28Mar2002 -
The Killing
Heidi Realm: Killing to play live<return
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KILLING Heidi is coming to Townsville.
This popular Australian band will perform in Townsville on April
10 as part of its Year of the Outback tour to regional centres.
Killing Heidi's bass player, Warren Jenkins, said he looked forward
to playing in Townsville after missing the opportunity when the
Wickid concert was rained out two years ago.
Jenkins said the band couldn't wait to hit the stage again after
its extended break.
"I'm hanging out to go away and play," Jenkins said.
"We haven't done it for a while. It will be chaotic. It will
be nuts."
Jenkins is referring to Killing Heidi's whistle stop tour which
starts at the Sunshine Coast today.
From the Sunshine Coast, the band will continue to Rockhampton,
Mackay and Mount Isa before making their way to Townsville and finishing
up in Cairns on April 12.
Killing Heidi will perform with rising Australian bands The Butterfly
Effect, Space Like Alice and The Daisycutters at each of those locations.
A member from each of the four bands will conduct music workshops
at the six stops during the tour.
The workshops are designed to create an opportunity for regional
youth to not only experience and learn new skills but also to meet
and participate in a joint project with some of Australia's leading
young musicians.
The Townsville workshop will be held at the Townsville Entertainment
and Convention Centre on Tuesday, April 9 from 4pm to 6pm.
Registration details for the workshop will be printed in the Good
Guide next week.
The concert, which consists of performances by Killing Heidi, The
Butterfly Effect, Space Like Alice and The Daisycutters kicks off
at 7.30pm on Wednesday, April 10.
Tickets can be purchased at the Townsville Entertainment and Convention
Centre, Sanity Music stores or through the James Cook University
Student Association shop.
Tickets cost $22.20 at these outlets and $27.20 at the door.
(c) News Limited.
Source: TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN 28/03/2002 P2
<RELATED NEWS: Year
of the Outback Tourdates>
27Mar2002
- The Killing
Heidi Realm: Time to Misbehave<return
to top>
Newcastle band Misbehave has chosen a few select gigs where it will
showcase specially selected material and perform acoustically.
The band is predominantly known as a dance-oriented rock act, so
punters will be surprised to hear stripped back versions of popular
songs by Killing Heidi, Dido, Sheryl Crow, Matchbox 20, Fuel and
Goo Goo Dolls.
The band will be at the Swansea Hotel on April 5.
25Mar2002
- The
Killing Heidi Realm: Killing Heidi supports Harmony Day 2002<return to
top>
Aboriginal affairs are to me,
the most important and pressing issue for Australia right now. If
we don't acknowledge the relationship, or lack thereof, of our indigenous
people and we, the non-indigenous people of Australia - we're in
big trouble. We have to make things like Harmony Day top priority
and celebrate the history and future of this amazing culture here
in our home.
Ella Hooper
Killing Heidi
17Mar2002
- AUSTRALIA:
Flashy start for big night of rock<return
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By GENEVIEVE READ.
A FLASH of flesh marked the start of the big name acts at the Gone
South concert yesterday.
Machine Gun Fellatio's multi-talented Chit Chat greeted an enthusiastic
crowd of about 13,000 at the TCA Ground with a flash of his bottom
in the biggest rock festival staged in Tasmania.
The self-proclaimed "most dishevelled act in Australia"
lived up to its reputation, delighting fans with plenty of stage
antics and a crowd-surf by Chit Chat through the mosh pit.
Under huge, black clouds, they shared their latest hit The Girl
of My Dreams is Giving me Nightmares.
And then the rain came.
Heavy showers forced crowds under the grandstand and into the chill
tent in the centre of the ground. Hundreds more huddled under blankets.
After a solid drenching, Sonic Animation brought the crowd back
to life with a 50-minute set complete with giant puppets.
As the mosh pit got wilder security guards pulled drenched punters
into the safety area.
They also kept the pit cool with constant hosing down with water.
There were no incidents reported to Tasmania Police, which described
the crowd as generally well-behaved.
Later in the night US act Incubus rewarded the crowd with a rousing
performance of their hit single Drive.
During the performance lead singer Brandon Boyd took off his shirt
and played the drums, to the joy of the females in the crowd.
Top-selling mainland band Killing Heidi closed out the night with
a rousing set of some of their best-known songs.
Lead singer Ella Hooper said the band was delighted to be back in
Tasmania.
