By now, you’ve no doubt heard the news that Bernard’s band Powderfinger will be disbanding following their upcoming ‘Sunsets’ Farewell Tour around Australia (if you’ve been living under a rock, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtY7xlcYsA0) This is just a little reminder that tickets are on sale tomorrow (Friday 30th April) at 9am. This will be your last ever chance to see Powderfinger live, so don’t delay!

"SUNSETS" FAREWELL TOUR
with special guests JET (all shows except Newcastle, Gold Coast & Brisbane) and THE VINES (Newcastle, Gold Coast Brisbane only)
TICKETS ON SALE 9AM FRIDAY 30 APRIL
All shows ALL AGES and LICENSED
 

NEWCASTLE
Wednesday 1 September - Newcastle Entertainment Centre
*Note: Support will be The Vines
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
 

GOLD COAST
Friday 3 September - Gold Coast Convention Centre
*Note: Support will be The Vines
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
 

BRISBANE
Saturday 4 September - Riverstage
*Note: Support will be The Vines
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100
 

TAMWORTH
Tuesday 7 September - Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre
Tickets available from Tourism Tamworth: www.visittamworth.com, 02 6767 5300 or in person at Cnr. Peel and Murray Streets, Tamworth
 

WOLLONGONG
Thursday 9 September - Win Entertainment Centre
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
 

MELBOURNE
Friday 10 September - Rod Laver Arena
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
 

HOBART
Tuesday 14 September - Derwent Entertainment Centre
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100
 

ADELAIDE
Thursday 16 September - Memorial Drive
Tickets available from www.venuetix.com.au or (08) 8225 8888
 

SYDNEY
Saturday 18 September - Sydney Entertainment Centre
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100
 

PERTH
Friday 24 September - Supreme Court Gardens
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849,
www.heatseeker.com.au + usual outlets
 

DARWIN
Sunday 26 September - Gardens Amphitheatre
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849,
www.darwinentertainment.com.au or 08 8980 3333 or in person at D.E.C box office & outlets
 

CAIRNS
Tuesday 28 September - Convention Centre
Tickets available from www.ticketlink.com.au or 07 4031 9555
 

TOWNSVILLE
Friday 1 October - Entertainment Centre
Tickets available from the venue, www.tecc.net.au or 07 4771 4000
 

MACKAY
Sunday 3 October - Showgrounds
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849, Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre: www.mackaytix.com.au or 07 4961 9777 or in person at M.E.C.C & Anarchy Clothing, Mackay (07 4957 3803)
 

ROCKHAMPTON
Thursday 7 October - Showgrounds
Tickets available from www.pilbeamtheatre.com.au or 07 4927 4111
 

CALOUNDRA
Friday 8 October - Caloundra Music Festival, Kings Beach
Tickets available from  www.caloundramusicfestival.com (Day + Full Event Tickets) or www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 (Powderfinger show day only)
 

TOOWOOMBA
Saturday 9 October - University of Southern Queensland
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849, in person at Bon Amici Café, Toowoomba (07 4632 4533) or Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Baker St (07 4631 1588)
 

CANBERRA
Tuesday 12 October - University of Canberra
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 or in person at Landspeed Records (02 6248 9220)
 

ALBURY
Wednesday 13 October - Sports Ground
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 or in person at Leading Edge,  Albury (02 6021 4471), Mega’s Music, Wodonga (02 6056 1044) or Indigo Central, Beechworth (03 5728 1002)
 

BENDIGO
Friday 15 October - Showgrounds
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 or in person at New Generation, Bendigo (03 5442 6512)
 

BALLARAT
Saturday 16 October - North Gardens
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 or in person at New Generation,  Ballarat (03 5333 2444)
 

At the ‘Sunsets’ Farewell Tour press conference, Bernard confirmed that he will begin work on a second solo album following an extended hiatus. We’ll keep you updated as news comes to hand!
 

 The 201 Youngcare Benefit Concert has now sold out. Thanks to everyone that purchased a ticket!

As we not-so-subtly hinted at last week, Bernard has been confirmed to perform at a very special concert in Brisbane on Friday 26^th March in support of Youngcare.

Bernard will team up with ARIA Award winning songstress Clare Bowditch to curate a very special line up of guest performers for the evening. If last year’s Youngcare Benefit Concert is anything to go by, concert goers are in for a treat!

