2010 October

iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series 2010

On October 21, 2010, In Latest News, by admin

John Butler will perform a solo set in the beautiful Sydney Botanical Gardens as part of the Aria Awards 2010 Concert Series.
Special guest DAN SULTAN will also performing!

Full performances of the iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series 2010 will be broadcast exclusively on MTV (channel 124) & MTV Hits (channel 808) at 8.00pm each night.

If you can’t make it along to the iTunes Live concerts, you can watch the whole performance stream live on Myspace www.myspace.com/myspaceliveau on Monday 1 Nov @ 7:30pm sharp

From the Aria press Release (JB related parts):

Sydney, Australia – Wednesday, 20 October, 2010: In what is sure to be an exciting lead up to the music industry’s night of nights, ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) is proud to announce details of the presentation of the winners in the sixteen ARIA Genre Awards. The winners of these genre categories will be announced in a unique five-night stand in the Botanic Gardens, setting the scene for the main event - the 2010 ARIA Awards on Sunday, 7 November at Sydney Opera House. From Monday, 1 November, 2010, iTunes will present a unique and intimate series of concerts featuring exclusive live performances from the cream of this year’s nominees. In the spectacular setting of Sydney’s Botanic Gardens, overlooking the sails of the Opera House, the iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series 2010 will feature performances by ten acts over five unforgettable nights, as well as revealing the 2010 ARIA Award winners in 16 genre categories. The iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series 2010 will feature special performances by five 2010 ARIA Award nominees (and special guests) and these exclusive live recordings will be made available only on iTunes.To win FREE tickets to the exclusive iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series 2010, go to
www.videohits.com.au or www.mtv.com.au or
www.myspace.com/iTunesLiveTickets,
www.novafm.com.au
or http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music
or http://www.facebook.com/iTunesAU.

Headlining the 2010 Concert Series are:

Monday, 1 November – John Butler (with special guest, Dan Sultan)Nominated in four categories for 2010, including the ARIA genre award category of BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM multiple ARIA Award winner JOHN BUTLER will make a special solo appearance performing acoustically for the iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series 2010. On the back of the Number 1 album, April Uprising, JOHN BUTLER will bring his inimitable power and passion to this very special event. Three ARIA Genre Awards will also be presented this night for: BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL ALBUM, BEST MUSIC DVD and BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM. Full performances of the iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series 2010 will be broadcast exclusively on MTV (channel 124) & MTV Hits (channel 808) at 8.00pm each night.A highlights package of the performances will be broadcast on Nova FM nationally at 10.00pm Monday – Thursday and as a preview to the main event, the 2010 ARIA Awards, a highlights package of the Friday performance will be broadcast on Sunday, 7 November.

Music fans can also catch all the acceptance speeches and nominee packages from the event on Network Ten’s Video Hits on Saturday, 6 and Sunday, 7November.

Channel [V] announces Oz Artist finalists

On October 18, 2010, In Latest News, Media & Press, by admin

BIG THANKS to everyone who voted in Channel [V] Oz Artist of the Year.
JBT has been named in the final 4!
A NEW round of voting is on to find the winner of the Oz Artist of the Year.
Please vote on the link below:
http://ozartist.vmusic.com.au/vote.aspx?id=john-butler-trio

From the Channel [V] Press Release:

Channel [V] announces Oz Artist finalists

Amy Meredith, Bliss N Eso, John Butler Trio and Short Stack are the four finalists for Channel [V]’s annual [V] Oz Artist of the year award, announced last Saturday.

The final four were chosen from a list 50 nominees after four weeks of public voting through [V]’s website, beating the likes of Angus & Julia Stone, Washington and Birds of Tokyo.

Music fans will now get to vote again for their favourite finalist through vmusic.com.au until midnight on Friday November 13. Voters go into the running for a ‘[V]IP Rock Star Weekend’ for four and the chance to hand over the trophy to this year’s victor in addition to daily prizes.

The winning artist will be announced in six weeks at a special event on November 27.

Previous winners have included Kisschasy (who took home the glory last year), Short Stack, The Veronicas and multiple winners Silverchair (who won six years in a row).

Aria Awards 2010 - Fans Get To Cast Their Votes!

On October 14, 2010, In Latest News, Media & Press, by admin

JBT are shortlisted as ‘Favourite Australian Artist’ and ‘Favourite Australian Album’, check out the links to vote for JBT as your favourite!
Vote on the Aria Website here
Vote on the Facebook Page here

From the Aria Press Release:

Sydney, Australia – Thursday, 14 October 2010 - With just over three weeks until the 2010 ARIA Awards take place at the iconic Sydney Opera House (Sunday, 7 November on Network Ten) voting has now opened for the four Publicly Voted ARIA Awards presented by V Energy Drink.

At 12 noon today (Thursday, 14 October), Australian music fans have the first ever opportunity to determine who will take home four Publicly Voted ARIA Awards presented by V Energy Drink.

In three of these categories - MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN SINGLE, MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ALBUM and MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST – the final nominees are based on the top selling singles and albums in the eligibility period (Friday, 28 August, 2009, to Saturday, 21 August, 2010 inclusive). The remaining category is MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST and the nominees for this Award are pooled from the finalists in 26 categories of this year’s ARIA Awards (excluding ARIA Artisan Awards nominees).

The winners of these four Awards, as determined by Australian music fans, will be announced during the telecast for the 2010 ARIA Awards on Network Ten from 8.30pm on Sunday, 7 November.

Fans can go to http://www.ariaawards.com.au/venergypopularvote.php and cast their vote to determine the first ever Popular Voted ARIA Awards across all four categories. You can also vote from http://www.facebook.com/venergyoz or http://www.facebook.com/ARIA.Official.

The first round of voting finishes on Thursday, 28 October, with the final 5 nominations in each category announced on Sunday, 31 October and everyone gets a second chance to vote one last time up until 11:59pm on Saturday, 6 November with the winner announced at the ARIA Awards on Sunday, 7 November.

Just by voting you could win a trip for two to the ARIA Awards, as guests of V Energy Drink!

With performances and special guest presenters to be announced, fans can expect as unique a broadcast as ever with eleven Awards, six performances, incredible production values and a stellar backdrop that promises to deliver an exciting event.

Big Day Out 2011

On October 6, 2010, In Latest News, by admin

The John Butler Trio are announced as an Australian headline act for the 2011 Big Day Out festival that travels around Australia and to New Zealand.
Other artists on the line-up include: Tool, Iggy & the Stooges, Birds of Tokyo, Blue King Brown and a lot more. The first Sydney show has already sold out with a second show announced.

Check the tour dates page for more information or visit http://www.bigdayout.com