Paul Kelly, Bernard Fanning and More to Play Red Hot Summer Tour 2023

The Red Hot Summer touring festival will return in 2023, with a slew of shows across the country between January and April. Headlining the series will be national treasure Paul Kelly, who shares the bill with former Powderfinger leader Bernard Fanning, Missy Higgins, Hunters & Collectors‘ Mark Seymour, Vika & Linda and a collaborative set from Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley.

The run of dates will begin on Saturday, 14th January 2023 at Mornington Racecourse and will continue over the following weekends until it wraps up at Sandstone Point Hotel, QLD on 29th April. In between, there’ll be shows in Batemans Bay, Port Macquarie, Launceston, Hobart, Ballarat, Baulkham Hills, Wodonga, Toowoomba and more. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, 1st September at 9am AEST – all through Ticketmaster.

Lineup and Dates Revealed for Next Year’s Red Hot Summer Tour

I'm very excited to announce that I'll be heading around the country in 2023 for the Red Hot Summer Tour, with an amaaaazing bunch of artists.

Tix on-sale Thurs 1 Sept @ 9am (local time) ? https://t.co/n0wSWHdwTf

Can’t wait to see you all there ? ❤️??? pic.twitter.com/72dIauCEEB

— Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) August 28, 2022

In an accompanying statement, Kelly said “the last two years have brought home how precious live music is to us and to those who come.” Kelly said that he and his band intend to “bring it, give our all and play each show as if it’s our last, because you never know what’s around the corner.”

Fanning expressed his eagerness to “get back on the road to do some ‘proper’ touring” following “almost three years of dribs and drabs and disruption”. He noted that he’d be playing many of the towns on the run for the first time ever and said he “can’t wait to get out there and play stuff from right across my career.”

Higgins also emphasised her excitement to get on the road again. “The past few years have shown us that we can’t take anything for granted and being able to tour again will be very special, it’s what I love to do most,” she said. “I’m also really looking forward to sharing the stage with such incredible Aussie artists.”

UPDATE 19/09/2022: New events added in Perth, Hunter Valley, Jacobs Well, Darwin and Cairns, as well as additional shows in Mornington and Bribie Island.

Red Hot Summer Tour 2023

Saturday, 14th January – Mornington Racecourse, Mornington VIC SOLD OUT
Sunday, 15th January – Mornington Racecourse, Mornington VIC NEW SHOW
Sunday, 22nd January – Seppeltsfield, Seppeltsfield SA
Saturday, 28th January – Mackay Park, Batemans Bay NSW
Saturday, 4th February – Westport Park, Port Macquarie NSW
Saturday, 11th February – Berry Showground, Berry NSW
Saturday, 18th February – Country Club Lawns, Launceston TAS
Sunday, 19th February – Botanical Gardens, Hobart TAS
Saturday, 25th February – Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo VIC
Saturday, 4th March – North Gardens, Ballarat VIC
Sunday, 5th March – Nowingi Place, Mildura VIC
Saturday, 11th March – Kent Reserve, Victor Harbor SA
Sunday, 12th March – Old Mount Gambier Gaol, Mount Gambier SA
Saturday 18th March – Sandalford Wines, Swan Valley WA NEW SHOW
Saturday 25th March – Roche Estate, Hunter Valley NSW NEW SHOW
Sunday, 26th March – Bella Vista Farm, Bella Vista NSW
Saturday, 1st April – Gateway Lakes, Wodonga VIC
Saturday, 15th April – Queens Park, Toowoomba QLD
Saturday, 22nd April – Broadwater Parklands, Southport QLD (Ian Moss performing solo)
Sunday, 23rd April – Harrigans Calypso Bay, Jacobs Well QLD NEW SHOW
Saturday, 29th April – Sandstone Point Hotel, Bribie Island QLD
Sunday 30th April – Sandstone Point Hotel, Bribie Island QLD NEW SHOW
Saturday 6th May – Botanic Gardens, Darwin NT NEW SHOW
Saturday 13th May – Cairns Showgrounds, Cairns QLD NEW SHOW