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Bliss n Eso Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour

Illusive Presents and Frontier Touring are excited to bring legendary Australian hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso back to the stage in 2023 with their Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour , celebrating their iconic, ARIA Award winning album.

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Bliss n Eso announce Flying Colours 15th Anniversary headline tour for October 2023

Illusive Presents and Frontier Touring are excited to bring legendary Australian hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso back to the stage in 2023 with their Flying Colours 15 th Anniversary Tour this October .

Celebrating 15 years of their iconic, ARIA Award winning, Platinum certified, top 10 Flying Colours album, the trio have had an illustrious career.  Considered Australian hip-hop legends, with three No.1 albums and an extensive sweep of ARIA-certified Platinum and Gold singles, Bliss N Eso have truly earned their star status.

“Honestly, this album was such game changer for us and we’re so pumped to be hitting the road to celebrate its 15th anniversary with all our beloved fans.  We are blessed to have had such an amazing career that is still as strong as ever and Flying Colours was truely such a pivotal point in our trajectory.  Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists. It’s rare these days that a body of work stands the test of time and still means so much to so many people.  Even more than winning our first ARIA award with this album, it was the deep connection with our fans this album created that really spawned the fanbase we have today and that’s what means the most.  There’s so many bangers on this record that are constantly requested but we rarely get to play live, so to break these bad boys out for the first time in years and let em rip all together is going to be INSANE.  And of course to finally release this truly special album on vinyl for the FIRST TIME EVER is just the icing on the cake!” – Jonathan (MC Bliss of Bliss n Eso)   

Following a huge 2022 touring up and down the country on not one but two Australian tours – The Sun Tour & Wheel Of Tunes Tour – Bliss n Eso will take on six huge new dates kicking off on Friday 6 October at Metropolis Fremantle , then heading to Adelaide on Saturday 7 October for a show at Hindley Street Music Hall , onto Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Friday 13 October , Hobart’s Uni Bar on Saturday 14 October , Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Friday 20 October before heading to The Tivoli in Brisbane for their final show of the tour on Saturday 21 October .

Frontier Members presale commences Tuesday 18 July from 10am local before the general public on sale kicks off Thursday 20 July from 10am local.   Tickets via frontiertouring.com/blissneso 

To celebrate 15 years after their career defining album, the upcoming Flying Colours 15 th Anniversary Tour symbolises the moment everything changed for Bliss N Eso and this is a chance for them to thank their fans!   Bliss n Eso will be performing the ARIA Award winning Platinum certified top 10 Flying Colours album in its entirety, which includes the hit singles ‘ Woodstock 2008 ’, ‘ Bullet and a Target ’, ARIA Platinum ‘ The Sea is Rising ’ and ARIA Gold ‘ Eye of the Storm ’ plus performances of their biggest catalogue hits with a few surprises in store!

Limited VIP / Meet & Greet / vinyl / merch bundles available for all shows via: frontiertouring.com/blissneso

To commemorate the tour, the original Flying Colours album will be pressed on vinyl for the first time (released via Flight Deck/Mushroom on Fri 3 Nov), pre-orders live from Thu 20 Jul here.   With two limited edition versions of the vinyl – Transparent Red and Gold – fans will be able to purchase this special piece of Bliss N Eso memorabilia as a reminder of the impact the Flying Colours project had on Australian music.

BLISS N ESO ​ FLYING COLOURS 15 TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ​OCTOBER 2023 ​Presented by Illusive Presents & Frontier Touring

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRESALE  ​via frontiertouring.com/blissneso ​Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday 18 July (10am local) ​ or until presale allocation exhausted

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE ​Begins: Thursday 20 July (10am local)

ALL SHOWS 18+

Friday 6 October ​Metropolis Fremantle | Fremantle, WA ​18+ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ oxtiz.com.au

Saturday 7 October ​ Hindley Street Music Hall | Adelaide, SA ​18+ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ moshtix.com.au

Friday 13 October ​ 170 Russell | Melbourne, VIC ​18+ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ moshtix.com.au

Saturday 14 October ​ Uni Bar | Hobart, TAS ​18+ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ oxtiz.com.au

Friday 20 October ​ Metro Theatre | Sydney, NSW ​18+ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ ticketek.com.au

Saturday 21 October ​ The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD ​18+ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ ticketmaster.com.au

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Bliss N Eso Announce 15th Anniversary Tour, Celebrating Milestone Album ‘Flying Colours’

Australian hip-hop legends Bliss N Eso are set to make a triumphant return to the stage in 2023 with their highly anticipated Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour. The tour marks a significant milestone for Bliss N Eso as they celebrate 15 years since the release of their iconic and critically acclaimed album – which you can listen to below to bring back some of that – much-loved – late 2000 nostalgia. The album, which received the prestigious certification in Australia, solidified Bliss N Eso’s position as trailblazers in the Australian hip-hop scene. With numerous top 10 hits and a string of Platinum and Gold singles, the trio has undeniably earned their star status ever since that 2008 release (and beyond).

The Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour promises to be a spectacular event, allowing Bliss N Eso to express their gratitude to their dedicated fanbase. The trio will perform the entire Flying Colours album, featuring chart-topping singles such as my favourites ‘ The Beginning ‘ ‘ Destiny Lane ‘, ‘ Climb The Cliffs ‘ and ETM’s personal album favourite ‘Gorilla Militia’. In addition to those hits, fans can expect electrifying performances of the trio’s biggest catalogue hits, with a few surprises in store.

“Honestly, this album was such game changer for us and we’re so pumped to be hitting the road to celebrate its 15th anniversary with all our beloved fans. We are blessed to have had such an amazing career that is still as strong as ever and Flying Colours was truely such a pivotal point in our trajectory. Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists. It’s rare these days that a body of work stands the test of time and still means so much to so many people. Even more than winning our first ARIA award with this album, it was the deep connection with our fans this album created that really spawned the fanbase we have today and that’s what means the most. There’s so many bangers on this record that are constantly requested but we rarely get to play live, so to break these bad boys out for the first time in years and let em rip all together is going to be INSANE. And of course to finally release this truly special album on vinyl for the FIRST TIME EVER is just the icing on the cake!” – — Jonathan (MC Bliss of Bliss n Eso)

To commemorate this special tour and the impact of the Flying Colours project on Australian music, the original album will be pressed on vinyl for the very first time. Released via Flight Deck/Mushroom on Friday, November 3. This exclusive piece of Bliss N Eso memorabilia will serve as a timeless reminder of the album’s profound influence.

  BLISS N ESO ​FLYING COLOURS 15TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR — ​OCTOBER 2023 

Friday 6 October ​Metropolis Fremantle | Fremantle, WA ​18+ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local)

Saturday 7 October ​ ​Hindley Street Music Hall | Adelaide, SA ​ ​18+ ​ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local)

Friday 13 October ​ ​170 Russell | Melbourne, VIC ​ ​18+ ​ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local)

Saturday 14 October ​ ​Uni Bar | Hobart, TAS ​ ​18+ ​ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local)

Friday 20 October ​ ​Metro Theatre | Sydney, NSW ​ ​18+ ​ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local)

Saturday 21 October ​ ​The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD ​ ​18+ ​ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local)

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Bliss n Eso are hitting the road to celebrate their third album, Flying Colours .

Released in 2008, Flying Colours was a massive commercial and critical success for the trio, becoming their first top 10 hit on the ARIA Albums Chart. It later became only the second Australian hip hop album to be certified gold, while it also won the group the 2008 ARIA Award for Best Urban Release.

15 years after its release, Bliss n Eso will celebrate Flying Colours on an Australian tour, stopping in Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney, and Brisbane this October (see full dates below).

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, July 20th at 10am local time. The Frontier Members pre-sale begins on Tuesday, July 18th at 10am local time.

To commemorate the tour, the original Flying Colours album will be pressed on vinyl for the first time, giving fans the ideal reminder of one of the biggest Australian hip hop albums of the noughties. The vinyl – which comes in Transparent Red and Gold – will be available to pre-order from Thursday, July 20th before its release on Friday, November 3rd via Flight Deck/Mushroom.

“Honestly, this album was such a game changer for us and we’re so pumped to be hitting the road to celebrate its 15th anniversary with all our beloved fans,” says MC Bliss. “We are blessed to have had such an amazing career that is still as strong as ever, and Flying Colours was truly such a pivotal point in our trajectory.

“Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists. It’s rare these days that a body of work stands the test of time and still means so much to so many people.”

Bliss n Eso Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour

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Saturday 14 October  Uni Bar | Hobart, TAS oxtiz.com.au

Friday 20 October  Metro Theatre | Sydney, NSW ticketek.com.au

Saturday 21 October  The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD ticketmaster.com.au

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“There's so many bangers on this record that are constantly requested but we rarely get to play live, so to break these bad boys out for the first time in years and let ‘em rip all together is going to be INSANE."

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Legendary Australian hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso have announced that they’re again set to hit the stage in 2023 with their Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour this October.

It’s bound to be a major milestone for the Sydney musos , who will be celebrating 15 years of their iconic, ARIA Award-winning, Platinum certified, top 10 Flying Colours album.

Considered Australian hip-hop legends, with three No.1 albums and an extensive sweep of ARIA-certified Platinum and Gold singles, Bliss N Eso have truly earned their star status and are set to bring the fire to their upcoming Aussie tour.

Following a huge 2022 touring up and down the country on not one but two Australian tours – The Sun Tour & Wheel Of Tunes Tour - Bliss n Eso will take on six huge new dates kicking off on Friday 6 October at Metropolis Fremantle.

