Paul Kelly Announces Annual 'Making Gravy' Concert

Paul Kelly has announced the details for the 2022 edition of his annual Making Gravy concert. Back by popular demand and now in its fourth incarnation, Kelly's annual Making Gravy concert will return to Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Friday 9 December. 

Who's gonna make the gravy with Paul Kelly this year? For 2022’s musical feast Kelly will be joined on stage by three of Australia and New Zealand’s finest musical exports: Melbourne outfit Amyl and the Sniffers, Auckland four-piece The Beths, and Sydney singer/songwriter Alex The Astronaut. 

The stacked lineup will kick off the festival season with a night celebrating songs from Kelly's four-decade-long, critically acclaimed career...including, of course, his 1996 classic How To Make Gravy. The five-minute song which has no chorus and is set in jail has become a staple of the holiday season for Australians, with the 21st of December celebrated across the nation as gravy day in honour of the date mentioned in the opening verse.

Ever since Kelly first debuted his first Making Gravy concert series way back in 2017 fans have been witness to a truly special night. Alongside his many hits and special guests, Kelly also performs a few of his favourite Christmas odes… several of which he captured in 2021’s extraordinary 22-song double collection Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train. From folk, classical, soul, carols, hymns, rock and roll, don’t miss this special, one-off live event!

One of Australia’s most revered musicians, Paul Kelly holds the prestigious title of Officer of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to the arts. Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1997, Kelly is a 17 x ARIA Award winner and has been nominated 61 times during his illustrious career, making him the most nominated Australian artist in ARIA history. Renowned as one of our greatest performers and songwriters, Kelly’s willingness to take the road less travelled has played an important part in keeping the flame burning in his own songs, tracks that have soundtracked a nation: From St Kilda to King’s Cross, Leaps and Bounds, To Her Door, Before Too Long, The Ballad of Queenie and Rover, They Thought I Was Asleep, Deeper Water, the unforgettable Kev Carmody co-write From Little Things Big Things Grow… and countless more.

The Making Gravy concert has become an unmissable live music experience on Melbourne’s calendar. Tickets for the 2022 Making Gravy concert go on sale at 1 pm on Wednesday 5 October Ticketek, with a Frontier Members pre-sale offered at 1 pm on Melbourne 3 October.

Paul Kelly's Making Gravy Concert 

Friday 9 December
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne