John Williamson Hints At Touring Retirement: 'My Travelllin’ Days Are Done'

2025 is a big year for John Williamson, who’s set to mark his 55th year in the music industry.

To celebrate such a milestone, the Australian country music icon is slowly unveiling tour dates. However, there might be a catch: the tour is called My Travellin’ Days Are Done. But, as his fans will know, that line will ring familiar, as it’s in the song Chandelier Of Stars (2005).

Earlier this month, Williamson announced the first date of the tour, returning to Tamworth as part of the city’s annual Country Music Festival for what may be the last time. Yesterday, another date was added to Williamson’s My Travellin’ Days Are Done tour: this one for Queensland.

So far, fans can catch the True Blue singer at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre (TRECC) on Friday, 24 January 2025, and at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) on Friday, 14 February 2025. Tickets to the Tamworth show are on sale now, with tickets to the QPAC show going on sale at 9 am on Monday, 22 July.

Even if Williamson does hang up his touring boots, he’s not done with new music, with the performer teasing new music on social media this month.

Sharing album art in the making this week, Williamson's next album could be entitled “Beautiful Words Come From You,” with a black and red cockatoo appearing on the album cover.

In February, Williamson’s 2022 song Voice Of The Ocean officially became a children’s picture book.

Voice Of The Ocean is an ARIA Award-winning single for Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement (over two minutes). The song was recorded for the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS), and thanks to Penguin Random House, the track has become a book.

Williamson said about the book release, “My affinity with the ocean is as strong as my connection to and love for the bush. When I sat down to write about our love for the oceans, I couldn’t help but think about all the problems we’ve caused our seas and their wildlife, even though we say we love them. 

“My lyrics reference global warming, overfishing and the risk of losing some of our incredible marine wildlife. It’s not too late, but we need more people to sing out and be the voices of our seas.

“That’s why I wanted to support the Australian Marine Conservation Society with this song because they provide Australians with a way to speak out for our seas through its important conservation work.”