JOHN WAITE
Announces
WOODEN HEART AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2018
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English singer-songwriter John Waite has announced his first ever Australian tour! John will be performing his catalogue of hits from his 40 year career as a solo artist and also with bands, The Babys and Bad English presented in a unique electric-acoustic format with his band.
As a solo artist and as the lead singer of The Babys and Bad English, John Waite was a fixture of album-oriented rock radio stations during the ’70s and ’80s. John Waite had a talent for power ballads and driving arena rock, occasionally touching on new wave-styled power pop as well.
Several of his songs – including “Missing You”, The Babys’ “Isn’t It Time”, and Bad English’s “When I See You Smile” – became radio staples and still heard on radio today.
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John Waite formed The Babys in London, England in 1976. Initially conceived as a teen pop band, The Babys earned a record contract based on the strength of a video demo they constructed with producer Mike Mansfield. Chrysalis pushed the band heavily, resulting in “Isn’t It Time”, becoming a hit in the U.S. and U.K. in 1977.
After the group disbanded in 1978 Waite began his solo career the following year, releasing “Ignition” on Chrysalis. While the album generated the minor hit “Change”, his second album, No Brakes, became a genuine Top Ten hit on the strength of the number one single “Missing You”.
John Waite formed the supergroup Bad English with former Babys Jonathan Cain and Ricky Phillips (bass), ex-Journey guitarist Neal Schon, and drummer Deen Castronovo. The group’s debut album, released in 1989 on Epic Records, became a platinum success after the power
ballad “When I See You Smile” became a number one hit. “Price of Love” was also a Top Ten hit.
Waite resumed his solo career in 1995, releasing Temple Bar on Imago. John Waite continues to tour his catalogue of music from his stellar 40 year career as one of the most recognisable voices of rock music.
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JOHN WAITE TOUR DATES
23rd March – Tweed Heads Twin Towns
24th March – Brisbane Eatons Hill Hotel
27th March – Newcastle Wests Newcastle
29th March – Sydney The Juniors- Kingsford
30th March – Sydney Revesby Workers Club
31st March – Wollongong Anitas Theatre
1st April – Melbourne Corner Hotel
3rd April – Perth Astor Theatre
5th April – Adelaide The Gov, Adelaide
6th April – Sydney Panthers Penrith
Tickets & Info available on:
https://johnwaitetour.com
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