CW Stoneking Announces National 'Gon' Boogaloo' Tour

After treating us so kindly yesterday with the exclusive unveiling of his brand new single Get On The Floor, Aussie-bred blues luminary C.W. Stoneking has gone the extra mile by announcing a run of national tour dates to support Gon’ Boogaloo – the album from which the single is taken – this October.

The tour, proudly presented by The Music, kicks off just under two weeks after Gon’ Boogaloo’s release (out October 17 via King Hokum/Caroline Australia), on October 31, at Brisbane’s Hi-Fi, and sees the acclaimed troubadour take his evocative live show to Cairns, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth before he winds things down in merry old Fremantle with a final showing at Mojo’s on November 23.

One of the many boons boasted by Gon’ Boogaloo – Stoneking’s first new release in six years, after the widely acclaimed Jungle Blues stole our hearts back in the late noughties – is the fact that, due to the way in which it was made (that is, recorded live in two days, totally sans overdubs or edits), it provides a pretty accurate picture of the kind of raw energy and world-weary refinement so effortlessly expelled from within Stoneking’s road-worn soul.

If you missed it yesterday, you can still enjoy the troubadour’s standout new single, Get On The Floor, right here.

Tickets for C.W. Stoneking’s Gon’ Boogaloo national tour go on sale this Friday, August 29. See the Gig Guide or check The Music App for a full rundown of dates, venues and ticketing details.