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Since the very beginning, Xavier Rudd's ability to connect with people has been his most powerful gift. The more he has toured the world, the more hearts he has touched and the more of the world he has put back into his music. Now, fronting a band aptly named The United Nations, Xavier Rudd has assembled a lineup of musicians from around the world as a one-people musical force. Making their debut in 2015, Xavier Rudd And The United Nations finds the iconic Australian solo artist in full band mode for the first time in a long and successful career, and introduces new album Nanna to Xavier's diverse and acclaimed discography...

Enthralling audiences with his ability to wield so many instruments at once, Xavier's 2002 debut album, To Let, introduced a sound that was a mix of guitars, yidakis (didgeridoos), stomp box and percussion, blues harp and vocals. Something distinctly new, yet tied back through time to the spirit of our ancestors. With a sound established, Xavier's 2004 sophomore album, Solace, was testament to the power of his songwriting abilities. Solace debuted in the top 20 of the ARIA charts and was met as an instant classic; going platinum and earning Xavier two ARIA nominations, with three of its songs  – Let Me Be, Shelter and Solace – voted into triple j's Hottest 100.

Only a year later, Xavier was receiving his third ARIA nomination, this time for third album Food In The Belly. Celebrated for Xavier's abilities to effortlessly weave genres together - from the reggae sway of The Mother, to the irresistible tribal jam of Manã - Food In The Belly impacted strongly in Australia and Europe, landing Xavier on the Dutch album charts for the first time. Xavier's gold-selling follow-up, White Moth, continued on this path of international success. Released in 2007 on Epitaph sister label ANTI-, White Moth reached #30 on the US Billboard charts and earned Xavier another ARIA nomination back home.

Nudging ahead of White Moth one spot to peak the ARIA charts at #5, 2008's Dark Shades Of Blue was Xavier's biggest musical departure, yet resulted in massive fan and critical acclaim. Gritty, dark and introspective, the album connected deeply with fans, and reintroduced Xavier as formidable lap steel player. 2010's Koonyum Sun - recorded as trio Xavier Rudd And Izintaba - was a return to lighter shades. Featuring a new sound courtesy of a collaboration with bassist Tio Moloantoa and percussionist Andile Nqubezelo - yet abundant in the blues'n'roots charm of his earliest work - Koonyum Sun brought Xavier Rudd full circle.

Debuting at #2 on the ARIA charts, Xavier's 2012 album Spirit Bird was the triumphant pinnacle of of his entire solo career – capturing the most beautiful aspects of his voice, his songs and his spirit. Led by the wonderfully delicate Follow The Sun, Spirit Bird saw Xavier Rudd yet again tour the world, bringing together old fans and new, regardless of their culture or country of origin. Now, this ability to connect is at the heart of Xavier Rudd And The United Nations – a band with a strong message of all people coming together around the globe to return to spirit, respect the ancient ways and protect the Earth and the very essence of creation.

Mixed by Errol Brown at Tuff Gong Studios, Nanna is Xavier's ninth studio album, but his first with Xavier Rudd And The United Nations... finding one of the great solo artists of our time fronting a full band with impeccable results. Once again diving into new musical waters while still holding true to the music in his heart, Xavier Rudd has added another remarkable milestone to his already epic journey, solidifying his place as one of Australia's greatest artists, activists and spirits.

Setlists

    1. 1.
    2. 2.Let Me Be
    3. 3.Energy Song
    4. 4.Culture Bleeding
    5. 5.We Deserve to Dream
    6. 6.Magic
    7. 7.Shake It
    8. 8.Morning Birds
    9. 9.Better People
    10. 10.
    11. 11.Spirit Bird
    12. 12.this is home
    13. 13.Lioness Eye
    14. 14.Come Let Go
    15. 15.Follow the Sun

  2. Encore

    1. 16.The Letter
    2. 17.Breeze (Xavier Rudd & Izintaba cover)
    1. 1.Storm Boy
    2. 2.Let Me Be
    3. 3.Energy Song
    4. 4.Culture Bleeding
    5. 5.We Deserve to Dream
    6. 6.Magic
    7. 7.Ball and Chain
    8. 8.Morning Birds
    9. 9.Messages / Guku
    10. 10.Spirit Bird
    11. 11.Stoney Creek
    12. 12.Lioness Eye / Flag
    13. 13.Come Let Go
    14. 14.Follow the Sun
    15. 15.Shake It

