Saul Williams tour datesannounced

Tue 24th Oct, 2006 in Local News

Hip hop artist, beat poet, peace activist, occasional actor and acclaimed musician, Saul Williams will return to Sydney this summer for a series of concerts to promote his new album.

Williams, a long time proponent of peace has been a busy fellow since he last graced our shores (Sydney Festival 2004), drafting the Pledge of Resistance, (against the war in Iraq); starring in a new movie Lakwanna Blues; lecturing at NYU, Cornell and Harvard as well as putting the finishing touches to his latest release, a self titled album that runs the gamut from screamo to hip hop.

Says Williams: “the tracks range from politics to relationships and the politics of relationships. What I ended up with was something that captured the authoritative cool of hip- hop, the playful angst of rock and roll, the raw emotional torment of emo (and, my favorite, “screamo”), and the fuck-off-ness of punk.”.

In December Williams lands in Australia for a series of intimate performances.  Catch him on one of the following dates:

Slingshot Touring and V2/Shock Proudly Presents:
Saul Williams: Live

MELBOURNE – Friday Dec 29 – Corner Hotel
(Tix from: Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), 03 9427 9198, www.cornerhotel.com)
FALLS FESTIVAL – Saturday Dec 30 – Lorne, Victoria (SOLD OUT)
FALLS FESTIVAL – Sunday Dec 31 – Marion Bay, Tasmania (SOLD OUT)
ADELAIDE – Thursday Jan 4 – Electric Light Hotel
(Tix from: Venuetix, C.I.B. and B-Sharp)
SYDNEY – Friday Jan 5 – Gaelic Club
(Tix from: Moshtix outlets, www.moshtix.com.au, (02)9209 4614)
SOUTHBOUND FESTIVAL – Saturday Jan 6

Check out Saul Williams clip for List of Demands