Jeff Buckley's 1995 Sydney Gig Can Now Be Heard On 'Live At The Wireless'

Jeff Buckley is an icon.

• Amazing 'Grace': How Australia Gave Jeff Buckley His Biggest Hit

He released just one studio album in his career, the brilliant Grace, in 1994. In 1996, he was working on his second album with the working title, My Sweetheart The Drunk. He was still working on the album upon moving to Memphis, Tennessee, in February 1997. On 29 May 1997, Buckley drowned while swimming in the Wolf River in Memphis.

Of course, there have been posthumous releases since his untimely passing, including a collection of four-track demos and studio recordings for My Sweetheart The Drunk, plus reissues of Grace and the Live At Sin-é EP.

In 1995, Buckley embarked on his first-ever Australian tour, and this week marks 30 years since he made his Australian debut. To celebrate, Double J has gone through the vault and unveiled Jeff Buckley – Live At The Wireless, recorded at the Phoenician Club in Sydney in 1995.

Fans who tuned in from 6 pm last night got to hear it for the first time, but if you missed it, you can tune in to Double J on Saturday (6 September) from midday, or stream the iconic gig now on the ABC Listen app.

“Buckle up, Buckley fans, because this week’s Live At The Wireless is a legendary one,” the Double J team revealed yesterday (2 September).

They added, “This week marks exactly 30 years since Jeff Buckley’s first Australian tour. He played a series of intimate shows on the back of his debut release of the iconic album ‘Grace’.

“triple j were there to record it at Sydney’s Phoenician Club in 1995, and it's undoubtedly one of the most treasured sets in our archives. Tune in Tuesday night from 6 pm, Saturday from midday, or any time after via the @abclisten app.”

Due to demand for his 1995 Australian shows, Buckley returned in 1996, playing a whopping 14 theatre shows across the country.

Last month, the documentary It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

A synopsis of the documentary reads: “Mystery and mythology swirl around It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Amy Berg's exploration of the singer whose ethereal voice and tragic death at 30 left an indelible mark on music history.

“This music doc dives deep into Buckley’s artistic process and complicated relationship with his father, featuring rare footage and intimate interviews that illuminate a talent gone too soon.”