In 2010, the concert will be hosted by Julian Morrow (ABC’s The Chaser).

As you all know, Youngcare is an organisation that has long been close to Bernard’s heart. The Brisbane-based charity aims to drive change and provide choice for young people with high care needs living in aged care.

“Youngcare is tirelessly working to find solutions.  I would not want to live in aged care before my time, so why should others have to?”

“If my music can raise awareness and money for Youngcare to continue to deliver quality care for Australia’s young, then that’s great,” Bernard said.

Clare adds "I support Youngcare because they're a small organisation trying to tackle an enormous injustice:  put simply, the 6,500 young Australians living in nursing homes should not be there.“

Tickets to this one-off event are on sale 9AM FRIDAY JANUARY 29^TH.

To find out more about Youngcare, visit www.youngcare.com.au

Youngcare Benefit Concert 2010, featuring Bernard Fanning

Friday 26^th March

The Tivoli, Brisbane

$120 + GST

TICKETS ON SALE 9AM FRIDAY 29^TH JANUARY FROM TICKETEK: WWW.TICKETEK.COM.AU OR 132 849

100% of the proceeds go to Youngcare

Thinking Bernard has been a bit quiet lately? Unlikely! He’s actually been working away at the new Powderfinger record “Golden Rule”, which is released this Friday 13th November! And in very exciting ‘Finger news just in, you’ll be able to watch Bernard and the rest of the band in action as they launch the album with a live online webcast! Fans around the world will be able to tune in at the same time to watch the band perform in their Brisbane band room bunker, so aside from hearing “Golden Rule” tracks for the first time you’ll also be able to check out the space the band spend a considerable chunk of their lives in!

POWDERFINGER – LIVE ONLINE ALBUM LAUNCH

THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER

NSW / VIC / ACT – 8.00PM¦QLD – 7.00PM¦SA – 6.30PM ¦ WA – 5.00PM

BROADCAST LIVE ON:

www.theage.com.au

www.smh.com.au

www.Brisbanetimes.com.au

www.watoday.com.au

www.thevine.com.au

International fans: please check www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ to find out your local times.

Powderfinger’s new album “Golden Rule” is available to pre-order now in the following formats:

Deluxe Limited Edition CD (includes a live acoustic album recorded on the 2008 Upstairs at the Downstairs Tour): available from www.powderfingermo.com. Powderfinger are donating $5 from any album sold at this site to www.movember.com (standard edition CD and digital download are also available).

Itunes LP: Powderfinger have become the first Australian band to release an Itunes LP. The iTunes LP is the next evolution of the music album, combining beautiful design with expanded visual features. With the Powderfinger iTunes LP fans will receive the deluxe version of "Golden Rule" plus two exclusive bonus tracks (“See You Again” and “See Me Coming”), two exclusive wallpapers, ten exclusive in-studio photos, exclusive video for “Poison In Your Mind”, video documentary of “The Making of Golden Rule”, lyrics, credits and artwork. Click here to buy now.

Vinyl – we have a very limited pressing of 500 copies available from the Powderfinger Shop

Enjoy!

It’s been a long time between news, but we’re very happy to report that Bernard will be putting his solo hat on for a one off show in support of Youngcare. The Bernard Fanning Youngcare Benefit Concert will take place on Saturday November 8th at The Tivoli, Brisbane. Tickets to this exclusive event go on sale this coming MONDAY OCTOBER 6th AT 9AM from Ticketek.

Also taking part will be Kasey Chambers, Whitley and a surprise guest performer. Bernard is also acting as Musical Director and co-host of this year’s event.

As most of you will know, Bernard has been a long time supporter of Youngcare. The organisation aims to build world-class care apartments that offer a dignified and relevant lifestyle for young people with high care needs.

“Youngcare delivers solutions. I would not want to live in aged care before my time if I became in need of high care, so why should others have to? If my music can raise awareness and money for Youngcare to deliver quality care, then that’s great,” Bernard said.

“Sickness and disability happens, and when it does for young people they should become a priority in the community’s eyes – it shouldn’t be ignored. Youngcare gives back dignity and hope and that’s why they have my full support and will do as long as this issue remains,” he said.

