Devendra Banhart Splendoursideshows

Fri 3rd Jun, 2011 in Local News

Folk odd-ball Devendra Banhart has announced two Splendour In The Grass sideshows for his trip Down Under this July.

Last on our shores to play the Big Day Out in 2010 Devendra impressed fans with his engaging live shows. As FasterLouder reported from his Sydney gig, “Devendra is a commanding stage presence, quickly winning over the audience with a charming levity and a warm sense of humour.”

Describing the singer as quirky is quite the understatement when we last spoke to Banhart he was on a beach in New Zealand waxing lyrical about the wonders of the universe: “Within each song, regardless of what the predominant emotion is, there are undertones of other emotions. It’s just the cyclical nature of our beings [and] of our emotional spectrums.” Luckily you don’t have to understand the man to appreciate his music.

Catch Devendra Banhart supported by Husky at these Splendour Sideshows:

Wednesday 27th July – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday 29th July – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne

Tickets on sale from 9am Tuesday June 14th.