They’ll   then head to Adelaide on Saturday 7 October for a show at Hindley Street Music Hall , onto Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Friday 13 October, Hobart’s Uni Bar on Saturday 14 October, Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Friday 20 October before heading to The Tivoli in Brisbane for their final show of the tour on Saturday 21 October. 

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Speaking of the anniversary tour, MC Bliss said, “Honestly, this album was such gamechanger for us and we’re so pumped to be hitting the road to celebrate its 15th anniversary with all our beloved fans.”

“We are blessed to have had such an amazing career that is still as strong as ever and Flying Colours was truly such a pivotal point in our trajectory. Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists.”

“It's rare these days that a body of work stands the test of time and still means so much to so many people."

Bliss continued, “Even more than winning our first ARIA award with this album, it was the deep connection with our fans this album created that really spawned the fanbase we have today and that’s what means the most." 

To commemorate the tour, the original Flying Colours album will also be pressed on vinyl for the first time (released via Flight Deck/Mushroom on Fri 3 Nov), with pre-orders live from Thursday, July 20 here .

With two limited edition versions of the vinyl – Transparent Red and Gold – fans will be able to purchase this special piece of Bliss N Eso memorabilia as a reminder of the impact the Flying Colours project had on Aussie music.

“There's so many bangers on this record that are constantly requested but we rarely get to play live, so to break these bad boys out for the first time in years and let ‘em rip all together is going to be INSANE,” Bliss added.

“And of course to finally release this truly special album on vinyl for the FIRST TIME EVER is just the icing on the cake!”

Frontier Members presale commences Tuesday 18 July from 10am local before the general public on sale kicks off Thursday 20 July from 10am local.   Tickets via frontiertouring.com/blissneso

Limited VIP / Meet & Greet / vinyl / merch bundles available for all shows via: frontiertouring.com/blissneso

BLISS N ESO   FLYING COLOURS 15TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR OCTOBER 2023   ​Presented by Illusive Presents & Frontier Touring   

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRESALE    ​via frontiertouring.com/blissneso ​Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday 18 July (10am local) ​ or until presale allocation exhausted   

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE   ​Begins: Thursday 20 July (10am local)    

ALL SHOWS 18+   

Friday 6 October ​Metropolis Fremantle | Fremantle, WA ​18+ ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ oxtiz.com.au  

Saturday 7 October   ​ Hindley Street Music Hall | Adelaide, SA   ​18+  ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ moshtix.com.au  

Friday 13 October   ​ 170 Russell | Melbourne, VIC   ​18+  ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ moshtix.com.au  

Saturday 14 October   ​ Uni Bar | Hobart, TAS   ​18+  ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ oxtiz.com.au   

Friday 20 October   ​ Metro Theatre | Sydney, NSW   ​18+  ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ ticketek.com.au   

Saturday 21 October   ​ The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD   ​18+  ​Tickets on sale Thursday 20 July (10am local) ​ ticketmaster.com.au  

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Illusive Presents and Frontier Touring are excited to bring legendary Australian hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso back to the stage in 2023 with their Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour this October.

To celebrate 15 years after their career defining album, the upcoming Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour symbolises the moment everything changed for Bliss N Eso and this is a chance for them to thank their fans!   Bliss n Eso will be performing the ARIA Award winning Platinum certified top 10 Flying Colours album in its entirety, which includes the hit singles ‘ Woodstock 2008 ’, ‘ Bullet and a Target ’, ARIA Platinum ‘ The Sea is Rising ’ and ARIA Gold ‘ Eye of the Storm ’ plus performances of their biggest catalogue hits with a few surprises in store!

Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers. We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.  

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Bliss n Eso: Hip-hop legends announce Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour

Aussie hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso have announced their Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour which will kick off in WA before travelling the country later this year.

Following a huge 2022 touring up and down the country on not one but two Australian tours, Bliss n Eso will take on six huge new dates kicking off on Friday, October 6 at Metropolis Fremantle.

The legendary trio will then head to Adelaide on October 7, onto Melbourne’s 170 Russell on October 13, Hobart’s Uni Bar on October 14, Sydney’s Metro Theatre on October 20 before heading to The Tivoli in Brisbane for their final show on Saturday, October 21.

Jonathan Notley — aka MC Bliss — said the group’s career-defining Flying Colours album was a “game changer” and couldn’t wait to hit the road to thank the fans.

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“We are blessed to have had such an amazing career that is still as strong as ever and Flying Colours was truly such a pivotal point in our trajectory. Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists. It’s rare these days that a body of work stands the test of time and still means so much to so many people,” he said.

“Even more than winning our first ARIA award with this album, it was the deep connection with our fans this album created that really spawned the fanbase we have today and that’s what means the most.

“There are so many bangers on this record that are constantly requested but we rarely get to play live, so to break these bad boys out for the first time in years and let em rip all together is going to be insane.

“And of course to finally release this truly special album on vinyl for the first time ever is just the icing on the cake!”

