Justin Townes Earle has made so many trips to our fair shores that he’s virtually an honorary Aussie. So it’s unsurprising, yet still exciting, to hear he’s planning to play a string of dates along the East Coast next February.
It’s hard to work out exactly why Justin’s making his way here. He hasn’t released another album since he toured Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now last April. There’s no big blues festival in February to entice him. Perhaps it’s just a good excuse to introduce us to Robert Ellis, a Houston-based singer-songwriter who’ll make his Australian debut as Justin’s support act. Or perhaps Justin just loves Australia so much that he doesn’t need any reason to play for us.
You can see him doing just that at the following shows. Tickets are on sale now from Love Police.
2 February 2013 – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
3 February 2013 – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (afternoon show @ 1:30 pm)
5 February 2013 – The Basement, Sydney
6 February 2013 – Coogee Diggers, Coogee
8 February 2013 – Heritage Hotel, Thirroul
9 February 2013 – Milton Theatre, Milton
10 February 2013 – The Annandale Hotel, Sydney
13 February 2013 – Lizottes, Newcastle
15 February 2013 – Capitol Theatre, Tamworth
16 February 2013 – Star Court Theatre, Lismore
17 February 2013 – Byron Community Centre, Byron Bay
19 February 2013 – The Old Museum, Brisbane
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