SHOWS & TOURS
I'm playing in Hamburg this Friday 11/11/11 at the Melodica Festival compilation CD release...since Dead Horse is on there ;) Then we have Hamburg Melodica over the weekend also! Bring it on! - http://www.melodicafestival.org/
Past Shows
Taqueria Florian
I'm playing a solo set. Yes a full length show with some special guests at Taqueria Florian this coming Monday night. 8pm onwards! Free entry!
Address: Oranienstraße 17, 10997, Kruezberg, Berlin
Gaudy Cafe
I will be playing all new material written in Iceland from my current album project titled 'Skálá'. This will be a very special show for me at a very special venue I'm proud to play at, with very special guests. Hope all in Berlin can make it down! starts around 9pm.
For directions please visit this link - http://gaudycafe.com/finding-us
MELODICA FESTIVAL ON TOUR

After Melodica Festival in Berlin I will be going on tour with some fine Melodica artists; Mijo Biscan, Jonas Dahl, Renny field, Mari Mana and Our Blanket Skies. Hoorar!
Mo., 11.10.: Potsdam, KuZe
Hermann-Elflein-Straße 10
14467 Potsdam
Di., 12.10.: Magdeburg, Moritzhof
Moritzplatz 1
39124 Magdeburg
Do., 14.10.: Leipzig, Wärmehalle Süd
Eichendorffstraße 7
04277 Leipzig
Fr., 15.10.: Jena, Grünowski
Schillergäßchen 5
07745 Jena
Sa., 16.10.: Erfurt, Klanggerüst Villa
Magdeburger Allee 175,
99086 Erfurt
So., 17.10.: Berlin, SIN Bar
Schoenleinstrasse 6
10967 Berlin

Here's some information that might come in handy! And remember it's a donation based event, so give what you feel!
How to find the festival
Hubertuslounge,
Eisenbahnstr.6
behind the Lausitzer Platz w the church
directly @
U1 Görlitzer Bahnhof
RUNNING ORDER:
This is the official festival schedule
Day One: Sa., 9.10.
1.16:00- 16:35 our blanket skies(B)
2.16:50- 17:20 Donna Stolz(B)
3.17:35- 18:05 Yeah Yeah Jenn Kelly (US)
4.18:20- 18:50 Leni Rice (B)
5.19:05- 19:35 Illute(B)
PAUSE 40 Min
6.20:15- 21:00 Stadtlichter (Essen)
7.21:15- 22:00 Il tempo gigante (DK)
8.22:15- 23:15 Kid Decker(UK) & Torben Stock(HH)
9.23:30- 0:00 Ian Hooper (US)
10.00:15- 00:45 Athebustop (IT)
Day Two: So., 10.10.
1.16:00- 16:35 a happy little accident (B)
2.16:50- 17:20 Gadkat (B)
3.17:35- 18:15 Brümmer (HH)
4.18:30- 19:00 Jonas Dahl (DK)
PAUSE 30 Min
5.19:30- 20:00 Mari Mana (B)
6.20:15- 21:00 Renny Field (AUS)
7.21:00- 21:45 Jona Byron (AUS)
8.22:00- 22:45 Mijo Biscan(AUS)
Farewell Iceland Show - 3rd October, Café Rosenberg (Klapparstígur 25-27, Reykjavík, Iceland)
This is my final farewell show here in Reykjavík, Iceland. I hope to make it a very special night for all! It will be my final gig after I return from Svavar's isolated cabin in Skala, including very special guests: Svavar Knútur, Myrra Rós, Halla Norðfjörð, Jóhann Kristinsson and Daníel Jón.
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Teaser for the forthcoming Melodica Acoustic Festival Berlin in October, introducing some of the artists who will play there:
Athebustop (IT)
Brümmer (Hamburg)
Jona Byron(AUS)
Jonas Dahl (DK)
Gadkat (B)
A happy little accident (B)
Mari Mana (B)
our blanket skies (B)
Heta Salkolahti (FIN)
The money collected there will be used to support the festival!
By the way: It’s a very tiny cafe, the one who comes first, gets a seat! Would be happy to see some of you there!
Cafe Ici in Berlin-Mitte
Jona Byron live - Platzparade @ Cafe Mit (Raw Tempel)
Experimental music and new songs around 10pm with my loop pedal at Cafe Mit outside the cafe (open air). It's an amazing artist community in Friedrichshain, Berlin.
Melodica Festival : Hamburg

The Town Hall & Yono Bar : The Sexy International Paris Film Festival - Paris, France

