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The Biggest Touring Band On Earth Right Now Is One You’ve Probably Never Heard Of · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood. It's a sign of the times, but
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Speaker 1: the biggest touring musical artists in the world right now
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Speaker 1: is a band you've probably never heard of. Six sixty,
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Speaker 1: a five piece New Zealand soul rock band, is the
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Speaker 1: only act on Earth currently managing to pull off a
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Speaker 1: stadium tour, simply because their island Nation is one of
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Speaker 1: the only places that's managed to get the pandemic under control,
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Speaker 1: with cases at near zero. Their lead singer Matiu, takes
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Speaker 1: nothing for granted, he tells enemy where under no illusions,
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Speaker 1: a COVID case could pop up out of nowhere and
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Speaker 1: put us back into lockdown. There are scares every day,
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Speaker 1: but it felt so important to have a go because
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Speaker 1: live music is our life. Fans have to scan QR
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Speaker 1: codes at our gigs in case there's an outbreak. Once
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Speaker 1: the music starts, though, it's hard not to forget what's
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Speaker 1: going on. Six sixties single Sundown is out now. That's
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Speaker 1: direct from Hollywood.