Wheatus have shared the full details of their Dirtbags Across Australia national tour, which will see the American pop-rock band stripping back to an acoustic duo – bandleader and founding member Brendan B. Brown and his wife, backing vocalist Gabrielle Sterbenz. The pair will be joined by Pricey, AKA former Chats guitarist Josh Price, for all 14 dates of the tour. The full list of tour dates, as well as ticketing information, can be found below.
Brown, Sterbenz and Price will kick off Dirtbags Across Australia in Adelaide before heading to Western Australia for three dates with Moore River singer-songwriter Savannah Solomon. The tour then returns to the east coast, where they will be joined by Brisbane roots duo Salt & Steel for the remainder of the run. In Coffs Harbour and Tuncurry, the touring party will expand to include mid-north coast alt-country act Then Jolene, while Melbourne-based teenage singer-songwriter Aimee Isobel opens the tour’s show at the Thornbury Theatre.
Wheatus – ‘Leroy’
The January 2025 tour marks Brown’s third return to Australia in recent times. This year saw the Wheatus frontman undertake a solo tour alongside Everclear frontman Art Alexakis, while the full band toured the country as part of the ill-fated Pandemonium Festival in April.
Wheatus Dirtbags Across Australia 2025 Tour
All shows with Pricey
- Wednesday, January 15th – The Gov, Adelaide SA
- Friday, January 17th – Clancy’s Fish Pub, Fremantle WA*
- Saturday, January 18th – Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough WA*
- Sunday, January 19th – The River, Margaret River WA*
- Wednesday, January 22nd – Vinnie’s Dive Bar, Gold Coast QLD^
- Thursday, January 23rd – The Back Room, Brisbane QLD^
- Friday, January 24th – Coffs Hotel, Coffs Harbour QLD^#
- Saturday, January 25th – The Bellevue Hotel, Tuncurry NSW^#
- Sunday, January 26th – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle NSW^
- Wednesday, January 29th – Shark Bar, Manly NSW^
- Thursday, January 30th – UTS Underground, Sydney NSW^
- Friday, January 31st – The Baso, Canberra ACT^
- Saturday, February 1st – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne VIC^$
- Sunday, February 2nd – Torquay Hotel, Torquay VIC^
* – with Savannah Solomon
^ – with Salt & Steel
# – with Then Jolene
$ – with Aimee Isobel
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via Big Apachee.
Further Reading
Everclear Talk ‘Sparkle And Fade’ Anniversary Tour And New Album
Wheatus, Nova And The Experience & Take Us To Vegas, The Hi-Fi, Brisbane – 23/09/2012
Alien Ant Farm And CKY Australian Tour In Jeopardy Following Band Altercation
