After a watershed year in 2024 with SABOTAGE, multi award-winning and 2025Taite Prize finalist Mel Parsons bringsa taste of things to come with her upbeat, introspective new single and video ‘Post High Slide’.

The Lyttelton-basedsinger-songwriter has also released incredible visuals for the single, themusic video shot live on tour with Parsonsand her band supporting CrowdedHouse on their GRAVITY STAIRS TOUR,giving fans a glimpse into their 7-date arena run in late 2024.

Following tourssupporting The Teskey Brothers, Crowded House, & Chris Isaak along with herown headline tours, Mel Parsons is thrilled to be back playing shows inAustralia.  

Last year Parsons released her acclaimed sixth album SABOTAGE, which debuted at #2on the Official Top 20 NZ Albums Chart. Prior to SABOTAGE was SLOW BURN, which debuted at #3 in theOfficial Top 40 Album Charts and #2 in the Top 20 NZ Album Charts. Herprevious album, the Mitchell Froom-producedGLASSHEART, saw her win Best FolkArtist / Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards, and was also a finalist for the 2019 Taite MusicPrize and Top 20finalist at 2019’s APRASilver Scroll Award.

‘Post High Slide’ marks a fresh chapter for one of Aotearoa New Zealand’smost beloved touring artists. Don’t miss the opportunity to witness Mel Parsons’ enchanting live show andwelcome her back to our shores; in her first Australian tour since early 2019.You won’t be disappointed!

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