Lucinda Williams Added As Special Guest To Paul Kelly's Australian Tour

Lucinda Williams and her band will head to Australia this August and September, opening for homegrown storyteller Paul Kelly on his massive arena tour.

While that’s great news for fans, it arrives as Frontier Touring has informed ticketholders that one of the tour’s previous support acts, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, has departed the tour due to “unforeseen circumstances.”

Kelly will now tour with Williams (Australian dates only), Fanny Lumsden (Australian shows only), and Reb Fountain (New Zealand shows only).

Lucinda Williams is one of America’s most celebrated songwriters. Having gathered three Grammy Awards for her raw, poetic storytelling, Williams brings her critically acclaimed discography to arena stages across Australia with her band.

Williams has spent over 40 years in the music industry. She’s released 15 albums, received 17 Grammy nominations, and was named the prestigious Songwriter of the Year by Time Magazine in 2001.

In 2024, Williams was ranked #8 on the American Songwriter list of the 10 Greatest Female Songwriters of All Time. She is one of the most nominated artists in history at the Americana Music Honors & Awards, and her achievements go beyond music.

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Williams’ 2023 memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You, was named the Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post and Rolling Stone. Williams returns to Australia following the release of her album, Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road – the latest volume in a series of releases where she paid tribute to Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and Tom Petty.

One Melbourne date on Kelly’s upcoming tour has sold out, with the second not far behind. The tour features ten arena dates across Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, Melbourne, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland. You can find tickets via the Frontier Touring website.

Kelly is touring with his impressive live band, including Peter Luscombe (drums), Bill McDonald (bass), Dan Kelly (guitar), Cameron Bruce (keys), Jess Hitchcock (vocals), and Ash Naylor (guitar).

Presented by Frontier Touring, Triple M (AU) and Stuff (NZ)