The first of several winter Soothers® Pop-Up concerts for Nova will feature The Cat Empire performing live at Fitzroy’s The Night Cat in Victoria next Monday June 7. The series will wrap up with August at the winter ski resort Thredbo.

Having performed over 750 shows worldwide The Cat Empire is one of Australia’s most successful musical exports. It’s made up of band members – Felix Riebl, Harry Angus, Ollie McGill, Ryan Monro, Will Hull-Brown and Jamshid Khadiwala.

Having released eight albums, The Cat Empire’s fourth studio album Cinema will be released in Australia on June 25 and in Canada and the USA on June 29 and captures the inexorable force and sheer joy of their live performances.

The latest Nova and Soothers® Pop-Up Concert comes off the back of six successful Soothers® Pop-Up Concerts and three Drive Live music events with Nova’s Ryan, Monty & Wippa.

The Soothers® Pop-Up Concert series kicked off in June 2009 with Daniel Merriweather at the Old Darlinghurst Gaol in Sydney followed by Bloc Party at The Valley Studios in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley in July. Sarah Blasko performed at the Abbotsford Convent in Victoria in September, Josh Pyke at the Mowbray Bowling Club in Brisbane in October, Ladyhawke at the Civic Hotel in Sydney in November and this year Bluejuice popped up in Sydney’s King Cross in March.

The summer series of Soothers® Pop-Up Concerts wrapped up recently with a massive four-day music event, Soothers® Beach Club, at Bondi Beach in Sydney.