{"id":90816,"date":"2024-02-07T21:28:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T10:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/morgan-evans-returns-to-geelong\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T21:40:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T10:40:22","slug":"morgan-evans-returns-to-geelong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/living\/morgan-evans-returns-to-geelong\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Evans returns to Geelong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Country star Morgan Evans is returning to Australia, bringing his final Life Upside Down shows to Geelong and other regional cities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Australian country singer will also play at Queensland\u2019s Country Fest and The Muster at Perth\u2019s Rodeo and Music Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Evans toured <em>Life Upside Down<\/em> in New Zealand and Australia in 2023, where huge demand saw the tour expand from him headlining seven shows to 14.<\/p>\n<p>While touring, he sold out multiple dates across mayor Australian cities, including two nights at the Sydney Opera House.<\/p>\n<p>The Nashville based Australian singer won an ARIA Award in 2019, with <em>Things That We Drink<\/em> being named Country Album of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being on tour, Evans has continued to produce new music, releasing four songs in 2023, which also included a Christmas track.<\/p>\n<p>Evans\u2019 next live album was recorded in September last year from the Sydney Opera House and is expected to be released in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>This will be his second time returning to Australia within a year, bringing his Life Upside Down tour with some surprises along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Evans will at Geelong&#8217;s Costa Hall on April 6.<\/p>\n<p>For tickets and more information, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/frontiertouring.com\/morganevans\"><strong>frontiertouring.com\/morganevans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country star Morgan Evans is returning to Australia, bringing his final Life Upside Down shows to Geelong and other regional cities. 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