Australian musician Diesel will tour Australia throughout the rest of 2024, bringing his newest album 'Bootleg Melancholy' to life onstage.
Released earlier this year, the 14 pop-rock songs featured on 'Bootleg Melancholy' cover themes related to family, mortality, childhood, and dreams as Diesel aka guitarist-vocalist Mark Lizotte supplies the catchy hooks and honeyed vocals across a range of stylistic hues.The 13-date tour – stretching from August to mid December with Diesel's three-piece band – will visit Adelaide (x2 shows), Melbourne, Gippsland, Hobart, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Batemans Bay, Canberra, Perth, Darwin, and Sunshine Coast.
"My experiences working with other artists collaborating has really rubbed off on what I make too," shares Mark. "I've had a lot of really positive feedback from people on this record, especially after making and releasing two albums during the pandemic, it's affirming to get people's reaction first-hand in real life!
"Having so much material to draw from is a nice problem," Diesel adds, discussing the live show. "My band have been good at reminding me of songs and albums that I may have neglected for no particular reason.
"Having a new piece of the puzzle in 'Bootleg Melancholy' will help shape the set. I can already see songs from other albums 'putting up their hands' to be in the set, as I've found new songs will evoke feelings and parallel lines to older songs.
"We make quite a bit of sound it's been said for a three-piece band and these shows coming up won't be an exception. I really enjoy the juxtapose of playing band shows, and the same could be said for solo shows, I'm pretty blessed to have both."
Today, Diesel has released a new music video for the closing track on 'Bootleg Melancholy', 'Remember My Love'. "The music video for 'Remember My Love' was shot by my daughter Lily Lizotte and edited by Blake Fraser, who worked on the multi-award-winning 'Patricia Moore' series," Diesel says.
"For the video, I thought it would be a good fit to return to where I remember writing most of the song, which is down by the nearby ports where I spend a lot of time decompressing. With a wide open horizon leading west, the sunsets are always vivid."
Tickets on sale from 12pm AEST on 15 July.
Diesel 2024 Tour Dates
Sat 31 Aug - Norwood Concert Hall (Adelaide)Sun 1 Sep - Shedley Theatre (Adelaide)
Sat 7 Sep - The Capitol @ RMIT (Melbourne)
Sun 8 Sep - West Gippsland Arts Centre
Fri 4 Oct - Theatre Royal (Hobart)
Fri 11 Oct - RPAC (Brisbane)
Fri 18 Oct - Newcastle City Hall
Sat 19 Oct - York Theatre-Seymour Centre (Sydney)
Fri 25 Oct - Bay Pavilions (South Coast)
Sat 26 Oct - The Street Theatre (Canberra)
Fri 8 Nov - State Theatre Centre Of WA (Perth)
Sat 16 Nov - Darwin Entertainment Centre
Fri 13 Dec - Playhouse Theatre @ The Events Centre (Sunshine Coast)
