TINA ARENA ANNOUNCES ‘INNOCENCE TO UNDERSTANDING’ NATIONAL TOUR

[Sharyn Hamey]

You wait a long time to find your dream and hold on to it
And all I needed was to fly
It's a long way from innocence to understanding
A picture of a child at play, is how I feel today
Sorrento Moon

 Australian pop icon Tina Arena has today announced she’ll be going on the road to celebrate the release of her newGreatest Hits & Interpretations double album with the Innocence to Understanding Tour kicking off in Brisbane on Wednesday, 6 September.

Tina Arena has been part of the fabric of Australian music and pop culture for the past 40 years. Her voice has sent shivers up the spines of three generations of music lovers from her early days on Young Talent Time, to her hugely successful debut album Strong as Steel, her incredible international success and ten times platinum Don’t Ask (1994), the multi-platinum In Deep(1997), and followed up in 2001 with the critically acclaimed Just Me. Tina’s era defying career also includes two best-selling French-language albums, two much-loved volumes of Songs of Love & Loss, the 2013 release of the platinum-selling Reset (her first album of new English language material in over 12 years) and the gold-certified Eleven in 2015. 

A 40-year recording career by any singer is an extraordinary milestone, andTina Arena is the only Australian artist to earn a gold or platinum certification for each of her original albums, in every decade since the 1970s right through to now. In fact, every album in her career has gone gold, platinum or multi-platinum. 

Tina said, “Today I feel I have finally reached a place where I am 100% comfortable with who I am, and I am free to enjoy my life and my work. The past forty years have indeed been a journey from innocence to understanding, and I can’t wait to celebrate that with Australia.”

Tina’s career boasts an incredible playbook of hits - I Need Your Body, Chains, Heaven Help My Heart, Sorrento Moon, Burn, Now I Can Dance, Symphony Of Life, Wasn’t It Good, Only Lonely, You Set Fire To My Life and I Want To Love You – and fans will get to hear these and more on the Innocence to Understanding Tour.

Tina is also releasing her first fragrance this year, called ‘Renaissance’ developed with Bertrand Duchaufour, one of the world’s leading perfumers in Paris. Bertrand has developed scents with Dior and Givenchy, and he and Tina have come up with a high quality Eau De Parfum combining ingredients sourced from Tina’s three cultures: France, Italy and Australia (including Sandalwood from Indigenous Australia). 

Don’t miss your chance to see Tina Arena soar on the Innocence to Understanding Tour when tickets go on sale from 9.00am (local times), Thursday, 27 April. Greatest Hits & Interpretations is released on Friday, 7 April through EMI Music Australia. Full details of all shows can be found here

Don’t miss your chance to see Tina Arena soar on the Innocence to Understanding Tour when tickets go on sale from 9.00am (local times), Thursday, 27 April. Greatest Hits & Interpretations is released on Friday, 7 April through EMI Music Australia. Full details of all shows can be found here   Don’t miss your chance to see Tina Arena soar on the Innocence to Understanding Tour when tickets go on sale from 9.00am (local times), Thursday, 27 April. Greatest Hits & Interpretations is released on Friday, 7 April through EMI Music Australia. Tina Arena Innocence to Understanding Wednesday, 6 September 2017 The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from Ticketmaster | 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au and the venue | www.thetivoli.com.au   Saturday, 9 September 2017 The Star Gold Coast, QLD Tickets on sale from 9.00am on Thursday, 27 April from Ticketek & Venue Box Office | 07 5592 8303 and www.ticketek.com.au (formerly Jupiters Gold Coast)   Sunday, 10 September 2017 Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from the Empire Box Office | 1300 655 299 and www.empiretheatre.com.au and Ticketek | 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au   Tuesday, 12 September 2017 Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from Ticketek | 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au and the Civic Theatre Box Office | 4929 1977  | www.civictheatrenewcastle.com.au   Wednesday, 13 September 2017 Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from the venue box office | 03 5434 6100 and www.ulumbarratheatre.com.au and Ticketek | 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au ;   Friday, 15 September 2017 Plenary, Melbourne, VIC Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from Ticketek | 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au   Sunday, 17 September 2017 Costa Hall, Deakin University Waterfront, Geelong, VIC Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from the GPAC Box Office | 5225 1200 and www.gpac.org.au Friday, 22 September 2017 WIN Entertainment Centre Theatre, Wollongong, NSW Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from Ticketmaster | 136 100 and www.ticketmaster.com.au   Saturday, 23 September 2017 ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney, NSW Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from Ticketek | 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au   Sunday, 24 September 2017 Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from Canberra Theatre Centre Box Office | 6275 2700 and www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au and Ticketek | 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au Tuesday, 26 September 2017 Princess Theatre, Launceston, TAS Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from and Theatre North Box Office | 6331 0052 and www.theatrenorth.com.au and Ticketek | 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au   Wednesday, 27 September 2017 Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from Theatre Royal Box Office | 6233 2299 and www.theatreroyal.com.au and Centertainment and Ticketek | 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au ;  Thursday, 5 October 2017 Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from Ticketmaster | 136 100 and www.ticketmaster.com.au   Friday, 6 October 2017 Crown Theatre, Perth, Burswood, WA Tickets on sale from 9.00am, Thursday, 27 April from Ticketmaster | 136 100 and www.ticketmaster.com.au Supported by: Champagne Lanson is the Official Innocence to Understanding Tour  Champagne Partner www.tinaarena.com www.facebook.com/tinaarenamusic www.renaissancetinaarena.com #tinaarena2017 Twitter: @tinaarena                       Instagram: @tinaarena