Paul Kelly is coming to Perth.

Paul Kelly Announces 2025 Australia And New Zealand Tour

Legendary musician Paul Kelly is set to undertake his biggest show in Australia and New Zealand to date, and he’s bringing it to Perth!

Australian music icon, Paul Kelly, has announced his biggest shows in Australia and New Zealand to date, and his only live shows for 2025. Perth’s RAC Arena is the first cab off the rank, followed by eight huge shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, Melbourne, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland in August and September 2025.

New studio album: Fever Longing Still

The news comes in the lead up to Kelly’s forthcoming studio album, Fever Longing Still, which is set to be released on November 1st. The film adaptation of his hit song How To Make Gravy also arrives in December.

Fever Longing Still marks his first album of new original material since 2018’s Nature, delivering 12 additions to a superb catalogue of love songs spanning more than 40 years. The title comes from a line in Sonnet 147 by Shakespeare, whose writing has inspired Kelly ever since his school days.

With 17 ARIAs and five APRAs, as well as being awarded the Order of Australia in 2017, few songwriters have found ways to keep the creative fever burning for as long and as bright as Kelly. The country of his birth, its emotional interior and geographical landscape, its heroes and villains, and hopes and failings, have all been a constant in Kelly’s long list of Australian-based songs.

From live recordings and compilations albums to Christmas standards and originals, variety has long been a key to Kelly’s recording career, which includes albums ranging from bluegrass and country (Smoke and Foggy Highway) to funk and soul (Professor Ratbaggy, The Merri Soul Sessions), alongside classic records such as Gossip and Post. 

Special guests

In Australia, Kelly will be joined by special guest Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Australian country singer, Fanny Lumsden. Meanwhile in New Zealand, singer and songwriter Reb Fountain will be the supporting act.

With his incredible live band by his side — including Peter Luscombe (drums), Bill McDonald (bass), Dan Kelly (guitar), Cameron Bruce (keys), Jess Hitchcock (vocals), and Ash Naylor (guitar) — seeing Paul Kelly live is not to be missed.

How to get tickets

General public tickets to all shows will be on sale from 3:00 pm on Wednesday, October 30th via Frontier Touring. Although, Frontier Members can get early access via the Frontier Members presale, which starts on Monday, October 28th at 3:00 pm.

Australia 2025 Tour Dates

  • Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 — RAC Arena, Perth
  • Friday, August 29th, 2025 — Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
  • Saturday, August 30th, 2025 — Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
  • Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 — MyState Bank Arena, Glenorchy
  • Thursday, September 4th, 2025 — Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Hindmarsh
  • Saturday, September 6th, 2025 — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

New Zealand 2025 Tour Dates

  • Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 — Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch
  • Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 — Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
  • Friday, September 12th, 2025 — Auckland Tower Hall, Auckland
Featured image credit: @paulkelly
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