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Greg Johnson announces 1000 Miles Tour for March 2024

 
 

Award winning LA-based Kiwi singer-songwriter Greg Johnson will return home in March for a very special 10-date tour stretching from Kerikeri in the north to Ōtepoti Dunedin in the south.

More than 30 years since Greg first made his mark on the New Zealand music scene with his breakthrough single 'Isabelle', his melodic, story-telling songs have continued to hit the radios, charts and hearts of listeners nationwide.

Music lovers can look forward to hearing his iconic songs like 'Don’t Wait Another Day', 'Liberty', 'Save Yourself', 'It's Been So Long', 'Now The Sun is Out, Looking Out On Monday', 'I Got Opinions' and many more. 

Greg has an enviable songbook to choose from - a collection of songs which has seen him recognised with two Aotearoa NZ Music Tui Awards, nine top 20 albums, and a very loyal fanbase.

Says Greg: “I’m really looking forward to heading back home for nationwide shows and that beautiful late summer sunshine. As the crow flies, it’s 1000 miles from our northern most concert in Kerikeri to our southern most in Dunedin, and so we’ll relish all the adventures in between, on our 1000 Miles tour.”

Accompanying Greg on all dates is guitarist Ben King, with Wayne Bell (drums) and Mark Hughes (bass) performing on selected dates.

The 1000 Miles tour starts on Friday March 15 in Kerikeri, then Greg will perform in Whangārei, Howick, Nelson, Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, Hamilton, at the Waiheke Jazz Festival, and he ends the tour in Auckland on Saturday 30 March, 

Greg will perform songs from right across the 12 albums of his career, including new favourites from recently-recorded material in Los Angeles. The first single from the new recordings, 'Rooster Tail', will be released in December.

Dates and venues for Greg Johnson - 1000 Miles Tour

Fri 15 March, Turner Centre, Kerikeri

Sat 16 March,  Oneonesix, Whangarei

Sun 17 March, Uxbridge Theatre, Howick

Thu 21 March, Room Twenty5, Nelson

Fri 22 March, The Piano, Christchurch

Sat 23 March, Hector Blacks, Timaru

Sun 24 Errick's, Dunedin
 
Thu 28 March, Nivara Lounge, Hamilton

Fri 29 March, Jazz Festival, Waiheke

Sat 30 March,  Q Theatre, Auckland
 
Tickets for all Greg Johnson shows are on immediate presale at Plus1 from 8am Tuesday, for 48 hours. Details at plus1.co.nz

Tickets are on general sale at Plus1 from 9am Thursday.

Greg Johnson, NZ Tour, Singer/Songwriter, Songbroker Music Publishing, Plus 1, Wayne Bell, Ben King, Mark Hughes
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