An Australian acoustic tour de force! Lamplight's Mijo Biscan and the boats Jona Byron will both be playing solo spots at Yono Bar in Paris as part of 'The Sexy International Paris Film Festival'. Two shows on the same day, for the Yondo Bar show, Mijo is on stage at 7pm, Jona probably around 6pm. The 5th district Town Hall show starts at 3pm.
date: Friday, 25 June 2010
time: 19:00 - 21:30
venue: Town Hall. 5th District. Paris, 21 Place du Panthéon. 75005 PARIS RER B. View map
venue: Yono Bar, 37, Rue Vieille du Temple, 75004, Paris. View map
Visit the film festival web site
The Circus : Berlin, Germany
Jona will play solo at a venue called 'The Circus' in Berlin. Jona will have to pull a few hat tricks on the night to win the crowd he thinks. Still....sounds like fun. Visit http://www.circus-berlin.de
date: Thursday, 15 July 2010
time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM CEST
venue: The Circus. Weinbergsweg 1a, Berlin 10119. View map
Jona Byron @ Acoustic Moon (CHOCOLATE, Berlin)
date: Wednesday, 30 June
venue: Schokoladen, Berlin, Germany. doors 8pm.
http://www.myspace.com/acousticmoonclub

Come and join Jona and friends as he plays his last show in Melbourne Australia for what could be a long hiatus, before he ventures over to the lands of Europe and beyond… to see how they make beer in Germany and weave baskets in Iceland. These life lessons he will then take to Scotland and London and share his secrets of his inexperience in the Australian outback.
Joining him will be some of his favourite musicians and friends...
8:30pm - 8:55 - Kat Winduss
9:00pm - 9:25 - Owls Of The Swamp & Ellen Kibble
9:30pm - 9:55 - Heidi Elva
10:00pm - 10:25 - Tom Woodward & Tiana Morrison
10:30pm - 11:00 - Jona Byron and friends
It all goes down at The Wesley Anne on Friday 7th May. Doors open at 8:15pm to make room for so many artists who have offered their love. So be early cause Kat Winduss starts at 8:30pm and she is a magical little lady, in fact, everyone is damn magical and wonderful and amazing.
It's also donation entry, so please give from your heart.
19 Mar 2010, 08:00 PM - Jona (solo) @ The Melting Pot Songwriters Round
Jona will once again join the songwriters round at Melting Pot. Always a special surprise...come and join the round at Vibe on Smith.
07 Mar 2010, 08:00 PM - Jona (solo) @ The Builders Arms (with The Boy Who Spoke Clouds)
Jona will open with some lovely new and old tunes in support of ’The Boy Who Spoke Clouds’. 211 Gertrude St Fitzroy. Doors open 8pm, entry $6.
05 Mar 2010 (doors open 8:30 PM) - Jona (solo) @ The Edinburgh Castle
Jona will perform solo with special guest Heidi Elva playing her dreamy harp accompanying Jona's new material. Opening will be The Winter Migration at 9pm, followed by Jona and Heidi and closing the night with be the lovelyMa Petite. Entry will be $7
28 Feb 2010 (4PM) - Jona (solo) @ Bar 303 (with Josh Armistead)
A mellow Sunday arvo show with the wonderful indie sounds of Josh Armistead and Jona Byron with Pete Uhlenbruch on guitar.
12 Feb 2010 (8pm) - The Builders Arms (with Svavar Knutur from Iceland)
A very special evening with Jona Byron (with Pete Uhlenbruch on guitar), Gabriel Lynch and Icelandic folk luminary Svavar Knutur.
Pure Pop Records Instore - 10th Jan, 2010
Hey folks, I will perform an intimate acoustic 'in store' performance in the courtyard at Pure Pop Records (221 Barkly Street St Kilda Vic 3182) this coming Sunday arvo, following the wonderful Georgia Fields. This is sure to be a wonderful afternoon of live music, and it's free entry! Copies of the new CD 'Extinct Hearts will be available on the day.
Mini Album Launch
Jona and his new band...Pete Uhlenbruch (Owls Of The Swamp) - guitar, Dave Bennett (Silent Reading) - bass and Alex Rogowski (Lamplight) on drums, will launch the new mini-album 'Extinct Hearts' in style, with a Sunday Matinee show and combination Popboomerang Christmas party!
Punters will receive a free Popboomerang gift at the door and can pick up a copy of Jona's new CD for only $10.
And don't forget the amazing line up, with support from Jed Rowe and band, and Cilla Jane and her band!
This is sure to be a wonderful Sunday afternoon of music and friends. Put the word out there and pop this in your diary!
$10 entry
Doors open at 1:30pm
Cilla Jane - 2pm
Jed Rowe - 3pm
Jona Byron - 4pm
www.myspace.com/jonabyron
www.popboomerang.com
www.northcotesocialclub.com


