Ben Ottewell

Ben Ottewell To Tour Australia In June and July

by Noise11.com on April 6, 2017

Former Gomez member Ben Ottewell will return to Australia for dates in June and July.

This will be Ben’s third solo tour in Australia and is set to showcase his latest album ‘Shapes and Shadows and Rattlebag’.

The album was co-written with childhood friend and former Tunng member, Sam Genders, the album was recorded in Los Angeles and Sheffield and engineered and produced in the latter by Martin Smith (Richard Hawley).

Ben Ottewell dates

JUNE
25 – Railway Club, DARWIN
27 – Mojos, FREMANTLE
28 – Four5NIne, PERTH
29 – Crown & Anchor, ADELAIDE
30 – Northcote Social Club, MELBOURNE

JULY
1 – Caravan Music Club, MELBOURNE
2 – Peppermint Bay Hotel, HOBART
5 – Coogee Diggers, SYDNEY
7 – Lefty’s Bar, BRISBANE
8 and 9 – Bello Winter Festival, BELLINGEN

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