Foy Vance in Sydney

Foy Vance is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, born in 1974, whose music draws on folk, soul and roots rock. He is known for songs including “Guiding Light” and “She Burns,” and for albums such as Joy of Nothing, The Wild Swan and Signs of Life. In 2014, he recorded the concert later released as Live at Bangor Abbey. He subsequently opened selected dates on Ed Sheeran’s ÷ Tour, then returned to theatres and concert halls for his own Signs of Life Tour. Foy Vance plays recurring headline concerts in London and Belfast.

Bic Runga is a New Zealand singer-songwriter from Christchurch who writes melodic pop and folk rock. She became known through songs including “Drive,” “Sway” and “Get Some Sleep,” and through the albums Drive, Beautiful Collision and Birds. In 2000, she toured New Zealand with Tim Finn and Dave Dobbyn, performances documented on Together in Concert: Live. The following year, she joined Neil Finn’s Seven Worlds Collide concerts at the St James Theatre in Auckland.