The Beautiful Girls Announce ‘We’re Already Gone’ 20th Anniversary Album Tour

The Sydney act are embarking on a 14-date nationwide tour this winter.

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of The Beautiful Girls’ breakthrough album, We’re Already Gone.

Released in July 2005, We’re Already Gone became a smash hit and has garnered over 50 million streams. Gold-certified, the album climbed to #1 on the AIR Charts and peaked at #19 on the ARIA Album Chart. The record even managed to crack the top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Reggae charts, which is some feat.

We’re Already Gone was nominated for both an ARIA and J Award and contains fan favourites ‘Let’s Take the Long Way Home’, ‘When I Had You With Me’, ‘We’re Already Gone’ and ‘Girl, Lately Things Have Been Cha’.

Looking to celebrate the milestone with their fans, The Beautiful Girls have announced an Australian tour taking in 14 dates across the nation where they will play We’re Already Gone in its entirety.

Frontman Mat McHugh and co kick things off at Hotel Brunswick in Brunswick Heads on Friday, May 2 and continue with shows at Gold Coast’s Miami Marketta on Saturday, May 3, Manly’s Hotel Steyne on Friday, May 9, Newcastle’s King Street Warehouse on Saturday, May 10, Perth’s Indian Ocean Hotel on Friday, May 23, Margaret River’s The River on Saturday, May 24, Melbourne’s The Corner Hotel on Friday, May 30 and Torquay’s Torquay Hotel on Saturday, May 31.

The tour resumes with gigs at Adelaide’s The Gov on Friday, June 6, Brisbane’s Lefty’s Music Hall on Friday, June 13, Kings Beach’s Kings Beach Tavern on Saturday, June 14, Sydney’s Oxford Arts Factory on Friday, June 20, Cairns’ Tanks Art Centre on Thursday, July 17 and Townsville’s The Warehouse on Friday, July 18.

Spotify pre-sale begins today, Tuesday, March 11 at 8:30am local time. Artist pre-sale commences Wednesday, March 12 at 8:30am local time. General on-sale starts Thursday, March 13 at 8:30am local time. For full ticketing information visit thebeautifulgirls.com.

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Founded by Mat McHugh, Clay MacDonald, and Mitchell Connelly in 2001, The Beautiful Girls reggae and roots sound quickly caught the attention of the nation.

Since their inception, the group has released several EPs and seven studio albums, with the most recent being 2014s Dancehall Days. The band’s last taste of new music was 2018s ‘Beautiful World’, with The Beautiful Girls touring intermittently since then.

The We’re Already Gone tour is a fantastic opportunity to see this great band live again performing arguably their best album.

Catch The Beautiful Girls at The Gov on Friday, June 6. For full ticketing information visit thebeautifulgirls.com.

The Beautiful Girls We’re Already Gone 20th Anniversary Album Tour Dates 2025

Friday, May 2 – Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads, NSW

Saturday, May 3 – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast, QLD

Friday, May 9 – Hotel Steyne, Manly, NSW

Saturday, May 10 – King Street Warehouse, Newcastle, NSW

Friday, May 23 – Indian Ocean Hotel, Perth, WA

Saturday, May 24 – The River, Margaret River, WA

Friday, May 30 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Saturday, May 31 – Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC

Friday, June 6 – The Gov, Adelaide, SA

Friday, June 13 – Lefty's Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD

Saturday, June 14 – Kings Beach Tavern, Kings Beach, QLD

Friday, June 20 – Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney, NSW

Thursday, July 17 – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD

Friday, July 18 – The Warehouse, Townsville, QLD

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