It’s been a long time, way too long, since Welch and Rawlings last toured Australia in November 2004. Finally the good folk at Love Police have managed to hook up a comprehensive tour that will see not one but two tours happening back to back.

Starting in Perth the duo (plus 3-piece band) will drive to Adelaide and then up the East Coast playing shows as Gillian Welch before switching things up with a string of shows down the coast as Dave Rawlings Machine. The Machine live band will feature Dave and Gillian, as well as Willie Watson, Punch Brother Paul Kowert and fiddler Brittany Haas.

Word is that they may not be back again for a long time so make the most of this tour(s) and get along to experience magical song craft and superb musicianship.

“We are very excited, once again, to be bringing our songs and our selves, and a few of our good friends, all the way from Tennessee to the land of Australia way down under. We will be driving the wild back roads from Perth to Melbourne, Sydney to Brisbane… come out and say howdy when we roll in to town!” – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Nashville, Tenn.

GILLIAN WELCH NATIONAL TOUR

January 30 – PERTH CONCERT HALL Tickets via: perthconcerthall.com.au, ticketmaster.com.au or call 9231 9999

February 3 – HER MAJESTYS THEATRE, ADELAIDE Tickets via: www.bass.net.au or call 131 246

February 5 – PALAIS THEATRE, MELBOURNE Tickets via: ticketmaster.com.au or call 136 100

February 8 – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY Tickets via: premier.ticketek.com.au or call 13 28 49

 February 11 – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE Tickets via: ticketmaster.com.au or call 136 100

DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE EAST COAST TOUR 

February 12 – THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE Tickets via: tickets.thetriffid.com.au

February 13 – A & I HALL, BUNGALOW Tickets via: www.redsquaremusic.com.au

 February 16 – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY Tickets via: premier.ticketek.com.au or call 13 28 49 

February 17 – THE PLAYHOUSE, CANBERRA Tickets via: canberratheatrecentre.com.au or call (02) 6275 2700 

February 19 – PALAIS THEATRE, MELBOURNE Tickets via: ticketmaster.com.au or call 136 100 

TICKET ON SALE FOR ALL SHOWS TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 AT 9AM

Dave Rawlings Machine Nashville Obsolete is out now via Acony Records/Redeye Worldwide