Mat McHugh has always always worn his heart on his sleeve. From the fateful evening on which he decided that playing an open mic night was the way to win the girl of his dreams, his path as a musician has been adventurous, winding and often unexpected.
Now Mat’s musical odysseys will see the acclaimed artist performing an expansive series of shows across regional New South Whales and Victoria throughout January and February 2014 for the ‘Summer Come Save Me Tour’.
Mat is known for his pivotal role in Sydney’s The Beautiful Girls, the outfit who provided the vehicle for his initial musical musings. His role in the band lead to glowing reviews, tours, international travel, meetings with heroes, dalliances with villains and an exploration of what was important as a human being, an artist and a man.
Earlier in 2013, Mat toured the USA and his beloved South America for a series of live performances off the back of his debut album Love Come Save Me. Combining elements of his solo-acoustic live set with hard hitting electronic & beats driven arrangements, Mat found a variety of comfortable ways further evolve his live performances and has begun performing new material which will form the basis of a forthcoming 2014 sophomore release.
Says Mat ‘To me, music is far too precious to exist in a box, I think a song is born and dies in a moment and in that, becomes a new definition. Playing live, I never know what’s going to happen and that’s exactly the way I like it. As long as there is love though, everything will be okay’.
Tickets for Mat McHugh’s ‘Summer Come Save Me’ Tour are on sale from Tuesday 12 November, 2013.
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THE ‘SUMMER COME SAVE ME TOUR’ 2014
Thursday 2nd January (Solo Acoustic) – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla NSW
tickets available via http://brassmonkey.com.au/events/mat-mchugh-3/
Friday 3 & Saturday 4th January – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla NSW
tickets available via http://brassmonkey.com.au/events/mat-mchugh-3/
Thursday 9 January – Pacific Palms Recreation Club, Elizabeth Beach NSW
tickets available via http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=39878&utm_medium=Website&utm_source=OzTix&utm_content=GigGuide&utm_term=MAT.%20MCHUGH__
Friday 10th January – Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour NSW
tickets available via http://hoeymoey.oztix.com.au/Default.aspx?Event=39851
Saturday 11 January – Great Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
tickets available via http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=39877&utm_medium=Website&utm_source=OzTix&utm_content=GigGuide&utm_term=MAT.%20MCHUGH__
Thursday 16 January – Live at Lizottes, Lambton, NSW
tickets available via http://newcastle.lizottes.com.au/live/index.asp
Friday 17 January – Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay, NSW
tickets available via http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=39880&utm_medium=Website&utm_source=OzTix&utm_content=GigGuide&utm_term=MAT.%20MCHUGH__
Friday 24 January – Mona Vale Hotel, Mona Vale NSW
tickets available via http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=39879&utm_medium=Website&utm_source=OzTix&utm_content=GigGuide&utm_term=MAT.%20MCHUGH__
Saturday 25 January – Heritage Hotel, Bulli NSW
tickets available via http://www.thelittleboxoffice.co/heritagehotel/event/view/7315
Friday 7 February – Torquay Hotel, Torquay VIC
tickets available via http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=39968
Saturday 8 February – Westernport Hotel, Hastings VIC
tickets available via http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=39967
Tickets for the ‘Summer Come Save Me Tour’ are on sale on Tuesday 12 November.
