Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey are bringing their musical collaboration to the regions
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21.01.2025

Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey are bringing their musical collaboration to the regions

words by staff writer

PLUS the electrifying duo have released an exclusive new single 'Blackstar'

Rock royalty Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning and Something for Kate’s Paul Dempsey have today announced they will be taking their much lauded musical collaboration, Fanning Dempsey National Park, on tour to regional Australia in April and May following their sell-out tour across Australia’s capital cities in 2024.

Fanning Dempsey National Park tour:

  • COSTA HALL, GEELONG, VIC – FRIDAY 9 MAY
    All ages
  • CIVIC HALL, BALLARAT, VIC – SATURDAY 10 MAY
    All ages (Reserved Seated balcony will be Unlicensed All Ages
  • ULUMBURRA THEATRE, BENDIGO, VIC – SUNDAY 11 MAY
    All ages

Keep up with the latest music news, features, festivals, interviews and reviews here.

Following a Byron Bay show for Great Southern Nights on 3 April, ‘The Deluge Regional Tour’ will kick off in Cairns on 1 May, with stops in Hobart, Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo, Newcastle, Thirroul, Canberra, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast, before finishing on the Gold Coast on 24 May.

Bringing their electrifying debut album ‘The Deluge’ to life on stage, the setlist will deliver surprises for fans with additions from their collective songbooks and record collections.

In addition, today sees the release of new single ‘Blackstar’, a bonus song not included on the album.

“Blackstar went through a full cycle of styles before arriving fully formed,  as a minimalist pop rock tune.” – Fanning

“Sometimes when putting an album together you can deceive yourself into adding more ‘stuff’ to a song to make it sound different. Often, leaving that ‘stuff’ out is the key to making it work…just let the song be itself, as written, and step away from it. I think we only did a couple of takes of this one.”

Tickets go on sale on Thursday 23 January at 10am local time.