Overview
If you've managed to nab a ticket to Paul Kelly's Making Gravy tour back in 2017, 2018 and 2019, then you were one of the lucky ones. If you weren't and have been lamenting ever since, you can stop. The songwriting legend has just announced that he'll be performing the show all over again this December, this time heading to Melbourne and Brisbane — in the lead up to Gravy Day itself, December 21.
Like the song, the tour — now in its fourth year — is becoming a bit of an Aussie Christmas tradition. Time to start thinking about getting the tinsel and ugly jumpers out of storage.
As in past years, you can expect to hear a stack of songs from Kelly's four-decade long career. Listen out for all the hits, from 'Dumb Things', from the album Live, May 1992, to 'Love Never Runs On Time' from Wanted Man (1994). The Christmas classic 'How To Make Gravy', first released in 1996 on an eponymous EP, is on the menu, too.
The tour will coincide with the release of Kelly's new Christmas Train record, his first-ever festive album — and yes, it includes a new version of 'How To Make Gravy'.
Kelly won't be hitting the road alone, either — he's inviting a bunch of special guests. He'll be joined by Ball Park Music, Sycco and Emma Donovan & The Putbacks.
MAKING GRAVY DATES 2021
Melbourne — Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Thursday, December 9
Brisbane — Riverstage, Saturday, December 18
Paul Kelly Making Gravy pre-sale tickets will be available from midday AEDT on Thursday, November 4 with general sales from 1pm local time on Monday, November 8.