Bliss n Eso will be performing the ARIA award-winning Platinum certified top 10 Flying Colours album in its entirety, which includes the hit singles Woodstock 2008, Bullet and a Target, The Sea is Rising and Eye of the Storm plus a few surprises up their sleeves.

To commemorate the tour, the original Flying Colours album will be pressed on vinyl for the first time with pre-orders live from July 20.

Limited VIP, meet and greet, vinyl and merch bundles will be available for all shows

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Bliss N Eso ‘s 2023 national tour toasting the 15th anniversary of their ARIA Award-winning, Platinum-certified album  Flying Colours just got girthier. After a massive presale demand, the Aussie hip-hop trio have announced extra shows in both Sydney and Melbourne. The new Melbourne event will hit 170 Russell on Wednesday, 11th October, while the fresh Sydney date will go down at the Metro Theatre on Thursday, 19th October.

• UPDATE 26/07/2023: Extra Brisbane show added after 21st October gig sells out.
• UPDATE 10/08/2023: Second show announced in Hobart; Melbourne completely sold out. Details below.

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Tickets to the newly announced dates are on sale to the general public right-the-heck now, as are tickets to the previously announced bad boys.

Kicking off this October, the trio will now perform the LP in its entirety on eight stages across the country, with shows in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney and Brisbane.

“Honestly, this album was such game changer for us and we’re so pumped to be hitting the road to celebrate its 15th anniversary with all our beloved fans,” MC Bliss aka Jonathan Notley said in a press statement. 

“We are blessed to have had such an amazing career that is still as strong as ever and  Flying Colours  was truely such a pivotal point in our trajectory. Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists. It’s rare these days that a body of work stands the test of time and still means so much to so many people,” he continued.

“Even more than winning our first ARIA award with this album, it was the deep connection with our fans this album created that really spawned the fanbase we have today and that’s what means the most. There’s so many bangers on this record that are constantly requested but we rarely get to play live, so to break these bad boys out for the first time in years and let em rip all together is going to be INSANE.”

The group’s defining LP will be pressed on vinyl for the first time to commemorate the big milestone, with limited edition transparent red and gold options available. It will be ready for your record players on Friday, 3rd November (pre-order it  here  now).

Bliss n Eso’s  Flying Colours  album was released on 26th April, 2008, and featured the hit singles ‘Woodstock 2008’, ‘Bullet and a Target’, ‘The Sea is Rising’ and ‘Eye of the Storm’.

Bliss n Eso  Flying Colours  15th Anniversary Tour

• Friday, 6th October – Metropolis Fremantle, Fremantle WA – SOLD OUT
• Saturday, 7th October – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide SA
• Wednesday, 11th October – 170 Russell, Melbourne VIC – SOLD OUT
• Friday, 13th October – 170 Russell, Melbourne VIC – SOLD OUT
• Saturday, 14th October – Uni Bar, Hobart TAS – SOLD OUT
• Sunday, 15th October – Uni Bar, Hobart TAS – NEW SHOW
• Thursday, 19th October –  Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW – NEW SHOW
• Friday, 20th October – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW – SOLD OUT
• Saturday, 21st October – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD – SOLD OUT
• Sunday, 22nd October – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD – NEW SHOW

Tickets on sale now   via Frontier Touring

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Bliss N Eso’s third album ‘Flying Colours’ turns 15 this year. To celebrate the album, the seminal Aussie hip-hop trio are hitting the road in October.

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The Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour will start Friday, October 6 in Fremantle then heads to Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney before wrapping up in Brisbane on Saturday, October 21. The group will play the album in full at each of the dates, including the album’s hits ‘The Sea Is Rising’ and ‘Eye of the Storm’. Expect other hits from the trios back catalogue, too.

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To coincide with the anniversary, the band will give ‘Flying Colours’ its first vinyl pressing. The limited-edition release will come in two editions on transparent red or gold wax. The new vinyl edition will be released via Flight Deck/Mushroom on Friday, November 3; pre-orders are available from Thursday, July 20 .

‘Flying Colours’ debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart and reached number one on the Urban Albums Chart. At the 2008 ARIA Awards it took home the gong for Best Urban Release.

Unlike its previous albums – which had been recorded haphazardly whenever the group could secure studio time – ‘Flying Colours’ was the product of a dedicated three months of writing and recording, bunkered down in Melbourne, away from the distractions of their Sydney home. Its first single, ‘Bullet and a Target’ received major nationwide airplay; and its third, ‘Eye of the Storm’ took its riff from the Angus & Julia Stone track, ‘Paper Aeroplane’.

“Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists,” says MC Bliss in a statement.

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Bliss N Eso’s Australian tour dates are:

Friday, October 6 – Fremantle, Metropolis, then heading to

Saturday, October 7 – Adelaide, Hindley Street Music Hall

Friday, October 13 – Melbourne, 170 Russell

Saturday, October 14 – Hobart, Uni Bar

Friday, October 20 – Sydney, Metro Theatre

Saturday, October 21 –  Brisbane, The Tivoli

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Bliss n eso add second melbourne show on flying colours tour.

Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour symbolises the moment everything changed for Bliss N Eso.

Legendary Australian hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso are doing what they do best and heading back to the stage in 2023 with their Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour this October.

Following a huge 2022 touring up and down the country on not one but two Australian tours – The Sun Tour & Wheel Of Tunes Tour –  Bliss n Eso  will take on six huge new dates kicking off on Friday 6 October at Metropolis Fremantle, then heading to Adelaide on Saturday 7 October for a show at Hindley Street Music Hall, onto Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Friday 13 October, Hobart’s Uni Bar on Saturday 14 October, Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Friday 20 October before heading to The Tivoli in Brisbane for their final show of the tour on Saturday 21 October.

Expect to hear the ARIA Award winning Platinum certified top 10 Flying Colours album in its entirety, which includes the hit singles ‘Woodstock 2008’, ‘Bullet and a Target’, ARIA Platinum ‘The Sea is Rising’ and ARIA Gold ‘Eye of the Storm’ plus performances of their biggest catalogue hits with a few surprises in store!

Bliss N Eso Australia tour

• October 6 – Metropolis Fremantle, Fremantle, WA
• October 7 – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, SA
• October 10 – 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC  new show
• October 13 – 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC
• October 14 – Uni Bar, Hobart, TAS
• October 19 – Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW  new show
• October 20 – Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
• October 21 – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews  here .

Celebrating 15 years of their iconic, ARIA Award winning, Platinum certified, top 10 Flying Colours album, the trio have had an illustrious career. Considered Australian hip-hop legends, with three No.1 albums and an extensive sweep of ARIA-certified Platinum and Gold singles, Bliss N Eso have truly earned their star status.

“Honestly, this album was such game changer for us and we’re so pumped to be hitting the road to celebrate its 15th anniversary with all our beloved fans. We are blessed to have had such an amazing career that is still as strong as ever and Flying Colours was truely such a pivotal point in our trajectory. Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists,” says Jonathan (MC Bliss of Bliss n Eso)

“It’s rare these days that a body of work stands the test of time and still means so much to so many people. Even more than winning our first ARIA award with this album, it was the deep connection with our fans this album created that really spawned the fanbase we have today and that’s what means the most. There’s so many bangers on this record that are constantly requested but we rarely get to play live, so to break these bad boys out for the first time in years and let em rip all together is going to be INSANE. And of course to finally release this truly special album on vinyl for the FIRST TIME EVER is just the icing on the cake!”

Frontier Members presale commences Tuesday 18 July from 10am local before the general public on sale kicks off Thursday 20 July from 10am local.   Tickets  here . 

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Bliss n eso announce flying colours 15th anniversary australia tour .

Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour symbolises the moment everything changed for Bliss N Eso.

Legendary Australian hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso are doing what they do best and heading back to the stage in 2023 with their Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour this October.

Following a huge 2022 touring up and down the country on not one but two Australian tours – The Sun Tour & Wheel Of Tunes Tour – Bliss n Eso will take on six huge new dates kicking off on Friday 6 October at Metropolis Fremantle, then heading to Adelaide on Saturday 7 October for a show at Hindley Street Music Hall, onto Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Friday 13 October, Hobart’s Uni Bar on Saturday 14 October, Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Friday 20 October before heading to The Tivoli in Brisbane for their final show of the tour on Saturday 21 October.

Expect to hear the ARIA Award winning Platinum certified top 10 Flying Colours album in its entirety, which includes the hit singles ‘Woodstock 2008’, ‘Bullet and a Target’, ARIA Platinum ‘The Sea is Rising’ and ARIA Gold ‘Eye of the Storm’ plus performances of their biggest catalogue hits with a few surprises in store!

Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Australia Tour

Friday 6 October ​Metropolis Fremantle | Fremantle, WA

Saturday 7 October ​Hindley Street Music Hall | Adelaide, SA

Friday 13 October ​170 Russell | Melbourne, VIC

Saturday 14 October ​Uni Bar | Hobart, TAS

Friday 20 October ​Metro Theatre | Sydney, NSW

Saturday 21 October ​The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews  here .

Celebrating 15 years of their iconic, ARIA Award winning, Platinum certified, top 10 Flying Colours album, the trio have had an illustrious career. Considered Australian hip-hop legends, with three No.1 albums and an extensive sweep of ARIA-certified Platinum and Gold singles, Bliss N Eso have truly earned their star status.

“Honestly, this album was such game changer for us and we’re so pumped to be hitting the road to celebrate its 15th anniversary with all our beloved fans. We are blessed to have had such an amazing career that is still as strong as ever and Flying Colours was truely such a pivotal point in our trajectory. Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists,” says Jonathan (MC Bliss of Bliss n Eso)

“It’s rare these days that a body of work stands the test of time and still means so much to so many people. Even more than winning our first ARIA award with this album, it was the deep connection with our fans this album created that really spawned the fanbase we have today and that’s what means the most. There’s so many bangers on this record that are constantly requested but we rarely get to play live, so to break these bad boys out for the first time in years and let em rip all together is going to be INSANE. And of course to finally release this truly special album on vinyl for the FIRST TIME EVER is just the icing on the cake!”

