Ocean Alley for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance

Ocean Alley Team Up With Cerebral Palsy Alliance In Sydney

Northern Beaches psych-rockers Ocean Alley are thrilled to be teaming up with Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) later this month, raising money for the initiative through ticket sales from both sold-out Sydney shows as well as setting up a platform for friends and fans to donate online. The news comes with the announcement of local supports for all dates of their upcoming regional run, which has sold out six of eight dates and recently expanded with a performance in Byron Bay.

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Cerebral palsy is caused by injury to the developing brain, and is the most common physical disability in childhood. In Australia, one in every 500 babies is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a lifelong disability that affects movement and muscle control. Ocean Alley will donate $2 per ticket from both Sydney shows, with good mates Coopers Brewery, UNIFIED Music Group, 123 Agency and Wrangler Australia throwing their support behind the initiative - collectively raising over $20,000 for CPA. The band has a longstanding association with Cerebral Palsy Alliance's Twenty/20 Challenge event, which raises funds for essential equipment for children, and hopes that with the increased awareness over these two shows, public support will take their contribution to even greater heights.

Local supports for Ocean Alley's upcoming regional tour feature a diverse array of Australia's hottest up-and-coming artists. Pop/alt-rock quartet The Moving Stills will warm up the crowd for both Terrigal shows, while wizards of tropical-funk and psychedelia Young Monks open in Canberra. Garage rockers Crocodylus and groovy blues quartet Eagle Eye Jones are taking over the stage for two nights in Sydney, followed by indie-rock duo CLEWS and the melancholic sounds of alt-indie artist Jaguar Jonze both gracing back-to-back nights in Byron Bay and Gold Coast. Paradise Club close out the stellar bill in Adelaide, performing their dreamy indie rock for Ocean Alley's last local headline show for 2018.

Ocean Alley – Baden Donegal (vocals), Angus Goodwin (guitar), Nic Blom (bass), Lach Galbraith (keys/vocals), Mitch Galbraith (guitar) and Tom O'Brien (drums) – continue to maintain their position as one of Australia's most exciting rising bands. Armed with their acclaimed second album Chiaroscuro which debuted at #15 on the ARIA Chart, the independent band have clocked up a number of impressive feats in 2018 including the coveted triple j Feature Album, being featured in The Music's 'Top 30 Albums of 2018 (So Far)' and selling over 13,000 tickets across seven sold out Australian shows in April and May. Ocean Alley have gone on to amass 18 million album streams of Chiaroscuro worldwide, 40 million streams across their full catalogue and over 600,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, yet LifeWithoutAndy have boldly declared "Ocean Alley's biggest days are still ahead of them."

OCEAN ALLEY
Presented by 123 Agency, Bati Spiced Rum & UNIFIED Music Group
Final tickets to remaining shows on sale via oceanalley.com.au

Thursday 4 October - The Beery, Terrigal FINAL TICKETS w/ The Moving Stills
Friday 5 October - The Beery, Terrigal SOLD OUT w/ The Moving Stills
Sunday 7 October - UC Refectory FINAL TICKETS w/ Young Monks
Friday 12 October - Roundhouse, Sydney SOLD OUT w/ Crocodylus & Eagle Eye Jones
Saturday 13 October - The Northern, Byron Bay SOLD OUT w/ Clews & Jaguar Jonze
Sunday 14 October - Miami Marketta, Gold Coast SOLD OUT w/ Clews & Jaguar Jonze
Wednesday 17 October - Roundhouse, Sydney SOLD OUT w/ Crocodylus & Eagle Eye Jones
Friday 19 October - HQ, Adelaide SOLD OUT w/ Paradise Club