Mel Parsons Regional Sabotage Tour in Queenstown Lakes

Mel Parsons announces 16-date Regional Sabotage tour

Following on from Mel Parsons’ sold out Sabotage tour of main cities in June, Plus1 is delighted to announce 16 regional shows around Aotearoa New Zealand to meet demand for more shows in more cities.

From Whangarei in the North to Invercargill in the South, Mel Parsons undertakes her biggest tour to date, from 12 September to 20 October.

The tour announcement is hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed Sabotage LP peaking at No. 2 in the New Zealand Album Charts.

Full tour dates and venues are:
Fri Sept 13 - The Vic, Devonport
Sat Sept 14 - Artworks Theatre, Waiheke
Sun Sept 15 - OneOneSix, Whangarei
Wed Sept 18 - 4th Wall Theatre, Taranaki
Thur Sept 19 - Globe Theatre, Palmerston North
Fri Sept 20 - Jam Factory, Tauranga
Sat Sept 21 - Nivara Lounge, Hamilton
Fri Sept 27 - The Temple, Blenheim
Sat Sept 28 - Room Twenty5, Nelson
Sun Sept 29 - Mussell Inn, Onekaka
Sat Oct 5 - NBS Theatre, Westport
Thurs Oct - 17 Hector Black’s, Timaru
Fri Oct 18 - Moons, Dunedin
Sat Oct 19 - Sherwood, Queenstown
Sun Oct 20 - Southland Musicians Club, Invercargill

Listen to Sabotage at MelParsons.com

Sabotage is the Lyttleton-based artist’s sixth studio album and fans have already lapped up singles Offer Down, Little Sadness, Circling The City, and new single (and streaming hit) 5432.

The album, recorded in Lyttleton at Basement Studio and co-written and produced with Josh Logan, sees a contemplative Parsons skillfully weaving together a tapestry of ethereal and hypnotic soundscapes. The songs are raw, and at times dark – perhaps a reflection of the time in which they started to emerge; written across lockdowns.

What the critics say of Sabotage:

"Sabotage is pure triumph" 4 stars Rolling Stone Australia
"Hypnotic songs and clever arrangements" - Graham Reid, Elsewhere
"a seasoned songwriter in her element" - UTR