Wil Wagner is keeping busy. The core songwriter of The Smith Street Band recently announced that the well-travelled band would be hitting the road this August for a national tour, as well as popping in to Melbourne’s The Reverence Hotel this June to help celebrate their 1st year anniversary.
The same month, Wil Wagner is going it alone, touring through June in support of his solo album Laika, released through Poison City Records earlier this year and available through the label’s website and Wil Wagner’s Bandcamp page.
After a hectic touring and recording schedule with The Smith Street Band, this has been Wagner’s first real chance to get to show off his solo effort around the country, performing with his trusty acoustic guitar in hand and joyously honest turn of phrase to demonstrate why he’s regularly hailed as one of the country’s best songwriters.
A message from the humble man himself reads: “Hello! For most weekends in June I’m gonna be doing some solo gigos! It’s a belated launch tour for Laika, the EP/album (it’s 8 songs, I don’t know what it’s supposed to be) I put out through Poison City Records at the start of the year!”
“I’ll have merch (hopefully shirts but who knows) and stuff,” he adds. “First solo shows in Perth as well! Mara Threat is gonna play a few of the shows as is Nick Van Breda! And other sweet people playing! Gonna be good shit!”
RSVP to the tour Facebook event for updates on house shows and supports. Full dates and current info below.
Wil Wagner 2013 Solo Tour
Friday June 7th – House Show, Perth
Sunday June 9th – Yah Yahs, Perth
Friday June 14th – Crowbar, Brisbane (Tix here)
Saturday June 15th – Kill The Music, Brisbane (Free/AA/Arvo show)
Sunday June 16th – Blackwire Records, Sydney (AA/Arvo show)
Thursday June 20th – Yours and Owls, Wollongong
Friday June 21st – The Lass, Newcastle
Saturday June 22nd – House Show, Newcastle
Saturday June 29th – TASSIE (More info coming!)
Saturday July 5th – Longplay, Melbourne (More info here)
