The Cat Empire

Next stop on our World Tour 2019 - Australia! We are finally bringing the songs from Stolen Diamonds home (and throwing in old favourites too of course). Expect to see us doing a lap of the country in Oct/Nov. Tiks available here: www.thecatempire.com/tour More shows to be announce, so don’t yell at us just yet for leaving you out if you are not on the list. Grab your tiks early, and please tell your friends too.

Great news to start your week. Next stop on our World Tour 2019 - Australia! We are finally bringing the songs from Stolen Diamonds home (and throwing in old favourites too of course). Expect to see us doing a lap of the country in Oct/Nov. Tiks available from this moment here: www.thecatempire.com/tour More shows to be announce, so don’t yell at us just yet for leaving you out if you are not on the list. Grab your tiks early, and please tell your friends too.

Rock Dogs young and old Reclink Community Cup today xo

EUROPE, only a few days until we are joining you for some Summer, to play some amazing festivals and venues. thecatempire.com/tour #thecatempire #glastonbury #madcool

Pie night w The Rockdogs Football Club done! Reclink Community Cup here we come 👌🎧💥

Check your inbox this morning if you get our updates, for some special news for Australian audiences 📸 William Buck

Tomorrow we will be announcing something for our Australian supporters, if you are not in our The Cat Empire Fans Worldwide Official Facebook Group, join now to be the first to hear about it…

Lovely Jessie Lloyd , the recipient of our international Touring Grant with The Australia Council for the Arts has touched down back home in Melbourne. She says “We had a great time and was privileged to share our Australian stories and songs which resonated with so many Mexican people”. We will be catching up with Jessie in the next few weeks to see what’s next for her, and how we might help out. But if you’re lucky enough to live in Melbourne, you can catch her Mission Songs Project live here: TUE 9 July http://ach.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Whats_On/Mission_Songs_Project#.XQhAK9MzbOQ WED 10 July https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/visit/Experience/Whats-On/Mission-Songs-Project-Arts-At-Your-Doorstep FRI 12 July http://www.knox.vic.gov.au/Calendar/Calendar.aspx?Event_Id=3854

Rock Dogs! Rocks Dogs! Footy Footy Woof! Last training session w The Rockdogs Football Club before the Reclink Community Cup this Sun.

We The Cat Empire are delighted to be playing at Queenscliff Music Festival this November! Looking forward to performing in the Australian sun

Yes Glastonbury Festival (official), you read it correct. We are playing not once, but twice in one day at Glastonbury Festival this year. Opening The Other Stage, and closing Field Of Avalon - Glastonbury. See you all there.

Jessie Lloyd is currently taking her incredible Mission Songs Project through Mexico, as the recipient of our International Touring Grant in association with the Australia Council for the Arts. It is giving us infinite joy to see her take this unique Australian music to the other side of the world, and we truly hope this is just the start of an incredible new journey for Jessie on her musical adventure. From Jessie: “Loving the rich cultural heritage in the beautiful city of Guadalajara.”

More news in from Jessie Lloyd in Mexico, who was the recipient of our International Touring Grant in association with The Australia Council for the Arts. From Jessie: “Performing our old Mission Songs Project in some of the most breathtaking venues…”

News just in from our International Touring Grant recipient Jessie Lloyd. She has arrived in Mexico, and is about to start her first international tour. We could not be more excited for her, and more proud of this massive step she is taking. From Jessie: “Just about to hit the stage for the first time in Mexico with these gorgeous women.” Australia Council for the Arts

At the end of last year we announced that we had created and financed an International Touring Grant in conjunction with The Australia Council for the Arts. A massive number of applications were received, and we convened in April to determine the one most befitting what we hoped the grant would achieve; the start of a hopefully long term overseas career for an artist/group. Today we are very happy to announce that the recipient of this grant funding is composer, performer and cultural practitioner of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music, Jessie Lloyd who will take her amazing Mission Songs Project to Mexico this month. Searching for the secular songs that were sung after church, Jessie explores the day to day life on the missions, settlements and reserves through music. From cultural identity to love and loss, these rare songs consist of almost forgotten stories that can now shed light into the history of our Indigenous elders, families and communities. As well as financial support, we are also offering Jessie the opportunity to access some mentoring from us (band and management) to help her navigate the international touring market. Massive congratulations to Jessie from all of us. 📸 Luke David Photography

First training session with the Rock Dogs done ✊️

Guess where we’ve been today...

You know you’ve made it when you’re “4 down”.

First announcement for our upcoming AU show dates - we're excited to be playing one of our favourite festivals in the north, Caloundra Music Festival this October. Full line up and tiks : www.caloundramusicfestival.com

Back in Melbs. Missing the road. Quietly reminiscing KILA in a cabin. See you in late June 😹

Secret is out, we are playing Glastonbury Festival (official)! See you at the Avalon Stage on June 29.

Amongst the controlled chaos that was the release of Stolen Diamonds, last month we announced our International Touring Grant in collaboration with the Australia Council for the Arts. We are overwhelmed by the response to this grant and are highly impressed with the standard of applicants. We have received the shortlist of highly ranked contemporary music artists/bands which we will choose from to be the recipient of financial support and one-on-one band and management mentoring, to help launch their international career. Stay tuned for the public announcement. 📸 Christie Goodwin

The winner of our Busking Competition, in our opinion, epitomise what it means to busk. We were delighted to receive this email all the way from Guatemala. The Joy Sticks are a group of two Aussies, a Spaniard and an Englishman based in Guatemala. Rhiannon from the band says “we came together as travellers in this little town called San Pedro on Lake Atitlan and have been spending our days busking, gigging and practising in hope that we can spread the music love wherever we go.” Thank you to all who entered, for your time and for helping us launch Stolen Diamonds around the world. You can watch the full video here: http://bit.ly/2JXyB1Y

Who’s That? Felix says it “is one of those walking down the street, can’t get that melody out of my head kind of songs.” It is about "what might happen unexpectedly. I’ve realised after all these years, that that’s the atmosphere people who come to The Cat Empire shows bring each night. This song tips our caps to them.” For April, start your “Music is The Language of Us All” playlist with Who’s That? followed by a bunch of your favourite tunes that have an infectious melody. To submit your playlist, simply create it on your favourite streaming service and share the URL in the comments of this post for us to see.

We have touched down in our respective cities in Australia after what was a cold, but brilliant tour through North America. Whilst it is hard to believe our first tour of the year is already over, it is harder to believe that Stolen Diamonds was released six weeks ago. Thanks to those of you who took the time this month to play DJ and create your “Music is the Language of Us All” playlists. Congrats to Jen Budwal VandenBroek, you have won a merch pack for your submission. Jen’s playlist can be heard here: https://spoti.fi/2WzEq7p We will be back tomorrow with a new song to inspire your April playlists.