After debuting with a sold-out show alongside Gang Of Youths last year, Paul Kelly is already expanding when he kicks off the festive season in 2018 with some special Making Gravy shows. 

The Aussie icon will be joined at concerts in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this December by some hand-picked huge local names, including Angus & Julia Stone, Alex Lahey, Mojo Juju, DD Dumbo and Angie McMahon.

The gigs will see Kelly perform songs spanning across his four-decade career, including his Christmas classic, How To Make Gravy.

The news comes only days after Kelly announced his 24th studio album, Nature — the follow-up to his 2017-released and first-ever #1 album, Life Is Fine — due out on 12 October via EMI Australia. 

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“I think of Nature as a companion piece to Life Is Fine, itself full of moons, rain, rocks, rivers, seas, smells and lovers," he said. 

General public tickets for the shows go on sale from 10am on Thursday 23 August; for more details, click on theGuide.