After beguiling audiences with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Opera House in 2008, Joanna Newsom makes her much awaited return to Australia to perform with her regular band for the first time outside Sydney.

Mixing gothic tales with her ethereal, melodic harp over expansive orchestrations (arranged by Van Dyke Parks), Newsom’s second album ‘Ys’ was recently voted by Mojo Magazine and Pitchfork as one of the album’s of the past decade.  Epic in every sense of the meaning ‘Ys’ was even more musically rich and lyrically complex than her debut ‘The Milk-Eyed Mender’. Newsom has proved with ‘Ys’ that she is a conceptual musical talent, happiest in uncharted territory.

Joanna and her band have been working on new music recently but more news on that when it comes to hand.

Joanna Newsom & band Australian Tour

Saturday January 16, The Tivoli, Brisbane
Supported by Oliver Mann

MondayJanuary 18, The Opera House, Sydney
Supported by Brian Campeau

Wednesday, January 20, The Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Supported by Ned Collette & Wirewalker

Friday, January 21, The Playhouse Theatre, Canberra
Supported by M Craft

Sunday, January 23, Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul
Supported by Jens Lekman & Robert Forster (The Go Betweens)

Tickets are now available through Ticketek.com.au

‘Ys’ is out now on Spunk