In case you missed it, Thelma Plum is hitting some of Australia’s most beloved venues mid-year to cap off a bumper 12 months. During that time she released her acclaimed debut album Better in Blak, placed second in the triple j album of the year poll, because the highest fan-voted Indigenous artist in the Hottest 100’s history, and earned nominations for the Australian Music Prize Album of the Year, ARIAs, and APRA Song of the Year. She’ll cap it off with the Homecoming Queen tour, which borrows its name from one of her album’s more poignant moments.
“The last year has been pretty crazy for me since people started to hear Better in Blak, both the song and the album, and it’s been amazing to have the stories which were inside my head resonate with so many people,” Thelma explained. “It’s given me the opportunity to do some travelling and touring overseas, but it wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t celebrate where we are going, but more importantly where we have been, I cannot wait to return and take my little band family and the wonderful Kira Puru on the road for the Homecoming Queen Tour.”
With the superb Kira Piru coming along for the ride, these shows are sure to be stellar. Tickets are on sale for Thelma’s headlining Homecoming Queen shows and festival appearances.
28 May 2020 – Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff
29 May 2020 – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba
30 May 2020 – Big Pineapple Festival, Sunshine Coast
5 June 2020 – The Metro, Sydney
6 June 2020 – UC Refectory, Canberra
7 June 2020 – Deadly Hearts, Adelaide
11 June 2020 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
12 June 2020 – Astor Theatre, Perth
13 June 2020 – The River, Margaret River,
19 June 2020 – Forum, Melbourne
20 June 2020 – Torquay Hotel, Torquay
26 June 2020 – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul
27 June 2020 – NEX, Newcastle
3 July 2020 – Gilligan’s, Cairns
4 July 2020 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
24-26 July 2020 – Splendour in the Grass 2020, Byron Bay
Image used with permission from Warner Music Australia; credit: Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore