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For Immediate Release
Maggie Gerrand presents HUGH LAURIE LIVE IN CONCERT
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First NZ Tour- Performing with the Copper Bottom Band
AUCKLAND Tues 15 Apr, 8pm ŸThe Civic, AucklandŸ
Tixwww.ticketmaster.co.nz- 09 970 97
WELLINGTON Wed 16 Apr, 8pm ŸMichael Fowler Centre Ÿ
Tixwww.ticketek.co.nz - 0800 TICKETEK
"A rousing, wickedly entertaining, deeply memorable live show."American Blues Magazine
For the first time, Hugh Laurie – beloved English actor, producer, writer, musician and composer – brings his band, the
Copper Bottom Band, for a major tour of NZ and Australia in April-May 2014. In a series of unmissable live shows, Laurie
performs an eclectic mix of blues, tango, Southern and South American music, delivered with his inimitable, sharp
British humour.
"We’re all thrilled to be coming to NZ to perform. I love the country, and the band loves air miles. We’re going to
put on a terrific show. I might wear a kilt.” Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie is arguably best known and loved for his performance in the TV seriesHouseas Dr Gregory House, which earned him two Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards and six Emmy Award nominations.
This follows Laurie’s cult roles inJeeves and Wooster andA Bit of Fry and Laurie with Cambridge University friend and long-time comic partner Stephen Fry,Blackadder, as well as numerous Hollywood feature films (Stuart Little, 101 Dalmations, Monsters Vs Aliens).
As his acting career has prospered, Laurie has gone on to enjoy a successful career playing the blues music he loves.
Playing the piano since age six, he was bit hard by the blues bug after hearing a song by Willie Dixon on the radio. As
a pianist and vocalist, Laurie teamed up with the Copper Bottom Band, releasing debut albumLet Them Talkin 2011 and triumphant second album,Didn’t It Rain, in 2013.
Didn’t It Rain,produced by Joe Henry, sees Hugh Laurie follow the trajectory of the blues from New Orleans upstream and into the
American heartland. The album reflects a breadth of generations, including songs dating back to early pioneers W C Handy
(“St Louis. Blues”) and Jelly Roll Morton (“I Hate A Man Like You”) to contemporary artists such as Dr John (“Wild
Honey”) and Alan Price of The Animals (“Changes”), and also features vocal performances from Guatemalan singer Gaby
Moreno and soul singer Jean McClain.
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