Dan Condon, Journalist

The masked kings of surf rock bring their brand of twang to Australia.

An initial 11 dates have been set as frontman emerges from rehab.

Inbetween Sharon Jones' stage invaders and John Butler's cameo with Swamp Thing, there's dirty folk and Macedonian folk dancing.

Call Me Maybe, the return of Dr John and Prince tours Down Under. Yep, 2012 was awesome.

Their Infinite Arms record was “overcooked” by their own admission.

Well, sort of...

Prince was the man for our Dan Condon.

The coveted opening slots have been filled across the nation.

The 70-year-old artist is bigger than ever in 2012.