Mat McHugh national solo tour
Mat McHugh is about to take his music around Australia, performing a solo tour for the first time in years.
The latter part of 2015 was a tumultuous time for Mat. Having written, recorded and released his new FREE album WAVES, Mat had to cancel his Australian tour last September after only a few shows due to extensive neck and back injuries.
Rather than go through potentially voice-damaging or mobility threatening surgery, Mat sought out specialists who have been stretching, manipulating and poking him with acupuncture needles five days a week for the past five months to get him back to the point where he could again pick up and play his guitar.
Says Mat: “I'm still on the road to recovery but I'm feeling a lot better than I was 5 months ago. I've been working hard every single day and changed my lifestyle a lot so the whole experience has turned into a positive”.
Mat has just completed the sold-out Summer Sound System tour with The Beautiful Girls around Australia. Performing, for the first time, solely as the band’s singer due to the health risks posed by playing an instrument.
Buoyed by the enjoyment and success of those shows, Mat has today announced a run of special intimate performances across Australia throughoutth May/June 2016 as part of the Mat McHugh Solo 2016 Tour.
For this run of performances, Mat will be in stripped back mode, giving fans an ‘up-close and personal’ show featuring songs from his albums WAVES, Love Come Save Me and Seperatista! as well as one or two musical surprises from his back catalog.
Mat adds: “I'm super excited to have the chance to go out on the road and play all these songs. Particularly the songs from WAVES. I feel like it's my favourite album that I've made and I really can't wait for people to hear what it sounds like live. I plan to keep things pretty simple and raw. I'll just be playing and singing some songs and making some noise. I predict that it will be full power”.
Showcasing Mat’s commitment to supporting independent music in all parts of the country, up and coming and unsigned artists will be chosen in conjunction with each venue as opening and guest performers for these dates.
Tickets for all shows except Cairns on sale from 12pm Friday 18th March. Cairns Tank Art Centre show on sale Wed 23rd March.
Fri 13th May - Katoomba, Baroque Room - tickets from Oztix
Sat 14th May - Mona Vale, Mona Vale Hotel - tickets from Oztix
Sun 15th May - Bulli, Heritage Hotel - tickets from the Heritage Hotel
Thu 27th May - Newcastle, Lizotte’s - tickets from Lizotte’s
Fri 28th May - Bellingen, 5 Church Street - tickets from Oztix
Sat 29th May - Byron Bay, The Northern - tickets from Moshtix
Thu 2nd June - Brisbane, Black Bear Lodge - tickets from Oztix
Fri 3rd June - Moolooabar, The Wharf Tavern - tickets from Moshtix
Sat 4th June - Gold Coast, the Sound Lounge - tickets from the Sound Lounge
Thu 9th June - Henley Beach, Ramsgate Hotel - tickets from Moshtix
Fri 10th June - Adelaide, Jive - tickets from Moshtix
Thu 16th June - Perth, Jimmy's Den - tickets from - tickets from Jimmy's Den
Fri 17th June - Fremantle, Mojo's Bar - tickets from Oztix
Sat 18th June - Scarborough, Indi Bar - tickets from Oztix
Sun 19th June - Dunsborough, Clancy’s - tickets from Oztix
Fri 24th June - Cronulla, Brass Monkey - tickets from the Brass Monkey
Sat 25th June - Sydney, Newtown Social Club - tickets from the Newtown Social Club
Thu 30th June - Belgrave, Sooki Lounge - tickets from Oztix
Fri 1st July - Geelong, The Workers Club - tickets from Oztix
Sat 2nd July - Melbourne, The Toff - tickets from Moshtix
Sun 3rd July - Frankston, Pelly Bar - tickets from Moshtix
Thu 7th July - Airlie Beach, Magnums - tickets from Moshtix
Fri 8th July - Townsville, Flinders Social - tickets from Moshtix
Sat 9th July - Cairns, Tank Art Centre - tickets from the Tank Art Centre
The latter part of 2015 was a tumultuous time for Mat. Having written, recorded and released his new FREE album WAVES, Mat had to cancel his Australian tour last September after only a few shows due to extensive neck and back injuries.
Rather than go through potentially voice-damaging or mobility threatening surgery, Mat sought out specialists who have been stretching, manipulating and poking him with acupuncture needles five days a week for the past five months to get him back to the point where he could again pick up and play his guitar.
Says Mat: “I'm still on the road to recovery but I'm feeling a lot better than I was 5 months ago. I've been working hard every single day and changed my lifestyle a lot so the whole experience has turned into a positive”.
Mat has just completed the sold-out Summer Sound System tour with The Beautiful Girls around Australia. Performing, for the first time, solely as the band’s singer due to the health risks posed by playing an instrument.
Buoyed by the enjoyment and success of those shows, Mat has today announced a run of special intimate performances across Australia throughoutth May/June 2016 as part of the Mat McHugh Solo 2016 Tour.
For this run of performances, Mat will be in stripped back mode, giving fans an ‘up-close and personal’ show featuring songs from his albums WAVES, Love Come Save Me and Seperatista! as well as one or two musical surprises from his back catalog.
Mat adds: “I'm super excited to have the chance to go out on the road and play all these songs. Particularly the songs from WAVES. I feel like it's my favourite album that I've made and I really can't wait for people to hear what it sounds like live. I plan to keep things pretty simple and raw. I'll just be playing and singing some songs and making some noise. I predict that it will be full power”.
Showcasing Mat’s commitment to supporting independent music in all parts of the country, up and coming and unsigned artists will be chosen in conjunction with each venue as opening and guest performers for these dates.
Tickets for all shows except Cairns on sale from 12pm Friday 18th March. Cairns Tank Art Centre show on sale Wed 23rd March.
Fri 13th May - Katoomba, Baroque Room - tickets from Oztix
Sat 14th May - Mona Vale, Mona Vale Hotel - tickets from Oztix
Sun 15th May - Bulli, Heritage Hotel - tickets from the Heritage Hotel
Thu 27th May - Newcastle, Lizotte’s - tickets from Lizotte’s
Fri 28th May - Bellingen, 5 Church Street - tickets from Oztix
Sat 29th May - Byron Bay, The Northern - tickets from Moshtix
Thu 2nd June - Brisbane, Black Bear Lodge - tickets from Oztix
Fri 3rd June - Moolooabar, The Wharf Tavern - tickets from Moshtix
Sat 4th June - Gold Coast, the Sound Lounge - tickets from the Sound Lounge
Thu 9th June - Henley Beach, Ramsgate Hotel - tickets from Moshtix
Fri 10th June - Adelaide, Jive - tickets from Moshtix
Thu 16th June - Perth, Jimmy's Den - tickets from - tickets from Jimmy's Den
Fri 17th June - Fremantle, Mojo's Bar - tickets from Oztix
Sat 18th June - Scarborough, Indi Bar - tickets from Oztix
Sun 19th June - Dunsborough, Clancy’s - tickets from Oztix
Fri 24th June - Cronulla, Brass Monkey - tickets from the Brass Monkey
Sat 25th June - Sydney, Newtown Social Club - tickets from the Newtown Social Club
Thu 30th June - Belgrave, Sooki Lounge - tickets from Oztix
Fri 1st July - Geelong, The Workers Club - tickets from Oztix
Sat 2nd July - Melbourne, The Toff - tickets from Moshtix
Sun 3rd July - Frankston, Pelly Bar - tickets from Moshtix
Thu 7th July - Airlie Beach, Magnums - tickets from Moshtix
Fri 8th July - Townsville, Flinders Social - tickets from Moshtix
Sat 9th July - Cairns, Tank Art Centre - tickets from the Tank Art Centre
