Off the back of his first ever #1 album in Aus, Melbourne rapper Illy has confirmed a string of headline dates for next year, taking in some of his biggest venues to date.

The Aussie hip-hip maestro has racked up a wealth of acclaim this year with the release of his fifth studio album, Two Degrees, and after a brief East Coast stint in support recently, he’ll give album cuts Catch 22 and Vera Blue collab Papercuts an introduction to the whole country with help from other genre favourites.

Australian hip-hop duo Spit Syndicate, Gold Coast producer Paces and fellow Melburnian Maribelle will party with Illy on the five-date tour that kicks off Metropolis, Fremantle on Saturday, Mar 25.

Telstra Thanks pre-sale goes live next Wednesday, Dec 14, at 12pm with general public on sale Friday, Dec 16.

Check out theGuide for all the info.