The Machine makes first trip to Australia

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will make a long awaited return to Australian shores in January and February in 2016 for not one but two very special tours.

Playing as the duo, Gillian Welch, in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, they will then transform into the quintet of the Dave Rawlings Machine for the drive back down the East Coast. Brisbane, Bangalow, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne will all get to experience the first ever visit by the Machine.

“We are very excited, once again, to be bringing our songs and our selves, and a few of our good friends, all the way from Tennessee to the land of Australia way down under. We will be driving the wild back roads from Perth to Melbourne, Sydney to Brisbane… come out and say howdy when we roll in to town!” – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Nashville, Tenn.

Dave Rawlings Machine play in support of the recently released and critically acclaimed album Nashville Obsolete which features seven original compositions written by Welch-Rawlings. The Machine live band will feature Dave and Gillian, as well as Willie Watson, Punch Brother Paul Kowert and incredible fiddler Brittany Haas.

This will be the first Gillian tour in Australia since the GRAMMY nominated release The Harrow and the Harvest (2011), with the last tour down under wrapping up in 2004, following the releases of Soul Journey, and the 2001 masterpiece Time (The Revelator). The last tour stopped at such venues as the grandeous Forum Theatre in Melbourne to the tiny Meeniyan Town Hall, where they slayed ‘em all in shows that continue to be talked about.

All Australian tour dates will go on sale next Tuesday, Dec 1st, at 9am local time. See all dates below and visit gillianwelch.com for all news and tour updates.

GILLIAN WELCH AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TOUR

January 30 – PERTH CONCERT HALL

Tickets via: perthconcerthall.com.au, ticketmaster.com.au or call 9231 9999

February 3 – HER MAJESTYS THEATRE, ADELAIDE
Tickets via:www.bass.net.au or call 131 246

February 5 – PALAIS THEATRE, MELBOURNE
SOLD OUT!

February 6 – PALAIS THEATRE, MELBOURNE **NEW**
Tickets via: ticketmaster.com.au or call 136 100

February 8 – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY
SOLD OUT!

February 9 – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY **NEW**
Tickets via: premier.ticketek.com.au or call 13 28 49

February 11 – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE
Tickets via: ticketmaster.com.au or call 136 100

DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE AUSTRALIAN EAST COAST TOUR

February 12 – THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE
Tickets via: tickets.thetriffid.com.au

February 13 – A & I HALL, BANGALOW
Tickets via: www.redsquaremusic.com.au

February 16 – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY
Tickets via: premier.ticketek.com.au or call 13 28 49

February 17 – THE PLAYHOUSE, CANBERRA
Tickets via: canberratheatrecentre.com.au or call (02) 6275 2700

February 19 – PALAIS THEATRE, MELBOURNE
Tickets via: ticketmaster.com.au or call 136 100

2 Comments

  1. So looking forward to your Brisbane Concert at the Triffid. We can’t wait – bought our tix as soon as it was advertised. Cheers

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