In the 2005 Australian Health Review it was revealed less than 45 percent of young people living in aged care were visited by friends less than once a year. Twenty-one percent went outside the home less than once a month and 34 percent almost never participated in community-based activities such as shopping.

In December 2007, Youngcare opened the first ever Youngcare Apartments in Brisbane in collaboration with the community, business and the Queensland and Federal Governments. The Jindalee-based Apartments offer the highest standard of 24-hour care for young people in Australia.

To find out more about Youngcare, please visit www.youngcare.com.au

Bernard’s other band Powderfinger performed a storming rendition of ‘On My Mind’ (with a bit of AC/DC’s ‘Long Way To The Top’ thrown in!) at the AFL Grand Final on Saturday. Powderfinger’s seminal album ‘Odyssey Number Five’ was also featured in the excellent SBS series ‘Great Aussie Albums’ on Saturday. If you’d like to get yourself a copy, head on over to iTunes where it’s available for only $10.99.

G’day Everyone,

How’s your form?

I am writing this letter from what is supposed to be sunny Los Angeles but is, in fact, bloody freezing.

Ok first some housekeeping.  Over the next few weeks we are going to be adding performances from live shows and little bits and pieces for the last year, so make sure you keep coming back and checking out the sites for new downloads and to leave flattering messages!

I primarily want to say hi and to thank everyone for their support for my album and all of the shows that we have done in the last year and a bit. It really, honestly, has been an overwhelming response and I am happy to say that I really enjoyed it.  I want to make special mention of my band Andrew Morris, Bedge, Matt and Duano. They helped to make the year fantastically fun and exciting. Check out Moz’s new album Valleys, which was recorded at my place. Matt has one coming in the next few months.

It was, in retrospect, a pretty strange ‘year off’ from Powderfinger duties.  I do feel like I learned a lot about writing and performing, and hopefully I can inject some of that into the band when we get back into action this year.

Secondly, I especially want to thank anyone who donated their time, money and/or effort to the Youngcare cause. That support, has also been astonishing, but when so many people are so willing to contribute, it demonstrates that it is a cause whose time has come. 

I am staying here in Hollywood until March to record a new album with my ‘real’ band Powderfinger (www.powderfinger.com or www.myspace.com/powderfinger). We are working with an American producer called Rob Schnapf who has previously worked with Beck and Elliott Smith amongst others. I must confess that Los Angeles has in the past, not been my favourite place in the world, but so far we have been having a ball……sampling many of the local beverages and failing to hide our disappointment at the 2am closing time. We have found a beergarden on Sunset Boulevard, which is our own little piece of Queensland in America.

Also, there is a large Hispanic population here, so it gives me a chance to practise my, admittedly poor, Spanish.  Pity poor Alma, who cleaned my room here for the last two weeks.  She has been subjected to some very poor Spanglish by me, spoken in a thick Madrid/Brisbane accent!  However she has filled me in on a couple of Mexican insults that I might test out next time we are back out on the road. Be warned! 

I can strongly recommend any of the Central American soap operas that are jam packed with the usual amorous dramas, murderous plots, deceitful entrepreneurs and generally shady characters, but are somehow more appealing when one can only understand about half of what is happening.  

We started recording last week and everything is coming along nicely. We are really looking forward to getting out on the road this year and playing these new tunes.

Ok champs, until next time……………lots of love ……..Adios …………….

Bernard  xx

Bernard Fanning was awarded the top ARIAs in the country last night, winning both Best Male Artist and Album of the Year for his debut solo effort, ‘Tea & Sympathy’.

It has been an amazing year for Bernard Fanning releasing the seminal country-tinged album ‘Tea & Sympathy,’ whilst “taking a year off” from his Powderfinger duties. The No. 1 solo debut album has since gone four times platinum, received numerous accolades including Triple J Hottest 100 No1 for ‘Wish You Well’ and earned Bernard the title of APRA Songwriter of the Year. Bernard’s album also found a home on the hallmark country label, Lost Highway, with releases in the USA and UK.

Now, the industry has recognized this achievement with the coveted awards. Bernard was joined on stage at the ARIA Awards by the immensely talented Best Female Artist winner Claire Bowditch and Kasey Chambers for a haunting rendition of the heart-rending ‘Watch Over Me’.

