Paul Kelly has announced his biggest shows in Australia and New Zealand to date, and his only live shows for 2025: nine huge arenas in Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland in August/September 2025.
The tour announcement comes in the lead up to Kelly’s forthcoming studio album, Fever Longing Still, to be released November 1. His first album of new original material since 2018, Fever Longing Still delivers 12 additions to a superb catalogue of love songs spanning more than 40 years. The title comes from a line in Sonnet 147 by Shakespeare, whose writing has thrilled and inspired Kelly ever since schooldays. Led by singles ‘Taught By Experts’ and ‘Houndstooth Dress’, it’s an album driven by a band in peak form – who fans can witness live onstage next year.
As Kelly explained “The band and I are packing our swag of songs, old and new, to bring to you in 2025. Joining the tour is Jason Isbell and Fanny Lumsden.” The last part is particularly exciting for Rhythms readers – with Americana star Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit joining as the main support for the whole tour. Also onboard is
Catch Paul Kelly, Jason Isbell and Fanny Lumsden playing the following shows next year:
Tuesday 26 August – Perth Arena, Whadjuk Noongar Land
Friday 29 August – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Jagera Turrbul Land
Saturday 30 August – Sydney SuperDome, Wangal Land
Tuesday 2 September – Derwent Entertainment Centre, Palawa Land, Hobart
Thursday 4 September – Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Kaurna Land
Saturday 6 September – Rod Laver Arena, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Land, Melbourne
Tuesday 9 September – Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch
Wednesday 10 September – Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
Friday 12 September – Auckland Town Hall, Auckland
Tickets to all shows will go on sale Wednesday 30 October (3pm local time). Frontier Members can get early access via the Frontier Members presale, which starts Monday 28 October (3pm local time) – see Frontier Touring for full details.