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29 November 2004:



Sorry it's taken me so long to post this, but I was at the Adelaide show on Saturday. I will post a proper review later on. For now, here's the Adelaide setlist: (may not be 100% correct order, but as close as I can remember) 

50ft Queenie
Dress
The Whore's Hustle
Shame
Victory
A Perfect Day Elise
The Life And Death Of Mister Badmouth
Catherine
It's You
Meet Ze Monsta
Taut
Cat On The Wall
Uh Huh Her
The Letter
Who The Fuck
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The Garden
Big Exit
The Pocket Knife
Harder
To Bring You My Love
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There Will Never Be A Better Time
Me Jane

Pictures are available here. 

27 November 2004:

Perth setlist:

Fountain
50ft Queenie
Who The Fuck?
Dress
Evol
Victory
My Beautiful Leah
A Perfect Day Elise
Shame
Good Fortune
The Whore's Hustle
Cat On The Wall
Uh Huh Her
The Letter
Me-Jane
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The Garden
The Life And Death Of Mister Badmouth
Meet Ze Monsta
Harder
Big Exit
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Down By The Water
The Darker Days Of Me And Him


26 November 2004:

Perth pictures



Someone has posted some great pictures from Perth last night on the Official Site's forum. 
Check them out.

25 November 2004:

PJ Harvey Australian tour begins tonight

Please send in any info!

And keep checking back here for news.

23 September 2004:

Adelaide tickets ON SALE NOW

Tickets for Polly's Adelaide show are on sale now, and have been since the show was announced last week (since Venue*tix have no regard for the sale date). 
So, if you're planning on going to the show, get your tickets NOW!

18 September 2004:

New audio from Splendor In The Grass now available

Mp3's are now up of 'The Life And Death Of Mister Badmouth' and 'The Letter' from Triple J's Splendor broadcast. These will only be here for a limited time (unless, of course, someone wants to host them for me....)

The Life And Death Of Mister Badmouth

The Letter


17 Sepember 2004:

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2004 AUSTRALIAN TOUR ANNOUNCED

from pjharvey.net:
P J Harvey has just announced her eagerly awaited return to Australia for her first ever national headline tour this November. 
For those of you who missed Polly’s recent performance at Splendour In The Grass and last year’s Big Day Out festivals, you now have a second chance! Polly will play shows in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane. 
Details are as follows and tickets will go on-sale on TUESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER @ 9AM.

Thursday 25th November – Belvoir, Perth
(Tickets available from 78 records, Mills Records, Planet & Beat Music)

Saturday 27th November – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
(Tickets available from Venue*Tix 8225 8888 & www.venuetix.com.au)

Tuesday 30th November – Festival Hall, Melbourne
(Tickets available from Ticketmaster7 136 100, venue box office 03 93 29 96 99 or www.ticketmaster7.com)

Friday 3rd December – Hordern Pavillion, Sydney
(Tickets available from Ticketek 92 66 48 00 & www.ticketek.com)

Sunday 5th December – Convention Centre, Brisbane
(Tickets available from Ticketek 131 931, www.ticketek.com or venue box office 07 33 08 30 00)


28 August 2004:



Sorry it's taken me so long to update with all this, but details for the two Australian shows have finally been put up, including a great review of the Backroom Bar show from fasterlouder.com.au. 
Special thanks to Ignifera of A Place Called Home for a lot of the information.

Live At The Wireless

A Place Called Home states that Triple J will be featuring a Live At The Wireless set from PJ's Splendor show. However, Triple J's site hasn't updated with it yet. Last week, Ash were featured and this coming week, Franz Ferdinand will be featured - both from Splendor, so it's very likely that PJ's set will be aired. Keep your eye on the Live At The Wireless part of Triple J's site.

27 July 2004:

Triple J Interview

Polly gave quite an interesting interview on Triple J this morning, where she talked about her current band, making the new album, collaborations and more. She also said that they plan to return to Australia in October/November for a full scale headlining tour!

You can download the interview from here
(The above mp3 is from Triple J's website. I haven't listened to it yet. If it turns out not to be the full interview, I'll upload the full interview sometime soon)

So far, I have no information on either of the shows in Byron Bay. If you were at the shows, please tell u about it! 


24 July 2004:

PJ Harvey Performs At Splendor TODAY
Between 10:30-11:30 tonight

Channel [V] coverage

Channel [V] will be featuring interviews with Splendor bands on their 'whatUwant' program this coming Wed 28 July & Thu 29 July from 4pm (They will be playing interviews only - no live footage from the festival). No word if Polly will be featured or not.


23 July 2004:

Sorry about the lack of updates, but there hasn't been a awful lot to update with until now.

