Toni Swain Band has been confirmed for the fantastic Thredbo Blues Festival. Personnel for this weekend: Hamish Stuart, George Bibicos, Mike Rix and Illya Szwec. See you there.
NEW ZEALAND TOUR #7 Thrilled to be returning to play to play this beautiful country, taking in the Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival. The "Swing and Soul" Tour will be a little different, most shows will be double headers: Toni Swain Band AND the fabulous Ray Beadle Trio. Dates: AUGUST 2022 Thursday 4th - The Vic, Devonport Friday 5th - The Jam Factory, Tauranga Saturday 6th - Level 13, Rotorua Sunday 7th - Hamilton Blues Club Tuesday 9th - Auckland Jazz and Blues Club, Point Chevalier Wednesday 10th - Garnet Station, Auckland Thursday 11th - The Sawmill Cafe, Leigh Friday 12th, Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th - Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival.
October Long Weekend 2022 Friday Sep 30th - Monday 3rd October Clarence Valley Camp Oven Festival 2022 Nymboida, NSW I'll be playing solo sets, Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 3pm. Also cooking on Saturday for sale Saturday Lunch from the kitchen. Here's the link to tix: www.clarencevalleycampovenfestival.com/
PAST EVENTS
Western Australia Tour March 2019
Thursday 15th - Ellingtons Jazz Club, Northbridge. SOLD OUT Tix www.ellingtonjazz.com.au/event/toni-swain-quintet/ Friday 16th - Rodneys Bait n Tackle, Fremantle 7pm Saturday 17th - The Mustang Bar (as Roy Paynes Hillbilly Bop Safari) 7pm Sunday 18th - The Bassendean Hotel 3pm Tuesday 20th - Perth Blues Club @ The Charles Hotel 7pm Thursday 22nd - Little Creatures, Fremantle 6pm Friday 23rd - South west Blues Club, Bunbury Saturday 24th - The Settlers Tavern, Margaret River (as Titian Paynes Big Zydeco Express)9:30pm Sunday 25th - The Settlers Tavern 3pm
BroadBeach Blues Festival - May 2018
Friday 18th May Surf Parade Stage 10:30am - 11:45am
Saturday 19th May T.C's Bar 8pm - 11pm
Sunday 20th May Oracle Boulevarde 11am - 12:15pm
Capitol theatre tamworth - june 2nd Rock n Roll show with the 2340 big band
Echuca Blues festival - June 26-29 2018
Thursday 26th July - Sunago Restaurant 8:00 - 10:15pm Friday 27th July - Caledonian Hotel 6:15 - 8:45pm Sunday 29th The Mill 12:30 - 3:45pm
New Zealand tour iv - august 2018
Thursday 2nd Aug - Hamilton Blues Club special guests 8pm one set only Friday 3rd Aug The Vic Theatre, Devonport Tix here: http://www.thevic.co.nz Saturday 4th Aug - Cambridge Raceway private function Sunday 5th Aug The Sawmill Cafe Leigh tix here: Tuesday 7th Aug Auckland Jazz & Blues Club special guests one set only Friday 10th, Saturday 11th, Sunday 12th August - Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival.
MELBOURNE RUN - DECEMBER 2018
Friday 7th Dec - The Gem Bar, Collingwood. Zydeco vs Cajun night. (Big Zydeco Express band) Saturday 8th Dec - Toni Swain Trio @ The Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5-7pm. Sunday 9th Dec - Elwood Blues Club @ The Prince Public Bar, St Kilda, 7pm
PAST SHOWS GIGS TOURS
2017 shows
Thursday 27th & Friday 28th July Toni Swain Band @ Echuca Winter Blues Festival
Saturday 29th July Toni Swain Band @ Devonport Jazz Festival
Thursday 23rd November The Paris Cat Melbourne FULL BAND SHOW 8pm-10pm
2016 Saturday 15th October The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs Trio with Roy Payne (guitar) & Mike St Clair Miller (double bass) 3-5pm, tix $15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 16th October Docklands Blues Festival, Melbourne Centre Mall Stage 11:30am (with the Elwood Blues Club Allstar Band)
Sunday 24rd July - (SOLD OUT) Capitol Theatre, Tamworth "Swingin' on a Sunday" with Tamworth City 2340 BIG BAND. My own tune "Deepest Water" has been scored by Roger Downton for the big band - 40 piece or so, and it sounds fantastic!
Monday 1st August The STARFISH Club, Clovelly Bowling Club. With Hamish Stuart, Jonathon Zwartz & Roy Payne. Doors at 6pm, music from 7pm $20.
