Independent musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer and vocalist Mat McHugh announces a series of shows throughout January and February 2017 and it’s no coincidence the avid surfer has chosen venues sitting alongside some of Australia’s best beaches.
Mat is also rewarding his fan-base by gifting two remixed tracks one from his current album WAVES and the other from his Love Come Save Me set. The tour will see Mat perform in his current two-piece format of vocals-guitar-electronics alongside long-time friend and live collaborator David Brice.
Renowned for dynamic and engaging live shows, Mat McHugh’s ‘High Up!’ Summer 2017 tour will deliver a mix of great songs and deep electronic beats with a smorgasbord of tracks from his three critically acclaimed solo albums WAVES, Love Come Save Me and Seperatista!. This new touring format has been hugely welcomed by audiences worldwide, so much so that Mat was recently invited back to Europe to support successful South African singer songwriter Jeremy Loops for a month long run of sold out shows.
The latter part of 2015 was a tumultuous time for Mat McHugh. Having written, recorded and released WAVES (wavesthealbum.com), Mat unfortunately had to cancel a series of shows due to a serious spinal injury. Rather than go through potentially voice-damaging or mobility threatening surgery, Mat sought out specialists five days a week for the past twelve months to get him back to the point where he could again pick up and play his guitar. Now a year on Australian fans will welcome a return to the stage from this dedicated musician.
Says Mat from Paris about returning to Australia for a run of Summer shows – “Growing up on the beach on the East Coast of Oz I was surrounded by the sounds of punk rock, dub reggae, hip hop, soul, digital dancehall and the smell of fresh surfboard wax and coconut sunscreen. Every song I’ve ever written has those ingredients in its DNA. The culture and the sound are inseparable. And, of all the places I play music each year, none ever make as much sense to me as the coastline of Australia in summertime. The songs get to hang out at home for a while.”
MAT McHUGH – HIGH UP! Summer 2017
Thu 05 Jan – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Fri 06 Jan – Sound Lounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Sat 07 Jan – Pacific Hotel, Yamba, NSW
Sun 08 Jan – Sol Bar, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Thu 19 Jan – Moonshine, Manly, NSW
Fri 20 Jan – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Sat 21 Jan – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Fri 03 Feb – Northshore Hotel, Hillarys, WA
Sat 04 Feb – Mojo’s, Fremantle, WA
Sun 05 Feb – Caves Hotel, Yallingup, WA
Thu 16 Feb – Baha’s Tacos, Rye, VIC
Fri 17 Feb – Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC
Sat 18 Feb – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, VIC