Lucinda Williams Joins Paul Kelly as a Special Guest on Australian Tour
Tickets for the tour dates are on sale now.
By: Josh Sharpe Apr. 15, 2025
One of Australia’s most revered artists, Paul Kelly, is set to perform his largest-ever headline shows to date this August/September. Three-time GRAMMY winner Lucinda Williams and her band have just been announced to open for Kelly across all Australian dates. Known for her raw, poetic songwriting, Williams will bring her internationally acclaimed catalogue along with her esteemed band to stages nationwide.
A pioneering artist with more than 40 years in music and 15 studio albums, Williams has received 17 GRAMMY nominations and was named Songwriter of the Year by Time Magazine in 2001. In 2024, she was ranked #8 on American Songwriter’s list of the 10 Greatest Female Songwriters of All Time. She is among the most nominated artists in the history of the Americana Music Honors & Awards.
Her 2023 memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, was named Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post and Rolling Stone. Her latest release is Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles from Abbey Road – Vol. 7 in her Lu’s Jukebox series, where she reinterprets classics by artists such as Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Tom Petty.
Joining both Kelly and Williams and opening all shows across Australia is two-time ARIA and nine-time CMAA Golden Guitar winner Fanny Lumsden.
With one Melbourne show already sold out and the second not far behind, fans should not delay in grabbing tickets for Paul Kelly’s only live performances for 2025. Featuring 10 arena dates across Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, Melbourne, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland, accompanied by his incredible live band – Peter Luscombe (drums), Bill McDonald (bass), Dan Kelly (guitar), Cameron Bruce (keys), Jess Hitchcock (vocals), and Ash Naylor (guitar) – these shows promise to be unforgettable.
Paul Kelly AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES
Tuesday 26 August
RAC Arena | Perth, WA
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Friday 29 August
Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD
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Saturday 30 August
Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW
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Tuesday 2 September
MyState Bank Arena | Hobart, TAS
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Thursday 4 September
Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA
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Saturday 6 September
SOLD OUT
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 7 September
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC
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Tuesday 9 September
Christchurch Town Hall | Christchurch, NZ
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Wednesday 10 September
Michael Fowler Centre | Wellington, NZ
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Friday 12 September
Auckland Town Hall | Auckland, NZ
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Photo credit: Danny Clinch
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