BIC RUNGA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL AUSTRALIAN LIVE ACOUSTIC TOUR CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF ‘BEAUTIFUL COLLISION’
New Zealand music icon Bic Runga is bringing her upcoming Acoustic Tour to Australia this August 2023, celebrating the 20-year anniversary since the release of her eleven-time platinum, best-selling album BEAUTIFUL COLLISION presented by Select Music and August Avenue.
The tour kicks off in Cairns at Tanks Arts Centre on Friday 11th August, before heading to Sydney at Marrickville’s Great Club on Saturday, August 12, Newcastle’s Lizottes on Sunday, August 13th, Brisbane’s Old Museum on Thursday, August 17th and performing with a full band at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday, August 18th.
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CAIRNS - TANKS ARTS CENTRE - FRIDAY 11TH AUGUST
SYDNEY - GREAT CLUB - SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST
NEWCASTLE - LIZOTTES - SUNDAY 13TH AUGUST
BRISBANE - OLD MUSEUM - THURSDAY 17TH AUGUST
MELBOURNE - MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE - FRIDAY 18TH AUGUST (WITH FULL BAND)
BIC RUNGA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL LIVE TOUR
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF ‘BEAUTIFUL COLLISION’
AUCKLAND, NZ – Tuesday, May 2, 2023: – New Zealand music icon Bic Runga will travel across the country this July celebrating the 20 year anniversary since the release of her eleven-time platinum, best-selling album ‘Beautiful Collision.’
The tour kicks off in Hastings’ Toitoi Opera House on Saturday July 15, before heading to Christchurch’s Isaac Theatre Royal on Friday July 21, Tauranga’s Holy Trinity Auditorium on Saturday July 22, Auckland’s Town Hall (as part of Elemental Nights) on Friday July 28 and Wellington’s St James Theatre on Sunday July 30.
Tickets for all shows go on sale 11am Friday May 5.
Live Nation members can secure tickets first in a presale starting 12pm Thursday May 4 and running until 10am Friday May 5. For full tour and ticketing information visit livenation.co.nz.
"Beautiful Collision was my favourite album to make, and still means a lot to me after twenty years,” says Bic. “I hope that if these songs hold a special place for anyone, that they will enjoy celebrating the anniversary of this album with me as a complete concert performance.”
Bic will be joined by special guest Georgia Lines at all performances.
Beautiful Collision was released in 2002 and features the hits ‘Get Some Sleep’, ‘Something Good' and ‘Listening For The Weather.’ As a result of this release as well as former and subsequent others, Bic has been awarded almost every musical honour in New Zealand, including winning the most Tui Awards by any individual (twenty) as well as the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll song writing award. In January 2006, Bic was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, and in 2016 was the recipient of the Legacy Award at the New Zealand Music Awards as well as inducted in to the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
BIC RUNGA THE ‘BEAUTIFUL COLLISION’ TOUR – CELEBRATING 20 YEARS
SATURDAY JULY 15 - HASTINGS – TOITOI OPERA HOUSE
FRIDAY JULY 21 - CHRISTCHURCH – ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL
SATURDAY JULY 22 - TAURANGA – HOLY TRINITY AUDITORIUM
FRIDAY JULY 28 - AUCKLAND – TOWN HALL (AS PART OF ELEMENTAL NIGHTS)
SUNDAY JULY 30 - WELLINGTON – ST JAMES THEATRE
For complete tour and ticket information, visit livenation.co.nz