Just two of the 30 shows will be ticketed.
Melbourne-based Yorta Yorta artist Scott Darlow is back with his new record, Deadly Heart, set for October 27 release. With the album all but released, Darlow is today sharing the album’s title track – a duet with The Jezabels’ Hayley Mary, alongside the announcement of an epic thirty-date regional tour of Australia, consisting of mostly free entry shows.
The national Deadly Heart regional tour will kick off at The Espy in Melbourne on July 1 before doing a full lap of the map and finishing up back in Melbourne at Corner Hotel on October 28.
“I grew up being told stories about Australia’s legendary pub rock scene. Bands like Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, AC/DC and INXS who would be playing in pubs all over Australia. So post covid, I want to drive around this entire country and put on killer rock shows for Aussies everywhere,” Darlow says.
“This country has such a rich, incredible history of guitar-driven rock bands, and I want to help keep that heritage alive with this tour. I’m so excited to drive around Australia in a bus with my best mates, a PA and some loud Fender guitars and amps, and play these songs for anyone who wants to go back to the future with us!”
Scott Darlow regional tour 2023 – Victorian Dates
SAT JULY 1 | ESPY HOTEL, ST KILDA VIC |18+ | FREE ENTRY
MON JULY10 | HAMPTON PARK SECONDARY COLLEGE, HAMPTON PARK VIC | SCHOOL SHOW
TUES JULY 11 | NOTRE DAME COLLEGE, SHEPPARTON VIC | SCHOOL SHOW
WED JULY 12 | VICTORY LUTHERAN COLLEGE, WODONGA VIC | SCHOOL SHOW
THURS JULY 13 | ST MONICAS COLLEGE, EPPING VIC | SCHOOL SHOW
FRI JULY 14 | FLINDERS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CARRUM DOWNS | SCHOOL SHOW
FRI JULY 14 | WESTERN PORT HOTEL, SAN REMO VIC | 18+ | FREE ENTRY
MON JULY 17 | ST JOSEPHS COLLEGE, ECHUCA VIC | SCHOOL SHOW
WED JULY 19 | TRINITY LUTHERAN COLLEGE, MILDURA VIC | SCHOOL SHOW
THURS JULY 20 | KILLESTER COLLEGE, SPRINGVALE VIC | SCHOOL SHOW
MON OCT 2 | GOOD NEWS LUTHERAN COLLEGE, TARNEIT VIC | SCHOOL SHOW
TUES OCT 10 | PARADE COLLEGE, BUNDOORA VIC | SCHOOL SHOW
SAT OCT 28 | THE CORNER HOTEL, RICHMOND VIC | 18+ | TICKETS
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Regarded for his passionate activism and advocacy work, the album is Scott Darlow’s latest effort at spreading an ever-important message. The new single Deadly Heart explores the Nation’s ability to really walk as one with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The duet asks tough questions around how one can elicit change to work towards a stronger and united future while remembering an important past.
Darlow grew up abroad as his father travelled for work, but this unconventional childhood gave him an insight into always being the outsider. This unique perspective has fed into his music which often explores the complexities of Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations.
“Deadly Heart’ is something I tried to write that’s parallel and horizontal simultaneously. On the one hand, it’s about a couple just trying to stay together. But it’s also about a nation that’s trying to come together. I wrote it through the pandemic, about us as a nation continuing to journey together and listen to each other. To sit and listen to each other’s stories, so they can become our stories.”
Darlow says he creates music for his family and his community.
“It sounds silly, but I’m just trying to be the best version of myself that I can be every day. But you know, every day I get up and I want to make a difference for Aboriginal people in everything that I do. I know that sounds cliched, but it’s just the truth of it. What can I do next week to make a difference? If I can do that through my music and someone takes away a better understanding of what I’m trying to get across, that’s what it’s about for me.”
Since entering the Australian music scene in 2003, Yorta Yorta descendent Scott Darlow has been a mainstay of Australia’s Indigenous and independent music industry. The versatile singer-songwriter, guitarist, and didgeridoo player has sold more than 50,000 albums worldwide and has extensively toured Australia, Asia and the USA. Darlow is a passionate Indigenous activist and World Vision spokesperson, regularly speaking in schools, businesses and churches across Australia about his Indigenous culture, Australian history, racial tolerance, harmony and important social matters. His keyword “FLUTE” (Forgiveness, Love, Understanding, Tolerance and Empathy) has become so popular that schools and businesses have included it in their curriculums and charters.
Deadly Heart is released on Friday 27 October through Reclusive Records.
