Tim Rogers Announces National Tour For New Album ‘An Actor Repairs’

You Am I frontman Tim Rogers has announced a 2017 national tour for his upcoming solo album An Actor Repairs, which he’ll take around Australia between March and May.

Rogers wrote An Actor Repairs over a two-year period, as an accompaniment to a performance piece about an ageing actor’s retirement from the stage. The script was eventually disregarded, and Rogers formed a group of 12 new songs for the record, including lead single ‘Youth’, which you can stream below.

“‘Youth’ is a song about a character lifting themselves by the elbows out of the well-spring and accepting the waters won’t cleanse them of their sins,” Rogers says.

“It was written four times, first as a skiffle, then a torch, then a lament, ending as an enthusiasm… If this song came in a dream, knock me out forever.”

On his upcoming national tour, Rogers will perform some of his new material, as well as songs from his almost three decades worth of recordings.

As for You Am I, we’ve been told they’ve been “bogged down in negotiations about a new group haircut”.

An Actor Repairs is set for release on Friday, 28th April. Catch Tim Rogers’ upcoming national tour dates, below.

UPDATE: Tim Rogers has rescheduled his Canberra show and announced a Hobart one. Updated tour details below.

Listen: Tim Rogers – ‘Youth’

Tim Rogers 2017 National Tour

Tickets on sale now, except Newcastle show — on sale Thursday, 23rd March

Friday, 24th March

Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide

Tickets: Official Website

Friday, 31st March

Byron Bay Community Centre, Byron Bay

Tickets: Official Website

Saturday, 1st April

Old Museum, R’R Writers Festival, Brisbane

Tickets: Official Website

Sunday, 16th April

Spiegeltent, Wollongong

Tickets: Official Website

Thursday, 20th April

Rosemount Hotel, Perth

Tickets: Official Website

Friday, 21st April

Odd Fellow, Fremantle

Tickets: Official Website

Saturday, 22nd April

Carine Tavern, Duncraig

Tickets: Official Website

Friday, 5th May

St Stephens Church, Newtown

Tickets: Official Website

Saturday, 6th May

Milton Theatre, Milton

Tickets: Official Website

Friday, 12th May

Workers Club, Geelong

Tickets: Official Website

Saturday, 13th May

Melba Spiegeltent, Collingwood

Tickets: Official Website

Sunday, 14th May

Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick

Tickets: Official Website

Friday, 19th May — NEW SHOW

Shambles Brewery, Hobart

Tickets: Moshtix

Thursday, 25th May — RESCHEDULED SHOW

Street Theatre, Canberra

Tickets: The Street

Friday, 26th May

Hardys Bay Club, Hardys Bay

Tickets: Official Website

Saturday, 27th May

The Edwards, Newcastle

Tickets: Official Website

Sunday, 28th May

Flow Bar, Old Bar

Tickets: Official Website

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