"The first big festival we ever played at was Gone South in
Launceston in 1999," she told the crowd. "It's fantastic
to be back. It's a shame about the shitty weather but it's been
a great day."
Only a handful of complaints about noise were made as the 14-hour
show progressed.
Gone South co-promoter Charles Touber said he was thrilled with
the event.
"People get a bit put off by the weather here, it adds an element
of uncertainty about the day," he said.
"But we're really happy with everything, the ticket sales,
the crowd."
Rock-starved fans turned up to see the first Tasmanian band Ballpoint
play at 10.15am, followed by talented Hobart acts Fell To Erin and
The Dead Abigails.
Gone South is expected to become an annual event.
(C) 2002 Davies Brothers Limited.
Source: SUNDAY TASMANIAN 17/03/2002 P5
15Mar2002
- AUSTRALIA: Butterfly
in to Port<return
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THE Butterfly Effect band, number 10 on the Radio JJJ Net 50 with
the single The Cell, will perform at Kallangur's Port Royal Mill
Hotel tonight.
The group consists of four Brisbane lads who have just returned
from a national tour and plan to head back into the studio to lay
down a full-length album for release later this year.
In coming months, they will perform with Grinspoon, Killing Heidi,
Superheist and You Am I. The band evolved in 1999 and were influenced
by acts such as The Deftones, Helmet and Faith No More.
(c) 2002 Nationwide News Pty Limited
http://www.news.com.au.
Source: NORTHERN TIMES 15/03/2002 P49
15Mar2002
- AUSTRALIA:
Outlook just fine for Gone South<return
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D-DAY has arrived for Gone South co-promoter Karen Henderson and
if her prayers are answered it will be a sunny day.
"Forecasts have changed from heavy rain to minimum showers
for Saturday so we're pretty happy," she said yesterday. "We're
praying for sunshine."
The festival is set to attract up to 18,000 people to the TCA Ground
tomorrow with big-name acts including Incubus, Grinspoon, Something
For Kate, Machine Gun Fellatio and Sonic Animation.
The ground was undergoing extensive preparations yesterday with
a 40-metre stage from Sydney a quarter of the way erected.
There are more than 50 ground staff working on Gone South.
"We're taking special care not to damage the ground,"
Ms Henderson said. "At the end of the day, this is a cricket
pitch.
"It's a beautiful ground and we love that punters get to spread
their blankets out on the grass but we're being very careful."
Ms Henderson said bands would start arriving in the state this afternoon
and most had planned sightseeing activities.
"They'd be crazy not to take the opportunity to have a look
around given they have two nights here," Ms Henderson said.
"But I'll just be happy when they all fly in - we don't want
any air strikes."
She said last-minute addition Killing Heidi was an excellent replacement
for silverchair who were forced to pull out.
Gone South starts at 10.15am with Hobart band Ballpoint, followed
by eight other Tasmanian bands and the mainland and international
acts.
(C) 2002 Davies Brothers Limited.
Source: THE MERCURY (TASMANIA) 15/03/2002 P2
15Mar2002
- AUSTRALIA: Byrne-ing
down the house<return
to top>
By Noel Mengel.
* * * VANS Warped and Byron's Blues and Roots Festival aren't the
only outdoors music events over Easter. Killing Heidi headline as
part of the Coming To Town tour at Quad Park, Kawana Waters, Sunshine
Coast, on Easter Saturday, with a tasty line-up including Rhubarb,
Shutterspeed, The Butterfly Effect, The Daisycutters and Cog. Ticket
information on (07) 3633 3404.
Rhubarb are also in action tonight at the Waterloo Hotel, Newstead,
launching their second album, Slow Motion. Check out my review in
tomorrow's BAM section, and stay tuned for a Rhubarb feature in
Pulse.
(c) 2002 Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd.
Source: COURIER MAIL (QUEENSLAND) 15/03/2002
13Mar2002
- AUSTRALIA:
Virus stops rocker but not concert<return
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By GENEVIEVE READ.
SILVERCHAIR pulled out of the Gone South rock festival yesterday
after frontman Daniel Johns became crippled by a rare virus.
Johns is reportedly unable to walk or stand unaided because of severe
swelling of the knees.
Doctors ordered the guitarist to rest at home in Newcastle for two
weeks, forcing the cancellation of their Gone South appearance on
Saturday at the TCA Ground.
As compensation, silverchair will play at the Derwent Entertainment
Centre on June 29.
Gone South ticket holders will receive a $10 discount for their
June show.
