Sam Smith

The South Australian government has defended its decision to bring out UK singer Sam Smith for a one-off concert at a winery in McLaren Vale.

The singer will play five arena dates in October and November as part of the tour, beginning in Adelaide before continuing to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland. Smith was paid by the South Australian government for both the concert itself, as well as for making social media posts about their visit. “Sam could not have chosen a more perfect location for their fans to experience a little more of South Australia,” he said. On that post, they also tagged the official South Australia Instagram account and used the hashtag #seesouthaustralia. South Australian politician Michelle Lensink, of the opposition Liberal party, questioned yesterday (January 16) how much money was spent on bringing Smith out for the one-off concert. Smith performed to an audience of 300 people at the d’Arenberg Cube last Wednesday (January 11).

South Australia's tourism minister says it cost "a lot less" to bring the British singer to the state for an exclusive concert in Adelaide's McLaren Vale ...

Questions remain on just how much money the government paid to have UK superstar Sam Smith perform an exclusive concert at McLaren Vale.

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Some lucky ticket holders were flown in from interstate and put up in the state's best hotels for the event funded with public money. Three-hundred people were ...

"The McDonald's post of course was not part of the contract." The British singer was brought to South Australia to promote the state. "We know there are a lot of South Australians who are hurting at the moment," she said.