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It’s been a long time coming, during which time the live show has gone from strength to strength and you can view a snippet of what to expect here:

Performances at Terminal 5 in New York, Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles and Sound Academy in Toronto will go on sale at the end of this week from Ticketmaster .

"Hot pink square guitars and men in full laboratory jumpsuits were what I spotted on stage, and I knew we were in for something special. Sure enough, when Luke Steele hit the stage his world of dreams exploded with him and I witnessed one of the most stunning debut live performances ever. Beautiful lights, otherworldly video projections, and Luke with his spiky headware and flanked by four costumed dancers, taking to the stage. Pitch perfect, he ran through Empire of the Sun’s debut album with costume changes, heavy beats, and a world of intergalactic colour and light filling the stage. The dancers changed costumes almost every song. I pondered to a friend if this was the work of a genius art director but no, this is what is inside Luke Steele’s head. Empire of the Sun put so much into their maiden voyage into live performance, and it blew me away." Zan Rowe, Triple J

US TICKETING AND PRE-SALE INFO

Toronto, ON - August 8

• Sound Academy
• General sale 10AM April 30 from ticketmaster.com

New York, NY - August 9

• Terminal 5
• General sale 12PM April 30 from ticketmaster.com

Los Angeles, CA - August 11/12/13

• Henry Fonda Theatre
• General sale 10AM May 1 from ticketmaster.com

Stay tuned for details!

After so many passionate requests from the USA (especially Chicago!) how could we deny you? We look forward to sweating and to seeing your bejeweled head-dresses and makeup (yes that’s a challenge) at Lollapalooza in Chicago Grant Park this August 6-8. Tickets from www.lollapalooza.com/2010 .

We are very excited to announce that Mr Mario Chrisanthou of Caroline Springs in Victoria will take the Chariot’s reins.

Congratulations to Mario and his family, and we will keep the Empire up to date with the journeys of the Chariot across the nation.

In the meanwhile, see you at the festivals!

Like to roll like Empire of the Sun royalty? Then buy a copy of the new Empire Special Edition of Walking On A Dream remixed and you could win their Chariot of the Sun.

Just tell us here why it should be yours and you’re in with a chance to win this ‘hotter than the sun’ customised beast of a Holden Sandman.

With awesome new remixes by Ben Watt, Sam La More and Shapeshifters, the new Empire of the Sun album sounds incredible. But it’s going to sound even better in your very own Chariot of the Sun. Enter now.

Emperor Steele will fly to London to attend the Awards ceremony on behalf of the band. Amongst the excitement about the nomination Emperor Steele said, “The dream was the king for this record and it is becoming wilder and wilder as the sandman keeps cooking. This is a great honour, we are walking on a dream. ”

If Empire Of The Sun win either of the Awards, they will be the first Australian band to win a BRIT Award since Crowded House in 1994; the only other Australian band to have previously won a BRIT Award was INXS. Outside of Kylie Minogue, no other Australian artist has won a BRIT Award in the past decade!

Last year’s winners of the International Album Award were Kings Of Leon and this year Empire Of The Sun are nominated alongside Jay-Z (on whose album Emperor Steele is a guest artist), Lady Gaga, Animal Collective and Black Eyed Peas.

Walking On A Dream has surpassed Gold sales in the UK (100,000 albums) and Empire Of The Sun are currently gearing up for a live assault on the UK/Europe summer festival season with dates soon to be announced.

In other exiting news, the esteemed Hype Machine has posted their Top 50 Artists of 2009 according to how frequently their songs were listed on the site.
50 visual artists were invited to create a new piece of work inspired by and including the band name. Empire of the Sun has come in at #21 with a gorgeous piece by Canadian screen-printer and designer Sandi Falconer of Dead Weight . Check out the artwork below:

Not only will you look great, by getting one you’ll be thrown into a draw to meet Empire backstage at your nearest Future Music Festival.

These limited Tees are available only at Jay Jays from 6th Jan till the 3rd Feb and there are loads of stores around so we’re sure you’ll find one.

Check out www.jayjays.com.au for a list of participating stores and how to enter.

A spectacular set design of blue pillars and an enormous sun surrounded the band and dancers as they performed to a very appreciative crowd. The performance ended in dramatic style with a shower of pyrotechnics.

Empire Of The Sun won the sought after:

• Awards for Album of the Year
• Single of the Year (Walking On A Dream)
• Best Group
• Best Pop Release

The Empire was represented by Luke Steele who thanked Nick Littlemore who plays a producing role in the band and who is currently overseas, Donnie Sloan who contributed to the creative on some tracks and Peter Mayes who engineered the album. Empire Of The Sun are taking their live show on the road with front man Luke Steele leading the charge surrounded by dancers and band members Anthony Mitolo and Surahn Sidhu.

Best Pop Release Award:

Best Group Award:

Single of the Year Award - Walking On A Dream:

Album of the Year Award - Walking On A Dream:

Check out more ARIA footage and photo galleries below:

Red carpet and awards photo galleries - SMH.com.au | ABC.net.au | News.com.au | Fox.com.au | AAP Images |
Red carpet and awards footage - Sky News | News.com.au (red carpet | backstage) | HeraldSun.com.au