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Leonardo's Bride
Biography
1989
abby and dean do their first show together at brackets & jam, an open mike night at the crossroads theatre in sydney
1990
together they travel around europe and america busking and playing in bars and clubs. 250 shows over 16 months.
1992
leonardo's bride first play at the rose, shamrock & thistle, rozelle, sydney.
1993
release debut e.p. 'leonardo's bride'
1995
release 'temperamental friend' e.p.
. tour australia with the badloves
. tour east coast with big geraniums (ireland)
1996
release 'so brand new' single
1997
release 'even when i'm sleeping' single
. tour australia with everything but the girl (uk)
. release debut album 'angel blood'
. single 'even when i'm sleeping' reaches #4 in national charts and goes gold
. album 'angel blood' goes gold. group receives 3 ARIA nominations [australian recording industry association] for best single, debut album & cover art
. release "buddha baby"single. goes top 40
. tour new zealand, singapore and play at livid festival, brisbane
1998
"even when i'm sleeping"voted song of year at APRA awards [australian performing rights association]. also collects award for most performed australian work
. tour u.k. playing in london and at the edinburgh festival.
. group play a short run with neil finn (n.z)
1999
leonardo's record a new album
2000
release 'sonic' single. tour australia with tom jones
release 'open sesame' album
group perform at the reconciliation day concert at colonial stadium in melbourne
leonardo's perform at the sydney domain with neil finn and paul kelly to an estimated crowd of 70,000 people
2001
group announce they are indefinately off the road
Latest Releases
Open Sesame
Album
Released: 26 October 2000
Tracklisting:
- Everybody Wants To Take You Home
- Sonic
- I'll Believe You
- That Boy
- Blue Gone Green
- Sleepyhead
- Dreamship
- Begging Bowl
- Oh Yeh
- Let Me Come Over
- Alaska
- I Love You Honey But The Season Is Over
