Kimbra announces headlining tour, plays Summerstage tonight; Missy Higgins opening on Gotye tour, playing LPR in July

photos by Chris La Putt

Kimbra at Webster Hall – 3/27/12

Australian artist Kimbra, best known in America for singing on Goe’s single that just keeps going “Somebody That I Used to Know,” is definitely becoming known for her own music now too. She’s currently on tour with Foster the People and Tokyo Police Club, which hits Summerstage tonight in NYC, and has just announced a headlining fall tour that will hit Webster Hall on October 20 with openers The Stepkids. Tickets go on sale Friday June 15 at noon with an Amex presale beginning Wed (6/13) at noon. All listed tour dates are at the bottom of this post.

If you haven’t checked out Kimbra’s album, Vows, from last year, it’s streaming below. We’ve also got a belated set of pics of Kimbra when she opened for Gotye at Webster Hall in March.

While we’re in the general Gotye-verse, fellow Aussie Missy Higgins will open for Gotye on his fall tour, including Radio City Music Hall on September 25 (tickets). Before that, Missy will play Le Poisson Rouge on July 17 and tickets for that show are on sale now. The LPR show is a record release party for her new album, The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle, which will be released in the U.S. same day as that show. She veers a little more pop than Kimbra as you can hear if you stream a few songs from the album at the bottom of this post. We’ve also got the video for album standout “Unashamed Desire” below as well.

The Radio City show is also with another Australian artist, Jonti whose sample-heavy music is definitely worth checking out. You can stream both last year’s Twirligig and this year’s demo collection Sine & Moon (both released on Stone’s Throw) below.

Meanwhile, as mentioned, Zammuto opens Gotye’s Williamsburg Park show (9/27) (tickets) and since we last spoke, GIVERS were added to that bill as well.

Lists of all dates, videos, streams, and more pics from Webster Hall below…

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Kimbra, Webster Hall, 3/27/2012

Kimbra – 2012 Tour Dates
Jun 12 Montreal, QC Lachine Canal w/ Foster the People
Jun 14 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center w/ Foster the People
Jun 15 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion w/ Foster the People
Jun 16 Detroit, MI The Fillmore w/ Foster the People
Jun 19 Toronto, ON Downsview Park w/ Foster the People
Jun 20 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre w/ Foster the People
Jun 21 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre w/ Foster the People
Jun 22 Minneapolis, MN US Bank Theater w/ Foster the People
Jun 25 Vancouver, BC Deer Lake Park w/ Foster the People
Jun 26 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater w/ Foster the People
Jun 27 Troutdale, OR Edgefield Amphitheater w/ Foster the People
Jun 29 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre w/ Foster the People
Jun 30 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre w/ Foster the People
Jul 01 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre w/ Foster the People
Jul 03 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ Foster the People
Jul 05 Salt Lake City, UT The Great Salt Air w/ Foster the People
Jul 06 Phoenix, AZ The Commerica Theater w/ Foster the People
Jul 07 Las Vegas, NV The Pool w/ Foster the People
Jul 21 Adelaide, AU Spin Off Festival
Jul 27 Byron Bay, New South Wales, AU Splendour In The Grass Festival @ Belongil Fields
Sept 25 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
Sept 26 – Showbox @ the Market – Seattle, WA
Sept 27 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
Sept 29 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
Sept 30 – Majestic Ventura Theater – Ventura, CA
Oct 03 – Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Oct 05 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
Oct 09 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 10 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
Oct 12 – Verizon Theatre – Grand Prairie, TX
Oct 14 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
Oct 16 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
Oct 17 – Metro – Chicago, IL
Oct 20 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
Oct 21 – Theater of the Living Arts -Philadelphia, PA
Oct 23 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Oct 24 – Royale Nightclub – Boston, MA
Oct 26 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC
Oct 27 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON

Missy Higgins – 2012 Tour Dates
Wednesday 13 June Newcastle City Hall Newcastle
Thursday 14 June The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Canberra
Friday 15 June Costa Hall, Geelong Performing Arts Centre Geelong
Saturday 16 June Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne
Sunday 17 June Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne
Sunday 8 July 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, TN, United States
Tuesday 17 July Le Poisson Rouge THE OL’ RAZZLE DAZZLE ALBUM LAUNCH New York, NY, United States
Thursday 19 July Troubadour THE OL’ RAZZLE DAZZLE ALBUM LAUNCH Los Angeles, CA, United States
Friday 27 July Mackay Entertainment Centre Mackay
Saturday 28 July The Pilbeam Theatre Rockhampton
Sunday 29 July Splendour In The Grass Belongil Fields, Byron Bay
Tuesday 7 August Rangatira at Q Theatre Auckland
Wednesday 22 August Red Rocks Morrison, CO, United States w/ Gotye
Friday 24 August Charter One Pavilion Chicago, IL, United States w/ Gotye
Saturday 25 August The Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI, United States w/ Gotye
Sunday 26 August US Bank Theater at Target Center Minneapolis, MN, United States w/ Gotye
Saturday 1 September Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival Seattle, WA, United States w/ Gotye
Saturday 22 September Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA, United States w/ Gotye
Tuesday 25 September Radio City Music Hall New York, NY, United States w/ Gotye
Saturday 29 September Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ, United States w/ Gotye
Sunday 30 September Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD, United States w/ Gotye w/ Gotye
Monday 1 October Raleigh Amphitheatre Raleigh, NC, United States
Wednesday 3 October Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN, United States w/ Gotye
Thursday 4 October Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Tuscaloosa, AL, United States w/ Gotye
Friday 5 October Chastain Park Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA, United States w/ Gotye