The Waifs Reveal 2025 Regional Australian Tour

The Aussie faves are playing a mix of festival and headline shows.

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Fresh from selling out their 50 date Up All Night 25th anniversary album tour, folk favourites The Waifs are heading back out on the road in 2025.

The proudly independent act have announced a run of regional shows throughout 2025 that include appearances at the nationally touring SummerSalt Festival.

The 17-date tour includes headline shows in regional areas such as Wagga Wagga, Queanbeyan, Castlemaine, Swan Hill and Wyong, along with performances at SummerSalt Festival in towns including Prospect Vale, Mornington, Mt. Gambier, Cronulla and Mackay.

Tickets for The Waif’s headline gigs officially go on sale at 9:30am local time on Wednesday, January 22. Those keen on securing tickets early can sign up for the pre-sale that begins at 9:30am local time on Tuesday, January 21. Just head to thewaifs.com for all the details.

Tickets for all legs of the SummerSalt tour are on sale now via summersaltmusic.com.au.

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For over three decades The Waifs have been at the forefront of Australia’s avant-garde folk scene. In that time they’ve won countless awards, including four ARIA statues, toured internationally extensively and released three songs that hit #1 on the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) Charts – ‘Lighthouse’, ‘Bridal Train’ and ‘Sun Dirt Water’.

The Waifs have released eight studio albums over the journey – The Waifs (1996), Shelter Me (1998), Sink or Swim (2000), Up All Night (2003), Sun Dirt Water (2007), Temptation (2011), Beautiful You (2015) and Ironbark (2017), along with two spectacular live albums, A Brief History (2004) and Live from the Union of Soul (2009).

The current lineup of original members Joshua Cunningham, Donna Simpson and Vikki Thorn are excited to be back on the road again and will no doubt have crowds across Australia singing along during their not-to-be-missed upcoming tour.

Catch The Waifs at SummerSalt Mt. Gambier on Saturday, March 29 and SummerSalt Victor Harbour on Sunday, March 30. Tickets on sale now via summersaltmusic.com.au.

The Waifs
Australian Regional Tour 2025

Saturday, March 8 – SummerSalt Country Club, Prospect Vale TAS
 
Wednesday, March 12 – Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Wagga Wagga NSW  
 
Thursday, March 13 – Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury NSW
 
Friday, March 14 – The B - Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Queanbeyan NSW 
 
Saturday, March 15 – SummerSalt Mackay Park, Batemans Bay NSW
 
Tuesday, March 18 – Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey VIC 
 
Wednesday, March 19 – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC 
 
Thursday, March 20 – Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill VIC 
 
Saturday, March 22 – SummerSalt Mornington Racecourse, Mornington VIC
 
Saturday, March 29 – SummerSalt Old Mount Gambier Gaol, Mt. Gambier SA

Sunday, March 30 – SummerSalt Kent Reserve, Victor Harbour SA

Thursday, April 3 – The Art House, Wyong NSW 
 
Friday, April 4 – The Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour NSW 
 
Saturday, April 5 – Summersalt Westport Park, Port Macquarie NSW 
 
Sunday, April 6 – Summersalt, Cronulla NSW
 
Saturday, April 12 – Summersalt Barnard Park, Busselton WA 
 
Saturday, May 3 – Summersalt Harrup Park, Mackay QLD

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