GQ_Australia_-_February_2017

38 GQ.COM.AU FEBRUARY 2017

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U2HAVE MORE GRAMMY AWARDS THAN ANY OTHER GROUP,

WITH 22 WINS –NINE FOR 2004 ALBUMHOW TO DISMANTLE

AN ATOMIC BOMB. THE 59TH CEREMONY IS ON FEBRUARY 12.

THERE’SAFRESHWAVEOFHEADLINERSCOMINGFOR

OUR SHORES. BUT HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THEM?

MATCH THE FACTS TO THE MUSOS AND WIN A PRIZE*.

SOUND TEST

1. Once refused to

performinRiodeJaneiro

untilaroadiecollected

ajacketleftataprevious

show–inLondon.

2 .Writessongsona

typewriter because it’s

tooeasytodeletework

onacomputer if “having

abadday”.

3 .Wasknockedoutby

a bottle, after the crowd

turned ugly during a

performanceatthe

UK’s Reading Festival.

4. The subject of a petition

to be deported from the

US that received 270,000

signatures of support.

Made $75m last year.

5. The headline act at a

benefit for the David Lynch

Foundation, in support of

transcendental meditation.

6 .Smashedaguitarand

shouted“I’mnotfuckin’

Justin Bieber, you mother-

fuckers” after a performance

wascutshortattheUK

iHeartRadio festival.

7. Has an asteroid

named after him.

8 .Along-timemodeltrain

enthusiast who owns a stake

in a US model locomotive

manufacturing company.

THREEALBUMSMADEFOR

HIGH-SUMMER COCKTAIL

LOUNGING AND AFTER-

HOURS ADVENTURES.

NEW

MUSIC

THEXX,ISEEYOU

It’stherecordwenever

thoughtwe’dgetto

hear.Butthehighly

anticipated third

albumfromUKtrio

TheXXhaslanded.

Rich in slinky bass, sultry

down-tempo beats and

asurprisinghornand

percussion section on

afewtracks,itdelivers

all the sexy London club

beats we hoped for

(and so much more).

Out now

SOHN,RENNEN

Fans of James Blake in

need of a New Year fix

will fall for this album

by London-born,

Vienna-based, Sohn.

Packed with electronic

quivers, stomping and

soulful refrains and a

texturethat,bearingin

mind he’s said he only

used “a handful of

instruments”,ismoody

and packs surprising,

subtle throwbacks to

classic Americana road

tunes.Out now

SAMPHA,PROCESS

He has one of those

voices that just gets in

your bones. Couple that

with a major talent for

beats, texture and

razor-sharp production,

andyoucanseewhy

Samphaisoneofthe

most in-demand

vocalistsintheUK.

After a couple of EPs

this album’s been a

long-time coming, and

willnodoubtbeawarm

up to his Australian tour.

See you there.Out

February 3. Sampha is

touring Brisbane, May

25;Sydney,May27,28;

Melbourne, May 29;

handsometours.com

JUSTIN BIEBER
PLAYS PERTH, MAR
6; MELBOURNE,
MAR 10; BRISBANE,
MAR 13; SYDNEY
MAR 15;JUSTIN
BIEBERMUSIC.COM

BILLIE JOE

ARMSTRONG

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PERTH, APR 30;

ADELAIDE, MAY 3;

MELB’NE, MAY 5,

BRISBANE, MAY 8;

SYDNEY, MAY 10;

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NEIL YOUNG

PLAYS

BLUESFEST,

BYRON BAY APR

13-17;BLUES

FEST.COM.AU

BRENDON URIE

PANIC! AT THE

DISCO PLAY

PERTH JAN 25,

SYDNEY JAN 27,

MELB JAN 28, 29,

BRISBANE

JAN 31;PANICAT

THEDISCO.COM

BRUCE

SPRINGSTEEN

PLAYS PERTH,

JAN 22, 25, 27;

ADELAIDE, JAN 30;

MELBOURNE, FEB

2, 4; SYDNEY, FEB 7,

9; BRISBANE,

FEB 14, 16;BRUCE

SPRINGSTEEN.NET

AXL ROSE

GUNS N’ ROSES

PLAY BRISBANE,

FEB 7; SYDNEY,

FEB 10, 11;

MELBOURNE,

FEB 14; ADELAIDE,

FEB 18; PERTH,

FEB 21;GUNSN

ROSES.COM

NICK CAVE

NICK CAVE AND

THE BAD SEEDS

PLAY SYDNEY, JAN

20, 21; NEWC, JAN

22; BRISBANE, JAN

25; MELB, JAN 27,

28; ADEL AIDE, JAN

29; PERTH, JAN 31;

NICKCAVE.COM

DIXIE CHICKS

PLAY CMC

ROCKS,

IPSWICH,

MAR 24-26;

CMCROCKS.COM

:JUSTINBIEBER. 4 : BRENDON URIE. 3 :NICKCAVE. 2 :AXLROSE. 1 ANSWERS:

: NEIL YOUNG. 8 : BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. 7 : BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG. 6 : DIXIE CHICKS. 5

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