Acclaimed folk-pop singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright returns to Australia for a nine-date tour in May.
The 'Proserpina' and 'Love Will Be Reborn' artist will commence in Brisbane, before travelling to Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Blue Mountains, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne and Bendigo."Australia! You didn't think I'd forget you," teases Martha. "It's been seven years; I'm bringing my band, this will be a show you won't want to miss. I can't wait to play for you!"
The daughter of musicians Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III and the younger sister of Rufus Wainwright, Martha's most recent album was 2021's 'Love Will Be Reborn'.
It's a record that finds Martha reintroducing herself as Martha Wainwright, 'a mature, divorced mother of two sons finally getting on with life'.
The album's optimistic title song poured out of her one night at a friend's home in London "in its entirety within ten or fifteen minutes," she explains.
"I was bawling. . . There were several years where I picked up the guitar, and I was so, so sad and depressed. I would just put it down because it was terrible."
Accompanied by her band – pianist Edwin de Goeij, bass player Morgan Moore, drummer Tommy Crane and saxophonist Nicolas Deslis – this run of shows finds Martha sharing her new material alongside some deeper cuts and no doubt a cover or two.
"I can't deny myself the need to express myself," Martha admits. "As a songwriter, I have to be able to express myself."
Tickets are on sale.
Martha Wainwright 2024 Tour Dates
Wed 8 May - The Princess Theatre (Brisbane)Thu 9 May - Anita's Theatre (Wollongong)
Fri 10 May - City Recital Hall (Sydney)
Sat 11 May - Civic Theatre (Newcastle)
Sun 12 May - Blue Mountains Theatre
Tue 14 May - The Gov (Adelaide)
Thu 16 May - Odeon Theatre (Hobart)
Fri 17 May - Recital Centre (Melbourne)
Sat 18 May - Capital Theatre (Bendigo)
