Set to play Bluesfest this weekend, Australian indie folk charmers The Paper Kites will return in June for a series of headline shows.
Last in Australia in 2022, this tour will see the Melbourne-born band play live in Fremantle, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Castlemaine."Australia! We're back home and bringing The Roadhouse Band out for some really special shows."
2023 saw the band release their sixth studio album, 'At The Roadhouse'. Stumbling across an abandoned heritage venue in the small Australian town of Campbells Creek in 2022, the band repurposed the space into a venue (The Roadhouse) and embarked on a month-long residency, bringing this album project to life.
Writing and recording in the barn behind The Roadhouse, word soon got around that the band were in town and weekends became a chance to perform the songs and allow them to evolve.
An approach to songwriting and producing the band had never explored before, 'At The Roadhouse' is a project deeply connected to community with smoky vocals and a magnetic groove that conjures the spirit of old-time country and blues.
The success of the small-town residency and performing alongside newly formed The Roadhouse Band – Hannah Cameron (vocals, piano, percussion), Chris Panousakis (vocals, guitars, percussion), Matt Dixon (pedal steel, guitars) – The Paper Kites knew they had to take the now eight-piece band on the road.
Beginning in North America, The Paper Kites and The Roadhouse Band blew fans away, bringing the album to life onstage evoking the essence of a home-town show, yet so far away.
Tickets on sale from 9am (local time) on 27 March.
The Paper Kites 2024 Tour Dates
Sat 8 Jun - Freo. Social (Fremantle)Fri 14 Jun - The Tivoli (Brisbane)
Sat 15 Jun - Enmore Theatre (Sydney)
Fri 21 Jun - Forum Melbourne
Sat 22 Jun - Theatre Royal (Castlemaine)
