''Open Live'' is the first

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by Australian musician

Dan Sultan Daniel Leo Sultan (born 1983) is an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, actor and author. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 he won ARIA Award for Best Male Artist, Best Male Artist and ARIA Award for Best Blues and Root ...

. The album was recorded at the

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on 21 March 2015 during Sultan's '' Blackbird'' tour and released in November 2015. Upon announcement Sultan said "In case you missed my Open Live shows recently, we recorded a live album of these intimate and unique shows, where I even road-tested some new songs". In July 2016, the album was nominated for Album of the Year at the

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Reception

Leading Edge Music said "Earlier this year, Dan Sultan took to the stage of The National Theatre in St Kilda for a solo tour. He won the crowd over with his soulful vocals, masterful musicianship, keen sense of humour and good-old-Aussie charm."

Track listing

Release history

References

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