour.
24.11.10 Paul Dempsey for rare Adelaide acoustic show
More than a year on from releasing his debut solo album, Paul Dempsey will play an overdue gig in Adelaide next year.
02.11.10 Live: Grinspoon
The Governor Hindmarsh - Wed Oct 27After stunning a group of fans with an acoustic set in Rundle Mall earlier in the day, Grinspoon returned to the familiar surrounds of The Governor Hindmarsh to play surely the last Adelaide show on their Six To Midnight tour.
27.10.10 Grinspoon storm Rundle Mall
Adelaide yesterday got a taste of Channel [V]'s much-publicised Guerilla Gigs as Grinspoon's Phil Jamieson and Pat Davern played an 'impromptu' acoustic set in the heart of Rundle Mall.
09.09.10 Jack Johnson bringing out the big guns
Acoustic surf-rocker Jack Johnson will be heading to Australia at the end of the year for a massive headline tour.
10.08.10 Ed Kowalczyk set for 'live' tour
Ed Kowalczyk, better known as the frontman for multi-platinum selling US rock band Live, is returning to Australia later this year to showcase new material from his debut solo record Alive.
27.07.10 Vorn Doolette Benefit gig
Beloved Adelaidean singer-songwriter Vorn Doolette was recently involved in a car accident, leaving him seriously injured in hospital.
07.06.10 6 on the st: Vorn Doolette
6 On The St is a new film project that takes an intimate look at 12 Adelaide artists in a series of six minute documentaries.
25.05.10 Live: Joey Cape and Tony Sly
Fowler's Live - Thu May 20Not for the first time this year, the punk stalwarts have traded their electrics for acoustics.
24.05.10 Jack's back!
Jack Johnson, the world's favourite acoustic surfy-rock guy, is returning to Australian shores for a massive stadium tour at the end of the year.
"We worked in this amazing studio at the top of this tower, it was just majestic."