“It’s such an honour to be recognized for a solo record after all these years of being in a band.  I’m very thankful for the opportunity and I’m really looking forward to getting back to work with my brothers and bosses in Powderfinger,” said Fanning.

Bernard Fanning’s last tour for this album before he returns to his “day job” as Powderfinger’s frontman wraps up this week with his remaining performances at Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion on October 31, and Melbourne’s Festival Hall on November 2.

YESTERDAY’S GONE TOUR

TUESDAY 31st OCTOBER | HORDERN PAVILION - SYDNEY
Tickets available from Ticketek. Ph 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

THURSDAY 2nd NOVEMBER | FESTIVAL HALL – MELBOURNE
Tickets available from Ticketmaster.  Ph 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
or Festival Hall booking office on (02) 9329 9699

Hi There,
             There is less than two weeks until Bernard begins his final tour as a solo artist for the near future. The Yesterday's Gone tour begins in Bernard's hometown of Brisbane on October 28th. The tour then continues to Sydney at the Hordern Pavillion (not The Enmore as indicated in the mailout) on October 31st and November 2nd at Festival Hall in Melbourne. In between these shows Bernard will be performing a surprise collaboration at The ARIA's, where he is also nominated for five awards. Make sure you catch the ARIA's on October 29 to see this very special performance.

There has been a release of some limited sightline seats for the Brisbane show at the Convention Centre. These tickets are at a discounted price and are sure to be snapped up very quickly. So if you missed out on initial tickets call Ticketek on 132 849 to get your hands on these.

Bernard has just completed his whirlwind tour of The UK, Ireland, USA and Canada to critical acclaim. The shows were a huge success with Bernard filling the Soho Arts Theatre 3 nights in a row and sold out shows in New York and San Francisco. Whilst in the US Bernard recorded a live session on KMTT click here to have a listen. 

Once the tour finishes Bernard will be back with Powderfinger fulltime,the boys will be recording in the next few months and they will have something to show for their work sometime in the new year. So make sure if you want to see any of the songs from Tea & Sympathy performed live you head along to these final shows.

Bernard Fanning has been nominated for five ARIA Awards including Best Male Artist, Album of The Year, Single of the Year for ‘Watch Over Me’, Best Blues and Roots Album and Highest Selling Australian Album. Fanning’s ‘Wish You Well’ video by Head Pictures also won the ARIA Award for Best Video and Best Album Artwork for ‘Tea & Sympathy’ by Debaser.

Bernard Fanning’s final Brisbane performance in support of Tea and Sympathy has SOLD OUT.  The Yesterday’s Gone tour will kick off in Brisbane on October 28th at the Convention Centre before dates in Sydney and Melbourne.  This will be the last time Bernard will grace the stage with full band prior to hitting the studio with JC, Ian, Jon and Darren to record Powderfinger’s new album. 

The debut solo record from APRA’s Songwriter of the Year surpassed all expectations, including his own.  Wish You Well took pole position on Triple J's Hottest 100, and now holds the distinction of longest running #1 radio track ever in Australia.

Bernard Fanning is currently touring the globe in support of the release of the album in the USA and UK through Lost Highway - the home of Johnny Cash, Ryan Adams and Elvis Costello.   The album is also being released in Canada and Europe in 2006.  Bernard’s recent UK shows sold out in a matter of hours. 

“Evoking at times the simple yet unforgettable melodic charm of Neil Young’s Harvest as well as the harder-edged rawness of Rod Stewart’s Gasoline Alley, the album drips with soul-stirring emotion as Fanning chronicles the painful lessons and the promise of a brighter future stemming from a failed relationship.”
No Depression September/October edition 2006 – USA

Bernard Fanning will also play the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on October 31st and Melbourne Festival Hall on November 2nd. Tickets to these events are also selling quickly.

For those lucky enough to grab much sought-after tickets, Bernard Fanning has been treating
audiences in the UK to his unforgettable live experience this week. Bernard has performed
three sold out shows at the Soho Arts Theatre in London with his band of rogues before
heading to Ireland, Canada and the USA. His debut solo album ‘Tea & Sympathy’ will be
released in the UK and Ireland on September 18th through Lost Highway/Mercury. 

‘Tea & Sympathy’ is out now in the USA, with critics loving Bernard’s unique style on his solo
effort. Tickets for his North American tour are selling fast – make sure you get along to one
of the shows so you can say you saw it first!

