Close Encounters...of the Williams kind

Robbie Williams 'Close Encounters' tour sold out in Melbourne and Sydney today in under half an hour! Melbourne will host the show that will signal the end of the world tour. I feel truly blessed and honoured to be going to that show, we are so lucky!!! It is bound to be a corker. I wonder who will be the support? So happy to have paid me $50 to be an www.robbiewilliams.com inner sanctum member now...to get tickets early was worth it alone, without the t-shirt or blog access etc.


The Scissor Sisters are releasing the follow up to their critically acclaimed first self-titled album in September. 'Ta-dah' contains some tracks already being featured in the groups live shows. As I missed out on Splendour tickets, really hoping they announce some side shows soon! 'Ta-Dah' is also said to contain a duet with Elton John and Bryan Ferry!!!

Last night was the 2006 APRA Music Awards. Congratulations to Ben Lee for nabbing Song of the Year and Most Performed Australian Work! Also great to see gongs going to Wolfmother and the Rogue Traders!!!

The winners:-

Songwriter of the Year: Bernard Fanning

Breakthrough Songwriter: Wolfmother (Ted Albert)

Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music: Bill Armstrong

Song of The Year: Ben Lee - Catch My Disease

Most Performed Australian Work: Ben Lee - Catch My Disease

Most Performed Australian Work Overseas: Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Most Performed Dance Work: Rogue Traders - Way To Go

Most Performed Urban Work: Guy Sebastian - Oh Oh

Most Performed Country Work: Kasey Chambers - Pony

Most Performed Blues and Roots Work: The John Butler Trio - Somethings Gotta Give

Most Performed Jazz Work: The Necks - Mosquito

Most Performed Foreign Work: Rob Thomas - Lonely No More