Bachelor Girl Share Reimagined Version Of Hit Single ‘Treat Me Good’, Announce Redux Album and Tour
Waiting For The Day: Artist Sessions is set for release this June.
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Remember late ‘90s pop duo Bachelor Girl? Well, vocalist Tania Doko and musician, producer and arranger James Roche are back in a big way in 2026, with the two announcing the release of Waiting For The Day: Artist Sessions – a complete reinterpretation of their debut double Platinum album.
Locked in for a June release, every song on Waiting For The Day has been re-recorded and reimagined, with the band roping in a host of special guests to contribute.
“We (somewhat audaciously!) began to ask some of our favourite Aussie artists and friends if they would lend their voices and/or instruments to our bucket list project,” explains Doko. “What started with one became 13 artists on this 15-track redux album, and we could not be more chuffed they enthusiastically said yes.”
The first taste of the album comes in the form of a new take on their 1998 hit, ‘Treat Me Good’, featuring the powerful vocal talents of Jessica Mauboy.
Speaking on the collaboration, Doko says, “‘Treat Me Good’ was written three decades ago, and we still mean it. It’s been reinvigorating to create this full-circle moment. Jess Mauboy’s contribution is the prize here, with the song now taking on an added sisterhood narrative - standing for the self, AND each other. It’s humbling to learn how much the song meant to Jess, from her busking Bachelor Girl tunes in Darwin, to singing her face off with us in the studio while seven months pregnant with Mia. It’s a ‘pinch us’ moment all round.”
“The first twenty seconds of Jess opening her mouth to sing were gob-smacking,” adds Roche. “We all looked like the kid from Home Alone.”
For Mauboy, helping reinvigorate the song with Bachelor Girl was a special moment.“‘Treat Me Good’ has always been one of those songs that instantly takes you back,” says Mauboy. “I grew up hearing Bachelor Girl on the radio, so getting the chance to re-record such an iconic Australian song with them felt really special. What I love most about it is how real it feels, its message about respect and love still resonates today. Recording this new version together was a beautiful way to honour the heart of the original while sharing that emotion with a whole new generation.”
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Bachelor Girl also revealed they are hitting the road on their Waiting For The Day Redux tour, which kicks off with a hometown show in Melbourne at Brunswick Ballroom on Saturday 8 August. The duo then play shows at Brisbane’s The Triffid on Sunday 23 August, Adelaide’s The Gov on Friday 28 August and Frankston’s Cube 37 on Friday 4 September, with the final show at The Factory Theatre in Marrickville on Sunday 18 October.
Tickets are on sale now from bachelorgirl.com.
Coming together in 1992, Bachelor Girl became international superstars with the release of their 1998 debut album Waiting For The Day, which included the hit singles ‘Buses and Trains’, ‘Treat Me Good’, ‘Lucky Me’ and ‘Blown Away’.
The duo have released two more albums since, and despite several break-ups, continue to write and tour the country, with their upcoming redux of Waiting For The Day one to keep an eye out for this June.
‘Treat Me Good’ feat. Jessica Mauboy by Bachelor Girl is out now. Listen here. Waiting For The Day: Artist Sessions is out in June. Catch Bachelor Girl at The Gov on Friday 28 August. Tickets on sale now via bachelorgirl.com.
Bachelor Girl Waiting For The Day Redux Australian Tour 2026
Saturday 8 August – Brunswick Ballroom, Brunswick, VIC
Sunday 23 August – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 28 August – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Friday 4 September – Cube 37 Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, VIC
Sunday 18 October – The Factory Theatre, Marrickville, NSW
