Whitley

Whitley will be joined by Melbourne's own Seagull for the tour

As a treat, he gives the punters a rather unexpected encore – an indie-folk rendition of ABBA’s Dancing Queen. “It just feels good to sing,” he says, a little sheepishly. Fair enough. He’s a lot more fun when he feels good.

He also managed to reverse the balance of power, by heckling the fuck out of his audience – his onstage banter was pretty centred around making fun of people talking loudly during songs.

Far too quickly, it’s time for the last song, the powerful All Is Whole, which hits you right inside your chest and forces your heart into your throat. Let’s not leave it so long between drinks next time please Lawrence.

He talks candidly about his well-documented hiatus

"I’m terribly excited by playing new music with my friends and just being around the people that I love. This time, I plan to just have good people around me and stay in control."