Frontier Members presale commences Tuesday 18 July from 10am local before the general public on sale kicks off Thursday 20 July from 10am local.   Tickets here . 

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Bliss n Eso announce Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour

Legendary Aussie hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso have announced their Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour across Australia.

The tour will celebrate the ARIA Award winning, Platinum certified Flying Colours album, which featured hit singles Woodstock 2008 , Bullet and a Target , Eye of the Storm and The Sea is Rising.

Bliss n Eso kick off the tour at Metropolis Fremantle on Friday, October 6 before hitting Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney and Brisbane.

“Honestly, this album was such game changer for us and we’re so pumped to be hitting the road to celebrate its 15th anniversary with all our beloved fans,” said MC Bliss . “We are blessed to have had such an amazing career that is still as strong as ever and Flying Colours was truely such a pivotal point in our trajectory. Even when I play it today I can really hear that monumental shift in our sound and growth as artists. It’s rare these days that a body of work stands the test of time and still means so much to so many people.”

To commemorate the tour, the original Flying Colours album will be pressed on vinyl for the first time and will be on sale from Friday, November 3 . With two limited edition versions of the vinyl – Transparent Red and Gold – fans will be able to purchase this special piece of Bliss N Eso memorabilia.

Bliss n Eso’s  Flying Colours 15th Anniversary Tour hits Metropolis Fremantle on Friday, October 6, 2023. Tickets are on sale Thursday, July 20 from oztix.com.au

'I hid an NWA tape under my bed' Bliss N Eso on discovering hip hop and their 'fake rap' beginnings

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MC Bliss – one half of Bliss N Eso , one of Australia's most enduringly popular hip hop groups – can vividly remember the first time he fell in love with the genre.

"The first song I heard was 'O.P.P.' by Naughty By Nature and it was on WPGC in [Washington] DC which is the big radio station that plays all the hip hop music."

Bliss, then just an American kid going by Jonathan Notley, couldn't afford to buy the 'O.P.P.' single. But he could get blank cassette tapes.

"I had to wait all day for this song to come on because I loved it. And I recorded it and recorded it, so it just looped," he told Tim Shiel on Double J Arvos. "Every time it came on I recorded it again and again.

"I have this vivid memory of standing on the baseball field with my Walkman… You know how smells [trigger] memories? It's fresh cut grass, listening to this song. That was the moment for me I just fell in love with hip hop."

In 2023, Bliss and his counterpart, Max 'Eso' McKinnon , are celebrating 15 years since the release of their breakthrough third album – the ARIA-winning, Hottest 100-debuting Flying Colours – with a reissue and upcoming national tour.

That, combined with current 50 years of hip hop celebrations , has the pair looking back. Way back.

"I was possibly six or seven years old. I was lucky enough to go over to the States to Los Angeles for a few trips with my parents," Eso said of his first time experiencing hip hop.

"We were on Venice Beach and my dad bought me one of those fluoro bloody yellow Walkmans." And what to play on it? Power Rap , a random compilation purchase.

"It had just a graffiti picture of a stereo on it – you couldn't' even tell what was on this tape until I was flying back from America on the plane back to Sydney. I was rapping the lyrics out loud… there were some swear words.

"It was Slick Rick and I was putting on Slick Rick's voice [mimicking] 'okay everybody let's all get down'. My mum was going 'what are you listening to!?' They kept trying to take that tape away from me – throw it in the fire or say they'd lost it. But every few years I'd find that tape in the house."

Bliss' folks were more extreme.

"My dad used to censor my records. When they finally clued into what I was listening [to] I had all my CDs taken off me. My dad literally sat down with the boom box and cassette recorder and he listened to every song and decided 'okay you can have this one, this one'.

He remembered there was a lot of Heavy D ("because he doesn't swear") and, much to Bliss' relief, a 2Pac track that slipped through the cracks.

"' Brenda's Got A Baby '… I fell in love with 2Pac on his second album and all my favourite songs were taken away from me and I had to do the sneaky and try and listen to them elsewhere.

"I remember I used to have an N.W.A. tape literally hidden under my bed. For my parents it was a Playboy or something, it was crazy."

The beginnings of Bliss N Eso

By the time Bliss emigrated from the US with his family in the early 1990s, he met and bonded with McKinnon over a shared love of rap on the first day of high school in Sydney's north shore.

"This is the point in Australia where hip hop was pretty much non-existent, especially the local scene. It was dominated by rock and pop out here. You'd got to a CD store you'd have to dig hard to maybe find an Ice Cube record or something like that – it was not around.