  2. Encore

    1. 16.Breeze (Xavier Rudd & Izintaba cover)
    1. -Big Jet Plane (Angus & Julia Stone cover)
    2. -Sunday Vibe (Cisco Adler feat. G. Love cover)
    3. -Diamonds on the Inside (Ben Harper cover)

  2. Set 1:

    1. 1.Let Me Be
    2. 2.Energy Song
    3. 3.Culture Bleeding (Set paused after song because of electrical interference with the audio)

  3. Set 2:

    1. -Fall at your Feet (Boy & Bear cover)
    2. -Sunsets for Somebody Else (Jack Johnson cover)
    3. 4.We Deserve to Dream
    4. 5.Storm Boy
    5. 6.Ball and Chain
    6. 7.Get Up, Stand Up (The Wailers cover)
    7. 8.Morning Birds (New Song)
    8. 9.Messages
    9. 10.Spirit Bird
    10. 11.Breeze (Xavier Rudd & Izintaba cover)
    11. 12.Stoney Creek
    12. 13.Lioness Eye / Flag
    13. 14.Come Let Go
    14. 15.Follow the Sun

  4. Encore

    1. 16.Shake It
    2. 17.Magic
    3. -Treaty (Yothu Yindi cover)
    1. 1.Stoney Creek
    2. 2.Energy Song
    3. 3.Twist
    4. 4.Culture Bleeding
    5. 5.We Deserve to Dream
    6. 6.Storm Boy
    7. 7.Breeze (Xavier Rudd & Izintaba cover)
    8. 8.Ball and Chain
    9. 9.Let Me Be
    10. 10.High Times
    11. 11.Messages
    12. 12.World Order
    13. 13.Walk Away
    14. 14.No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover)
    15. 15.Spirit Bird
    16. 16.Lioness Eye / Flag
    17. 17.Follow the Sun

  2. Encore

    1. 18.Magic
    2. 19.Come Let Go
    1. 1.Stoney Creek
    2. 2.Energy Song
    3. 3.Twist
    4. 4.Culture Bleeding
    5. 5.We Deserve to Dream
    6. 6.Storm Boy
    7. 7.Breeze (Xavier Rudd & Izintaba cover)
    8. 8.Ball and Chain
    9. 9.Let Me Be
    10. 10.High Times
    11. 11.Messages
    12. 12.World Order
    13. 13.Walk Away
    14. 14.No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover)
    15. 15.Spirit Bird
    16. 16.Lioness Eye
    17. 17.Flag (Xavier Rudd & The United Nations cover)
    18. 18.Follow the Sun

  2. Encore

    1. 19.Moments
    2. 20.Magic
    3. 21.Come Let Go

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Reviews

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 based on 298 reviews
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  • Inspirational.

    by Johnootz on 7/28/13The Stone Pony - Asbury ParkRating: 5 out of 5

    A night of swaying, dancing, chanting and good vibes all around. Xavier Rudd's performance was flawless and spirit lifting. Truly a night to remember!

  • Xavier Rudd

    by Megsdemeanor on 7/17/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    I have seen Xavier about 8-10 times now but never outside. This was a wonderful way to see him. I felt much more connected to the words he was signing and to the land as a whole. I highly recommend Xavier Rudd in ANY venue but loved him outside. Keep coming to Minnesota and I'll keep coming to all your shows!

  • outstanding

    by kbomell on 7/17/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    great message + great instrumentals + great singing + great venue + interaction with wildly enthusiastic audience = fantastic concert experience!

  • Peace, love and Rudd

    by cncb on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    Such a wonderful venue for hearing great music! I feel like I'm in someone's backyard! Very intimate and such a wonderful performer...the crowd always add to the overall vibe and this was a fun group to celebrate with!

  • Life Changing!

    by swizzy7 on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    The listening audience is getting to be the most impressive! He is continuously getting the world to listen! -From families and kids to hipsters w/ psychs. This guy is an angel in disguise and literally changing lives at every show.

