THE FRONTIER TOURING COMPANY PRESENTS
JOHN LEGENDWith Special Guests LOWRIDER
SECOND & FINAL SYDNEY SHOW ANNOUNCED!
+ INTRODUCING SPECIAL GUESTS LOWRIDER
Following rapid ticket sales, fans will be pleased to hear that John Legend will perform a second
Sydney show on Monday 25 April at the State Theatre.
John Legend has much to celebrate this week following the results of the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. Three of the five nominations received for his collaborative effort with The Roots titled Wake Up! (out now through Sony Music Australia) came to fruition, including ‘Best R&B Album' and ‘Best R&B Song'.
This brings John Legend's Grammy tally to a massive total of 9 after being added to his previous
accolades including ‘Best New Artist' in 2006.
The ever-classy, soulful R&B artist will be arriving in Australia with a ten piece band in tow and is
bound to take your breath away.
Having forged a reputation as one of the most mesmerising live acts around, Lowrider are at the top
of their game and are ready to take their unique sound to the world. The Adelaide-based band will
open for John Legend at both shows and, after their national Big Day Out performances, are tipped to
become one of the country's breakthrough acts of 2011.
Tickets to Melbourne are selling fast and this second Sydney show is likely to follow its predecessor.
Get yours now!
JOHN LEGEND
With Special Guests LOWRIDER
APRIL 2011
Frontier Members pre-sale - 12 noon AEDT, Mon 21 Feb to 12 noon AEDT, Tue 22 Feb
General public on sale from 9am local time, Wed 23 Feb
Sun 24 April State Theatre, Sydney All Ages SOLD OUT!
Ticketmaster 136 100 or
www.ticketmaster.com.auMon 25 April State Theatre, Sydney All Ages NEW SHOW!
Ticketmaster 136 100 or
www.ticketmaster.com.auTue 26 April Palais Theatre, Melbourne All Ages
Ticketmaster 136 100 or
www.ticketmaster.com.auJohn Legend will also be performing at the East Coast Blues & Roots Festival on Saturday 23 April.
It wasn't until West signed the young talent to his new label that the Legend name was adopted with 2004's Solo Sessions Vol. 1: Live at the Knitting Factory. Get Lifted, Legend's first studio album, was released later in the year. On the strength of enduring single "Ordinary People," the album reached the Top Five of the Billboard 200. This led to three Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance, and Best New Artist. Once Again, which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, followed in October 2006 and eventually went platinum. Live from Philadelphia, sold exclusively at Target stores, was a successful stopgap release -- a Top Ten album, despite its limited retail presence. October 2008's Evolver spun off the sprightly crossover hit "Green Light" but managed only gold-selling status. Legend followed it with September 2010's Wake Up!, in which he was backed by the Roots. The album featured covers of still-relevant, socially-aware songs like Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "Wake Up Everybody" and Donny Hathaway's "Little Ghetto Boy." ~ Wade Kergan & Andy Kellman, Rovi
