NEWS: Empire of the Sun walking on a dream after 11 ARIA Nominations

Words by Scenewave Oz - Published on October 8, 2009

Having recently taken to the stage for their first ever extraordinary live performances at this years Parklife tour, fittingly Empire of the Sun have been nominated in 11 categories for this years ARIA awards.

The categories are as follows;

• Album of the Year – Walking On A Dream
• Single of the Year – Walking On A Dream
• Best Group
• Best Pop Release
• Highest Selling Album – Walking On A Dream
• Highest Selling Single – Walking On A Dream
• Producer of the Year – Empire Of The Sun and Donnie Sloan with Peter Mayes
• Best Video for Walking On A Dream – Josh Logue from Mathematics
• Best Video for We Are The People – Josh Logue from Mathematics
• Best Cover Art – Aaron Hayward & David Homer from Debaser
• Engineer of the Year – Peter Mayes

After receiving such a plethora of nominations Luke Steele suitably stated, “This is wild, solid marks of recognition to the music. How can I explain, I’m talking to myself. I’m walking on a dream.”

If you missed their unbelievably extravagant debut performances throughout the ’09 Parklife tour, don’t despair. EOTS have been announced as the first headline performance for the Future Music Festival.

The complete line up will be announced next Monday, the 12th of October, with tickets on sale from Wednesday the 21st October.

Congrats to Empire of the Sun on their nominations!!