Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is an Australian singer, songwriter, music producer and composer. He was the frontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden until their disbandment. Their 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at number 1 in Australia, number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 3 in the United States. It spawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", and Australian and US number 1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followed the success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), which provided additional hits such as Australian and US number 1 "I Knew I Loved You", and Australian number 3 "The Animal Song". Savage Garden parted ways in 2001.

Hayes released his first solo album Spin in 2002. The album sold two million copies worldwide, debuted at Number 2 in the UK and number 3 in Australia. It delivered the hit single "Insatiable". Hayes's second album, The Tension and the Spark, preceded by single "Pop!ular", was released in 2004. Hayes parted ways with his record label Columbia Records in 2006 and started his own independent record label, Powdered Sugar, from which he would release his third and fourth solo albums, 2007's double-album This Delicate Thing We've Made and 2011's Secret Codes and Battleships. After a decade-long hiatus, Hayes returned in 2022 with his fifth studio album; Homosexual, which was released in October 2022, spawned the singles "Let's Try Being in Love", "Do You Remember?", "Poison Blood", "All You Pretty Things" and "Feels Like It's Over". Hayes' autobiography is due for publication by Penguin Books in 2024.

THE TIME MACHINE TOUR

DESIGNED BY LEGENDARY U2 AND ROLLING STONES DESIGNER WILLIE WILLIAMS, THE PRODUCTION BOASTS ELABORATE STAGING, INTRICATELY DESIGNED COSTUMES AND OF COURSE A BLISTERING LIVE BAND. THE CUSTOM MADE SET IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD - FEATURING A 24 FOOT ANIMATRONIC STEEL AND NEON ORIGAMI BIRD. AND A WORLD STRAIGHT FROM A JULES VERNE NOVEL.

THE TOUR THAT WOWED AUDIENCES AT LONDON'S PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL ALBERT HALL AND AT AUSTRALIA'S SYDNEY STATE THEATRE WAS CAPTURED IN GLORIOUS DIGITAL VISION AND 5.1 SURROUND SOUND ON THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE TOUR IN DARREN'S HOME TOWN OF BRISBANE.

FEATURING 21 SONGS AND ALMOST 2 HOURS OF NONSTOP EMOTION PACKED ENERGY - SEE WHAT CRITICS AND AUDIENCES WERE RAVING ABOUT.

TRACKLIST

Introduction

The Future Holds A Lion's Heart

Who Would Have Thought

Waking The Monster

How To Build A Time Machine

Neverland

Insatiable

On The Verge Of Something Wonderful

Listen All You People

The Best Thing

The Only One

Void

Darkness

Step Into The Light

I Like The Way

Words

Casey

So Beautiful

Affirmation

I Want You

Me Myself And I

The Great Big Disconnect