Evermore with Aqualung @ Thebarton Theatre (14/06/07)
Early 20s pop/rockster brothers have talent and the capacity to entertain, but still need to learn a few lessons...
Crowded House, Shihad, Russell Crowe… Us Australians have a habit of poaching every one of New Zealand’s success stories and claiming them as our own (the word ‘Antipodean’ comes in very handy in this instance). Evermore, the band made up of Jon (vocals, guitar), Peter (keyboards, vocals) and Dann (drums, vocals), is the latest example of how greedy we are.
Though the three brothers grew up playing together, they formed with schoolmate Richard Higham in 2000, named after Led Zeppelin track The Battle of Evermore. Though Higham left the band soon after, the brothers continued on and released the Oil and Water and My Own Way EPs in 2003.
Though debut album Dreams hit shelves in September 2004, it wasn’t until It’s Too Late appeared on US TV show The OC that the band really broke into the mainstream market. The song hit number 15 on the ARIA singles chart and their newfound success landed them a spot on the East Coast dates of the Big Day Out in January 2005.
Real Life, the follow-up album was released midway through 2006 and the band set off on a huge national tour to mark the occasion. The album peaked at number five in Australia and number two in New Zealand, while Light Surrounding You, the second single from the album, debuted at the top of the ARIA charts.
Catch Evermore on their ‘Light Up the Night’ Australian tour!
Friday June 8: Palais Theatre, Melbourne (all ages)
Sunday June 10: Club Capitol, Perth
Thursday June 14: Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (all ages)
Friday June 15: Enmore Theatre, Sydney (all ages)
Saturday June 16: Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane
Sunday June 17: Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane (all ages)
Evermore's Fans
Event Reviews
Evermore, Aqualung, Kate Miller-Heide @ The Tivoli, Brisbane, 16/06/2007
An ambient, wispy night of music awaited those who attended the Tivoli on Saturday night.
Evermore @ The Palais (08/06/2007)
The last time I saw Evermore, they didn’t leave much of an impression. Back then, their sound hadn’t quite come together and their stage presence was not quite as rock as it could have been. They’ve since grown into themselves as a band
Bob Evans, Machine Translations, Farryl Purkiss @ ANU Bar, 23/05/2007
The Suburban Kid demonstrated his Nashville influences in endearing tracks about falling in love, falling out of love and falling off the wagon during his Sadness and Whiskey Tour stop in Canberra.
Big Day Out @ Claremont Showgrounds, Perth (4/2/2007)
Sniffer dogs, party drugs, public transport and patriotism. So much to think about, but sometimes it's best to just sit back, crack a beer and take in some tunes.
Event Galleries
Uncharted Grand Final @ Oxford Arts Factory
Avalon Drive and The Glass Ceiling battle it out for a chance to be signed to Sony BMG. Special guests Evermore perform live
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Evermore are set to embark on their first major regional tour of the year taking in 21 dates in a jaunt that will take them across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, including select shows at city and suburban venues in each capital. They’ll be
Evermore @ South Sydney Juniors
Evermore rock out at the South Sydney leagues club.
Evermore @ Tivoli
Tivoli hosts Kate Miller-Heidke, Aqualung and Evermore for a jam packed night of smooth tunes
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Evermore played to an vocal crowd at Thebarton Theatre
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NZ’s second most famous musical brothers bring their Light Up the Night national tour to Perth
Evermore with Aqualung
Multi awardwinning band Evermore hit the road this June for a national tour. Joining them for the ride are Aqualung and Kate Miller Hiedke
[b]Evermore At Revesby[/b]
Evermore at Revesby
Features
I'm with the band
Publicity generated by the initiative of inspired fans is priceless in today’s music industry. For a band, getting their name out to the public and their music heard can be a real challenge. But with a few enthusiastic fans who really believe in them, amazing things can happen.
Evermore: When dreams become real life
From stale milk to Split Enz - Evermore's Dann Hume looks back on 2006
Reality bites with Evermore
Avi Lipski chats with Pete Hume, keyboardist from hit Sydney (via NZ) band Evermore.
The Battle Of Evermore
It's a bit of a fairy-tale story: young band grows up in country town, win high school competition, get signed, meet world famous producer, record album in Seattle and album goes gold all before the eldest member is twenty years of age.
News
ARIA nominees announced
Sneaky Sound System have scooped the pool with a phenomenal six ARIA noms. John Butler Trio also walked away with five noms and rock giants Powderfinger and Silverchair tied for third with four noms each.
Evermore take it across the country
Evermore are set to embark on their first major regional tour of the year taking in 21 dates in a jaunt that will take them across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Change of venue for Evermore
Kiwi trio Evermore's upcoming Perth show has shifted across the tracks from Metro City to Club Capitol.
Evermore to ignite Oz again
The latest headline tour for the brothers Hume will ignite Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane in June.
Wolfmother, Evermore and more to make it a Grand Prix
One of Australia's biggest bands, Wolfmother, has been added to the line-up to play one of Australia's biggest events, the 2007 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix. Could it get any bigger? Well, New Zealand rockers Evermore are also confirmed. And there is also a little car race or something.
Releases
Evermore - Dreams
The debut album from NZ trio Evermore shows remarkable growth upon their preceding EPs.
Evermore - It's Too Late
Evermore's new single, 'It's Too Late' taken from their debut album 'Dreams'.
