Brisbane's powerhouse musical siblings, revered singer songwriters Katie and Tyrone Noonan, join forces this September and October to perform the legendary george album 'Polyserena' live, in celebration of its 20th Anniversary.
The tour will commence in Newcastle at Civic Theatre on September 16, followed by Melbourne Recital Theatre on September 23, Canberra’s The Playhouse on September 24, The Gov Adelaide on October 1, Anita’s Theatre Wollongong on October 7, and winding up with a massive show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on October 8.
The Polyserena 20th Anniversary Celebration will showcase the extraordinary talents of Katie and Tyrone Noonan and band – Brandon Mamata on guitar, Steele Chabau on bass, with Katie’s son Dexter Hurren on drums.
Polyserena 20th Anniversary Celebration: Performed By Katie And Tyrone Noonan
- Civic Theatre, Newcastle: Friday September 16
- Melbourne Recital Theatre, Melbourne: Friday September 23
- The Playhouse, Canberra: Saturday September 24
- The Gov, Adelaide: Saturday October 1
- Anita’s Theatre, Wollongong: Friday October 7
- Enmore Theatre, Sydney: Saturday October 8
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Katie Noonan said today, “In the 20th year of our debut album Polyserena, it is very special to be back making music with my big bro Tyrone and my son Dexter. Our band started in the lounge room of my uni share house in early 1996 in Brisbane with 2 sets of siblings jamming together. My bro had just returned from living in Europe and I had just started uni. I was 18 – so only a little older than Dexter is now.
“26 years later to be celebrating our debut album with my 17 year old son and 2 wonderful young musicians – Brandon Mamata on guitars and Steele Chabau on bass, feels like a wonderful full circle moment with multiple generations sharing music together (we have the 10’s, 20’s, 30’s 40’s and 50’s covered!).
“This album was the soundtrack of me becoming a woman and trying to find my place in the world. It’s funny how songs morph with time and they come to mean something different. That young Katie still has a lot to teach me and I look forward to singing her words on this special tour with my big bro and my first born son.”
Tyrone Noonan added: “My how time flies! it’s hard to believe that it’s 20 years since the release of our debut album Polyserena! Over the last couple of years it’s been awesome to watch my nephew Dexter develop as a musician, it’s fantastic that we are now working together to help bring this album to life for this special anniversary, along with brilliant QLD musicians Steele Chabau and Brandon Mamata.
“Family is so important. I have such a special relationship with my nephews and my brother-in-law, and my dear sister and I have been on an incredible musical journey together that most siblings would never attempt to undertake, and we are lucky enough to be stronger and closer for it! And you’d also be hard pressed to find any prouder and more excited parents/grandparents about this anniversary celebration than our Mum and Dad!
“I’ve come to understand over time, that we were making healing music. It’s an honour to be able to present this body of work once again , especially to a new generation of music lovers who got to know our music through their older siblings or parents. As a longtime DJ and vinyl enthusiast, I am super excited that this album will now be available on double vinyl too!”
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Polyserena debuted at number one on the ARIA charts in 2002, launching george onto the national stage, earning them six ARIA nominations that year – Album Of The Year, Best Group, Best Cover Art, Producer of the Year, Best Pop Release and winning them the award for Breakthrough Artist – Album.
They became only the tenth Australian band in history to debut at number one upon release; Polyserena achieved gold status within ten days, platinum record status within three weeks and had reached double platinum by the end of 2002. It went on to spend 36 weeks in the top 50 of the ARIA Album Chart that year.
Polyserena also gifted the band an amazing six songs in Triple J’s annual Hottest 100 poll across three years with ‘Bastard Son’, ‘Spawn’, ‘Run’, ‘Release’, ‘Breaking It Slowly’ and ‘Special Ones’ which also earned them an ARIA nomination for Breakthrough Artist, Single and an APRA nomination for Song of the Year in 2001. The album has more recently been recognised as one of Triple J’s Hottest 100 Australian albums of all time and landed in Double j’s Top 50 Best Australian Debut Albums.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Polyserena performed in its entirety ahead of its long-awaited release on double vinyl for the first time, as Katie and Tyrone Noonan and band hit the road this September and October.
Tickets for all shows go on sale at 11am, Thursday 7 July at livenation.com.au
