Xavier Rudd U.S. Tour

XAVIER RUDD BRINGS HIS POWERFUL LIVE SHOW BACK TO THE U.S.
Acclaimed Australian Performer Takes Break from Scoring
Matthew McConaughey’s Surfer Dude to Tour the States

Xavier Rudd

Xavier Rudd, the beloved Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist will return to the U.S. on January 8 for a three week tour kicking off in Santa Cruz, CA. The tour will be in support of his Anti- Records sophomore accomplishment White Moth, co-produced with the legendary Dave Ogilvie (David Bowie, Marilyn Manson).

In between sold out tours in Europe, Australia and the U.S., supporting the likes of the Dave Matthews Band and Ani DiFranco, Xavier Rudd has been working on the film score for fellow-surfer and Rudd-fan Matthew McConaughey’s Surfer Dude, starring McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and Willie Nelson. “When I was first turned on to Xavier’s music, I didn’t say ‘who is that,’ I said ‘what is that’ and I was instantly addicted to the sound and message,” says McConaughey. “He’s one of the most original artists in music today and the score he lays down, like our film, will be anything but typical.”

Known for his unique blend of folk, reggae, rock and world music, Rudd incorporates not only instruments native to Australia, but also indigenous voices, giving expression to Aboriginal singers, who, Rudd believes “are the special people, who, as human beings, have been connecting with this land for thousands and thousands of years.”

Hear Xavier Rudd’s score for Surfer Dude summer 2008, and be sure to check out his sure-to-be-stellar U.S tour (all dates with Mishka):

01/08/08 Tue The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA
01/09/08 Wed The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
01/10/08 Thu House of Blues West Hollywood, CA
01/11/08 Fri House of Blues San Diego, CA
01/12/08 Sat Orpheum Theater Flagstaff, AZ
01/15/08 Tue Belly Up Aspen, CO
01/16/08 Wed Belly Up Aspen, CO
01/17/08 Thu Aggie Theatre Fort Collins, CO
01/18/08 Fri Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
01/19/08 Sat Gothic Theatre Denver, CO
01/21/08 Mon First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
01/22/08 Tue The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
01/23/08 Wed Exit/In Nashville, TN
01/25/08 Fri The Social Orlando, FL
01/26/08 Sat State Theater St. Petersburg, FL
01/29/08 Tue Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
01/30/08 Wed Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
02/04/08 Mon Centennial Hall London, ON
02/05/08 Tue Bronson Centre Ottawa, ON
02/08/08 Fri Metropolis Montreal, QC
02/09/08 Sat Metropolis Montreal, QC
02/13/08 Wed Burton Cummings Theater Winnipeg, MB
02/14/08 Thu The Lakeview Auditorium Saskatoon, SK
02/17/08 Sun Banff Centre Theatre Complex Banff, AB
02/20/08 Wed Kelowna Community Theatre Kelowna, BC
02/22/08 Fri Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver, BC