The Brisbane show on October 28th at the Convention Centre is also very close to selling out,
with Sydney Hordern Pavilion on October 31st and Melbourne Festival Hall on November 2nd
close behind. Just a little reminder this will be your last chance to see Bernard perform
live with his band in the foreseeable future.

If you have always dreamt of meeting Bernard make sure you check out NineMSN from
Monday, September 11th to win the chance to meet Bernard at the Brisbane show with all
flights accommodation & tickets included. For more details go to: www.ninemsn.com.au.

NASHVILLE, TN - Bernard Fanning’s debut solo album Tea & Sympathy is approaching five times platinum in his native Australia.  With an Australian ARIA No.1 debut under his belt, the coveted No. 1 spot on the 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 with stand out track ‘Wish You Well’ and many a sold out tour, APRA’s (ASCAP equivalent) 2006 Australian Songwriter of the Year is now taking his trademark voice and country-tinged rock songs to the rest of the world.

The renowned Nashville-based record label Lost Highway - home to the late-great Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson and Ryan Adams - has welcomed Bernard Fanning to the fold. Tea & Sympathy was released in the USA on August 8, with the UK release also through Lost Highway/Mercury quick to follow on September 11. Bernard and full band will preview Tea & Sympathy in a series of intimate live shows in the US throughout September.

9/12  New York, NY  Mercury Lounge
9/14  Nashville, TN  12th & Porter
9/15  San Francisco, CA  Café du Nord
9/18  Los Angeles, CA  The Roxy
9/19  Seattle, WA   Crocodile Cafe
9/20   Vancouver, BC The Media Club

Fanning recorded Tea and Sympathy at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath, England with co-producer Tchad Blake (Los Lobos, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson). The English country-side brought a new dimension to Bernard’s songwriting and it was here that the key track ‘Wish You Well’ was penned. The album is an effective compound of country, blues, folk and rock and inspiration has been drawn from artists of these genres both past and present.

It’s not all that difficult to make a record that sounds like it could have been recorded in 1972. Making one that can’t be placed on the timeline however, is a mighty tall order. That’s what Bernard Fanning has achieved with Tea and Sympathy.“I’ve always loved that ‘70s sound,” Fanning says of the overall tone of the record. “Albums like Led Zeppelin II, what Jimmy Page did with open tunings -- what you might call Led Zeppelin country. Not that it really sounds like that band, but just in keeping with the country blues style of that period. For want of a better word, I think it has a certain gentleness and beauty that balances out the rock element”.

From the intricate finger-picking that underscores the weary-but-hopeful “Thrill Is Gone” to the fiddle-kissed “Songbird,” Tea and Sympathy gets that balance right, largely due to its unflagging organic vibe. And unlike the self-consciousness that accompanies so much self-consciously retro rock, Fanning’s compositions exude a quiet elegance and an affable confidence -- traits that mark him as the sort of guy who’s capable of becoming a part of rock’s rich tapestry, rather than merely a mender of its threads.  To help capture the essence he wanted for Tea and Sympathy -- “something that was earthy, not all perfect and sparkly” -- Fanning co-produced the album with Blake, bringing to the table only a set of tunes in a skeletal state and a clear view of which fork in the musical road they were to take.

“What I really wanted, more than a specific sound, was to write songs with a strong emotional element. Unfortunately, the idea of emotional music has been co-opted by ‘emo’ bands, and some people think it’s all about screaming. I wanted to show that it could be presented differently”. To do so, Fanning called upon an international array of musicians toting all manner of down-home instrumentation -- from mandolin to fiddle and lap steel guitar -- all instruments that the singer says “convey a lot more than you can do with electric guitars”. That palette of sounds lends a country tinge to several of the disc’s cuts -- notably the plaintive “Sleeping Rough” and the O Brother Where Art Thou-worthy “Yesterday’s Gone”.

“I don’t think I was consciously trying to create country music -- and I wouldn’t want to insult people who make real country music by saying that I have. I just respect the genre a lot. In the old days, they were really telling it like it was, which you don’t hear much these days, other than in the hip-hop that’s not obsessed with cash and sex.”
 
