English folk singer-songwriter Grace Petrie is returning to Australia this festive season for a four-week stint down under.
Last here as the pandemic first shut down the world – Grace was at the tail end of her tour in Sydney with her band when they rushed home to beat border closures – this tour commences with a week-long stay at Woodford Folk Festival.Then Petrie, known for her polemical folk anthems, acerbic lyricism and open-hearted performance style, will venture down the east coast including criss-crossing to Adelaide as well as jumping across to Tassie (for two shows).
Active since the mid 2000s, Grace began to make waves on the indie circuit in 2010 after Billy Bragg invited her to play the Leftfield stage at Glastonbury (she has played the festival annually ever since).
Petrie has garnered mainstream support since her 2018 album 'Queer as Folk', while her 2021 album 'Connectivity' cemented her reputation as one of folk music's more compelling modern voices.
"I first came to Oz in February 2020 and fell in love with the country and especially the fantastic audiences, and immediately started scheming to return as soon as possible," Grace says.
"Unfortunately, the pandemic had other ideas, so it's been three years since my last Australian headline tour, which feels like way too long.
"Since then, I've released my new album 'Connectivity', which topped the UK download chart, so I'm excited to get to share some new tunes with Aussie friends, and Woodford Folk Festival is legendary, so I'm thrilled to be appearing there.
"From there we're on the road for three weeks and hitting up some of my favourite cities – I can't wait to get back to some favourites like Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, but also really excited to do some new places this time, including my first trip to Tassie! I couldn't be happier to be finally coming back."
Grace Petrie 2022-2023 Tour Dates
27 Dec - 1 Jan - Woodford Folk Festival (Sunshine Coast)Tue 3 Jan - Brunswick Picture House (Northern Rivers)
Wed 4 Jan - The Outpost Bar (Brisbane)
Thu 5 Jan - Mo's Desert Clubhouse (Gold Coast)
Sat 7 Jan - The Factory Theatre (Sydney)
Sun 8 Jan - The Baroque Room (Blue Mountains)
Tue 10 Jan - Smith's Alternative (Canberra)* sold out
Thu 12 Jan - Trinity Sessions (Adelaide)
Tue 17 Jan - Palais Theatre (Franklin, TAS)
Wed 18 Jan - The Barn at Rosny Farm (Hobart)
Thu 19 Jan - Northcote Social Club (Melbourne)* selling fast
Fri 20 Jan - The Barwon Club Hotel (Geelong)
