LUCKY DAYE (USA)
ANNOUNCES DEBUT AUSTRALIAN
HEADLINE SHOWS THIS NOVEMBER!
+ SUPPORTING KHALID AT ALL AU & NZ SHOWS
ON THE FREE SPIRIT TOUR
- New Orleans-born, LA-based R&B maverick makes his Australian debut this November!
- Will perform headline shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney along with supporting Khalid on his Australian and New Zealand leg of the Free Spirit Tour
- Tickets for headline shows are on sale Thursday 3 October
- New single ‘Buying Time’ is a bonus track from debut project Painted
- Painted is the third chapter of Lucky Day’s two EPs I (2018) and II (2019)
Illusive Presents and Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce R&B trailblazer Lucky Daye will make his Australian debut this November! Performing headline shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney along with supporting Khalid on the Australian and New Zealand leg of his Free Spirit Tour.
New Orleans born, LA based R&B maverick Lucky Daye released his powerful debut album, Painted in May of this year (through Keep Cool/RCA Records), following from EPs Iand II. On Painted Lucky’s flawless funk lingers throughout, highlighted on tracks ‘Extra’, ‘Karma’ and soul-infused ‘Concentrate’. Vulnerable and self-reflective, Lucky is drawn to love songs, experimenting with his slinky pitch and tone in slow jams ‘Misunderstood’, ‘I Love You Too Much’ and fan favourite ‘Roll Some Mo’. Drawing on life experiences; failures, homelessness, trapped anger of his youth, Lucky doesn’t shy from sensitivity on Painted but glories in the purity still so clear even in his latest track ‘Buying Time’.
‘Powerful, multi-faceted productions seem to fuel the Southern-soloist – it’s where he shines the most and harnesses his true potential.’ – Clash Music
‘Daye has already been marked with the “one to watch” designation: Painted showcases his funk, jazz and soul leanings, his vocal training/ability and a commitment to genre that puts the project over the top.’ – Exclaim 9/10
‘Daye’s earnest tenor guides the listener through the maze of sound, and without interruption, one track seamlessly shapeshifts into the next.’ – Ones To Watch
Forbade secular music growing up, Lucky Daye’s musical roots stem from an unlikely place; a religious cult. Forced to turn everyday life into songs, Lucky would tap out melodies singing Bible verses and Dr. Seuss rhymes. Uprooted by Hurricane Katrina in his late teens, Lucky found himself left behind in the music world and was hungry to expand his taste, starting backwards rather than forward – whetting his appetite with greats like Prince, Stevie Wonder, Rick James and Lauryn Hill.
A deep dive into R&B essentials honed Lucky into his own energy and defined his personal style and bounce. Playing in a familiar soundstage, it was teaming up with producer D’Mile when colours began to build around Lucky’s rap-talk with a bop cadence, elevating him beyond the basic moniker of an R&B singer and receive comparisons to Frank Ocean.
Making waves with fans and critics alike, Lucky Daye’s project has been received with as much love as he’s weaved throughout it from the likes of FADER, Teen Vogue, The Recording Academy, CLASH Magazine, VICE, and Billboard with Lucky making his NPR Tiny Desk performance debut.
Gracing stages in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney plus supporting Khalid at his Free Spirit Australian and New Zealand shows, experience first-hand the footprint Lucky Daye has already left as the next rising star in R&B. Tickets on sale Thursday 3 October, don’t miss out!
FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE
via frontiertouring.com/luckydaye
Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday 1 October (11am AEST)
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 3 October (11am local time)
Sunday 24 November
Howler | Melbourne, VIC
18+
moshtix.com.au | Ph: 1300 438 849
Wednesday 27 November
Woolly Mammoth | Brisbane, QLD
18+
moshtix.com.au | Ph: 1300 438 849
Friday 29 November
Oxford Art Factory | Sydney, NSW
18+
moshtix.com.au | Ph: 1300 438 849
SUPPORTING KHALID ON THE FREE SPIRIT TOUR
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2019
Presented by Illusive Presents, Frontier Touring and AEG Presents
Wednesday 20 November
Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ
All Ages
ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 842 538
Thursday 21 November
Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ
All Ages | SOLD OUT!
Tuesday 26 November
Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 28 49
Thursday 28 November
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC
All Ages | SOLD OUT!
Monday 2 December
Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 28 49
Wednesday 4 December
Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW
All Ages | SOLD OUT!
Thursday 5 December
Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 28 49
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