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Eminem 'leak' suggestsheadline tour, not Big Day Out

Mon 29th Aug, 2011 in Local News

IT’S OFFICIAL – CHECK OUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE

Update:
Since the first teasing ‘leak’ earlier this week there has been plenty of speculation in the FL forums and on the Eminem Tour Australia Facebook page. Although there still hasn’t been an official announcement about the tour, we’ve been keeping a close eye on the rumours and two unconfirmed, but intriguing, reports have caught our eye.

The Daily Telegraph has reported that promoter Paul Dainty will be presenting Eminem at “a couple of monster shows in Sydney and Melbourne”, hinting that the Sydney show would be held at the SCG.

And earlier today digital broadcaster Radar Radio announced on Twitter that Eminem will be touring with support from Lil Wayne, Royce Da 5’9 and Hilltop Hoods and playing in Sydney on Friday 2nd December. Although they claim that he’ll be performing at Sydney’s Acer Arena, rather than at the SCG.

Of course none of this has been officially confirmed yet, but it does looks as though it won’t be long before the tour dates and support acts are announced.

There have been a few rumours swirling linking Eminem and the Big Day Out, but thanks to a ‘leak’ (or deliberate hype building tease) on the Ticketek and Ticketmaster websites it now appears that the rapper will make his way to Australia for his own tour.

The sites posted Eminem’s logo with the words “My name is?” a link to a pre-sale wait list on the weekend and although Ticketek has pulled its page the link is still live on the rival ticketing site. Coincidently the Eminem Tour Australia Facebook page, which is admittedly scant on information, also announced on the weekend that the tour dates are “Coming Soon… all i can say is it’s this year =)”

Fellow Detroit rapper Obie Trice, who has regularly worked with Eminem, has confirmed that he’ll be in Australia early next year for the HeatWave festival in South Australia and shows in “every major city”, which could suggest that he’ll be coming as part of Eminem’s touring entourage.

There’s not much else for the moment, although according to the hit and miss music reporter Nui Te Koha, Eminem is “looking to do either the Big Day Out or stadium shows in December – one in Sydney and one in Melbourne. The stadium show looks more likely.” He also notes that “interesting supports mooted for Eminem shows”