Apia Good Times

Vika & Linda Bull | Brian Cadd | Joe Camilleri Kate Ceberano | Russell Morris | Ross Wilson and John Paul Young

The highly acclaimed Apia Good Times Tour returns for its 7th anniversary with a line-up of 7 of our all-time favourite Oz music Allstars taking to stages from Bunbury (16 May) to Canberra (16 June), with stops in Perth, Adelaide, Geelong, Melbourne, Bendigo, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Tweed Heads, Hobart, Launceston, Newcastle, Sydney and Thirroul in between.

Our 7th Apia Good Times Tour will be the biggest yet with performances from Allstars Vika and Linda Bull, Brian Cadd, Joe Camilleri, Kate Ceberano, Russell Morris, Ross Wilson and John Paul Young for this unique, once-in-a-lifetime concert experience.

Tickets to all shows go on sale at 9.00am (local times) on Monday, 18 February.

2019's Apia Good Times line-up have a huge array of hits to draw from including Ginger Man, A Little Ray of Sunshine, Harley & Rose, Chained to the Wheel, Bedroom Eyes, Pash, Never Let Me Go, The Real Thing, Wings of an Eagle, Eagle Rock, Come Said the Boy, I Hate the Music and Love Is In The Air, to name a few. Each Allstar will perform their hits and favourite songs culminating in an extraordinary finale with all seven sharing the stage.

For 30 years, the glorious voices of Vika & Linda Bull have comprised one of the most distinctive, versatile and emotionally charged sounds on the Australian music landscape. Since their multi-platinum conquest of pop radio with The Black Sorrows in the late 1980s, the sisters have forged diverse pathways into soul, gospel, blues, country and the island music of their Tongan ancestry.

By turns tender and powerful, Vika & Linda's rich solo vocals and instinctive harmonies have spawned eight albums of their own, as well as illuminating studio and concert performances by Paul Kelly, RocKwiz, C.W. Stoneking, Deborah Conway, Kasey Chambers and many more.

Vika & Linda are currently working on their first full length album of original material for 18 years. Watch this space, open your ears and hold onto your heart.

Singer, songwriter, producer – Brian Cadd has done it all. Cadd kicked off his career with two of the most celebrated bands of their day, The Groop and Axiom, with hits Woman You're Breaking Me and A Little Ray of Sunshine. He followed this with a string of massive hits as a solo artist with songs like Ginger Man, Let Go, Alvin Purple and the soundtrack to the classic Morning of the Earth surf movie, before moving into a 'behind-the-scenes' role in the music industry, going on to produce and work alongside music heavyweights from around the globe.

Brian has written songs for the likes of Joe Cocker, Ringo Starr, John Farnham, Little River Band, Bonnie Tyler, Glen Campbell and The Pointer Sisters and his iconic status was acknowledged when he was inducted into the 2007 Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.

2019 has already seen the release of Brian's brand-new Americana inspired album, Silver City, recorded in Nashville with legendary producer Mark Moffatt. Silver City takes Brian's musical history and consolidates it into a remarkable journey.

Rolling Stone Living Legend, Joe Camilleri, is a giant of the Australian music landscape. He has given his life to writing, performing and celebrating music. Writer of milestone Australian songs such as So Young, Hit & Run, Shape I'm In, Harley & Rose, Chained To The Wheel and Never Let Me Go and leader of two of Australia's most successful bands, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows, Joe and his music have become part of Australian music culture. Joe was inducted along with other members of the Falcons into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.

In 1975 Joe formed Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, a band who swung from R'n'B to reggae, power pop and ska. Over a period of 8 years The Falcons amassed enviable sales and radio airplay and ultimately epitomised the era. Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons toured the country relentlessly and became one of Australia's finest live outfits. The band also toured the USA. In the early '80s Camilleri and friends started up a new band, The Black Sorrows. Originally a 'just for the fun of it' outfit, The Black Sorrows have released 20 albums over three decades and sold over two million albums world-wide. The Black Sorrows has always been an elastic band and over its life has been home to over 30 of Australia's finest musical talents, including fellow Allstars, Vika + Linda Bull.

For Camilleri, it's all about moving forward and to that end, The Black Sorrows are releasing their 21st album (and Joe's 49th!) in March 2019. Multi ARIA award winning artist, Kate Ceberano, has been in the business for over 35 years - writing and performing both jazz and pop music - with seven Platinum and seven Gold albums to her name.

Kate first came to prominence in the mid-80's as a 15-year-old sensation fronting pop funk band, I'm Talking. Five consecutive hit singles and a Platinum debut album, Bear Witness, led to a swag of awards including Best New Talent at the 1984 Countdown Awards, followed up by Best Female Artist in the '85 and '86 Countdown Awards. After launching her solo career, Kate took out Best Female Artist at the '88 and '89 ARIA awards with her triple Platinum album, Brave, nominated as ARIA Album of the Year.

Ceberano has barely drawn breath since, racking up 25 albums over 35 years to be the most prolific Australian female recording artist of this era. In 2014, Ceberano became the first (and only) Australian woman to be inducted into the Australian Songwriters' Association (ASA) Hall of Fame and 2016 saw Kate on the Queen's Birthday Honours List, becoming a member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the performing arts and charitable organisations.

Kate Ceberano is a bone fide national treasure, possessing one of the great voices of her generation. Long may she run.

