Kasey Chambers announces Backbone Australian tour to kick off 2025

With a stacked end to her 2024 touring calendar including a pop-in to Queenscliff Music Festival, Kasey Chambers is heading out across Australia for 2025.

ARIA Hall-of-Famer and revered singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers is heading back on the road, today announcing a massive Backbone Australian Tour in celebration of ther thirteenth career album, set for release on 4 October.

The mammoth 30-date tour will commence on 23 January at Tamworth Town Hall as part of the Tamworth Country Music Festival extending across capital cities and regional centres in NSW, VIC, SA, WA, NT, QLD and TAS over 5 months, jumping in the truck to travel into some of Australia’s quietest country corners.

Kasey Chambers Backbone Australian Tour

• Thursday 23 Jan – Tamworth Town Hall, Tamworth, NSW
• Thursday 13 Mar – Town Hall Theatre – Parnaple Arts Centre, Devonport, SA
• Friday 14 Mar – The Showroom – Country Club Tasmania, Launceston, TAS
• Saturday 15 Mar – Odeon Theatre, Hobart, TAS
• Wednesday 19 Mar – The Art House, Wyong, NSW
• Thursday 20 Mar – Newcastle Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW
• Saturday 22 Mar – Evan Theatre – Panthers, Penrith, NSW
• Thursday 27 Mar – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
• Friday 28 Mar – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT
• Friday 11 Apr – The Cube, Campbelltown, NSW
• Saturday 12 Apr – Dubbo RSL – Auditorium, Dubbo, NSW
• Thursday 17 Apr – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin NT
• Thursday 1 May – Chaffey Theatre, Renmark, SA
• Friday 2 May – Woodville Town Hall, Adelaide, SA
• Saturday 3 May – Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie, SA
• Saturday 10 May – Goldfields Arts Centre, Kalgoorlie, WA
• Sunday 11 May – Esperance Civic Centre, Esperance, WA
• Tuesday 13 May – Princess Theatre – Albany Entertainment Centre, Albany, WA
• Wednesday 14 May – Stage One – Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Bunbury, WA
• Thursday 15 May – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA
• Wednesday 28 May – Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury NSW
• Friday 30 May – Riverlinks Eastbank, Shepparton, VIC
• Saturday 31 May – Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
• Sunday 1 Jun – Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, VIC
• Tuesday 3 Jun-  The Wedge Performing Arts Centre, Sale, VIC
• Friday 6 Jun –  The Palms at Crown, Melbourne, VIC
• Saturday 7 Jun – The Play House, Geelong, VIC
• Friday 13 Jun – The Showroom, Twin Towns, QLD
• Saturday 14 Jun – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
• Sunday 15 Jun – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD

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Of the tour announcement, Kasey Chambers says, “And now, my favourite part of my ‘life in music’ falls into place…THE LIVE TOUR. In 2025, we will be embarking on the ‘BACKBONE TOUR’ for the first half of the year throughout Australia. Celebrating my new releases Backbone (the album) and Just Don’t Be A Dickhead (the book of profound lessons I’ve learnt through the years), my full band and I will be visiting songs throughout my career that shaped who I am.”

The Backbone tour will showcase the songs and arrangements that combine to make Chambers 13th album of the same title. The album extends from her colourful quarter-of-a-century career, building from her storytelling.

It’s the second way that Chambers has fuelled storytelling this year. The beloved Australian artist released her most ambitious project to date with her book Just Don’t Be A Dickhead…and other profound things I’ve learnt (Hardie Grant Books) which includes a collection of stories and experience gathered up over the years, which has in-turn informed the backbone of Backbone.

Presented by Premier Artists, Essence Music Group, ABC Country and Double J, don’t miss this very special opportunity to join Kasey Chambers as she showcases new material from Backbone for the first time, along with her much loved hits, all masterfully delivered alongside her heartfelt stories . “I can’t wait to be sharing some new songs along with my old favourites, and the stories and secrets behind where they came from, like never before. For me, the BACKBONE TOUR already feels like the live soundtrack to my life.”

Pre-sale stars on Wednesday 25 September at 11am local time, followed by general public sale on Friday 30 September, 11am local time. Grab your tickets via kaseychambers.com

Words by Staff Writer