My hippie GP sat me down, handed me a tissue and said “Clare, listen carefully. Your body is your best friend, but you treat it like a machine. It is giving you a message: put down the goddam rocks. Yes, the ROCKS! In that SACK! On your BACK woman! The one you’re always CARRYing! You were born to be happy – don’t you know that?” Born to be happy? WTF lady!? I’ve got a sack of important rocks to organize! I’ve got bills to pay! I’ve got a world to save! And now you want me to squeeze in HAPPINESS as WELL! WhatEVA!!! Truth is, I’d been organizing and reorganizing that sack of rocks for years. What if I did just put them down for a bit? What kind of album would I write then? The pursuit of happiness though… isn’t that kind of selish? Self-centred? Stupid? Isn’t the idea of lasting happiness just something we’re sold in order to make us buy more stuff? I mean, is it even actually p o s s I b l e to record an album on the topic of happiness without using wind-chimes of “whhhhOOOOOOsh”ing sounds even once? It is my duty… to try. If Modern Day Addiction was about external addiction, The Winter I Chose Happiness is about the ones we hide on the inside: the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and why we’ll never change, without ever stopping for long enough to examine if that’s actually true or not. The result is a brilliant, beautiful, emotional album on life and love and the question of happiness. The first offering from the album, the aptly named “You Make Me Happy” was introduced on Network 10’s hugely popular television show Offspring and the track as well as Clare’s performance has already placed her into the heads and hearts of a the show’s audience. “Who knew I could act? Certainly not me! Getting that role was one of the biggest shocks of my life!”.
Clare Bowditch 'The Winter I Chose Happiness' Australian Tour 2012
Clare Bowditch 'Winter Secrets' Tour
Clare Bowditch and The New Slang 'Modern Day Addiction' Tour
House Cabaret: Clare Bowditch and Friends
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12 Sep 2012
Clare Bowditch @ Theatre Royal
TAS
21 Sep 2012
Clare Bowditch @ Governor Hindmarsh Hotel
SA
28 Sep 2012
Clare Bowditch @ Factory Theatre
NSW
11 Oct 2012
Clare Bowditch @ Old Museum
QLD
12 Oct 2012
Clare Bowditch @ A & I Hall
20 Oct 2012
Clare Bowditch @ The Astor Theatre
WA
26 Oct 2012
Clare Bowditch @ The Regal Ballroom
VIC
27 Oct 2012
Clare Bowditch @ Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC)
1 Aug
Clare Bowditch - Winter Secrets Tour 2013 @ Lizotte's Restaurant Sydney
Clare Bowditch Winter Secrets Tour 2013 @ Lizotte's Restaurant Sydney
17 Aug
Clare Bowditch @ Byron Bay Community Centre
Chifley Hotel on The Esplanade - Geelong 14 March
State Theatre - The Arts Centre 27 February, Space Theatre - Adelaide Festival Centre 08 June, Theatre Royal 12 September, Governor Hindmarsh Hotel 21 September, Lizotte's Restaurant Sydney 27 September, Factory Theatre 28 September, Old Museum 11 October, A & I Hall 12 October, The Astor Theatre 20 October, The Regal Ballroom 26 October, Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) 27 October
Manhattan Wine Bar (Lanie Lane) 24 June, The Grand Poobah Hotel (Lanie Lane) 25 June, Lizotte's Restaurant Newcastle (Lanie Lane) 29 June, Lizotte's Restaurant Kincumber (Lanie Lane) 30 June, Factory Theatre (Lanie Lane) 01 July, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre (Lanie Lane) 02 July, Lizotte's Restaurant Sydney (Lanie Lane) 03 July, The Bakery Artrage Complex (Lanie Lane) 08 July, Settlers Tavern (Lanie Lane) 09 July, Governor Hindmarsh Hotel (Lanie Lane) 10 July, Karova Lounge (Lanie Lane) 13 July, Wellers Restaurant (Lanie Lane) 14 July, Theatre Royal (Lanie Lane) 15 July, The Thornbury Theatre (Lanie Lane) 16 July, A & I Hall (Lanie Lane) 20 July, Tanks Arts Centre (Lanie Lane) 21 July, Joe’s Waterhole Hotel (Lanie Lane) 22 July, Old Museum (Lanie Lane) 23 July
Sydney Opera House - The Studio (Henry Wagons, Aluka) 02 July, Sydney Opera House - The Studio (Henry Wagons, Aluka) 03 July, Sydney Opera House - The Studio (Henry Wagons, Aluka) 04 July, Art Gallery of Western Australia 05 August, Country Club Showroom (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 01 October, Wrest Point Showroom (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 02 October, Surfers Paradise Tavern Beergarden (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 07 October, The Hi-Fi (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 08 October, Tanks Arts Centre 09 October, The Irish Club Hotel (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 10 October, The Loft Warrnambool (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 14 October, Governor Hindmarsh Hotel (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 15 October, Settlers Hotel (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 16 October, Wollongong UniBar (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 21 October, Newcastle Leagues Club (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 22 October, Metro Theatre (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 23 October, The Bended Elbow (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 29 October, Forum Theatre (Glenn Richards (Augie March)) 01 November, Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Clare Bowditch) 06 November, Allphones Arena (ex Acer Arena) (Clare Bowditch) 08 November, Allphones Arena (ex Acer Arena) (Clare Bowditch) 09 November, Rod Laver Arena (Clare Bowditch) 12 November, Derwent Entertainment Centre (Clare Bowditch) 15 November, Adelaide Entertainment Centre (Clare Bowditch) 18 November