Toast Festival 2010
Larissa will proudly be performing at this year’s Toast Festival 2010, the festival is an experience of everything good about the antipodean way of life!
It is the UK’s largest festival of New Zealand, Australian and South African heritage from food to wine and music held on Clapham Common 24th-26th September 2010.
Larissa will perform in the alternative music marquee on 26th September 2010, a day dedicated to the Australian way of life!
For more information on the festival and tickets details visit: http://www.toastfestivals.co.uk/2010
See you there!
Live To The World – Saturday 19th June 2010!
Larissa will be performing this Saturday, 19th June 2010, at a special event at The Slaughtered Lamb in Clerkenwell, London that shall be broadcast live via the internet.
The event is being sponsored by Tourdates.co.uk and they will be streaming the gig live on the night for fans all over the world to see!
It will be available thru the internet at www.tourdates.co.uk/TV and Larissa should be on stage at approx 9pm G.M.T.
If you are in London and coming down for the event please get there early as it promises to be a busy one!
Thank You!
Larissa would like to thank all who came to see her perform over The Great Escape Festival in Brighton and The Aussie BBQ in London’s Cargo venue, joining her for her latest adventures in the UK.
With a near sold out show at The Unitarian Church to start an amazing 4 days and crowds gathering for The Queens Hotel and Red Stripe sponsored Street Gig at TGE then back to London to proudly start proceedings for an all Australian line up at The Aussie BBQ that included Hungry Kids of Hungary, Bluejuice and Kav Temperley (of Eskimo Joe fame), Larissa was touched by the support and turn out each time she performed.
Larissa and her management would also like to thank all at The Great Escape, Sounds Australia, Red Stripe, APRA and The Aussie BBQ but most importantly add a further thank you to all who came to watch and make the festivals an amazing experience.
Be sure to check ‘Gig’ listings for upcoming shows and we hope to see you again soon for another amazing show…
Second Great Escape Gig Announced!!!
We are delighted to announce a second gig for fans and delegates at The Great Escape Festival 2010.
Larissa will play a gig at the delegates hotel The Queens Hotel, Brighton on Friday 14th May 2010 during the day at 1pm. For tickets click on The Great Escape logo on the right!
The Great Escape Festival Update!
As The Great Escape Festival line up hots up and the final acts and venues are confirmed, we are delighted to announce that Larissa will be performing on 13th May 2010 in the beautiful venue of The Unitarian Church, Brighton at 7.30pm.
Joining Larissa at The Great Escape among others, from 13th – 15th May, are such established artists as Ellie Goulding, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Eskimo Joe, Tenagers In Tokyo, Marina & The Diamonds, Chase and Status, Band of Skulls and Groove Armada.
The Unitarian Church is a wonderful venue to highlight one of Australia’s most talented and up and coming singer songwriters, built in 1820 and inspired by the ancient Temple of Theseus in Athens, it is part of Brighton’s history and an iconic landmark.
Larissa has several gigs lined up heading into The Great Escape (see ‘Gigs’) the first will see her joining an unsigned, promising line up of Vets in Hong Kong, The La de dah’s, Scarlett’s Roses, Rokhsan, Chris Macaree and Jess Roberts at The Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes at their Unsigned Sunday Spring Fair event on Sunday 18th April 2010.
Larissa will be on stage at 5pm and hopes to see you there at this free event with plenty of vintage, jewellery, clothes, crafts and cupcake stalls, a delicious BBQ and all accompanied by live acoustic music from exciting new artists!
Big Note @ The Enterprise, Camden – 25 March 2010
Don’t miss Larissa’s next London gig with Big Note @ The Enterprise, Haverstock Hill, Camden on 25th March 2010.
Larissa will be on stage at 8.40pm and doors are open from 8.00pm.
Tickets available in the door at £5.
Next Up: The Source Below – 8th March 2010 – Doors 7.45pm
Larissa’s run of UK gigs will continue at The Source Below in Soho, London on 8th March 2010.
Doors are at 7.45pm and Larissa will be on stage at 9.20pm.
Larissa’s last gig at The Barfly in Camden supporting Bertie Blackman was caught by Bertie herself, along with her band and a large crowd who turned up early and Larissa didn’t disappoint with another hearty and passionate performance.
With some great pictures of The Barfly gig now on Facebook and one fans recording of Larissa at The Troubadour finding its way onto Youtube ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M96UUCoZUbU ) it hasn’t taken London very long at all to warm to Larissa.
Larissa hope’s to see you at The Source Below on 8th, get there early as the intimate venue is sure to sell out, tickets are available in advance, see ‘Gig’s’ for further details…
A Warm London Welcome and Next Up Supporting Bertie Blackman!
The first UK gig could not have got off to a better start, with the lead up to the gig not running as smoothly as envisaged, McKay took to the stage with confidence and with her wonderful positive attitude for life didn’t fail to please the crowd that had gathered to see her.
With the rain lashing down in West London on a fresh February evening, there was a bright ray of sunshine on the world famous Troubadour Club as McKay warmed a damp crown with a heart felt set.
With confirmation from the door that more people had come in to see McKay than the second support act and the main act put together, London certainly turned out to give her a very warm welcome on a historic and memorable night.
McKay wishes to thank all that braved the rain to make her first public appearance in London so very special.
The next performance will be supporting the very talented, fellow Australian, Bertie Blackman at The Barfly in Camden on Saturday 27th February 2010. The Barfly has hosted such bands as Coldplay, David Gray, Kaiser Chief’s and many, many more and promises to be another beautiful occasion for McKay fans.
Taking to the stage at 8pm she looks forward to continuing her love affair with London and seeing as many of you there as possible!
First London Gig @ The Historic Troubadour Club – 25th Feb.
Since 1954, the famous Troubadour Club in West London has been a hotbed of emerging talent and a leading light in excellent musicianship and live music. The Troubadour has played host to names that have gone on to etch their name’s into music history such as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello and more recently Jack Penate, Paulo Nutini and Morcheeba.
Larissa will be performing a selection of self penned songs in her first live public appearance in London. She is very proud to play such a prestigious venue and looks forward to giving her fans a taste of what’s to come as she kick starts her first run of performances in the UK.
Tickets are available on the door at £7 and Larissa’s set will start at 8.15pm.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Larissa London Bound !!!
Australian singer-songwriter Larissa McKay has people talking in Aus and rightly so with a sell-out show at Sydney’s Opera House, an honourable mention in the World Billboard Song Contest and a spell at number one on Triple J’s Uncharted Pop Listing her sound is one not to be missed.
She returned to Sydney in August after embarking on a successful tour of America, playing legendry venues such as New York’s The Bitter End and Hollywood’s world famous Viper Room.
McKay, 22, will be teaming up with UK based management company Axelottle Music and will be playing several shows in the capital to showcase her talent and announce her arrival in the UK in February/March 2010.
She shall be officially releasing her latest EP ‘Just the Wind’ in the UK in March and with a UK tour planned for 2010, McKay has already been confirmed on the bill for Europe’s largest new and emerging talent festival The Great Escape and will be looking to play further festivals throughout the summer.
Sign up now to the mailing list for a taste of what’s to come and watch this space for official tour dates to be released later this year. This is a journey not to be missed!
