Confidence Man



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170 Russell

170 Russell St, Melbourne, Australia

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170 Russell is a vibrant live music venue located on Russell Street in Melbourne City. Formerly known as The Palace, the venue has been reborn as one of Melbourne’s premier music spaces offering a neat mix of indie, rock, funk, hip hop & soul. Boasting a capacity of over 700, the venue has hosted world-renowned acts such as Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Presets and 311. 170 Russell offers a unique clubbing experience featuring a huge stage, vibrant lighting and sound systems. A large outdoor beer garden is also located at the back of the venue, perfect for those summer nights.

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A portable party that’s levelled dance floors and flattened festival crowds as it’s rolled out across the world, Confidence Man are a machine custom designed to make you dance and lose your cool. The Australian tour shows join a packed Northern Summer of festival spots including All Points East (London), Primavera Sound (Barcelona), Governors Ball (New York), and Parklife (Manchester). It’s been a whirlwind 18 months for Confidence Man following a 2017 triple j unearthed J Award nomination, two sold out headline Australian East Coast tours and three trips to UK/Europe for headline shows and festivals. Theirs was one of the most talked about sets at Splendour in the Grass, they had mammoth performances at Glastonbury, set punters abuzz at The Great Escape, completed a run with Falls Festival and took home the boot from Golden Plains. Earlier releases ‘Better Sit Down Boy’, ‘Bubblegum’ and ‘Boyfriend (Repeat)’ have amassed over two million Spotify streams collectively, and secured remixes by a roll call of respected electronic names including Jono Ma, Andrew Weatherall, and Lindstrom and Prins Thomas. The debut album "Confident Music for Confident People “ is released worldwide on 13th April 2018