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Hamilton musician Pete Fountain is announced as the nationwide support act for classic UK rock band 10CC.
During the nine city tour, 10CC will be performing all their classic hits including Donna, Rubber Bullets, Things We Do For Love, Dreadlock Holiday, and I'm Not In Love.
In 1999 Pete won the TV3 show Get Your Act Together, and as a result his song Sugar was released by Sony Music and featured on the TV series Shortland St.
In the following years Pete formed a handful of bands, such as Waikato group Jah'na, and under various names released numerous singles and played support to acts such as Bic Runga, Zed, Fur Patrol, andShihad.
In 2005 Pete completed his debut album 'WILL' and over the past year has been busy recording the tracks at Big Note Productions for Indie label Nest Egg Records.
WILL was engineered and produced by Adrian Stuckey and Eddie Rayner (Split Enz). The first single titled Just For Today will be released on the July NZ on Air Kiwi Hitdisk and the video will be released this week to coincide with the following tour dates, and if you happen to be in Hamilton, the video will be showing on a giant projected billboard hanging on the ASB building in Victoria St from 9pm-midnight every night from the 14-28th June.
Pete Fountain supporting 10CC Tour
June
16 Dunedin (Town Hall)
17 Christchurch (Town Hall)
18 Nelson (Trafalgar Centre)
21 New Plymouth (TSB Theatre)
22 Palmerston North (Regent on Broadway)
23 Wellington (Town Hall)
24 Napier (Municipal Theatre)
28 Hamilton (Founders Memorial Theatre)
29 & 30 North Shore City (Bruce Mason Centre)