Vera Blue has dropped her official video for single ‘Lady Powers’ featuring Atlanta’s hip-hop maverick Kodie Shane. Soaring to #4 Most Added at Radio last week, the new video which premiered on Refinery29 in the US was filmed on location in Los Angeles with director Jesse Heath. Harnessing the multifaceted nature of ‘Lady Powers,’ Vera Blue (Celia Pavey) is about to unleash a formidable Lady Powers | Power Ladies Remix EP – out Friday, April 13.
Director Jesse Heath gives us some insight into the new video. “The idea for the ‘Lady Powers’ music video was to focus on making a piece of work that expresses both female empowerment and personal freedom without being expository or cliche. It could have been easy to make an oppositional ’girls vs boys’ video but that would have done the song a great disservice. The girls in the video aren’t performing for anyone except themselves and that’s what makes them so powerful. Working with Vera and Kodie was a dream – the energy on set was amazing, and they are both badasses. It’s something I’m really happy to have been a part of.”
Vera Blue says, “We were in LA and it was the best day. We had this huge warehouse where there were like 30 people. In every corner of the room they were building different sets and the first one was kind of like, this big sheet of plastic with neon lights behind it. I got to dance in front of it and be really energetic and powerful then I went and danced behind it which felt like a barrier — it was kind of symbolic for the whole meaning of the song.”
Vera Blue’s stylist picked out some epic Miu Miu and Burberry pieces for the shoot, including a killer plastic, transparent Burberry trenchcoat. “I was styled in these really great pieces that reflected off the neon lights with heaps of strobe and smoke. The scene with Kodie and I was one of my favourites. We were in this big green room with heaps of plants and mannequins that were falling apart and it was amazing how they transformed that room and filmed it weaving in and out of the plants interacting with different little scenarios — it was just so fun.”
‘Lady Powers’ is supported by headline shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney with all first shows sold out and second shows for Brisbane and Melbourne now on sale. Vera Blue will also be performing songs from her Perennial album at the Groovin’ The Moo, VIVID, Day On The Lawn, Curve Ball Festivals and announced today, Chicago’s Lollapalooza Festival in August.
VERA BLUE TOUR DATES
SAT MAR 24 – DAY ON THE LAWN – HOBART TAS
FRI 27 APR – GROOVIN THE MOO – ADELAIDE SA
SAT 28 APR – GROOVIN THE MOO – MAITLAND NSW
SUN 29 APR- GROOVIN THE MOO – CANBERRA ACT
SAT 5 MAY – GROOVIN THE MOO – BENDIGO VIC
SUN 6 MAY – GROOVIN THE MOO – TOWNSVILLE QLD
SAT 12 MAY – GROOVIN THE MOO – BUNBURY WA
SAT 19 MAY – BASS IN THE GRASS FESTIVAL – DARWIN NT
LADY POWERS TOUR
FRI 25 MAY – ENMORE THEATRE – SYDNEY NSW SOLD OUT
WED 30 MAY – THE TIVOLI – BRISBANE QLD LIMITED TICKETS
THURS 31 MAY – THE TIVOLI – BRISBANE QLD SOLD OUT
SAT 2 JUNE – THE FORUM – MELBOURNE VIC SOLD OUT
SUN 3 JUNE – THE FORUM – MELBOURNE VIC LIMITED TICKETS
SAT 16 JUNE – CURVE BALL FESTIVAL – SYDNEY
AUG 2 – 5 – LOLLAPALOOZA FESTIVAL – CHICAGO