The Waifs 2023 Australia Tour

Update - 24 April, 2023: The Waifs have added several new shows after selling out a number of shows. The band expect to add more shows in the coming weeks as well. Scroll down for the new dates.

Australian folk-roots legends The Waifs will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album 'Up All Night' with a massive Australian tour.

An indie record that produced the hits 'London Still', 'Lighthouse' and 'Fisherman's Daughter' as well as scooping up four ARIA Awards (including Best Independent Release), 'Up All Night' propelled the trio into the mainstream culminating in them touring with Bob Dylan on his Australian and North American tours in 2003.

The group of sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson as well as Josh Cunningham will be on the road from early June to late September with 40 dates scheduled across metro and regional centres as well as a number of festivals.

Each set will feature the band playing 'Up All Night' as well as sprinkling in a number of other Waifs hits.

The tour will also see a number of special guests appearing at select dates including Josh Pyke, Mick Thomas, Jeff Lang, Jordie Lane, Liz Stringer, and Felicity Urquhart (who's married to Josh) plus Missy Higgins in Melbourne (Missy's first national tour was as the support act on the 'Up All Night' tour in 2003).



The Waifs will also release 'Up All Night' on vinyl for the very first time.

Recorded between LA and Melbourne, with Canadian producer Mark Howard (Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, U2, Willie Nelson, Neil Yong, REM) and ARIA Award-winning Australian producer Chris Thompson, 'Up All Night' debuted at #3 on the ARIA charts. While 'London Still' was voted in at #3 on the triple j Hottest 100.

The Waifs 2023 Tour Dates

Wed 31 May - Queenscliff Town Hall* new show
Thu 1 Jun - Queenscliff Town Hall* sold out
Fri 2 Jun - Ballarat Civic Hall
Sat 3 Jun - Palais Theatre (Melbourne)* sold out
Sun 4 Jun - Riverlinks Westside Theatre (Shepparton)
Wed 7 Jun - Meeniyan Town Hall* sold out
Thu 8 Jun - Northcote Theatre (Melbourne)* new show
Fri 9 Jun - Gippsland Performing Arts Cent
Sat 10 Jun - Burrinja Cultural Centre (Upwey)* sold out
Sun 11 Jun - Capitol Theatre (Bendigo)
Tue 13 Jun - Lighthouse (Warrnambool)* sold out
Tue 4 Jul - Birdsville Big Red Bash (Simpson Desert, QLD)
Thu 6 Jul - Pilbeam Theatre (Rockhampton)
Fri 7 Jul - Dalrymple Hotel (Townsville)
Sat 8 Jul - Tanks Arts Centre (Cairns)
Sun 9 Jul - Tanks Arts Centre (Cairns)
Thu 13 Jul - Canberra Theatre
Fri 14 Jul - Civic Theatre (Newcastle)
Sat 15 Jul - State Theatre (Sydney)
Sun 16 Jul - Anita's Theatre (Wollongong)
Wed 19 Jul - The Events Centre (Sunshine Coast)
Thu 20 Jul - The Tivoli (Brisbane)
Fri 21 Jul - The Tivoli (Brisbane)* sold out
Sat 22 Jul - Empire Theatre (Toowoomba)
Sun 23 Jul - Miami Marketta (Gold Coast)
Fri 4 Aug - Odeon Theatre (Hobart)
Sat 5 Aug - The Gov (Adelaide)* sold out
Sun 6 Aug - The Gov (Adelaide)* new show
Tue 8 Aug - Tamworth Town Hall
Wed 9 Aug - The Art House (Central Coast)
Thu 10 Aug - Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Sat 12 Aug - Araluen Arts Centre (Alice Springs)
Thu 17 Aug - Mundi Mundi Bash (Broken Hill)
Sat 2 Sep - Perth Concert Hall* sold out
Sun 3 Sep - Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Thu 7 Sep - Goldfields Arts Centre (Kalgoorlie)
Fri 8 Sep - Esperance Civic Centre
Sat 9 Sep - Albany Entertainment Centre
Sun 10 Sep - Albany Entertainment Centre* new show
Wed 13 Sep - Margaret River HEART
Thu 14 Sep - Bunbury Regional Ent Centre
Sat 16 Sep - Queens Park Theatre (Geraldton)
Fri 22 Sep - Darwin Ent Centre
Sun 24 Sep - The Roebuck Bay Hotel (Broome)