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FREYA RIDINGSU.K.’s Breakout Star Makes Her Australian Debut
MELBOURNE, AU (Nov 28, 2019) – FREYA RIDINGS is the new star tipped by everyone from Taylor Swift to
Florence Welch and Richard Quinn. Following her breakthrough in 2018 with the platinum-selling hit ‘Lost Without
You’, Ridings has been riding high all over the world. Her latest single ‘Castles’ has been climbing the charts with
support from Australian commercial radio, currently sitting at #4 on the ARIA digital singles chart and has
achieved gold ARIA certification.
Now, Freya Ridings has announced her first tour of Australia which sees the English pop star performing two
intimate performances, first at the Metro Theatre in Sydney on March 10 and Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on March
12.
Tickets for all shows go on sale at 12pm Monday, December 2.
My Live Nation members can secure tickets first during the exclusive pre-sale beginning 12pm Friday, November
29 until 12pm Sunday, December 1.
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: livenation.com.au.
Becoming a surprise success story with her single, ‘Lost Without You’, a once-in-a-lifetime song that immediately
put Freya on the map, the heartbreak hit which was synched 16 times for TV and film, including high-profile
placements in the US on “American Idol” and “Grey’s Anatomy” went on to chart in the Top 10 on seven separate
occasions during a six-month run in the Top 40.
With the release of her highly anticipated self-titled debut album landing in July this year, Freya went on to
complete her biggest UK tour to date, performing to more than 23,000 people, including over 5,000 in London
alone. While ‘Lost Without You’ established Freya’s rising star status, it was the strength of her live shows that
first earned her a word-of-mouth fanbase – as captured in her early live recordings “Live At Omeara” and “Live At
St. Pancras Old Church”. Every tour has seen Freya rise to play bigger venues, most recently with a sold-out
London show at The Roundhouse.
Aside from touring relentlessly, Freya has also performed huge festival sets at Glastonbury’s John Peel Stage,
Isle of Wight Festival, Latitude, the BBC Summer Social, Wilderness Festival and Electric Picnic. Early live
reviews stated: “Each song and every lyric was delivered impeccably and with heart, demonstrating there was
real angst and emotion entwined within those words,” (The Independent).
Her debut album features previously released singles ‘Lost Without You’, ‘You Mean The World To Me’, ‘Blackout’
and ‘Castles’, with Freya writing all of the eleven songs that feature on the album, underpinning her world class
credentials as a songwriter. In an era in which hits are inevitably written by committee, ‘Lost Without You’ saw
Freya become the first female artist to have an entirely self-written Top 10 hit since Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That
Hill’ returned to the charts in 2012.
As an artist who frequently explores themes of doubt, pain, regret and vulnerability within songs of alchemical
incandescence, Freya’s extraordinary, vibrato-rich voice elevates them into her greatness – a vocal gift that’s
undoubtedly one of the most powerful voices of her generation and one which Australian audiences will finally
experience live this March.
“The new Adele......Freya Ridings is the voice of 2019” – The Times“This singer brings classical precision and raw emotion to celestial pop” – GQ
“An extraordinary talent” – Sunday Times Culture“The most exciting rising talent in UK music……she’s a superstar in waiting” – The Sun
METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY TUESDAY MARCH 10THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE THURSDAY MARCH 12
TICKETS ON SALE 12PM MONDAY, DECEMBER 2Live Nation pre-sale begins 12pm Friday, November 29 until 12pm Sunday, December 1
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: freyaridings.com & livenation.com.au
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