Daniel Johns announces In Conversation tour, exploring what if the future never happens

The Silverchair, the Dissociatives, and DREAMS mastermind is returning to the stage after five years.

There’s no waiting until tomorrow for this news – Frontier Touring have today announced Australia’s biggest industry name, Daniel Johns is going on tour for the Daniel Johns In Conversation: What IF The Future Never Happened? tour. Across four nights, live in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and his hometown of Newcastle, Johns will be celebrating his career through storytelling, film, and music.

The tour will see ones of Australia’s most decorated artists and songwriters premiere his highly anticipated short film, What If The Future Never Happened? taking the opportunity to address his audience with an hour-long onstage in conversation.

Daniel Johns In Conversation: What If The Future Never Happened?

​ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES

Saturday 1 November – ​State Theatre | Sydney, NSW
Friday 7 November – ​Newcastle Civic Theatre | Newcastle, NSW
​Sunday 9 November – ​Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 13 November – ​Palais Theatre | Melbourne, VIC

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Silverchair fans will be thrilled to be taken into Johns’ archives, learning about his creative process and revelling in the reveal of unreleased recordings. The rare live talk will see Johns’ discuss his early life and creative process, sharing never-before-seen photos, moving archival footage, and unreleased recordings straight from his personal collection. For the atmospheric Silverchair stayers, be treated to unheard demos from the four track embryonic Neon Ballroom bedroom demos to the original songwriting session of ‘Straight Lines’ of Young Modern. True to the ‘What If’ scenario that the event presents, Johns’ will uncover his ideas for songs he had written that would never make it onto a sixth Silverchair album – a bittersweet notion for long-term fans.

In a glorious gift for fans, Johns will play new music from his solo career and collaborative projects, each evening promising a distinct experience shaped by the moment, no two nights the same.

A deeply private musician and public profile who catapulted into the live music scene at a mere 12 years old, John is inviting his fans to get up close and personal, presenting the opportunity for fans to submits questions pre-event in each city.

Of the event and film premiere, Johns says, “What If The FutureNever Happened? is equal parts reality and fantasy and I’m as proud of it as anything I’ve ever done in my career. The orchestration took time, and the final result was worth it. To celebrate the release of the Featurette, I’ll be sitting on stage, telling stories, taking the aux chord and sharing tunes that nobody has heard and sharing random ideas that couldn’t be realised or released. Basically, turning theatres into giant living rooms… it would be great if some people showed up but I’m doing it anyway – you’re all invited!”

Directed by James Medlam, What If The Future Never Happened? is a genre-bending, semi autobiographical featurette that puts reality and fantasy in a hyper-speed spin cycle. Shot in 2022, Johns made the executive decision to hold it back while he completed it and to mark the 30th anniversary of frogstomp.

 

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Fans first caught wind of the trailer back in 2022 with the release of Johns’ chart-topping second solo album, the #1 FutureNever – an album that broke ARIA records by reaching #1 twice and spending a record seven weeks in the Top Ten, a feat that is yet to be matched in the three years that have passed. Produced by Clockwork Films in association with Daniel Johns, BMG and Winarch, the sci-fi inspired film is a cinematic portal back to the ‘90s, a postcard from the past written to the future. The Featurette features a stunning orchestral soundtrack intertwining modern interpretations of Daniel’s Silverchair classics with sound design by Adam Alexander from Bamm Bamm Wolfgang.

Be transported back to 1994, mere months before a teenage rockstar called Daniel (actor Rasmus King) would conquer the global music world in ways never-before-seen. On this ordinary day in regional Australia, while escaping the routine torment of three local bullies (led by newcomer Lockie Ranson), a chance interaction with a mysterious figure from the future will change Daniel’s Tomorrow forever…

Tickets for Daniel Johns In Conversation: What If The Future Never Happened? go on sale Thursday 25 September (1pm local) via frontiertouring.com/danieljohns. Sign up to become a Frontier Member and get early access to the Presale, starting Wednesday 24 September (11am local) – see website for further details.