Bernard succeeds in peeling back the layers, both emotionally and aurally, throughout Tea and Sympathy. While many of the album’s songs deal vividly with loss -- Fanning says, “I was in a relationship that broke down, and writing was a part of the mourning process” -- its lingering notes are ones of optimism about what lays beyond the horizon.

On April 9, Sixty Minutes aired an interview with Brisbane couple David and Shevaune Conry about Youngcare, a charity that David set up in a desperate effort to create an appropriate care facility for Shevaune who suffers from MS and at the age of just 33 requires full time care. The story included an interview with the couple’s old mate Bernard Fanning, who this week sees the release of his single ‘Watch Over Me’ with all proceeds going to the Youngcare Foundation.

‘Watch Over Me’ which is dedicated to Shevaune is the only single released off Bernard’s enormously successful ‘Tea & Sympathy’ album and includes an awesome live version of ‘Not Finished Just Yet’ plus the previously unreleased track ‘For You & I’. The single and bonus tracks will also be available digitally from Tuesday June 27 on Apple iTunes  all profits from the download will also go direct to Youngcare.

Checkout your local record store and pick up a copy.

Youngcare and Bernard Fanning are thrilled to announce that the June 23 live show Youngcare Benefit Concert, also featuring Kasey Chambers, has SOLD OUT.

Tickets were released through the Youngcare website at 9am yesterday morning and were sold out by 3.20pm.

“The response to this concert has been fantastic, from the public and also in the first instance from the media, who have been so supportive with getting the word out there for us. Every aspect of the staging of this show has been donated and everyone working on it is doing so free of charge, from Bernard and Kasey offering their time to perform, to the production, ticketing, staging, venue, promotion and everything else. This is a great opportunity for Youngcare to raise funds as well as being of enormous benefit from an awareness perspective” said David Conry, Youngcare founder and Director.

Thanks to everyone who has purchased a ticket. It’s going to be a very special night!

Don’t forget - Bernard Fanning’s single “Watch Over Me” available from June 24!

The single “Watch Over Me” which is dedicated to Shevaune, is already on radio and will be available from retail outlets from June 24, the day after the show. This is the only single to be released from Bernard’s enormously successful solo album and Bernard Fanning, Universal Music Australia, Dew Process Recordings and BMG Music Publishing will each be donating their net profits or royalties from the sale of the single to Young Care

Bernard and Kasey Chambers at Brisbane City Hall
FRIDAY JUNE 23

Tickets for the Youngcare Benefit Concert will be available
exclusively from this Wednesday May 17 on the Youngcare
website –www.youngcare.com.au There are only a limited
 number of tickets available so get in quick to help this
fantastic cause. Youngcare is a non-profit organization
inspired by Bernard’s friend, Shevaune Conry who suffers
from MS and at just 33 years of age requires full time care.
Youngcare was formed to provide a dignified and relevant
lifestyle for young people with high care needs.

Please join Bernard in showing your support for this great cause.

Bernard Fanning & Kasey Chambers
for the Youngcare Benefit Concert
BRISBANE CITY HALL - FRIDAY JUNE 23
Tickets available Wednesday May 17
exclusively from www.youngcare.com.au

MBernard Fanning is set to support Australian charity Youngcare with both a special live show and the release of “Watch Over Me”, the only single from his four times platinum album Tea & Sympathy.

On April 9, Sixty Minutes aired an interview with Brisbane couple David and Shevaune Conry about Youngcare, a charity that David set up in a desperate effort to create an appropriate care facility for Shevaune who suffers from MS and at the age of just 33 requires full time care. The story included an interview with the couple’s old mate Bernard Fanning and made a very brief mention of a fundraising concert to take place some time in the near future. The following day, Youngcare and Bernard’s label were literally inundated with enquiries about the show.

Following this intense interest, Bernard is delighted to announce that he and his band will take to the stage at Brisbane’s City Hall on Friday June 23, along with Australia’s first lady of country Kasey Chambers, for the Youngcare Benefit Concert.

Tickets for this special show will be available from Wednesday 17th May from the Youngcare website www.youngcare.com.au

“David and Shevaune are old friends of mine so I am very familiar with their story and the terrible situation they have been faced with. To then find out that this is the story of at least 6000 other young people in this country, the youngest being a ten year old, well it astounded me. For a young person to be so sick that they need full time care is devastating to begin with let alone being forced to live in an aged facility and alienated from everything relevant to their age and lifestyle. The aim of this show and the single release is to raise money for Youngcare but also to raise awareness of the terrible situation that these young people face” said Bernard Fanning.

