Acclaimed Irish folk troubadour, Luka Bloom returns to Australia in 2024 for the first first time in five years.
The singer-songwriter, musician – who has released four albums since his last visit down under – will play shows from late February onwards in Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle, Townsville, Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth as well as venturing to stack of regional towns alongside festival appearances at Port Fairy Folk Festival, Blue Mountains Music Festival and Fairbridge Festival."On Friday the 20th November, 1992, I did my first gig in the Southern Hemisphere," Luka says. "It was in the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. My love for Australia was born, and it has never dimmed, or faded, not in the slightest.
"Over 14 tours, I have loved every show, every town or city I have played in. It is always fun and always an adventure.
"When my 15th tour of Australia begins in February 2024, it will be 5 years since my last visit in 2019. Too long. But there it is; so much has happened in our world.
"Approaching 70 now, I am closer to my final visit to Australia than my first one. Every gig counts these days. They always did, but especially now. Every opportunity to sing in Australia is precious to me. I am grateful for the welcome you have given me, and my songs. And cannot wait to return.
"This tour will be long, with cities I have never before sung in, like Cairns, Townsville; and later Albany in the Southwest. It will be great to make some new friends and meet the friends I know already.
"Since the last tour I have recorded 4 albums. 'Live In De Roma', is from a concert in the great Roma Theatre in Antwerp, in November 2019. 'Bittersweet Crimson' is a studio album from Windmill Lane, recorded in February 2020, just before 'The Great Pause' of Covid. 'Out Of The Blue', is an instrumental album recorded during The Great Pause from 2021. 'Wave Up To The Shore' is a collection of 50 songs and tunes from across the 50 years I have been doing this.
"We have some catching up to do, in the great red land. I can't wait."
Tickets are on sale.
Luka Bloom 2024 Tour Dates
Thu 22 Feb - Brunswick Ballroom (Melbourne)Fri 23 Feb - Memo Music Hall (Melbourne)
Sat 24 Feb - Memo Music Hall (Melbourne)
Sun 25 Feb - Archies Creek Hotel (VIC)
Fri 1 Mar - Palais Theatre (Franklin, TAS)
Sat 2 Mar - Ulverston Rowing Club (TAS)
Sun 3 Mar - Boathouse Centre (Launceston)
Tue 5 Mar - Northern Republic (Euroa)
Wed 6 Mar - Star Hotel (Yackandandah)
Fri 8 Mar - The Street Theatre (Canberra)
Sat 9 Mar - Port Fairy Folk Festival
Sun 10 Mar - Port Fairy Folk Festival
Mon 11 Mar - Queenscliff Town Hall
Fri 15 Mar - Lizotte's (Newcastle)
Sat 16 Mar - Blue Mountains Music Festival (Katoomba)
Sun 17 Mar - Blue Mountains Music Festival (Katoomba)
Tue 19 Mar - Mooloolaba Music Centre (Sunshine Coast)
Thu 21 Mar - Townsville Civic Theatre
Fri 22 Mar - Tanks Arts Centre (Cairns)
Sun 24 Mar - Brisbane Powerhouse
Wed 27 Mar - Factory Theatre (Sydney)
Fri 29 Mar - Milton Theatre (South Coast)
Tue 2 Apr - The Gov (Adelaide)
Thu 4 Apr - Rechabite Hall (Perth)
Fri 5 Apr - Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Sat 6 Apr - Fairbridge Festival (WA)
Sun 7 Apr - Fairbridge Festival (WA)
