Pressparty: Ladyhawke News

Lady Hawke New Zealand and Australian tickets on sale today

Ladyhawke — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:56:47 +0100

Ladyhawke has added three more dates to her Australasian tour this November.

She'll finally be making it back home to New Zealand in late October for a show on Halloween night at the Powerstation in Auckland, with a fleeting visit to her hometown Wellington, before finishing up in Christchurch and then heading over to Australia for a run of gigs there.

Supporting Pip on the road across the New Zealand dates will be old friends and fellow Kiwi's, Over The Atlantic.

Check them out on MySpace: www.myspace.com/overtheatlanticband

Watch Over The Atlantic's video for 'Drama' below:

Ladyhawke announces co-headlining tour

Ladyhawke — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:52:58 +0100

Ladyhawke is set to embark on a co-headlining tour of North America beginning in late summer and extending into the fall.

The singer, whose real name is Pip Brown, will join Ida Maria on the 17-city tour, which is set to kick off on September 10 in Atlanta.

The tour, which is sponsored by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, will hit cities including Washington DC, Toronto, Denver, Seattle and San Francisco before concluding in Los Angeles on October 3.

Ladyhawke is supporting her most recent album, 'Ladyhawke-Special Edition', which is due out in the US on September 1.

Watch Ladyhawke perform an acoustic version of 'My Delirium' below:

Ladyhawke cancels Oxegen and T in the Park

Ladyhawke — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:28:57 +0100

Ladyhawke has been forced to pull out of her set at Oxegen Festival in Ireland due to ill health. She also had to pull out of her set at T in the Park in Scotland yesterday (Sunday 12).

The singer did make it to Oxegen Festival yesterday, on her arrival she visited the medical tent to receive treatment for a fever and flu symptoms she had had the last couple of days. Over the next few hours she deteriorated to the point where she had to pull out of her show, she could barely talk - let alone sing.

Another doctor looked her over and said her symptoms were too severe to be traveling and playing shows this weekend. Due to the nature of festivals and the current fear around the flu, the doctor thought it best she rest for the weekend and not expose her band, crew and other festival goers to her bug. Pip is gutted about having to pull out of two festivals she has been looking forward to playing but says she feels "really really shit."

Watch a live performance at The Eden Project Sessions of 'My Delirium' below:

Ladyhawke to play a special concert

Ladyhawke — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:25:56 +0100

Ladyhawke will play a special concert to a winner and their friends for Cancer Research UK's skin cancer campaign, SunSmart.

The competition is entered by registering on www.skindev.com, which is the charity's campaign to bring the concern of the danger of skin cancer to the forefront of the UK's youth.

Ladyhawke is a New Zealander where the skin cancer rate is already one of the highest in the world. Skin cancer rates in the UK are on the increase.

The Cancer Research UK website, skindiv.com states: "There’s no denying it: your skin is a massive part of what makes you YOU.

So your "skindividuality" is something to be proud of and to protect – particularly in the summer.

To make the point, SunSmart – Cancer Research UK’s skin cancer awareness campaign – has created the prize of a lifetime open to all those who prize their skin.

You could win a free, all-star gig with Ladyhawke, Bombay Bicycle Club & special guests - exclusively for you and your social network. But the twist is, there’s only one ticket and only one way to win. To get your hands on that golden ticket, you have to invite more mates than anyone else. The biggest guest list wins.

So tell us what makes you a skindividual and start growing your own guest list."

Watch Ladyhawke perform 'My Delirium' at the Lovebox Festival below:

Ladyhawke's 'Back of the Van' debut

Ladyhawke — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:42:56 +0100

Back of the Van is the debut single by singer-songwriter Ladyhawke from her self-titled debut album.

The song was written by Ladyhawke and Michael Di Francesco. It was released on April 1, 2008 as a download only single and is to will be re-released on May 18, 2009 as a limited edition single.

Listen to Ladyhawke's 'Back of the Van' below:

Ladyhawke is the name to look out for in 2009

Ladyhawke — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:32:57 +0000

In just one year, she has flown from New Zealand to the United Kingdom and straight onto the NME (New Music Express) magazine's Cool List after releasing her debut album.

Phillipa "Pip" Brown and Ladyhawke are two very different personalities. Pip Brown is a shy, soft-spoken young Kiwi woman making the difficult transition from the suburbs of New Zealand to the deep end of the London music scene. Ladyhawke, on the other hand, is the forward, sexy persona whose strong vocals and electro sounds are quickly seducing an ever-growing fan base in the British capital.

It may be surprising to some, then, that they're the same person. Ladyhawke, who's real name is Pip Brown, says : "I guess Ladyhawke is a side of myself I always wanted to have the courage to do for a long time and so it's basically me just exploring all my different ways of writing songs and improving my own abilities and seeing how far I can stretch them."

Almost a year to the day since she left her musical projects in Australia, Ladyhawke's name is being mentioned by British music pundits in the same breath as Jay-Z, and the Kings of Leon.

A busy touring schedule means she hasn't even read her critical praise - although she has heard about it. But she's taking it all in her stride. Ladyhawke say's, "There's always going to be a part of me that's going to be a bit cautious and scared. I think it's good because if I get too confident than I think the second you lose that sense of self that's when shit starts to go wrong."

Ladyhawke's latest single 'My Delirium' has reached the top 40 in the UK charts and her debut self titled album is out now. She is scheduled to tour home territory New Zealand and Australia before joining the Ting Tings on a UK tour.

Watch the official video for 'My Delirium' below: