Welcome To Episode 201
In this Episode we are joined by Jon Toogood.
Best known as the lead singer from Shihad – New Zealand Music Hall of Fame inductee Jon Toogood releases his debut solo album Last Of The Lonely Gods, on October 11th
The album – featuring singles ‘Gravity’, ‘Love Is Forever’ and its title track – is a clear departure from the intensity of Shihad and leans towards a more vulnerable and stripped back sound.
‘Lost in My Hometown’ sees Jon return to his acoustic guitar; the meditative tool he used to process his grief after losing his mother during a covid lockdown in 2021, and soon after, his brother-in-law.
Jon was touring New Zealand at the time of the Omnicron outbreak which left him locked down in Wellington, isolated from his wife and children in Australia. Jon stayed with his sister and brother-in-law for 3 and a half months. During this time his brother-in-law was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer which was hard for Jon to witness.
An acoustic offering that lends itself towards one legend and his acoustic guitar hitting the road and sharing his stories… Catch Jon live in Australia – tour dates below.
Making his mark on music for over 35 years in Aotearoa New Zealand, Jon, as part of Shihad and supergroup The Adults, has enjoyed 6 NZ #1 Albums, 15 NZ Top 40 albums and 25 NZ Top 40 Singles.
JON TOOGOOD
LAST OF THE LONELY GODS
AUSTRALIA 2024
TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 29 JULY AT JONTOOGOOD.COM
Thursday 14 November
Mo’s Desert House Club, Bundjalung Nation / Gold Coast
Friday 15 November
Tomcat, Meeanjin / Brisbane
Saturday 16 November
Northcote Social Club, Naarm / Melbourne
Sunday 17 November
Waywards, Eroa / Sydney
ABOUT JON TOOGOOD
Since 1988 Jon Toogood has performed at more than 1500 live shows and sold over 250,000 albums world-wide, with two albums certified Double Platinum and five albums certified Gold in New Zealand and Australia. Shihad was admitted to the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame in 2010, and the following year won Best Rock Album at the 2011 Vodafone Music Awards for Ignite, and Best Rock Album in 2015 for Five Eyes.
Since 2010 Jon has been a founder member and manager for internationally successful artist collaborative The Adults.
Jon holds the record in New Zealand for the most #1 albums by an NZ artist (x6), 15x NZ Top 40 albums and the most singles in the NZ charts (x25). He has also written more radio hits than any other artist in New Zealand music history.