"And so at school, none of the kids were listening to hip hop… except this one guy named Max. And we became friends because we were both into hip hop."

Fans will be familiar with that part of the Bliss N Eso origin story but maybe not so much the bit where the group "started off a blatant lie" from Bliss to impress his new mate.

"One day I came to school – remember the song C&C Music Factory 'Everybody Dance Now' ? That had just come out in the States but it hadn't really blown up here yet. I knew the verse off by heart, this rapid-fire verse, and I spit it to Eso in the schoolyard and I told him I wrote it.

"He was like 'Woah, damn man' so he went away that night 'if this dude can write something, I can write something' he went home and he wrote a rap. He came to school the next day and he rapped what he had legitimately written it. I was like 'This guy, man. I lied to him and he's actually written a rap!' he made me think 'okay, I've gotta go home and write one'

"I did that, and that was our first rhymes. We started off basically me lying to him but it was that self-belief and encouragement that we could do it."

Memories of  Flying Colours 

In 2000, after filling out the line-up with DJ Izm , Bliss N Eso released their first music and played their first shows.

After mixed responses to their first two albums, Flowers In The Pavement (2004) and Day of the Dog (2006) Bliss N Eso had a creative and commercial breakthrough in 2008 with Flying Colours .

"Flying Colours felt like everything fell into place and we really started honing in in our sound," Bliss said. "We got a really cohesive body of work together and I think that reflects in the finished product."

Bliss remembered it being a huge turning point as their profile and popularity spiked.

"When we released it, I think we played a 1000-person venue – like The Metro in Sydney or the Corner in Melbourne. And by the end of that cycle, we did two tours of it, we were doing sold out Festival Hall [shows]. That was the growth."

Flying Colours won the ARIA Award for Best Urban Release while tracks like 'The Sea Is Rising', 'Woodstock 2008' and the Angus & Julia Stone sampling 'Eye of the Storm' cracked triple j's Hottest 100.

Of the latter track, Bliss recalled: "I think it was one of the first times a local Australian act had sampled something from a different genre within Australia, especially something current."

He remembers first hearing Angus & Julia Stone's 'Paper Aeroplane' while hanging out in a friend's kitchen. "And being like 'This is dope! What is this!?' I took it to our producer 'we should flip this sample' and that became 'Eye of the Storm'."

The pair have plenty of amazing memories from Flying Colours . Like the time they went to Africa and recorded a music video with a "21-piece African Zulu Choir, recording in mud huts in a village."

"It was a really special time and now to be coming back full circle, 15 years later, and to see how much interest is still there in this album. We've got 10 shows and seven are already sold out.

"It's crazy and a beautiful thing because the music [is] a part of the soundtrack to their lives, and everyone's got a different story about a particular song and what it means to them.

"It's just a beautiful thing to be able to connect through music to a stranger you've never met but have this thing in common. And then be able to celebrate that live on stage.

"We've been in the game for a minute. We did our first show in the year 2000 and before that obviously we were teens making songs on cassette tapes. 

"So, it's incredible to see how far hip hop has come. We are blessed and so grateful to be part of this journey and helping build the story of what hip hop is."

Catch Bliss N Eso at the following dates. Find more info at the  Frontier Touring website .

Fri 6 October – Metropolis: Whadjuk Noongar Country, Fremantle (sold out)

Sat 7 October – Hindley Street Music Hall: Kaurna Country, Adelaide

Wed 11 October – 170 Russell: Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, Melbourne (sold out)

Fri 13 October – 170 Russell: Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, Melbourne (sold out)

Sat 14 October – Uni Bar: muwinina Country, Hobart (sold out)

Sun 15 October – Uni Bar: muwinina Country, Hobart (18+ afternoon show)

Thr 19 October – Metro Theatre: Gadigal Land, Sydney (new show) Fri 20 October – Metro Theatre: Gadigal Land, Sydney (sold out)

Sat 21 October – The Tivoli: Jager Turrbal Land, Brisbane (sold out)

Sun 22 October – The Tivoli: Jager Turrbal Land, Brisbane (sold out)

Bliss N Eso expand 15th anniversary tour for Flying Colours

Kievskaya Station went public in March of 1937, the rails between it and Park Kultury Station being the first to cross the Moscow River.  Kievskaya is full of mosaics depicting aristocratic scenes of Russian life, with great cameo appearances by Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin.  Each work has a Cyrillic title/explanation etched in the marble beneath it; however, if your Russian is rusty, you can just appreciate seeing familiar revolutionary dates like 1905 ( the Russian Revolution ) and 1917 ( the October Revolution ).

Mayakovskaya Station

Mayakovskaya Station ranks in my top three most notable Metro stations. Mayakovskaya just feels right, done Art Deco but no sense of gaudiness or pretention.  The arches are adorned with rounded chrome piping and create feeling of being in a jukebox, but the roof’s expansive mosaics of the sky are the real showstopper.  Subjects cleverly range from looking up at a high jumper, workers atop a building, spires of Orthodox cathedrals, to nimble aircraft humming by, a fleet of prop planes spelling out CCCP in the bluest of skies.