  • Moving

    by Anonymous on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    Outstanding music, fantastic message, life forming for the whole family to experience. Thanks for hosting such fantastic role models and outstanding talent. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to bring my family to a formative event that is safe, positive and enjoyable.

  • Medicine for People Are A Must See.

    by JoyMaster on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    Thanks for the fantastic show - M4P was fantastic - never disappoints (loved Dylan playing with you this show). Totally connected to the crowd. Xavier Rudd what a 365 talent - he was a pleasure and his drummer, Ah Maz Ing. Was a magical night at the Minnesota Zoo. It was the first Sue McClain Show I have been to since her passing, and I was appreciative of the legacy she left MN Music - she will be so greatly missed.

  • The Zoo does it again

    by fluffhead10 on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    Great show at the zoo. Been going for 10+ years and I'm never disappointed. Xavier Rudd was great, a lot of energy, and the sound was great. If you get a chance he's a must see. Opening act Nahko and Medicine for the people were just as good.

  • Unreal!

    by FreeRaccoon on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    Such a great show. Rudd was charismatic and full of energy. Pretty sure he was trying to speak to the monkeys, as this show was at the MN zoo. Aweseome performance! He even inviteded a man and his daughter (maybe 8 yrs old) to come dance on the stage with him. The show started around 830 and he played until about 1030.

  • by Anonymous on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    Mind blowing Xavier is funky badass and medicine for the people is never a disappointment

  • Great Show

    by Pampusch on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    Solid performance by XR. Played many of my favorite songs and included several songs with the lap slide guitar.

  • Xavier Rudd was so uplifting!!

    by JDWings on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    The sound system was awesome . Xavier Rudd played non-stop and was very talented and a true spirit lifter.Everyone was up and moving at some point and some never sat down. He truly loves the earth, the ocean's , the sea, and all living things. This all comes out of his music ,dance, and words that he shares. He engages everyone young and old. Thank you.

  • Xavier and Medicine!!!!!

    by AJSIME on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    Best show I have ever seen in Minnesota! Nahko and Medicine for the People were Amazing!! I would like to see them play a full set at the zoo!! Also, Xavier was great! Spirit Bird!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Xavier Rudd at the Zoo = Amazing Experience

    by SarahJ16 on 7/16/13Weesner Family Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5

    This concert was excellent! The venue was perfect for these bands. It was great to be out in nature with singers who really appreciate the earth.

  • Xavier Rudd is an alien superhero !!!!

    by Fliggy on 7/12/13Métropolis - MontrealRating: 5 out of 5

    So grateful for the Montreal jazz festival to invite Xavier Rudd. He truly fills the room with passion and unconditional love. The opening band were out of this world too. It was an experience of a lifetime. So happy to dance'

  • Xavier Rudd owned the didgeridoo!!

    by DayTrippr on 12/21/12Newport Music Hall - ColumbusRating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing & spiritual show! Hope to see again, soon!!

  • Xavier? decent. Good Old War? Absolutely horrid

    by hags115 on 12/9/12Métropolis - MontrealRating: 2 out of 5

    Xavier was pretty good (incredibly talented) but his opening band was atrocious. I'm not sure what corner they scraped these chanters out of but they ought to go back. I'm just not into Native screaming. It sucked. The best part was when the Indian Drum Circle guys (Good Old War) just stopped. But then that moment was ruined by my short term memory kicking in and me remembering the sonic holocaust that I just endured. Xavier himself was pretty good but the acoustics were lacking. If this is testament to Metropolis I would never go there again.

  • Xavier exceeded already high expectations

    by dancingclayman on 11/26/12Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 5 out of 5

    If I built a house, I'd want to build it from Xavier Rudd's music, because it feels like home and I want to live inside it.

  • Below average

    by TheDonDiggidy on 11/24/12Commodore Ballroom - VancouverRating: 2 out of 5

    Xavier didn't seem into it, crowd was noisy, felt like a social mixer at times while he was playing.

  • Xavier is absolutely amazing!!!

    by Marcha1178 on 11/18/12Commodore Ballroom - VancouverRating: 5 out of 5

    Wow!!! Not only does he have crazy talent playing so many insteuments at one time. Xavier's music is so full of spirit, passion and takes music to a different level. I absolutely love his live shows!!