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Billy Bragg Confirms His Australian Tour With Added Adelaide and Fremantle Dates

by Paul Cashmere on December 15, 2021

Billy Bragg’s Australian tour for 2022 has been confirmed with new dates added for South Australia and Western Australia in Adelaide and Perth.

Billy has confirmed he has the all-clear to enter Australia. In a statement he said, “I’ve just finished a five week tour of UK and Ireland and am delighted to be back playing live again. I’ve been given clearance to enter Australia in January and I’m really excited at the prospect of playing these three night gigs that both showcase my new songs and dive deep into my back catalogue.

The dates are now: SYDNEY | ENMORE THEATRE | JAN 27 | 28 | 29 MELBOURNE | FORUM | FEB 2 | 3 | 4 BRISBANE | THE TIVOLI | FEB 8 | 9 | 10

BYRON BAY | THE NORTHERN | FEB 12 (Just added – one-night-only) *ADELAIDE | THE GOV | FEB 14 | 15 | 16 (New dates) *FREMANTLE | FREO.SOCIAL | FEB 20 | 21 | 22 (New dates) *Please contact your point of purchase if you can no longer make the new dates.

Billy will play three shows per city on the tour. This tour will feature clusters from six of Billy’s albums with a focus on three albums on the second and third nights. The feature albums are Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy (1983), followed up with Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984), then onto third album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry (1986). The final night will feature Bragg playing songs from his second three albums, Workers Playtime (1988), Don’t Try This at Home (1991) and William Bloke (1996).

NIGHT 1 Career Spanning Billy Bragg Set

NIGHT 2 Songs From First Three Albums ‘Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy’ (1983) ‘Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984)’ ‘Talking with the Taxman about Poetry’ (1986)

NIGHT 3 Songs From Second Three Albums ‘Workers Playtime’ (1988) ‘Don’t Try This at Home’ (1991) ‘William Bloke’ (1996)

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Billy Bragg Reschedules Australian “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back” Tour

“because of everything that is going on in the world right now, i have no choice but to postpone my april-may tour of australia and new zealand.”, tyler jenke, tyler jenke's most recent stories.

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"I’m really looking forward to seeing you all, but until then, stay safe and take care of each other.”

Just one month before it was scheduled to kick off, England’s folk poet Billy Bragg has been forced to reschedule his upcoming Australian tour in the wake of COVID-19 regulations.

First announced back in July, this extensive tour of the country was set to see Bragg holding what is effectively a three-night stand at venues in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, playing cuts from his extensive career.

While the first night features the entirety of Billy Bragg’s current setlist, which stretches across his 35-year career, the second sees selections from his first three albums, including 1983’s Life’s A Riot With Spy Vs Spy , 1984’s  Brewing Up With Billy Bragg , and 1986’s  Talking With The Taxman About Poetry .

The third night will feature cuts from the next three records in his career (save for 1990’s  The Internationale ), with 1988’s  Workers Playtime , 1991’s  Don’t Try This At Home , and 1996’s  William Bloke  all getting a look-in.

“After more than three decades of travelling around the world in a van, or spending all day flying vast distances to play a gig, I’m looking forward to having some time to explore cities that I usually only get to see between the soundcheck and the show,” Bragg said at the time.

“And this three night stand format is a way of keeping things interesting, both for me and the audience. I tried it out in Auckland recently and had a lot of fun revisiting my back pages.”

Unfortunately though, with shows, tours , and events being cancelled left, right, and centre due to COVID-19, Bragg’s upcoming tour has been named as the latest casualty.

“Because of everything that is going on in the world right now, I have no choice but to postpone my April-May Tour of Australia and New Zealand,” Bragg said in a statement.

“However, thanks to some speedy work by my team over there, we’ve able to reschedule all dates for January – February 2021. Of course I’d love to see you sooner, but right now, we all need to concentrate on doing what we can to support each other through this crisis.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing you all, but until then, stay safe and take care of each other.”

Now kicking off in late January, the tour itinerary is mostly the same and follows the same route as the original tour, though his Melbourne shows have now been upgraded from the Croxton Bandroom to the gorgeous surrounds of The Forum Theatre.

