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Seaside sounds Over two big shows in the first weekend “After the craziness of the past two years,
of February, the boys will finally have a we wanted to be less serious and write
LIVE MUSIC chance to perform tracks from their third songs that will get people moving rather
album, Lonely Diamond, released in the than thinking.”
Cairns Summer Sounds is midst of 2020 madness. Ocean Alley’s shows in the Far North
kicking off in a big way with Big hits will also, undoubtedly, be a part come ahead of a full year of touring, first
Ocean Alley and the six-piece’s of the mix, including triple j’s Hottest to Europe and the UK, and then across
New Zealand.
100 #1 track of 2019, Confidence, alongside
cruisy, coastal hits. Knees and Yellow Mellow. “We are super stoked to return to Cairns
The tour also coincides with the drop of and even more excited that we can get
Hailing from Sydney’s Northern Beaches Ocean Alley’s latest single, back to some big live music events like
– a place not dissimilar from Cairns’ Touch Back Down, which guitarist Mitch Summer Sounds,” Mitch said.
own coastline – it’s fitting Ocean Alley Galbraith said strikes a slightly different “It’s such a great opportunity, having the
has chosen the Tropical North as one tone to their other releases. “It feels more chance to perform to big crowds again
of the first stops on its national and playful than Lonely Diamond and we – and summertime in the city of Cairns
international tour. wanted it to be that way,” he said. is one of the best times and places for it.

We’ve been itching to
perform again to bigger
crowds with a big light
show and full production

Mitch Galbraith,
Ocean Alley

“There could [also] be some new music for
us to play live for everyone by the time we
head to Summer Sounds, so that will be
in the show for sure.”
Ocean Alley is set to play at Cairns
Performing Arts Centre on Friday 4 and
Saturday 5 February.

Ocean Alley. Credit: The Sauce
Upcoming shows
FREE
SHOW!
SAT 4 DEC SAT 18 DEC
The Golden Ticket | CPAC Steele Syndicate,
Aurelle Brunjes,
SUN 5 DEC The Star Boys | The Court House
Handel’s Messiah - A Christmas
Celebration | CPAC FRI 14 JAN
Hollow Coves | Tanks Art Centre
FRI 10 - SAT 11 DEC
Dancescapes The June Vale SAT 15 JAN
Dancers presents Christmas in Cinnamon Sun - Single Launch
Candyland | CPAC Tanks Art Centre

FRI 17 DEC FRI 14 JAN - SAT 29 JAN
A Salute to Roy Orbison | CPAC Cairns Choral Society presents
Monty Python’s SPAMALOT Ocean Alley
CPAC
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