Indie royalty will descend on Australia this winter when twee-pop charmers Belle and Sebastian are joined by lo-fi folk-rock singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy.
Stalwarts of the indie scene since the mid '90s, the tour will visit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth in August."AUSTRALIA! Send us your song requests as we're paying you a visit in August! Joined by special guest Badly Drawn Boy, we're heading down under for our first shows with you guys in over six years!"
Belle and Sebastian have released three studio albums since they last visited down under, their most recent being 2023's 'Late Developers' (featuring the single 'I Don't Know What You See In Me') following 2022's 'A Bit Of Previous' ('Unnecessary Drama' and 'Young And Stupid').
A Mercury Prize winner (2000's 'The Hour Of The Bewilderbeast'), in 2020 Badly Drawn Boy (aka Damon Gough) re-entered radars releasing his first album in ten years, 'Banana Skin Shoes' (featuring the single 'Is This A Dream?').
With such hits as 'Something To Talk About', 'Silent Sigh', 'Once Around The Block' and 'The Shining', Badly Drawn Boy has built a musical legacy as one of Britain's most important voices of the late '90s, early '00s indie scene.
Tickets on sale from 9am (local time) on 9 May.
Belle And Sebastian & Badly Drawn Boy 2024 Tour Dates
Wed 21 Aug - The Tivoli (Brisbane)Thu 22 Aug - Enmore Theatre (Sydney)
Fri 23 Aug - Palais Theatre (Melbourne)
Sun 25 Aug - Hindley Street Music Hall (Adelaide)
Tue 27 Aug - Astor Theatre (Perth)
Wed 28 Aug - Astor Theatre (Perth)* new show
