Ben Lee and Georgia Maq are joining forces for an eight-date national theatre tour this September and October.
Dubbed The Two Most Annoying People You Love, the co-headline tour will see both Ben Lee and Georgia Maq share the stage for the full two-hour duration of each show. The format is distinct from a traditional double bill, with both artists on stage together from start to finish rather than performing separate sets.
The pair plan to pull from their respective back catalogues, harmonise on each other’s tracks, tackle covers and road-test new material from upcoming recorded projects.
The Two Most Annoying People You Love tour
- 23 September – Princess Theatre, Brisbane QLD
- 24 September – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne VIC
- 25 September – City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW
- 26 September – Milton Theatre, Milton NSW
- 29 September – The Rechabite, Perth WA
- 30 September – Freo Social, Fremantle WA
- 1 October – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide SA
- 2 October – Canberra Theatre, Canberra ACT
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Lee launched his career as a teenager in Sydney band Noise Addict in the early 1990s after being picked up by Sonic Youth and the Beastie Boys. He has since released more than 20 solo albums and collaborated with artists ranging from Ben Folds to Margaret Cho across a prolific three-decade career. Maq is the frontperson of Melbourne trio Camp Cope and an established solo artist. The two have previously worked together on the collaborative track Arsehole.
The eight-date run kicks off at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre on 23 September and wraps at Canberra Theatre on 2 October, taking in venues across Melbourne, Sydney, Milton, Perth, Fremantle and Adelaide along the way. A presale begins on 24 June, with general public tickets going on sale the following day at 11am AEST via Ticketmaster. The tour is presented by Craft Music and Select Music.
Both performers have carved out careers defined by independence and unpredictability. Lee’s output has ranged from lo-fi punk to producing a Grammy-award-winning comedy album for Cho to co-writing a children’s musical with American author Tom Robbins. Maq has built a devoted following through Camp Cope and her expanding solo catalogue. The Two Most Annoying People You Love marks the pair’s first dedicated co-headline run.
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