Intimate Headlining Show Announced For Byron Bay

Despite Splendor being heavily promoted as Polly's only Australian show, a second PJ Harvey show has been announced for Australia.
from pjharvey.net:
"Polly has just confirmed that she will play a one off special show in Byron Bay the day after her headline performance at the Splendor In The Grass Festival. The show, on Sunday July 25th, will be at the Back Room Club on Jonson St. and will give fans an opportunity to see Polly and her band perform in a more intimate venue.
Tickets for this show will be limited due to the size of the club. They go on-sale on at 10am this Friday and will be available from the Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay. (PLEASE NOTE- no phone charge- cash sales only- tickets must be purchased in person and are limited to 4 per purchaser, Over 18's only)"

Triple J Splendor Coverage

From 2pm-6pm, Triple J will be broadcasting live from the festival on Sunday, July 25, featuring interviews and possibly live performances. No confirmation that Polly will be featured, but I would say it's highly likely that part of her set will be aired as part of the Live At The Wireless program (as has been the case with both Polly's Big Day Out tours) sometime in the near future. Keep your eyes here and on Triple J's website for info as it comes in.

Australian Press

In the lead up to Splendor, Polly has been popping up in various Australian publications, including the cover of Ministry and a great feature in Rolling Stone. I plan to have scans of these articles up in the next few days.

The 'You Come Through' Video premieres on rage tonight! No word on whether or not the single will see release here - 'The Letter' didn't, so again, I'd say you'd be safer ordering an import if you want the single.

And, of course, if you are attending either of Polly's show over the weekend, please send in reviews, set lists, pictures or anything else!!!

7 June 2004:

Uh Huh Her #14

Uh Huh Her has reached #14 on Australia's ARIA album chart in it's first week of release. ARIA is Australia's mainstream singles and albums chart (it's Australia's equivalent of America's Billboard chart). 
This is the highest position that any PJ Harvey album has reached in the Australian charts (Stories... reached #24 in 2001 after the Big Day Out tour).

Vote for PJH in Triple J's Net 50

'The Letter' is currently at #15 on Triple J's Net 50, moving up from #23 last week. Click here to go to the Net 50 website and vote!


31 May 2004:

Splendor In The Grass SOLD OUT

As of Saturday, tickets for the Splendor In The Grass festival have sold out completely - only 3 and a half weeks after they went on sale and even before the second round of acts has been announced.

There will be no further tickets released for the event. Last year, scalpers were selling tickets for close to $500. So, if you're planning to go, I sure hope you got your tickets.
Unlike myself - why is it so hard to buy Splendor tickets in South Australia? No PJ for me...I'm not happy...

Let's hope that Polly will return to Australia for a headlining tour very soon.

And, of course, Uh Huh Her was released today. Buy it now.

23 May 2004:

'The Letter' Video

This is a little late, but 'The Letter' video premiered on rage last Friday night. If you missed it, be sure to tune in next Friday night. rage play lists can be found on their website. Or, you could pop over to pjharvey.net and watch it (if you haven't already).

Also, Splendor In The Grass has been confirmed as Polly's only Australian show in July.


3 May 2004:

'UH HUH HER' AUSTRALIAN RELEASE DATE : 31 MAY 2004



I've been unclear on the Australian release date of 'Uh Huh Her'. Often, albums are released in Australia a few weeks after their UK or US release dates (as is the case with Patti Smith's new album). I found out today that the album will be released here on May 31, just as in the UK. 

Side note for those who are interested:
I have no news on whether or not 'The Letter' single will be released here or not. In the past, the leading single of Polly's album are the only singles we get - though, note that 'Good Fortune' was released here about 6 months after it's international release, so don't hold your breath. It may not even happen, as has been the case with singles from others bands such as Placebo and Courtney Love this year. Release dates are planned, then withdrawn. Even if a date is set, Aussie record companies can't seem to get their act together with many singles from non-Australian bands. If you want the single, I think you'd be safer ordering an import copy once it's released overseas.
On the other hand, Polly has been quite loyal to her Australian fans since her first visit here, so maybe we'll get lucky.
If you have any information, please let me know. 

22 April 2004:

Again, it begins!

P J HARVEY TO PERFORM AT 2004 SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS FESTIVAL

Triple J announced yesterday that PJ Harvey will return to Australia in July, as part of the Splendor In The Grass festival in Byron Bay.

from Splendor's website:
"In her ONLY Australian show, we warmly welcome PJ HARVEY the first lady of rocking roll who, along with her band have signed on for this one off performance. Known for her superlative performances Polly returns with her 7th and hotly anticipated album Uh Huh Her, the follow-up to the hugely successful Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea. No self-respecting fan would be game to miss this."

At this stage, there is no official confirmation that the festival will be Polly's only Australian show. Hopefully, this will not be the case, as headliners from past years have toured alongside the festival (last year, headliners Coldplay played a short East Coast tour, while Placebo and Veruca Salt toured nationally). Don't get your hopes up, but do keep your fingered crossed.

Keep your eyes on the official site, Sirens Rising, A Place Called Home, pollyharvey.co.uk and, of course, this site for the latest info. I'll be updating this site as often as I have new information.

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