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Bobby Alu Home To Support Nation Wide Tour

Bobby Alu, is packing his bongos and bringing his Uke, beautiful pacific beats (and bountiful maine) home this August, to support Xavier Rudd & The United Nations on their epic Australia wide tour.

With the successful launch of his digital six-track 'Bay Sessions' EP in March, winning the 'Most Popular Male Artist' award at the most recent Queensland Music Awards, and having spent the year performing and collaborating across the globe, 2015 has already been a big one for Bobby Alu. But it just got bigger.

This August will see Bobby Alu heading home with his full band for an epic 33-date tour right across the country as main support for Xavier Rudd & the United Nations. It's a easy enough transition for Bobby given his usual spot as drummer on the United Nations stool BUT, given the swap from front of stage with ukulele in hand to behind the drum kit, it will also mean that a 33 date tour will see him playing 66 shows! 
 
Expect a fresh, simple sound themed by ukulele, pacific beats, catchy songs, tasty harmonies and chill interspersed with log drumming and some of the tastiest grooves this side of Samoa. So tasty in fact that the title track from his 2013 'Take it Slow' album has just been chosen by Samoa Tourism as theme song for their 'Beautiful Samoa' roadshow campaign.
 
For those waiting for new tunes there's new music coming early next year, in the immediacy there's this unreleased little number to tie you over

Xavier Rudd & The United Nations Tour Dates with Bobby Alu 

Sun Aug 9 – Darwin Festival – Darwin NT 
Wed Aug 12 – Tanks Arts Centre – Cairns QLD 
Thu Aug 13 -  Tanks Arts Centre –  Cairns QLD (Sold Out)
Fri Aug 14 – The Venue – Townsville QLD
Sat Aug 15 - Magnums – Airlie Beach QLD
Sun Aug 16 – Entertainment Centre – Mackay QLD
Tue Aug 18 – Pilbeam Theatre - Rockhampton QLD 
Wed Aug 19 – Moncrieff Theatre – Bundaberg QLD
Thu Aug 20 – The Tivoli – Brisbane QLD
Fri Aug 21 – C.ex Coffs – Coffs Harbour NSW
Sun Aug 23 – Miami Marketta – Gold Coast QLD
Thu Aug 27 – Club Forster – Forster NSW
Fri Aug 28 – Civic Theatre – Newcastle NSW
Sat Aug 29 – Central Coast Leagues Club – Gosford NSW
Sun Aug 30 – Dubbo RSL – Dubbo NSW
Wed Sept 2 – Katoomba RSL – Katoomba NSW
Thu Sept 3 – Panthers – Bathurst NSW
Fri Sept 4 – Enmore Theatre – Sydney NSW
Sat Sept 5 - Waves – Wollongong NSW
Sun Sept 6 – UC Refectory – Canberra ACT
Fri Sept 11 – Palais Theatre – Melbourne VIC
Sat Sept 12 – Odeon Theatre – Hobart TAS
Sun Sept 13 – Country Club – Launceston TAS
Tue Sept 15 – The Capital – Bendigo VIC
Thu Sept 17 – Kay St Saloon – Traralgon VIC
Fri Sept 18 – Costa Hall – Geelong VIC
Sat Sept 19 – The Old Gaol – Mt Gambier SA
Sun Sept 20 – The Gov – Adelaide SA
Wed Sept 23 – Goldfields Arts Ctr – Kalgoorlie WA
Thu Sept 24 – Civic Centre – Esperance WA
Fri Sept 25 - Entertainment Centre – Albany WA
Sat Sept 26 – Belvoir Amphitheatre – Perth WA
Sun Sept 27 – 3 Oceans Winery – Margaret River WA