The Corrs Are Reuniting For One Show, And It Is In Australia

Irish pop-rock favourites The Corrs are set to reunite for an exclusive, one-off reunion show in the Hunter Valley in November.

The family band behind Breathless, Runaway and Forgiven, Not Forgotten will perform in Australia for the first time in 21 years when they appear at the Hope Estate on November 26. Joining them on the bill for the exclusive performance are fellow pop-icons Wet Wet Wet and Ben Lee, with additional support coming from ascendent NSW pop artist Gaudion.

The Corrs performance will be their first of any kind since their 2017 show at the Royal Albert Hall. Speaking to Noise11, the group's Sharon Corr revealed that the Royal Albert Hall show wasn't initially intended as a farewell.

"Yes we played the Royal Albert Hall in 2017. We had released our last album ‘Jupiter Calling’. We did a big gig for that show. It was a beautiful show. I just wish we’d done some more” When the opportunity to perform in Australia was presented, the stars aligned for them to be able to say yes and Corr is quite excited about it.

"Timing is everything where you have a number of people with different lives all trying to make decisions and pull things together. I suppose it wasn’t the right time to play more but it wasn’t something I was imagining would be a one-off show. It was an amazing one show and I absolutely adored playing in there and now we are going to do this beautiful show”.

During the interview, Corr also reflects on the band's initial tour of Australia back in 1995, when they played in smaller rooms than their rapidly growing profile required, revealing it to be a memorable experience for the group.

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“We started everywhere from scratch. We played everything. We played back gardens, we played pubs, we played dirty clubs. That’s how real bands do it. You start from the ground up. Then you see it take off and you know why … because you put the work in. And we got bigger and bigger. I remember the first experience of recognition. It was on one of those cable cars in Cairns that take you up to the rainforest. The four of us were sitting in the cable car and everything we’d go past a stop we’d see people looking in and having a reaction. And then the doors opened and someone went “oh my God, The Corrs”. I was like “wow, they know who we are”

That initial run established The Corrs are a beloved act in Australia, with albums Forgiven, Not Forgotten and In Blue, reaching number-one on the ARIA charts, with Talk on Corners number three. Their singles Breathless, Runaway, Love To Love You and Forgiven, Not Forgotten among several songs to find favour with Australian audiences, performing well on the charts and receiving widespread radio play.

Tickets for the one-off show are on sale to the general public from 9 am on Friday, September 2. An Amex exclusive pre-sale will run from August 30 at 9 am until September 1 at 9 am, while One World Entertainment members and Oztix pre-sale will run from Thursday, September 1 at 10 am until the public on-sale begins. The band will also be offering access to an exclusive VIP cocktail party, hosted by Richard Wilkins that includes a Q and A and photo opportunities with The Corrs. All details can be found here.