Rodriguez Announces End-Of-Year National Tour

Cult-like Detroit-bred troubadour Rodriguez has announced that he will be touring Australia this October and November, including his first show in Perth for 25 years.

The enigmatic musician and subject of 2012 Oscar-winning doco Searching For Sugar Man has been a long-time favourite of Aussies, who, along with (randomly) South Africans, have been well onto his blistering, enchanting brand of folk rock since well before he “disappeared” and anybody felt the need to search for him to begin with.

In fact, the Cold Fact (1969) and Coming From Reality (1971) album-maker first hit antipodean shores in the late 1970s, conducting his most renowned tour Down Under in 1981, when a young Peter Garrett and his cohorts in Midnight Oil came along for the ride.

Much has changed since then, though, with Rodriguez fading into decades-long obscurity before enjoying a global wave of resurgence on the heels of Searching For Sugar Man’s release that now sees him setting off to not only Australia and South Africa but Europe and around his home country, where they, almost unforgivably, totally forgot about him for several years.

No matter, he’s been found and revitalised, so get in line to get your tickets from midday on Thursday, August 28, to catch a legendary musician in action this year – that includes you, Western Australians: Rodriguez hits Kings Park & Botanic Garden on Friday, November 7, and since it’s his first appearance in Perth for a quarter of a century, we felt it warranted a mention.

Legendary singer-songwriter (and self-taught guitarist) Rodriguez will tour Australia in October and November playing Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and will be back in Perth after 25 years (Kings Park & Botanic Garden, November 7) with tickets on sale on Thursday August 28 at 12pm.

Mellen Events and Ticketmaster mailing-list members will be able to have a crack at pre-sale tickets from Tuesday, August 26, from midday, until 5pm the next day (or exhaustion). See Mellen Events’ website for more on that front.

Otherwise, see the Gig Guide or check The Music App for a full list of venue, date and ticketing information.