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ICEHOUSE ANNOUNCE MAN OF COLOURS TOUR

September 16

ICEHOUSE celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the seminal Man of Colours album across Australia – performing the album in full for the first time + their hits Ahead of the Live at the Fleet Steps show overlooking spectacul

Read at Australian Musician ↗

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