The single “Watch Over Me” which is dedicated to Shevaune, will be available from retail outlets from June 24, the day after the show. This is the only single to be released from Bernard’s enormously successful solo album and Bernard Fanning, Universal Music Australia, Dew Process Recordings and BMG Music Publishing will each be donating their net profits or royalties from the sale of the single to Youngcare. The good folks at Ernst and Young will be providing their auditing services and keeping tracks on all the proceeds from the single.

Bernard Fanning and Kasey Chambers for the Youngcare Benefit Concert,
Tickets available Wednesday 17 May from www.youngcare.com.au

Bernard knocked off some sensational performances at both the East and West Coast Blues and Roots Festivals and The Great Escape Festival during April. Bernard's performance at the East Coast Blues Festival was very well received by the massive crowd that turned out to see him.
Between festivals, Bernard attended the second MTV Australian Video Music Awards, where he received the award for Best Album.
With Tea & Sympathy closing in on sales of 4 x Platinum in Australia it has also just been confirmed that Bernard's album will be released on the acclaimed Lost Highway label in the US and UK, home to such luminaries as Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams and Willie Nelson.

Having dominated New Zealand airplay charts this year with his solo smash “Wish You Well”, Bernard announces his first solo trip to New Zealand, playing Wellington’s Indigo Bar on 4th May and The Studio in Auckland on 5th May.
These shows are sure to sell out as quickly as their australian counterparts so be quick if you want a chance to see Bernard play live. For more information go to our Tours Page

Bernard Fanning has been the first artist to receive a platinum record from Australia's iTunes store. The award is the first of its kind in Australia and tops off a great run for his debut long player. The album has been the biggest selling Australian album of the past 6 months.

Bernard has been nominated for Best Male Performer at The MTV Music Awards and in The Jack Awards. Tea and Sympathy has also been nominated for Best Album and Wish You Well has been nominated for best single. 

Wish You Well  takes out the coveted no.1 position on the Triple J hottest 100, and the THE “WHICH WAY HOME?” TOUR is all but sold out.

Fans of Bernard and his debut solo album have come to the party in a big way. The album Tea & Sympathy has sold in excess of 220,000 copies since its release in October 2005. 

“Wish You Well” continues its reign at #1 on the National Airplay Chart for a 9th week, nipping at its heels is the second single Songbird steadily making its way to the top of National Airplay Charts at #11.

Be quick to secure your seats, this is one live show not to be missed.
 

Nine shows on Bernard Fanning’s “Which Way Home?” Tour in February and March have now sold out. There are no longer any tickets left for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth shows, while tickets for remaining performances in Canberra, Adelaide, Hobart and Fremantle are selling fast. Check out the Tours section for more information.

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We are thrilled to announce that due to overwhelming demand extra shows have been added to Bernard Fanning’s The ‘Which Way Home?’ Tour early next year.

Shows at  the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, the Forum in Melbourne, Brisbane’s Tivoli and Perth’s Regal Theatre have sold out in record time.

Two shows at the Tivoli, on Friday 10th & Saturday 11th March, sold out in an amazing 35 minutes. As a result, a third show has been added for Sunday 12th March but be warned – this show is selling fast.
 
The Enmore Theatre show on Saturday 25th February sold out in less than 40 minutes, while the second Enmore show on Friday 24th has only 200 tickets left. A third and final show has just been announced for Thursday 23rd Feb. This show will go on sale at 9:00am on Friday 16th December.

Matching the interstate sales rush, Melburnians snapped up all the tickets to Bernard’s March 3rd show at the Forum in 40 minutes as well. Those keen to see Bernard live in Melbourne now have the chance to buy tickets to an additional Forum show on Thursday 2nd March. This show went on sale today (Fri 9th Dec) and is also selling fast. Be quick if you want to secure tickets. 

In WA, tickets for the Regal show on Tuesday 7th March were also gone after 35 minutes. Another show will now take place at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Wednesday 8th March. Tickets for this show will go on sale on Friday 16th December. Go to the Tours section  for more info.