Tickets to these new dates are on sale now via Handsome Tours , while all previously-purchased tickets remain valid for next year. If you’re unable to attend these rescheduled shows, be sure to contact your point of purchase prior to 11.59pm on April 3rd to obtain a refund.

Billy Bragg ‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back’ Australian Tour 2021

(Rescheduled Dates)

Friday, January 29th, 2021 Saturday, January 30th, 2021 Sunday, January 31st, 2021 Freo Social, Fremantle, WA

Thursday, February 4th, 2021 Friday, February 5th, 2021 Saturday, February 6th, 2021 The Gov, Adelaide, SA

Thursday, February 11th, 2021 Friday, February 12th, 2021 Saturday, February 13th, 2021 The Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC (New Venue)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 Thursday, February 18th, 2021 Friday, February 19th, 2021 Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 Thursday, February 25th, 2021 The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD

Tickets on sale now via Handsome Tours

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Billy Bragg Cleared To Enter Australia For Upcoming Retrospective Tour

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Billy Bragg  is bringing his long awaited One Step Forward. Two Steps Back  tour to Australia in January and February 2022. He’ll be playing a trio of shows in each of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fremantle. A one-night stint in Byron Bay has been added to the tour.

Night one will consist of a career-spanning set, including songs from Bragg’s latest album,  The Million Things That Never Happened.  Night two will centre on songs from his first three albums,  Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy (1983),  Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984), and Talking with the Taxman about Poetry (1986). Night three will focus on the next three albums in Bragg’s discography,  Workers Playtime  (1988), Don’t Try This at Home  (1991), and  William Bloke  (1996).

“I’ve been given clearance to enter Australia in January and I’m really excited at the prospect of playing these three night gigs that both showcase my new songs and dive deep into my back catalogue,” said Bragg.

These will be Bragg’s first Australian shows since 2018, when he appeared at Meredith Music Festival and the Fairgrounds festival. Bragg released  The Million Things That Never Happened  in October 2021, his first collection of new material since 2013’s  Tooth & Nail .

Billy Bragg ‘One Step Forward. Two Steps Back’ Australian Tour

Wed 27th, Thu 28th, Fri 29th January – Enmore Theatre, Sydney Wed 2nd, Thu 3rd, Fri 4th February – Forum, Melbourne Tue 8th, Wed 9th, Thu 10th February – The Tivoli, Brisbane Sat, 12th February – The Northern, Byron Bay (NEW SHOW) Mon 14th, Tue 15th, Wed 16th – The Gov, Adelaide (NEW DATES) Sun 20th, Mon 21st, Tue 22nd February – Freo.Social, Fremantle (NEW DATES)

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Billy Bragg Australian Tour

“I’ve just finished a five week tour of UK and Ireland and am delighted to be back playing live again. I’ve been given clearance to enter Australia in January and I’m really excited at the prospect of playing these three night gigs that both showcase my new songs and dive deep into my back catalogue" proclaims Billy Bragg.

His One Step Forward. Two Steps Back. national tour in January/February 2022 will see Bragg take on Sydney (Enmore Theatre 27 28 29 January), Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Fremantle, performing 3 unique shows on consecutive nights in each city.

Adding to the run of dates will be a special one-night-only show for Northern NSW fans who can catch Billy in Byron Bay on Saturday 12 February at The Northern.

Fans can expect to hear Billy’s career-spanning set performed on the first night, featuring new songs and plenty of favourites from his catalogue. Night two, Billy serves up songs from his first three albums – covering a selection from his debut, Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy (1983), followed up with Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984), then onto third album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry (1986). The final night will feature Bragg playing songs from his second three albums, Workers Playtime (1988), Don’t Try This at Home (1991) and William Bloke (1996).

