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Chris Isaak to headline A Day On The Green at Bimbadgen in April

Chris Isaak performs at A Day On The Green, Bimbadgen, on Saturday, April 13.
Chris Isaak performs at A Day On The Green, Bimbadgen, on Saturday, April 13.
Vika & Linda. Picture by Brian Purnell, Mushroom Creative House
Chris Issak.
Boy & Bear.
Mark Seymour & The Undertow.
Chris Isaak.

Californian crooner Chris Isaak is returning to the Hunter Valley in April to perform at A Day On The Green in Bimbadgen.

He last performed at the winery in 2016.

This time around he will be joined by Boy & Bear, Mark Seymour & The Undertow, and Vika & Linda.

"I am sitting on my front porch in Nashville, Tennessee and smiling. I have been stuck in my house for nine days because of the snow. But I have been in a great mood as I know I'm going back to Australia," Isaak said.

"I think it's my favourite place to tour ... or just hang out. I'm so ready. Bring on the sun! Bring on the beach! I think I'm gonna wax my guitar ... I told you I was excited!"

Isaak is a platinum-selling and Grammy-nominated singer with 13 critically acclaimed studio albums and 12 chart-topping singles to his name. His acting credits include The Silence of the Lambs and That Thing You Do! but he has also worked behind the scenes, creating music for films such as Eyes Wide Shut, True Romance, Wild at Heart and Blue Velvet.

His top 20 singles include some of contemporary music's most iconic songs: Somebody's Crying (1995), Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing (1999) and the career-defining Wicked Game (1989) which boasts more than half a billion streams on Spotify alone.

Boy & Bear swiftly catapulted onto the world stage when they released their double-platinum debut album Moonfire in 2011, earning them five coveted ARIA awards. The have released five consecutive Top 10 albums and their songs have been streamed more than 200 million times.

The Undertows are fronted by Mark Seymour, one of Australia's finest storytellers. His poetic lyricism and emotional narratives have, over four decades, skilfully encapsulated tales of love, loss, human resilience, courage and triumph. He will be playing iconic songs from his solo career as well as classics from his Hunters & Collectors catalogue.

Vika and Linda's music is a celebration of rock, country, gospel, reggae, R&B, soul and blues, and pays tribute to their rich Tongan heritage. They scored their first number one album in 2020 with their anthology Akilotoa and, just three months later, their gospel collection, Sunday (The Gospel According To Iso), debuted at number two. In 2021 they released The Wait, their first album of original material in 19 years. The duo have been nominated for six ARIA awards and in 2022 they were awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for their service to the performing arts.

Chris Isaak performs at A Day On The Green, Bimbadgen, on Saturday, April 13. Tickets are on sale Friday, February 2, through Ticketmaster.

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