Novoslobodskaya Station

Novoslobodskaya is the Metro’s unique stained glass station.  Each column has its own distinctive panels of colorful glass, most of them with a floral theme, some of them capturing the odd sailor, musician, artist, gardener, or stenographer in action.  The glass is framed in Art Deco metalwork, and there is the lovely aspect of discovering panels in the less frequented haunches of the hall (on the trackside, between the incoming staircases).  Novosblod is, I’ve been told, the favorite amongst out-of-town visitors.

Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya Station is one of palatial grandeur.  It seems both magnificent and obligatory, like the presidential palace of a colonial city.  The yellow ceiling has leafy, white concrete garland and a series of golden military mosaics accenting the tile mosaics of glorified Russian life.  Switching lines here, the hallway has an Alice-in-Wonderland feel, impossibly long with decorative tile walls, culminating in a very old station left in a remarkable state of disrepair, offering a really tangible glimpse behind the palace walls.

Dostoevskaya Station

Dostoevskaya is a tribute to the late, great hero of Russian literature .  The station at first glance seems bare and unimpressive, a stark marble platform without a whiff of reassembled chips of tile.  However, two columns have eerie stone inlay collages of scenes from Dostoevsky’s work, including The Idiot , The Brothers Karamazov , and Crime and Punishment.   Then, standing at the center of the platform, the marble creates a kaleidoscope of reflections.  At the entrance, there is a large, inlay portrait of the author.

Chkalovskaya Station

Chkalovskaya does space Art Deco style (yet again).  Chrome borders all.  Passageways with curvy overhangs create the illusion of walking through the belly of a chic, new-age spacecraft.  There are two (kos)mosaics, one at each end, with planetary subjects.  Transferring here brings you above ground, where some rather elaborate metalwork is on display.  By name similarity only, I’d expected Komsolskaya Station to deliver some kosmonaut décor; instead, it was Chkalovskaya that took us up to the space station.

Elektrozavodskaya Station

Elektrozavodskaya is full of marble reliefs of workers, men and women, laboring through the different stages of industry.  The superhuman figures are round with muscles, Hollywood fit, and seemingly undeterred by each Herculean task they respectively perform.  The station is chocked with brass, from hammer and sickle light fixtures to beautiful, angular framework up the innards of the columns.  The station’s art pieces are less clever or extravagant than others, but identifying the different stages of industry is entertaining.

Baumanskaya Statio

Baumanskaya Station is the only stop that wasn’t suggested by the students.  Pulling in, the network of statues was just too enticing: Out of half-circle depressions in the platform’s columns, the USSR’s proud and powerful labor force again flaunts its success.  Pilots, blacksmiths, politicians, and artists have all congregated, posing amongst more Art Deco framing.  At the far end, a massive Soviet flag dons the face of Lenin and banners for ’05, ’17, and ‘45.  Standing in front of the flag, you can play with the echoing roof.

Ploshchad Revolutsii Station

Novokuznetskaya Station

Novokuznetskaya Station finishes off this tour, more or less, where it started: beautiful mosaics.  This station recalls the skyward-facing pieces from Mayakovskaya (Station #2), only with a little larger pictures in a more cramped, very trafficked area.  Due to a line of street lamps in the center of the platform, it has the atmosphere of a bustling market.  The more inventive sky scenes include a man on a ladder, women picking fruit, and a tank-dozer being craned in.  The station’s also has a handsome black-and-white stone mural.

Here is a map and a brief description of our route:

Start at (1)Kievskaya on the “ring line” (look for the squares at the bottom of the platform signs to help you navigate—the ring line is #5, brown line) and go north to Belorusskaya, make a quick switch to the Dark Green/#2 line, and go south one stop to (2)Mayakovskaya.  Backtrack to the ring line—Brown/#5—and continue north, getting off at (3)Novosblodskaya and (4)Komsolskaya.  At Komsolskaya Station, transfer to the Red/#1 line, go south for two stops to Chistye Prudy, and get on the Light Green/#10 line going north.  Take a look at (5)Dostoevskaya Station on the northern segment of Light Green/#10 line then change directions and head south to (6)Chkalovskaya, which offers a transfer to the Dark Blue/#3 line, going west, away from the city center.  Have a look (7)Elektroskaya Station before backtracking into the center of Moscow, stopping off at (8)Baumskaya, getting off the Dark Blue/#3 line at (9)Ploschad Revolyutsii.  Change to the Dark Green/#2 line and go south one stop to see (10)Novokuznetskaya Station.

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Jonathon Engels, formerly a patron saint of misadventure, has been stumbling his way across cultural borders since 2005 and is currently volunteering in the mountains outside of Antigua, Guatemala.  For more of his work, visit his website and blog .

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