NIGHT 1 Career Spanning Billy Bragg Set

NIGHT 2 Songs From First Three Albums ‘Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy’ (1983) ‘Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984)’ ‘Talking with the Taxman about Poetry’ (1986)

NIGHT 3 Songs From Second Three Albums ‘Workers Playtime’ (1988) ‘Don’t Try This at Home’ (1991) ‘William Bloke’ (1996)

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Billy Bragg reschedules Australia tour for 2021

Bragg was originally scheduled to play Australian shows in April and May of this year, but cancelled amidst coronavirus concerns

Billy Bragg will tour Australia in January and February of 2021. Bragg was originally scheduled to play Australian shows in April and May of this year, but cancelled amidst coronavirus concerns .

A frequent visitor to Australia, Bragg’s 2021 stint will be different from previous tours. He will play three different shows in each city before moving onto the next. In the first of each three, Bragg will play his greatest hits. The second show will feature songs from Bragg’s first three albums, ‘Life’s A Riot with Spy Vs Spy’, ‘Brewing Up With Billy Bragg’ and ‘Talking With The Taxman About Poetry’. In the final show in each city, Bragg will zero in on his albums ‘Workers Playtime’, ‘Don’t Try This At Home’ and ‘William Bloke’.

“After more than three decades of travelling around the world in a van, or spending all day flying vast distances to play a gig, I’m looking forward to having some time to explore cities that I usually only get to see between the soundcheck and the show,” Billy Bragg said in a press statement.

“And this three night stand format is a way of keeping things interesting, both for me and the audience.”

Tickets purchased for Bragg’s cancelled 2020 tour will be valid for his new dates. To purchase tickets, please click here .

Billy Bragg’s 2021 Tour Dates:

Fremantle, Freo.Social (January 29, 30, 31) Adelaide, The Gov (February 4, 5, 6) Melbourne, Forum Theatre (11, 12, 13) Sydney, Metro Theatre (17, 18, 19) Brisbane, The Triffid (23, 24, 25)

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New zealand tour february 2023.

Handsome Tours is thrilled to announce that Billy Bragg will be returning to New Zealand for special one night only shows in Christchurch and Auckland, plus THREE unique shows on consecutive nights in Wellington.

Auckland and Christchurch are in for a treat, as Billy performs songs spanning his decades long career, plus some new additions from his most recent studio album,  The Million Things That Never Happened.

Wellington will be a part of Billy’s acclaimed One Step Forward, Two Steps Back Tour.

NIGHT 1 Career Spanning Billy Bragg Set

NIGHT 2 Songs From First Three Albums ‘Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy’ (1983) ‘Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984)’ ‘Talking with the Taxman about Poetry’ (1986)

NIGHT 3 Songs From Second Three Albums ‘Workers Playtime’ (1988) ‘Don’t Try This at Home’ (1991) ‘William Bloke’ (1996)

The first night’s performance will feature Bragg’s current set, which ranges across his 35 year career. The second will see Bragg perform songs from his first three albums: his punk rock debut Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy (1983), its similarly raw follow-up Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984) and Talking with the Taxman about Poetry (1986). The third performance will see Bragg perform songs from his second three albums: the positively jangled Workers Playtime (1988), the pop classic Don’t Try This at Home (1991) and the back-to-basics William Bloke (1996).

Says Billy: “After more than three decades of travelling around the world in a van, or spending all day flying vast distances to play a gig, I’m looking forward to having some time to explore cities that I usually only get to see between the soundcheck and the show. And this three night stand format is a way of keeping things interesting, both for me and the audience. I tried it out in Auckland recently and had a lot of fun revisiting my back pages.”

Billy Bragg has been a fearless recording artist, tireless live performer and peerless political campaigner for over 35 years. Politicised by a Tory government operating without love or justice, this previously adrift young man from Barking, whose failure at national exams had reduced his career opportunities to two, eventually bought himself out of the British Army in 1981 (‘the best £175 I ever spent’), determined to make a living out of song.

Don’t miss the orator, entertainer, rabble-rouser, negotiator, pamphleteer, the fabled ‘Bard of Barking’, Billy Bragg, across three extraordinary evenings.

Please note : all previously purchased tickets to New Zealand for 2020 – 2022 were automatically refunded and will not be valid for this tour. If you have not received a refund, please contact [email protected] .

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