The next track to be lifted off Tea & Sympathy will be Songbird. This song captures the amazing fiddle playing of multi instrumentalist and fellow band member  John "Frodo" Bedggood. The clip for Songbird was shot recently by Head Pictures (Sarah Blasko, End Of Fashion, and of course Wish You Well) in a grand Queenslander in Brisbane's inner suburbs. As members of the Mailing List you will be given the first opportunity to see this amazing video in the coming weeks. 

As you may know Bernard has also announced the "Which Way Home?" Tour supported by Perth band The Panics and talented Brisbane songsmith Andrew Morris. The tour will see Bernard playing venues all over Australia on the back of his sold out album launch shows. Bernard will be playing songs from his Aria #1 album Tea & Sympathy including Wish you Well which has recently become the most played song on Australian Radio.

Everyone who saw the show last time know how special these performances are. Tickets for the "Which Way Home?" Tour are guaranteed to be snapped up very quickly, for those who missed out last time make sure you take up the opportunity to grab your early bird tickets by joining the mailing list.

With No #1 debut album, ‘Tea & Sympathy’, under his belt, Bernard Fanning has been amazing audiences with his unique blend of country-tinged rock and charismatic humour at sold out album launch shows at intimate venues across the nation.Now, Bernard Fanning takes his stellar album to the public with the ‘Which Way Home?’ Tour in February and March, taking in theatre venues in Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Perth and Brisbane.

Bernard is joined on tour by critically-acclaimed Perth band, The Panics and Brisbane’s extremely talented songsmith, Andrew Morris. The Panics have garnered international attention, signing to Happy Monday’s label, littleBIGMAN records in 2000 and touring internationally to support their debut album ‘A House On A Street In A Town I’m From’. Their second long-player ‘Sleeps Like A Curse’ received a rapt response from Australian audiences and critics alike.  Check out The Tours Section for all dates.

Hi There,

Bernard Fanning's 'Tea & Sympathy' album launch shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth are completely SOLD OUT. Tickets are only available for the Adelaide show, but are selling fast.

Bernard Fanning's highly anticipated debut solo album is out on October 30 through Dew Process/Universal Music Australia. 'Tea & Sympathy' is currently Triple J's feature album, showcasing a number of tracks off the sublime offering from Australia's favourite frontman.

To celebrate Oz Music Month and the release of 'Tea & Sympathy', Bernard will play a very special set for Triple J's Live At The Wireless this Monday, October 31st. To be amongst the first to hear songs from 'Tea & Sympathy' performed live, tune into Triple J from 9pm. Bernard will also be appearing on Rove Live on Tuesday, November 1st, from 9.30pm.

To mark the opening of iTunes Australia, Bernard Fanning has released three exclusive tracks for download, these tracks are 'Which Way Home', 'Song Bird' & 'Sleeping Rough'

In a special series of intimate theatre shows, Bernard Fanning will reveal his debut solo album, ‘Tea & Sympathy' , live to the public for the first time throughout November.

Following on from the exclusive September preview shows for media, industry and fans that had critics raving and radio chomping at the bit, the November album launch shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth will showcase the depth of Fanning's solo album to the public. Check out Tours for all details.

"It's not everyday that you are reduced to tears at a gig, but Bernard Fanning had Kathy McCabe dabbing her eyes during his performance of a new song, 'Watch Over Me', at The Basement last week. The private showcase of tunes from his upcoming solo album, 'Tea & Sympathy', showed Fanning is not only a captivating vocalist and musician but a truly gifted songwriter."
- The Daily Telegraph

With new single, 'Wish You Well' the #1 most added at Australian radio this week, the highly anticipated album is in stores on October 30. 'Tea & Sympathy' was recorded with Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Crowded House, Pearl Jam) at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in the UK. The bulk of 'Tea & Sympathy' was written by Bernard at his Brisbane residence over the last 12 months and features Melbourne multi-instrumentalist John Bedggood, who Bernard first met when they worked together on the Ned Kelly film.

Bernard Fanning is supported by the gorgeous songstress, Clare Bowditch. She will be joined by her live band, The Feeding Set, for Sydney and Melbourne only.

Tickets for Bernard Fanning 'Tea & Sympathy' Album Launch Shows go on sale Monday 17th October 2005 at 9am.