The Waifs Announce 'Up All Night' 20th Anniversary Australian Tour

19 April 2023 | 10:40 am | Mary Varvaris

With Missy Higgins appearing in Melbourne and special guests Josh Pyke, Mick Thomas, Jeff Lang, Jordie Lane, Liz Stringer, Felicity Urquhart, and more to be announced.

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Beloved Albany folk-rock outfit The Waifs are going on an extensive tour from June until September in celebration of their 2003 debut album, Up All Night, which features the group’s breakthrough hit, London Still.

Missy Higgins will appear in Melbourne and special guests Josh Pyke, Mick Thomas, Jeff Lang, Jordie Lane, Liz Stringer, and Felicity Urquhart, are playing at other shows on the tour, with more to be announced.

The Up All Night 20th-anniversary tour begins in Victoria on Thursday, 1 June, in the coastal town of Queenscliff. From there, The Waifs and friends head to Ballarat, Melbourne, Shepparton, Meeniyan, Traralgon, Upwey, and Bendigo, finishing off their Victorian dates in Warrnambool.

The Waifs continue the massive tour at the Big Red Bash in Simpson Desert, QLD, Rockhampton, Townsville, and Cairns before making a stop in the ACT in Canberra.

It’s NSW’s turn next, and The Waifs will hit Newcastle, Sydney, and Wollongong, before a few more dates in Queensland - Caloundra, Brisbane, Toowoomba, and Miami. The band head to Hobart after those dates, and then Adelaide, Tamworth, Wyong, Bathurst, Alice Springs, and Broken Hill.

The final dates comprise shows in Perth, Mandurah, Kalgoorlie, and Esperance, a hometown show in Albany, Margaret River, Bunbury, Geraldton, Darwin and Broome. 

It’s one of the biggest tours Australia has seen in many years - no one has to miss out on catching Up All Night songs live and celebrating the 20th anniversary of an all-time great album.

The pre-sale begins tomorrow, Thursday, 20 April, at 10 am local time. General sale tickets go on sale on Friday, 21 April, via the band’s website.

Check out all the tour details below.


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Thu 1 June                   Queenscliff Town Hall                         Queenscliff                  VIC

Fri 2 June                     Ballarat Civic Hall                                Ballarat                        VIC

With special guest Jeff Lang

Sat 3 June                    Palais Theatre                                      Melbourne                   VIC

With special guests Jeff Lang & Missy Higgins  

Sun 4 June                   Riverlinks Westside Theatre               Shepparton                 VIC

With special guest Jeff Lang

Wed 7 June                   Meeniyan Town Hall                           Meeniyan                      VIC

Fri 9 June                     Gippsland Performing Arts Cent       Traralgon                      VIC

Sat 10 June                  Burrinja Cultural Centre                     Upwey                         VIC

Sun 11 June                 Capitol Theatre                                   Bendigo                       VIC 

Tue 13 June                 Lighthouse                                         Warrnambool                VIC 

Tues 4 July                  Birdsville Big Red Bash                     Simpson Desert           QLD 
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Thur 6 July                   Pilbeam Theatre                                 Rockhampton             QLD

With special guest TBC 

Fri 7 July                      Dalrymple Hotel                                  Townsville                   QLD

With special guest TBC

Sat 8 July                     Tanks                                                   Cairns                          QLD

With special guest TBC 

Sun 9 July                    Tanks                                                   Cairns                          QLD

With special guest TBC

Thur 13 July                Canberra Theatre                                Canberra                     ACT

With special guest Josh Pyke

Fri 14 July                    Civic Theatre                                       Newcastle                   NSW

With special guest Josh Pyke 

Sat 15 July                   State Theatre                                      Sydney                        NSW

With special guest Josh Pyke 

Sun 16 July                  Anitas                                                  Wollongong                NSW

With special guest Josh Pyke

Wed 19 July                The Events Centre                               Caloundra                   QLD

With special guest Mick Thomas  

Thur 20 July                 Tivoli                                                   Brisbane                      QLD

With special guest Mick Thomas 

Fri 21 July                    Tivoli               SOLD OUT                   Brisbane                      QLD

With special guest Mick Thomas 

Sat 22 July                   Empire Theatre                                   Toowoomba                QLD

With special guest Mick Thomas 

Sun 23 July                  Miami Marketta                                  Miami                          QLD

With special guest Mick Thomas  

Fri 4 August                 Odeon Theatre                                    Hobart                         TAS

With special guest Jordie Lane   

Sat 5 August                The Governor Hindmarsh                   Adelaide                      SA

With special guest Jordie Lane  

Tue 8 August               Tamworth Town Hall                          Tamworth                   NSW

With special guests Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham   

Wed 9 August             The Art House                                     Wyong                         NSW

With special guests Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham    

Thur 10 August           Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Cent Bathurst                  NSW

With special guests Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham    

Sat 12 August              Araluen Arts Centre                            Alice Springs                NT

With special guest TBC 

Thur 17 August           Mundi Mundi Bash                             Broken Hill                  NSW

Sat 2 September         Perth Concert Hall                              Perth                           WA

With special guest Liz Stringer 

Sun 3 September        Mandurah Performing Arts Cent        Mandurah                   WA

With special guest Liz Stringer 

Thu 7 September        Goldfields Arts Cent                            Kalgoorlie                    WA

With special guest Liz Stringer

Fri 8 September          Esperance Civic Cent                           Esperance                   WA

With special guest Liz Stringer 

Sat 9 September         Albany Entertainment Centre            Albany                        WA

With special guest Liz Stringer 

Wed 13 September     Margaret River HEART                        Margaret River            WA

With special guest Liz Stringer

Thur 14 September     Bunbury Regional Ent Cent                 Bunbury                      WA

With special guest Liz Stringer

Sat 16 September       Queens Park Theatre                          Geraldton                    WA  

With special guest Liz Stringer 

Fri 22   September      Darwin Ent Cent                                  Darwin                        NT

With special guest TBC 

Sun 24 September      The Roebuck Bay Hotel                       Broome                       WA

With special guest TBC