Colin Hay the well-known frontman for the band Men at Work, will kick off an international tour performing beloved tracks and solo songs starting in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Oct. 8 and wrapping Dec. 11 in Australia.
The tour supports his latest release, “Man @ Work Volume 2,” the sequel to his 2003 best seller, “Man @ Work.”
The new record gives devoted and new fans a collection that includes a range of styles. He’ll be playing new and vintage songs on the tour.
Hay became one of the most recognizable vocalists in pop music with his soaring vocals, infectious melodies, and quizzical lyrics. Classic songs like “Down Under,” “Overkill,” and “Who Can It Be Now?” unfold like miniature movies, with timeless twists and a bittersweet sense of humor.
That wry humor has remained a consistent feature of Hay’s solo albums and projects, from his most recent solo release, Man At Work Volume 2, to international tours as a member of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. A Hay-penned song (“What’s My Name”) not only made its way onto Starr’s 2019 album, but also became the title track.
Following dates this spring/summer as a triple bill with Men at Work, Christopher Cross and Toto and touring as part of Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band, Hay will embark on an international solo tour to support the album, beginning this fall in the U.S. before heading abroad to the United Kingdom and Australia. Confirmed tour dates listed below.
Born in Scotland, Hay moved with his family as a teenager to Australia, where he first came to international fame with seminal ’80s hitmakers Men At Work. While the band would reach the heights of stardom—they took home a GRAMMY Award for Best New Artist and sold more than 30 million records worldwide on the strength of #1 singles like “Who Can It Be Now?” and “Down Under”—by 1985, they’d called it quits and gone their separate ways. Hay released his solo debut, Looking For Jack, the following year featuring Herbie Hancock on the title track. Over the course of the next four decades, he went on to record fifteen more critically acclaimed studio albums that would help establish him as one of his generation’s most prolific craftsmen. He has continued to build his live following through consistent solo touring the world over.
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