With Lorde announcing her Ultrasound World Tour AU/NZ leg I put a proposal forward to have a rising Australian artist that fits the brief of someone that would take the opportunity by storm as a support act to Lorde. That person is Darcie Haven, Darcie is no stranger to having been given a support bill having opened for Vance Joy, DMAs, Birds of Tokyo, San Cisco and Alex Lahey and will soon release her next EP 'Angel of the Apocalypse'.

She has a rampant fan community with the Haveners having powered through Darcie all the way to the heights of Triple J airplay, where it is common that the presenters will remark about the fans ecstatic responses over the text line.

The main thing though is that for major tours like this, it's time to snub the international support act being brought across, and instead championing the local talent that is already here that is absolutely desperate to get opportunities like this and are right there to plug and play because of the live music culture that Australia has, where the expectations for standards are carried through being on stage and interacting heavily with the audience, rather than being a recording only artist that struggles to adapt into real world performances.

I've been a fan of Lorde ever since Pure Heroine came out and it was the album itself that got me into music as a whole, it's such a special feeling and Ribs in particular is just the song that gives you all the feelings of growing up and discovery, and in my opinion and experience I believe Darcie has that same special ability.

So hopefully this petition will find Ella and her management well, and give ANZ music a boost