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News : A Night With Devin Townsend – Australian Guitar Clinic Tour

By on September 2, 2014

Devin Townsend; Canadian songwriter, guitar virtuous and all round good guy will be returning to Australia this October for a select run of guitar clinics across the country. Thanks to Thump Music fans will have a unique opportunity to learn techniques and styles from the man himself, plus ask questions and buy limited merchandise from each clinic.

The eccentric and musical mastermind that is Devin Townsend will be making his way to Australia this October to take part in a series of Guitar Clinics in association with Thump Music.

Devin Townsend, now 30 records into an astonishing career has just raised the stakes, in the form of a new double album, Z², to be released worldwide in the week of October 27th this year. The two discs will be individually titled ‘Sky Blue’ (DTP) and ‘Dark Matters’ (Ziltoid).

Reflecting on the upcoming release Devin states: “I really enjoy my job and I really want to continue being able to be creative. This project offers me an opportunity to present myself in ways that I haven’t before: as a writer, as an orchestrator, as somebody who’s able to provide soundtrack stuff, as a puppeteer, as a multimedia artist, dubious comedy, all these things. I’m hoping that ‘Z²’ really provides an outlet for people to see that I’m capable of a lot of things, but even more so, I hope it will inspire other artists to reach for things that maybe seem a bit out of reach.”
In light of wanting to inspire other artists and preceding the highly anticipated release of Z², Devin will head to Australia to offer guitar fanatics from across the country the opportunity to learn from an artist who has built a successful career on musical diversity.

BRISBANE- 20th of October – evening clinic 7pm for a 7:30pm start @ The Princess Theatre

SYDNEY- 21st of October – evening clinic 7pm for a 7:30pm start @ Paddington Town Hall

MELBOURNE – 22nd of October – evening clinic 7pm for a 7:30pm start @ St Kilda Town Hall

ADELAIDE – 23rd of October – evening clinic 7pm for a 7:30pm start @ The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel

PERTH- 25th of October – midday clinic 11:30am for a 12:00pm start @ Hale School

Two forms of tickets are available. Read below for the full details. Tickets on sale now!

General Admission – GA ticket enables you to enter into the venue when doors open. There are no allocated seats and its your preference on where you wish to sit (not in VIP area) or what time you arrive at the clinic. General admission is the standard ticket.

 VIP Admission – VIP ticket enables many various opportunities for the customer during this specific tour.

– Early entry into the venue – 6.00pm or 11.00am (Perth clinic)

– Priority seating at the venue

– Assured Meet & Greet with the artist before the clinic (Signing will be limited so if you are a die hard fan this is the best option)

– Priority question section when Q&A is opened up between customers and the Artist

Ticketing pricing is;

1. GA Ticket = $70.00

2. VIP Ticket = $110.00 (LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE)

Devin Townsend Project performing at this year’s Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.

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Anwar is the editor-in-chief of Metal Obsession.net. When Anwar isn't busy promoting tours, interviewing bands and reviewing awesome music, he loves to collect metal vinyl and play video games. Follow Metal Obsession on Twitter and Facebook