Little Birdy have expanded on their late 2024 reunion with their first national tour in nearly 15 years. The Perth indie-pop band will play ten headlining shows across the country, at which they will play their 2004 debut album bigbiglove in its entirety as a “21st birthday” of sorts. The full list of tour dates, as well as pre-sale and ticketing information, can be accessed below.
The reunited Little Birdy sees frontwoman Katy Steele joined by founding members Simon Leach on guitar and Scott “Barney” O’Donoghue on bass, as well as touring drummer Sam Maher. In a press statement, Steele noted that revisiting the album – and, by proxy, her early 20s – had been a “unique and healing experience”. “These songs still feel just as real as they did when we first wrote them,” she said. “I can’t wait to see our old fans down the front, singing along again — just like we did all those years ago.”
Little Birdy – ‘Beautiful To Me’
Leach, for his part, added that he never thought Little Birdy “would have a chapter two” following their 2010 split. ” Playing on stage again, seeing Little Birdy devotees and a whole new generation singing along — it’s surreal, and we’re so grateful to be doing this again,” he said.
bigbiglove was originally released in October of 2004. It reached number five on the ARIA Albums Chart, was certified Gold and was nominated for four ARIA Awards – including Breakthrough Artist and Best Rock Album. The album spawned three singles: ‘Beautiful To Me’, ‘Tonight’s The Night’ and ‘Excited’. All three charted locally, with ‘Beautiful To Me’ peaking at number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart as well as number eight in that year’s triple j Hottest 100.
Little Birdy split following the release of their third album, Confetti, in 2009. Steele relocated to New York and pursued a solo career, releasing the albums Human in 2016 and Big Star in 2023. The band reunited last year as part of that summer’s Hotter Than Hell festivities, which saw them perform bigbiglove in full alongside the likes of Regurgitator, Less Than Jake, Unwritten Law and Jebediah.
Little Birdy bigbiglove 21st Birthday Tour
- Friday, June 20th – Princess Theatre, Brisbane QLD
- Saturday, June 21st – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast QLD
- Thursday, July 3rd – The Gov, Adelaide SA
- Friday, July 4th – Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
- Saturday, July 5th – Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights VIC
- Thursday, July 31st – King Street Bandroom, Newcastle NSW
- Friday, August 1st – Waves, Towradgi NSW
- Saturday, August 2nd – Manning Bar, Sydney NSW
- Friday, August 8th – Astor Theatre, Perth WA
- Saturday, August 9th – Dunsborough Tavern, Dunsborough WA
A pre-sale for the tour takes place from Thursday, March 20th at 9am local time. General sale then follows on Friday, March 21st – again at 9am local time. Both can be accessed via Little-Birdy.com.
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