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Daily Mail
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aussie singer Katie Noonan announces national tour - with a surprising twist
Katie Noonan has announced an upcoming national tour - with a surprising twist. The popular Aussie singer, 47, recently shared a post to social media revealing she would be touring Australia later this year - to cover late US singer Jeff Buckley. The former George vocalist is set to perform the late singer's iconic 1994 album Grace in full at venues across the country. The tour will commence at Perth 's Astor Theatre on Thursday, September 18th, promising an enchanting musical journey through Buckley's soul-stirring compositions. From there, she will weave her magic through 20 cities and regional centres, including Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The Brisbane-born singer will wrap up her tour on Saturday, November 8 at Civic Theatre in Newcastle. Katie told The Music that Buckley's seminal 1994 album - which was the only one he recorded before his death in 1997 at 30 - helped define her musical career. 'Never had I heard a sound world like this, never had I heard a band that unique and never had I heard a voice that expressive, exploratory and exciting,' she said. 'The album is the biggest influence on my musical journey and was an enormous inspiration for my debut album, Polyserena, and my 29 subsequent studio albums.' She will be supported by Australian singers Jack Carty and Georgia Fields. Katie rose to fame in 2002 as the lead vocalist of Brisbane indie-rock band George, whose debut album Polyserena debuted at number one on the ARIA charts. It subsequently achieved double platinum status, and earned the group the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist. In April, Katie shared a heartbreaking update on social media after revealing a year of loss. The former George vocalist is set to perform the late singer Jeff Buckley's iconic 1994 album Grace in full at venues across the country The singer took to Instagram to shed light on what has been a rough 12 months, lamenting the death of her father, the breakdown of her marriage and the crumbling of her oldest band. 'So much profound grief and loss this last year,' she wrote in an Instagram post, accompanied with a sombre selfie of the George front-woman in a black and white hue. 'I am so deeply hurt and exhausted, but there is great solace in knowing I am not alone as I walk this new path - alone yet all one.' She revealed that the split from her husband and bandmate Isaac Hurren resulted in the simultaneous loss of her marriage and band that they had created together, Elixir. Katie added that in 2020 she had been relying on the government's JobKeeper payment scheme to stay financially afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic. The musician began losing income when her tours were cancelled, which she had to work hard to recover from. Katie told the Courier Mail: 'I was crippled by the enormous financial loss, very significant loss, as an independent producer. JobKeeper has been a life saver and I was lucky enough to get on that.' The ARIA-award winning artist was due to go on tour before the lockdown and travel restrictions were enforced across Australia. While she has been lucky to receive the government support, she noted that the industry as a whole will likely take a long time to bounce back.
Irish Independent
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Jack Carty pens new one-year deal with Connacht after regaining place in side following Pete Wilkins departure
Jack Carty may have turned around his season by earning a new contract despite being shunned by former head coach Pete Wilkins but he admits it will take something special to transform his Connacht side's dwindling Champions Cup qualification hopes.
Irish Examiner
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Carty pens contract extension, Hansen ruled out for five weeks with ankle injruy
Connacht's all-time record points scorer Jack Carty has penned a contract extension for the 2025/26 season while winger Mack Hansen has been ruled out for five weeks due to an ankle injury. The Roscommon native made his debut in 2012 and has gone on to score 1277 points for the province across 220 appearances and looks to increase the record in the coming season. Carty came through the Connacht pathway system through Buccaneers RFC and Marist College in Athlone. He has made 11 appearances for Ireland and was a member of the 2019 Rugby World Cup squad. Carty played underage county football for Roscommon and represented the Republic of Ireland at U15 level and was offered trials at Southampton and West Ham. Meanwhile, the Connacht management team have issued a squad update ahead of their last home game in the URC gainst Edinburgh on Saturday at the Dexcom Stadium (7.35pm) with Hansen ruled out following an ankle injury. Colm Reilly will be out of action for eight to weeks after he dislocated his kneecap during the Lions game in Johannesburg. Also in the Lions game, Shane Jennings dislocated his shoulder and will be out for weeks while Sean Jansen is following return to play protocols are being removed for a HIA during the game. Shamus Hurley-Langton will be assessed during the week for his wrist injury. In better news, Bundee Aki (heel), Caolin Blade (ankle) and Denis Buckley (quad) are all available for selection having missed the trip to South Africa while long term absentee Sean O'Brien is back following his hamstring injury. Bryon Ralston and Josh Ioane continue their rehab programme as they work towards being available for the pre-season.
