Sam Buckingham

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<p><br></p><p style="text-align: center;">DOORS OPEN 7:00</p><p style="text-align: center;">SHOW START 8:00</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br></p><p>Since releasing her career defining album DEAR JOHN in 2022, Sam Buckingham has built a cult</p><p>like following on the Australian live circuit.</p><p><br></p><p>She&rsquo;s lapped the country six times on sold out headline tours and jumped on tour with some of</p><p>the countries biggest names like Paul Kelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Whitlam&rsquo;s and Ben Lee. She&rsquo;s</p><p>also played at Woodford, Wild Village and Queenscliff Music Festivals and toured with the Festival</p><p>of Small Halls.</p><p><br></p><p>2026 sees the release of Sam&rsquo;s new album &ldquo;<strong>Beautiful Machine</strong>&rdquo;, a cross-Pacific collaboration</p><p>with Australian-born Nashville-based producer Clare &ldquo;LOLLIES&rdquo; Reynolds.</p><p><br></p><p>Sam says the songs for <strong>Beautiful Machine</strong> were written on hikes, beach walks, lying on the</p><p>couch in her underwear and on long drives to see her family (while someone else was driving, of</p><p>course). They mark a new chapter in her songwriting career, and in her life.</p><p><br></p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been falling deeper in love with my body and the Earth&rdquo; says Sam. &ldquo;In a time when we&rsquo;re</p><p>seemingly obsessed with building &lsquo;bigger and better&rsquo; technology, all I can think about is how the</p><p>natural world is so brilliantly designed &mdash; it&rsquo;s the most beautiful machine we&rsquo;ll ever have. So, this</p><p>album is a love letter to myself, my body, the earth and all of humanity. As we keep progressing,</p><p>my only wish is that we remember we ARE the natural world &mdash; and we must care for ourselves</p><p>and each other accordingly.&rdquo;</p><p><br></p><p>Influenced by the lyrical honesty of Jensen McRae, Brandi Carlisle &amp; Ani DiFranco, the anthemic</p><p>energy of Maggie Rogers, and the rhythmic flow of artists like LaRussell and Connor Price, Sam&rsquo;s</p><p>unique sensibility for marrying poetry with pop shines as she effortlessly weaves her personal</p><p>truth into the fabric of the global zeitgeist.</p><p><br></p><p>The 2026 <strong>Beautiful Machine</strong> tour will see Sam tour New Zealand for the first time, treating</p><p>audiences to crowd favourites from her previous releases - DEAR JOHN, Cyclone and Quiet</p><p>Revolution - and premiering the stunning new album in an intimate acoustic setting.</p><p><br></p><p style="text-align: center;">&ldquo;<strong>Masterful songwriting</strong>&rdquo; - Kate Miller Heidke</p><p style="text-align: center;">&ldquo;<strong>Iconic</strong>&rdquo; - Kia Handley (ABC)</p><p style="text-align: center;">&ldquo;<strong>Powerful</strong>&rdquo; - Bernard Zuel</p><p style="text-align: center;">&quot;<strong>Byron Bay&#39;s next big thing</strong>&quot; - Courier Mail</p>

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