Seven Worlds Collide
Over Christmas 2008 and New Year 2009, Neil
Finn has invited the core band from his 2001 Seven Worlds Collide
project, plus some other special guests, to create a new album at
Roundhead studios in Auckland, New Zealand.
Guests confirmed
so far are Radiohead's Phil Selway and Ed O'Brien, legendary guitarist
Johnny Marr, founder member of The Smiths and current member of US
alternate rock innovators Modest Mouse, Soul Coughing's Sebastian
Steinberg, multi-instrumentalist Lisa Germano, Wilco members Jeff
Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche and Pat Sansone, Scottish
singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, along with NZ musicians Liam Finn, Don
McGlashan and Bic Runga. All proceeds from this very special recording
will go to support the continuing great work of Oxfam International.
And
look out – if you think this is just going to happen behind closed
doors, you're mistaken – Neil plans to share this unique event with
music fans in New Zealand by presenting a short series of intimate and
informal live performances at:
The Powerstation, Mt Eden Road, Auckland, NZ
Monday, 5 January 2009
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Tickets go on sale on Monday, 24 November through
Ticketmaster. co. nz Ph. 09 970 9700