John Prine Announces First Australian Tour Since 1993

The legendary John Prine has today announced his first Australian tour since 1993!

The American singer songwriter will head Down Under in celebration of his latest album, Tree Of Forgiveness. He'll kick off the tour at The Tivoli in Brisbane on 5 March 2019, with stops scheduled for the Palais Theatre in Melbourne and the State Theatre in Sydney.

Prine was just yesterday announced as a nominee for the 2019 Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame and he was also recently dubbed the Artist Of The Year at the 17th annual Americana Honors & Awards.

Prine has been described as the "songwriter's songwriter", with everyone from Bruce Springsteen, John Denver and Johnny Cash to Norah Jones, Ben Harper and Bette Midler recording from his extensive back catalogue or performing alongside him. 

Closer to home, Prine has been a huge influence on the likes of Vance Joy and Marlon Williams, with Vance Joy saying that "John Prine finds the beauty in the ordinary stuff of life. He speaks directly to our hearts."

"Prine looks for transcendence through the mundane… and uses ageing and the creeping passage of time as his vehicle," adds Williams.

Tickets for the shows go on sale from 19 October, check out the dates below.