Tours

Rip It Up, Issue 22, 1 May 1979, Page 3

Tours

Sire recording artists, Talking Heads are coming to town. The band is performing in Dunedin June 2, Christchurch June 4, Wellington June 5 and Auckland June 6. Their current album, More Songs About Buildings and Food is at number 12 on the NZ sales charts, after 10 weeks on the chart. That is pretty good for an intelligent New York rock band that is known for pleasing music critics and live audiences not for selling large numbers of records. After New Zealand, Talking Heads will tour Australia. If you don’t believe Talking Heads will come, then you won’t believe that Dolly Parton’s new album is called Balls of Fire or that Dolly will perform one concert at Auckland’s Town Hall on July 11. The primary purpose for her lighting tour of Japan, Australia and NZ is to promote her recordings and to plan for a more extensive tour next summer. After turning hundreds away from their final show in Auckland, New Zealand’s own, Split Enz, are back on the road for three days. Enz have rehearsed new tunes and changed their clothes, stage clothes, that is. They will perform at the Auckland Town Hall Friday May 25, Palmerston North Opera House Saturday May 26, and Wellington Town Hall Sunday May 27. While chatting about kiwi blood, Midge Marsden (of Country Flyers fame), returns to NZ with the Phil Manning Band. A four day tour takes place in May to promote an extensive late June tour. They will perform at the Christchurch Town Hall May 6, Canterbury University May 7, Last Resort Cafe May 8 and Auckland's Gluepot May 9. The September Dire Straits tour has been postponed until March next year. John McLaughlin tours in June with The One Truth Band. He plays Auckland Town Hall June 26, Wellington Town Hall June 27, Dunedin Regent Theatre June 29 and Christchurch Town Hall June 30. A new album Electric Dreams will be released to coincide with the tour. If you have not noticed, the Burton Cummings tour was cancelled.