ARIA Award winner, ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, platinum selling artist and former King of Pop, Russell Morris, is an Australian music icon with his own extensive catalogue of Aussie anthems including The Real Thing, Sweet Sweet Love, Hush, Wings of an Eagle and many more. Morris' most recent releases are his Blues Trilogy albums - Sharkmouth, Van Diemen's Land and Red Dirt Red Heart – all of which reached Top 10 on the ARIA Album chart and garnered nominations for ARIA Awards for Best Blues & Roots Album (Sharkmouth and Red Dirt Red Heart won the Awards in 2013 and 2016 respectively).

From Daddy Cool to Mondo Rock and as a solo artist with no less than 26 ARIA Top 40 hits to his credit as a singer, songwriter and producer, Ross Wilson is one of Australia's most awarded, respected and well-known artists. From the legendary band Daddy Cool whose number one anthem Eagle Rock and debut album Daddy Who? smashed all previous sales records in Australia, to the 1977 formation of Mondo Rock, delivering 80's hits Cool World, State of The Heart, Chemistry, No Time and Come Said The Boy and into the 21st century as a solo performer, Wilson has never been out of the limelight. Twice inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, Wilson's live performances are legendary and we look forward to rocking with him this May and June on the Apia Good Times Tour.

John Paul Young OAM is undoubtedly one of the most popular Australian artists of the 70's, with a string of hits, and over 4 million record sales, cementing him a place in Australia's music history.

In the early 70's when John was a sheet metalworker by day and singer by night, he was approached to record Pasadena, before joining the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar playing the role of Annas until 1974. Then everything went just a little crazy and "JPY" was all over the airwaves with Yesterday's Hero, The Love Game, I Hate the Music, Keep On Smilin', I Wanna Do It With You, Where the Action Is, Standing In The Rain and, of course, Love Is In The Air.

With this success, John became a Countdown regular as both guest presenter, co-host and performer and his music became the soundtrack to the countdown generation, launching a career spanning more than 40 years. Along with performing, John has had equal successes in Radio, Television and Theatre, including a Helpmann Award nomination for best supporting artist. In 2009, John was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and in 2012, his 40th year in the industry, John was honoured with an Order of Australia for his services to charity and the music industry.

Fans are reminded to only buy tickets from the official ticket agents listed below so as to avoid "reselling" sites such as Viagogo who typically advertise heavily online and often mislead consumers into paying much higher prices than necessary.

All shows are All Ages and tickets to the Apia Good Times Tour go on sale to the general public at 9.00am, local times, on Monday, 18 February 2019.

Apia / Suncorp pre-sale: Apia customers will have the opportunity to access pre-sale tickets from 10.00am on Wednesday, 13 February until 5.00pm on Friday, 15 February.
Frontier Members pre-sale: Wednesday, 13 February from 2.00pm until Thursday, 14 February at 2.00pm (or earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted)
Ticketek / Ticketmaster Members / Venue pre-sales: Thursday, 14 February from 10.00am until Friday, 15 February at 5.00pm (or earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted)

The Apia Good Times Tour is proudly brought to you by Apia, celebrating over 50s living life at their best

Apia Good Times Tour 2019

Thursday, 16 May 2019
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Bunbury WA
Tickets available from the box office 1300 661 272 and www.brec.com.au

Friday, 17 May 2019
Perth Concert Hall, Perth WA
Tickets available from Perth Concert Hall Box Office, 08 9231 9999 and www.perthconcerthall.com.au

Saturday, 18 May 2019
Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SA
Tickets available Ticketmaster - 136 100 and www.ticketmaster.com.au

Friday, 24 May 2019
Costa Hall, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Geelong, Vic
Tickets available from GPAC - 03 5225 1200 and www.gpac.org.au

Saturday, 25 May 2019
Palais Theatre, St Kilda Vic
Tickets available from Ticketmaster - 136 100 and www.ticketmaster.com.au

Sunday, 26 May 2019
Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo Vic
Tickets available from the Box office, 03 5434 6100 and www.gotix.com.au

Thursday, 30 May 2019
Empire Theatre, Toowoomba Qld
Tickets available from the Box office, 1300 655 299 and www.empiretheatre.com.au

Friday, 31 May 2019
QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane Qld
Tickets available from the Box Office, 136 246 and www.qpac.com.au
Saturday, 1 June 2019
Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads NSW
Tickets available from the Box Office, 1800 014 014 and www.twintowns.com.au

Sunday, 2 June 2019
Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads NSW*
Tickets available from the Box Office, 1800 014 014 and www.twintowns.com.au *Show commences at 7.00pm

Friday, 7 June 2019
Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart TAS
Tickets available from Ticketmaster - 136 100 and www.ticketmaster.com.au

Saturday, 8 June 2019
Princess Theatre, Launceston TAS
Tickets available from 03 6323 3666 and www.theatrenorth.com.au

Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin NT
Tickets available from 2.00pm local time today (17 April)
From the Darwin Entertainment Centre

Thursday, 13 June 2019
Civic Theatre, Newcastle NSW
Tickets available from Ticketek - 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au -and- the Box Office, 02 4929 1977 and www.civictheatrenewcastle.com.au

Friday, 14 June 2019
Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
Tickets available from Ticketek - 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au

Saturday, 15 June 2019
Anita's Theatre, Thirroul NSW
Tickets available from Ticketmaster - 136 100 and www.ticketmaster.com.au

Sunday, 16 June 2019
Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra ACT
Tickets available from the Box Office, 02 6275 2700 and www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au