Date
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Location
Hordern Pavilion
Driver Avenue, Moore Park,
Sydney,
2021,
Australia
Tel: +61 (0)2 9921 5333
Description
Hot on the trail of her number one smash hit album It's Not Me, It's You, the wickedly hot Ms LILY ALLEN and her band will tour Australia in June, promising to deliver some of THE unmissable performances of 2009. She may have swapped the sundresses and sneakers for six inch heels and silver hot pants, but when Britain's No.1 pop star steps onstage, it will be obvious the singer has kept her most important musical traits; pop nous, lyrical honesty and a wicked sense of humour.
"The message for tonight seems to be that MS ALLEN is all grown-up. Certainly, her new material is more ambitious, musically and lyrically. The opener Everyone's At It and her current single, The Fear, which she delightedly announces is overtaking Lady GaGa in the charts, have the electro-operatic drama of vintage Pet Shop Boys and Allen's social critiques are wonderfully unflinching." (Telegraph, January 2009)
MySpace success story, tabloid filler and blogger extraordinaire. The incomparable MS ALLEN may be all these things but she's also the voice of a generation. Her thrilling debut album Alright, Still, lives in the homes of 2.5 million people, who were drawn to it by smash hit singles, LDN, her cheeky ode to London and Smile, her naughty, girl-getting-her-own-back anthem. And live, Lily Allen is still sticking pins in the voodoo dolls of cheating boyfriends everywhere.
But now, on new album It's Not Me, It's You, LILY ALLEN is using her caustic wit to tackle an even wider range of subjects. Her songs are darker and reflect two and a half years of a life lived in newspapers and gossip magazines. On lead single The Fear the 23 year old sings, "I don't know what's right or what's real. I don't know how I'm meant to feel."
What is real is this album is already selling like hot-cakes. After knocking Lady GaGa off the UK singles chart, LILY ALLEN has scored an Australian and UK No.1 double for the album and a #2 in the US. A rare feat for any UK artist.
"...fizzing pop songs played by a band of groovy looking musicians. The only unsteadiness came from a pair of implausibly high heels. At the end, it felt like a brilliant new beginning." (Mail Online, January 2009)
She will leave a trail of empowered girls and besotted boys in her wake, so Australia are you ready for the breath of fresh air that is the straight-shooting, fast-talking, pop juggernaut, Ms LILY ALLEN?
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