The concert will proceed as planned with top Australian act Killing
Heidi added to the line-up yesterday.
Local co-promoter Charles Touber said negotiations were also under
way with Melbourne rock act 28 Days.
He said while silverchair's withdrawal was a disappointment, music
fans would still get value for money from the largest rock production
and concert staged in Tasmania.
"We're selling a bill, not a silverchair concert and it's not
unusual to see changes to the line-up at festivals," he said.
"Killing Heidi is a multi-platinum act which just shows the
strength of Gone South's reputation in securing them at such short
notice."
US group Incubus, Australian acts Grinspoon, Something For Kate,
Sonic Animation and Machine Gun Fellatio and nine top Tasmanian
bands will be performing at this weekend's concert.
Mr Touber said a dip in sales was not expected and about 10,000
tickets had already been sold.
"We're expecting sales to accelerate dramatically in the next
few days," he said.
"The show won't be diminished, we're adding artists, not diluting
the program."
Meanwhile, Johns is expected to make a full recovery. The virus
has caused swelling and pain since Christmas and impaired his movement
at the Big Day Out concerts in Australia and New Zealand.
The 22-year-old has reportedly scrapped plans to join his girlfriend,
Australian actress and singer Natalie Imbruglia, for parts of her
three-month American tour.
"Like any kind of virus, sometimes it lasts a couple of days
and sometimes a couple of months," said silverchair manager
John Watson.
"Daniel and the band are extremely disappointed that they are
not going to be able to play at Gone South."
The band had more than 400 gigs in the past seven years and Gone
South was the first they'd postponed.
"Daniel promises to try to make it up to everybody when the
band performs in June," Watson said.
(C) 2002 Davies Brothers Limited.
Source: THE MERCURY (TASMANIA) 13/03/2002 P3
10Mar2002
- The
Killing Heidi Realm: JJJ Bands Out Back tour <return
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Killing Heidi, along with A Space Like Alice, The
Daisy Cutters and many more bands are heading Out Back (Queensland),
a tour being suported by Triple J.
The listed tour-dates are as follows..
28Mar2002 - QUAD PARK - Sunshine Coast (Workshop)
30Mar2002 - QUAD PARK - Sunshine Coast (Concert)
02Apr2002 - GREAT WESTERN - Rocky (Workshop)
03Apr2002 - GREAT WESTERN - Rocky (Concert)
04Apr2002 - MACKAY - (Workshop)
05Apr2002 - MACKAY - (Concert)
06Apr2002 - MT ISA - (Concert)
07Apr2002 - Mt Isa - (Workshop)
09Apr2002 - TOWNSVILLE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE - Townsville (Workshop)
10Apr2002 - TOWNSVILLE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE - Townsville (Concert)
11Apr2002 - CAIRNS CONVERNTION CENTRE - Cairns (Workshop)
12Apr2002 - CAIRNS CONVERNTION CENTRE - Cairns (Concert)
07Mar2002 -
AUSTRALIA:
family ties when siblings get in the act<return
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By ANDREW MCUTCHEON.
KATIE and Ty Noonan are the latest instalment of brothers and sisters
who rock. Together.
Killing Heidi -
Who: Rock band formed in Violet Town by siblings Ella
and Jesse Hooper.
Hits: Mascara, Weir, Heavensent.
Family Feuds: "It's stressful, not many brothers and sisters
have to be on tour together and it gets intense," Jesse says.
"Our band mates are used to it now, they always break it up,"
Ella says.
(C) 2002 Herald and Weekly Times Limited.
Source: HERALD SUN 07/03/2002 P39
06Mar2002
- AUSTRALIA: A
TOWN LIKE ... VIOLET TOWN<return
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By SALLY NORRIS.
Population: 600 Distance from Melbourne: 169km EVERY town has a
famous export and Violet Town's is music.
Named for its floral attributes, the town is these days better known
as the childhood stomping ground of rock act Killing Heidi.
Situated on Honeysuckle Creek at the foot of the Strathbogie Ranges,
Violet Town is just shy of halfway from Melbourne to Albury.
Violet Town was born after a 1836 expedition by Surveyor-General
Major Thomas Mitchell, who camped near a pond where wild violets
were in flower.
The town flourished in the gold rush. In the 1860s, it had three
hotels and a school.
As the gold rush subsided, so did traffic through Violet Town.
But by the turn of the century, the population of the town was on
the rise again and woodcutting took over from dairy as the main
trade.
(C) 2002 Herald and Weekly Times Limited.
