Claude is extremely excited to have been invited to Poland’s Satyrblues Festival on September 15 along with a couple of other shows on the side in the region. Claude is the main international act of the festival. With staying in 16th century castles and tours in a “communistic limo” to the Kings city, this is set to be one of the more exotic places Claude has ever visited and he is excited to wow Polish audiences with his special take on the Blues.
Before leaving the continent, Claude heads to the UK post Olympic fever. Invited over by UK’s Home Grown Music Collective, the tour is set to dazzle their audiences and venues with his home made Cigar Box Guitar fondly known as Stella. The HGMC are the organizers for the annual Cigar Box Festival – of which next year Claude will be returning to the UK for. In the meantime UK peeps can check Claude out at the venues listed below with a couple more dates to be announced.
With all the OS excitement, we can’t forget the few shows left in Australia. There’s a shared night with Melbourne’s reggae outfit Project Puzzles at Baha Tacos in Rye VIC, the good ole Blues Train in Queenscliff and a quick flight up to far north QLD in Airlie Beach’s Whitsunday Reef Festival. Finally, returning to the capital after a hiatus at the faithful Old Canberra Inn on the last Sunday of August. Claude will be teasing audiences at all these shows with a couple of newbies from the forthcoming album, including the new single “I Love Hate You”. Don’t forget to download your free copy of it here from Triple J’s Unearthed site and make a comment. Then gear up for the national tour of over 25 shows in October.
Australia:
Friday August 17
Baha Tacos
2203-2209 Pt Nepean Rd
Rye VIC
Saturday August 18
The Blues Train
Queenscliff VIC
Sunday August 19
Whitsunday Reef Festival
Sunday Car Park Session
6:30pm
FREE
Sunday August 26
Old Canberra Inn
195 Mouat St
Lyneham ACT
supported by Pete Akhurst
FREE
Poland:
Friday September 14
city: NOWA DEBA, Zeromski Street 2
7:30 PM
www.kultura.nowadeba.pl
Saturday September 15
city: TARNOBRZEG, Slowacki Street 2,
SATYRBLUES,
4 PM,
www.satyrblues.pl
Sunday September 16
city: KIELCE, Zamkowa 5
5 PM
www.palacykzielinskiego.pl
UK:
so far….
Monday September 17
The Chambers
Radnor Chambers Cheriton Pl,
Folkestone, Kent
Friday September 21
The Bell Inn, Castle Hedingham
10 St James’s St
Halstead, Essex
Saturday September 22
The Barge
63 Layfield Road
Gillingham, Kent
More UK dates, including a show in London, to be announced….
Coming up:
National Tour kicks off in Australia with:
Friday September 28
The Velvet Lounge
639 Beaufort Street
Mount Lawley (Perth) WA
Nearly 30 shows are being planned for the national tour including a support to USA’s Joe Bonamassa at Perth’s Concert Hall and Sydney’s State Theatre. Stay tuned!