New Zealand Tour III - with 5 piece band (Roy Payne guitar, Tom Jones double bass, George Bibicos keys, Doug Bligh drums)
Thursday 11th - Sunday 14th August Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival, Northland, NZ
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday 23rd September Foundry 616, Ultimo 8:30pm Tix for dinner & show www.foundry616.com.au
2015
Wednesday 28th October Melbourne ALBUM LAUNCH @Bella Union, Melbourne
Friday 30th October support for Suzannah Espie's album launch The Caravan Club Oakleigh
Tuesday 3rd November Guest Band @ MBAS (Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society)
Thursday 5th November ALBUM LAUNCH @The Press Club, Canberra
Thursday 26th November Sydney ALBUM LAUNCH @The Basement, Sydney
2016 New Zealand Tour II with Roy Payne (guitar) Thursday 4th February Wunderbar, Lyttelton
Friday 5th February Gustav's, Christchurch
Saturday 6th Le cafe, Picton, 8pm
Sunday 7th - Thursday 11th February The Beached Whale, Kaiteri
Friday 12th February ONLY BAND SHOW - with Roy Payne (guitar), Paul Gilmour (double bass), Simon Terrill (drums) Fairfield House, Nelson Tix $20 at the door.
Saturday 13th February Sprig and Fern, Motueka
Sunday 14th February The Yard Bar, Blenheim
.April Toni's Tasmania Trio Tour (Pete Cornelius double bass, Roy Payne guitar) Wed 6th April - The Brick Factory, Hobart, 8pm with Roy Payne solo support. Thursday 7th April - Brookfields Shed @ Margate. Dinner and show 7pm. Friday 8th April - Live @ the Wharf, Ulverstone, 5:30-7:30pm Friday 8th April - The Butter Factory, Burnie, 9pm Saturday 9th April - Spreytons Cidery, Devonport, 2-5pm Saturday 9th April - Launceston Blues Club @ the Royal Oak, Launceston, 9pm Sunday 10th April - MONA (Hobart) Main stage 2-5pm
May FNQ Band Tour - with Roy Payne guitar, Mike Rix double bass, Laurie Ernst drums. Thursday 19th May Private house concert SOLD OUT Friday 20th May Cairns Dinner Theatre, $25 ticket, doors 7pm. Saturday 21st May The Tablelands Music Lovers Club, Atherton. Tix $15 non members, and $10 for members 8pm. Sunday 22nd May Port Douglas Carnivale Music Festival. 5pm
June/July Friday 24th June The Manly Fig concerts Toni Swain Band, Shaza Leigh Trio, Will Small. Balgowlah Bowling Club, for tix. call 9905 7215
Saturday 25th June Sussex Inlet RSL (trio)
Melbourne Monday 27th June Live to air concert (band) on RPP 107 fm Mornington, VIC - The Blues Shack with Ray Reid 9pm
Wednesday 29th June Catfish Fitzroy guest appearance for a few tunes, with Roy Payne feature guitarist all night with house band.
Thursday 30th June Hume Blues Club feature band 10pm doors at 8pm $10
Friday 1st July Trio @ The Lomond, Brunswick, 9:30pm
Saturday 2nd July Trio @ The Retreat, Brunswick 5-7pm
Sunday 3rd July Feature artist with the house band @ Elwood Blues Club, The Prince Bandroom, St Kilda.
The Red Shed New Zealand Tour I with band 2015 - Roy Payne (guitars), Tom Jones (upright bass), Scott Bennett (drums) February Thurs 19th Diggers Bar, Hamilton Fri 20th & Sat 21st On Fire, Whitianga Sun 22nd The Riverhead Tues 24th Auckland Jazz and Blues Club Thurs 26th Riverside Bar, Whanganui Fri 27th The Boathouse, Nelson Sat 28th The Beached Whale, Kaiteri (3pm) Sat 28th Sprig and Fern, Motueka (8:30pm) March Sun 1st Riwaka Pub Wed 4th The Strawberry Tree, Kaikoura Thurs 5th Le Cafe, Picton Fri 6th Southern Cross Bar, Wellington Sat 7th Wairarapa Wine Festival (day) Sat 7th King Street Live, Masterton Sun 8th The Funky Lizard, Tauranga
Gigs we did in 2014.... October Sat 25 Don Walker support @ Camelots Sun 26 Don Walker support @ Lizottes Newcastle Fri 31st Tina Harrod's ""Ëlectric"" support @ Django Bar November North Coast tour with band - Roy Payne, Mike Rix, Ric McCann Thurs 20th Manning Regional Gallery, Taree Fri 21st The Treehouse, Belongil Sat 22nd Mullumbimby Music Festival - middle pub Sat 22nd - Rous Hotel Ballina Sun 23rd Billinudgel Pub Thurs 27th The Rails @ Byron Bay Fri 28th Red Rock Supper Club Sat 29th 5 Church St Bellingen Sun 30th The Junkyard, Maitland December Sat 6th The Commons, Darlinghurst 2015 January Sat 24th ""Nundle Rocks"@ Peel Inn with Jeremy Edwards Dust Radio Band 3pm Sun 25th Coalstrutter Ball, Newcastle