Reece Mastin has come a long way since he appeared on our TV screens and took home The X Factor crown. His last album Change Colours saw him shed his earlier pop image and embrace a bluesier rock sound. The evolution is now complete, with Reece opting to release music under the name Mastin. Our first taste of this new maturity comes in the form of “Not the Man For You,” a high-energy rock number that gives us a taste of what’s in store on Mastin’s forthcoming EP Suitcase of Stories.
“Not everyone will love this record, and I’m very okay with that,” concedes Mastin. “But for those who share the same taste as I do for the grand and world-changing genre of rock ‘n’ roll, I wanted to make something special and long-lasting. I wanted to make something that can change your day, change your mindset, and make you feel like you can take on the world.”
Suitcase of Stories hits stores on April 6. Mastin will waste no time taking its tracks to the people, kicking off a national tour in Sydney the very next day. Here are the places you can see him play around the country. Tickets are on sale now. All shows are strictly 18+.
7 April 2018 – The Basement, Sydney
13 April 2018 – Saloon Bar, Launceston
14 April 2018 – Waratah Hotel, Hobart
20 April 2018 – Shoalhaven Bowls Club, Shoalhaven
21 April 2018 – Waves, Wollongong
29 April 2018 – Fowlers, Adelaide
3 May 2018 – Lismore Workers Club, Lismore
4 May 2018 – Surfers Paradise Live, Gold Coast (FREE)
5 May 2018 – The Brightside, Brisbane
6 May 2018 – Sold Bar, Maroochydore
10 May 2018 – Transit Bar, Canberra
19 May 2018 – Winton Supercars, Winton
25 May 2018 – Grand Hotel, Mornington
27 May 2018 – Max Watts, Melbourne
15 June 2018 – The Grand Central Hotel Midland, Perth
16 June 2018 – The Charles Hotel, Perth
12 July 2018 – The Loft, Warrnambool
13 July 2018 – The Workers Club, Geelong
14 July 2018 – SS&A Club, Albury (FREE)
Image used with permission from On the Map PR