The central creative figure at the heart of City and Colour, Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, is set to kick off the first of two intimate solo dates at The Standard in Sydney tomorrow night, before playing Melbourne’s The Toff In Town on Friday 19th July.

The surprise news of Green’s imminent two-date stopover in the support of his new album The Hurry and the Harm meant that tickets to the intimate dates were sold out in mere minutes after they went on sale. But as promised to disappointed fans who missed out on his brief stopover, Green has now announced the details of a full national tour.

Dallas Green will return with a full band for a City and Colour tour this November for a full run of shows presented by Chugg Entertainment, taking in All Ages shows in capital cities and theatres around the country (with the exclusion of Perth which gets an 18+ show at the Belvoir Amphitheatre).

Green has a special connection with Australian audiences, ensuring sold out audiences with each of his subsequent visits, and for this, the City and Colour musician’s ninth tour of Australia, accompanying Green to draw from his four-album strong catalogue will be a brand new backing band featuring Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather), Dante Schwebel (Hacienda, Dan Auerbach), Doug McGregor (The Constantines) and Matt Kelly. But as promised to disappointed fans who missed out on his brief stopover, Green has now announced the details of a full national tour.

The new live lineup includes some of the musical talent that features on The Hurry And The Harm, a record with a “more mature, sophisticated sound,” according to our Tone Deaf reviewer, ahead of the album debuting at #4 on the ARIA Albums Chart upon release.

The whole evolution of the sound; I think that’s just a total reaction to where I’m at creatively,” Green told Tone Deaf in a recent interview. “This group of songs just happened. The more I played them and the more I worked on them, the more I heard drums and bass and keyboards and strings and harmonies and things like that.”

The month’s visit marks Green’s first visit to the country since the two farewell shows with his former band, Canadian post-hardcore outfit Alexisonfire, but more specifically for City And Colour, his first Australian shows since touring as part of Groovin’ The Moo 2012.

Coincidentally, Green recently revealed that ‘Thirst’, the lead single from The Hurry And The Harm, was originally written for another act sharing the 2012 Groovin’ The Moo bill, namely NZ-via-Melbourne neo-soulstress Kimbra.

Opening each night for City and Colour on the November tour will be Melbourne’s Husky. Following nearly two years of touring the world, Husky changed pace this year and spent most of 2013 in the hills behind Melbourne, creating a new album. Their performances with City And Colour will see the debut of much of this brand new work. Husky’s debut album, Forever So, is out now everywhere and their sophomore release is expected early 2014.

City And Colour 2013 Australian Tour Dates

w/ special guests HUSKY

Sunday 24th November – State Theatre, Sydney (All Ages)

 www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100


Monday 25th November – State Theatre, Sydney (All Ages)

www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100

Thursday 28th November – Civic Theatre, Newcastle (All Ages)

www.ticketek.com.au 132 849


Saturday 30th November – Riverstage, Brisbane (All Ages)

www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100


Monday 2nd December – Royal Theatre, Canberra (All Ages)

www.ticketek.com.au 132 849


Wednesday 4th December – Theatre Royal, Hobart (All Ages)

www.theatreroyal.com.au 03 6233 2299 or 1800 650 277


Saturday 7th December – Belvoir Amphitheatre, Perth (*18+)

www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100

* Under 18s can attend with parent/guardian

Tuesday 10th December – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (All Ages)

www.venuetix.com.au 08 8225 8888

Saturday 14th December – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne (All Ages)

www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100

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