Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins will celebrate the 20th anniversary of her debut album, 'The Sound Of White', with a massive 22-date national tour in 2024.
Set to play shows from late March through to June, Missy Higgins will headline concerts in Frankston, Ballarat, Canberra, Sydney (x2 shows), Perth, Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne (x2 shows), Mackay, Cairns, Townsville, Bendigo, Gippsland, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Barossa Valley, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, and Newcastle.Released September 2004, 'The Sound Of White' introduced Australia to the Melbourne pop-rock artist with the bangers 'Scar' and 'The Special Two' as well as fan favourites like 'Ten Days', 'The Sound Of White', 'Nightmaids' and 'They Weren't There'.
The record would also win six ARIA Awards including Best Female Artist and Breakthrough Artist as well as sell in excess of one million copies. It's also a record the likes of Amy Shark, Gretta Ray, Gordi and Angie McMahon have said inspired their own music careers.
"I wrote all those songs in my late teens when I never thought anyone would hear them, so they were very personal, like I was writing my secrets in a diary," Missy says.
"I did less of that on later albums for lots of reasons, but lately I realised I'd gone back to that confessional mode of songwriting. I guess it's been my way of dealing with the end of my marriage.
"So I feel like I've come full circle. . . I was starting life from scratch at 20 and now, like lots of people, I'm figuring out how to start life all over again at 40.
"In that respect this new album that I'm recording right now will be a kind of sequel to 'The Sound Of White'. They're both looking forward nervously and wondering what comes next.
"They're both asking questions like 'who am I?' and 'who do I want to be?', so I liked the idea of previewing some of this new material in the first act of a live show, then going back to the start of the story in the second act.
"Plus it will just be fun to play all those old songs again for the first time in ages. At the very least, it will be something different and if I've learned anything over the last year or two it's that you've got to keep embracing new challenges."
Tickets on sale from 13 December (at staggered times).
Missy Higgins 2024 Tour Dates
Thu 28 Mar - Frankston Arts Centre* sold outFri 29 Mar - Civic Hall (Ballarat)*sold out
Thu 18 Apr - Perth Concert Hall* new show
Fri 19 Apr - Perth Concert Hall* sold out
Fri 26 Apr - Hobart City Hall
Sat 27 Apr - Princess Theatre (Launceston)* sold out
Sun 28 Apr - Princess Theatre (Launceston)* new show
Fri 3 May - Palais Theatre (Melbourne)* sold out
Sat 4 May - Palais Theatre (Melbourne)* sold out
Sun 5 May - Palais Theatre (Melbourne)* sold out
Thu 9 May - Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre
Sat 11 May - Munro Martin Parklands (Cairns)
Sun 12 May - Townsville Civic Centre
Fri 17 May - Ulumbarra Theatre (Bendigo)
Sat 18 May - Gippsland Performing Arts Centre* sold out
Thu 23 May - QPAC Concert Hall (Brisbane)* sold out
Fri 24 May - QPAC Concert Hall (Brisbane)* sold out
Sat 25 May - HOTA Outdoor Stage (Gold Coast)* sold out
Thu 30 May - Her Majesty's Theatre (Adelaide)* sold out
Fri 31 May - Her Majesty's Theatre (Adelaide)* sold out
Sat 1 Jun - Barossa Arts Centre (Barossa Valley)* sold out
Thu 6 Jun - QPAC Concert Hall (Brisbane)* sold out
Fri 7 Jun - Empire Theatre (Toowoomba)* sold out
Sat 8 Jun - The Events Centre (Sunshine Coast)* sold out
Fri 14 Jun - Sydney Coliseum* sold out
Sat 15 Jun - Newcastle Civic Theatre* sold out
Sun 16 Jun - Newcastle Civic Theatre* sold out
Fri 21 Jun - Festival Theatre (Adelaide)* sold out
Sat 22 Jun - Palais Theatre (Melbourne)* sold out
Sun 23 Jun - Palais Theatre (Melbourne)* sold out
Fri 5 Jul - BCEC Great Hall (Brisbane)* sold out
Sat 6 Jul - ICC Sydney Theatre* sold out
Wed 31 Jul - State Theatre (Sydney)* sold out
Thu 1 Aug - State Theatre (Sydney)* sold out
Fri 2 Aug - State Theatre (Sydney)* sold out
Sun 4 Aug - Costa Hall (Geelong)* new show
Wed 7 Aug - Canberra Theatre* sold out
Thu 8 Aug - Canberra Theatre* sold out
