Ryder the Eagle (France) at Double Whammy!

Name: Ryder the Eagle (France) at Double Whammy!
Start: 2024-10-23T20:00:00+13:00
End: 2024-10-23T23:00:00+13:00
Location: Double Whammy, Auckland

Schedule

Wed Oct 23 2024 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC+13:00

Location

Double Whammy, Auckland | Auckland, AU

STRANGE NEWS, SUSIE SAYS! & PRINCESS CHELSEA PRESENT
RYDER THE EAGLE (France)
The French karaoke heart-throb is on his way to Aotearoa!
WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER
DOUBLE WHAMMY, AUCKLAND
with PONY BABY & CRÉME JÉAN
Tickets from www.undertheradar.co.nz
THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER [ALL AGES]
ARTWORKS THEATRE, WAIHEKE
with TEEN WOLF & LEMONCHOLI
Tickets from www.artworkstheatre.org.nz
"Leonard Cohen meets Alex Cameron… magnetic…" - Princess Chelsea
“I was born under the sign of Cancer in the south of France and like the planets predicted, I dedicated the beginning of my life to finding true love.” - Ryder the Eagle
Having toured the world relentlessly over the past few years, Princess Chelsea has returned home with a singular mission, to help the good people of Auckland to fall in love with one of the greatest showmen the world has ever known.
Listen, maybe you’ve never heard of Ryder the Eagle, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be clammy handed and palpitating at the news that the French chanteur and travelling heartbreaker is en route to our fair city for two life-changing shows this month, set to play a transformed Double Whammy cabaret on Wednesday 23 October, and an all-ages evening at Waiheke’s Artworks Theatre on Thursday 24 October.
A DIY hero, fallen Romeo, karaoke weirdo, the Mexico-based French balladeer is everything (and nothing) you could expect from a soft-rock divorced singer chasing dreams at your local dive bar. With lo-fi synthy soundscapes, lyric melodies, poetic songwriting and cathartic one-of-a-kind performances, Ryder The Eagle tells his history with love more than his love stories, coating romantic despair with a chiselled wit that’ll take you right to a Kaurismaki movie soundtracked by a caffeine driven Leonard Cohen.
“This is the first, and likely the last time I will promote a show for somebody else’s music,” says Princess Chelsea, “but people need to see this man perform. Leonard Cohen meets Alex Cameron, with a magnetic stage presence and total commitment to live performance. For fans of Alan Vega and Suicide, Sufjan Stevens, and general romance.”
Joining Ryder the Eagle for an exquisite evening of entertainment at Double Whammy’s cabaret are Pony Baby, the heart-melting country duo of Jazmine Mary and Arahi, and our very own “Tramadol John Rowles” Créme Jéan, plus a karaoke after-do for the brave.
The next night at Waiheke’s Artworks Theatre, it’s an all-ages soirée featuring the return of Teen Wolf, who charmed Waiheke locals when they opened for Shonen Knife earlier this year, and Waiheke High School band Lemoncholi, with student and adult tickets both available.