Jordie Lane

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PLEASE NOTE: DOORS OPEN: 7pm, MUSIC STARTS AT 8.30pm.

The venue comprises both seated and standing space. There are a limited number of seats. These are allocated on a first come first served basis, so if you'd like a seat, please ensure you arrive early.

We reserve the right to release all unclaimed tickets for re-sale at 9.15pm. If you will be arriving after this time, please inform us in advance, so that we can hold your tickets for you.
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See the photo’s and you would be forgiven for thinking that Australian Jordie Lane is just another guitar wielding, hat wearing, beard sporting, love song singing troubadour.

Well think again…

A closer listen reveals the love songs are epic tales based on historical figures, the protest songs feature lady-boys and fornicating dogs, the guitar work takes you from early Dylan to southern blues, and that felt hat is camouflaging a messy mop of hair, from a long night spent rescuing a passed out Irish crowd member.

You never know what to expect at a Jordie Lane show, and you get the feeling neither does he. Lane has that rare quality of being able to lure and capture his listeners with his playful charm, rhythmic finger picking, and most of all, THAT VOICE.

In the same way Joan Baez used to fill Club 47 with pure, unplugged resonance, Lane’s voice has a remarkable ability to climb into every corner of a room, and safely and permanently reside. He sings with effortless volume, in a tone so rich it never fails to silence an audience. He always gives you with something to take home.

“Jordie Lane really does epitomise everything I want in a folk singer…his fingerpicking style reminds me a little of Justin Townes Earle, the way he’s able to combine rhythm and melody in the same movement, and his voice sounds as though it’s from another time.” Live Review, Timber & Steel 30/6/2012

On his new live album, ‘Jordie Lane – Live at The Wheaty’, Lane’s voice and guitar work resonate but it’s his quick wit that tips the scales and brings the listeners in even closer. He playfully shoots from the hip and makes up a song on the spot for a persistently vocal audience member named Lucky. Within 60 seconds, the whole crowd is clapping to the “chorus”, and reveling in the joy of spontaneity.

“With a keen ear for lilting rhythms, and a wicked delivery of tales from the road, Lane breathes a nostalgic quality into his music and live performance that is not to be rivaled.” Bearded UK

Lane’s ability to entertain comes as no surprise when you discover who his family are. Raised by a comedian and a clown, he spent much of his early years traveling in the community circus his parents performed in.
Starting ukulele at 4-years old, it wasn’t long before Lane moved to 6-string electric guitar at 9. After finishing high school, he locked himself in his bedroom and delved deep into music, developing his own technique on the acoustic guitar.

It was during that time he also found his voice as a songwriter. Inspired by Paul Kelly, Neil Finn, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons and Townes Van Zandt, Lane wrote hundreds of songs during his early 20s, releasing handmade EPs to sell at local Melbourne gigs.

By late 2008, these Melbourne gigs were creating ripples in the local scene, and Lane made waves nationally with the release of his 2009 debut LP ‘Sleeping Patterns’, triggering rounds of praise: Rolling Stone Magazine glowed that it “may come to be regarded as the most assured debut ever by a local artist” and Rhythms Magazine said the album confirmed Lane’s reputation as “one of Australia’s brightest new roots music stars”.

Sold out national tours followed major festival appearances, supports for The Moody Blues, Cat Power, Old Crow Medicine Show, Gotye and Neko Case, and a feature on Triple J’s ‘Like A Version’ compilation series.

“Chanelling Parsons, Springsteen and Van Zandt, Lane is an exceptional talent” Music Australia Guide Magazine

With the Australian music scene at his feet, the wider world came calling. Despite his nomadic lifestyle, Lane had barely left Australia, and travel beckoned. He took a broken heart to Europe, and wound up landing in the America. After four days in the country, Lane parted ways with his travel buddy, and was left to gather his senses in Joshua Tree, California.

He checked into Room 8 at the Joshua Tree Inn. No guitar, no plans; A little ode to one of his musical heroes, Gram Parsons. A day later he bought a guitar, borrowed a Tascam 4-track, scavenged for extra instruments and recorded every sound on what was to become his second album ‘Blood Thiner’. Co-produced and mixed by Grammy Award winner Tim Biller (Beck, Kanye West, Karen O), the album was critically acclaimed in Australia, and nominated for a prestigious Australian Independent Music Award for ‘Best Blues & Roots Album’.

“Simply put ‘Blood Thinner’ is how records used to be made and should still be made, as it uses the bare minimum of instruments, was recorded simply and easily and most important of all contains material that will stand the test of time. Outstanding.” Db Magazine

“Lane has matured into one of this country’s best songwriters” Tsunami Magazine

Lane toured ‘Blood Thinner’ in 2011/12, alongside tours with Billy Bragg, Joe Pug and Ruthie Foster. He also returned to North America on several occasions, recording a new single ‘Fool For Love’, and showcasing at Americana Music Festival and Canadian Music Week.

‘Fool For Love’ was named iTunes Single of the Week upon its release in November 2012, and Lane headlined 20 dates around Australia and New Zealand.

2013 has seen Lane officially relocate to Los Angeles where he has been recording and playing shows. He completed a 30-date tour of Canada in July/August which included main stage performances at Calgary Folk Festival & Winnipeg Folk Festival. In Sep/Oct he tours the US and Canada again, playing 13 dates before returning to Australia for over 50 shows to release his new EP ‘Not Built To Last’.

“It’s hard to accurately describe the feeling in the room, but it’s music like Jordie’s that makes it seem like the world’s not such a bad place, and nothing evil could exist when there is something as sweet as that” Live Review, AU Review 27/6/12