After more than six years, Missy Higgins finally releases her fifth studio album today – aptly titled The Second Act. The deeply confessional and emotive set has been described as “a kind of sequel” to her ARIA Award winning debut The Sound Of White so it’s appropriate that this new album is landing 20 years to the day after her classic debut.
To coincide with this release Missy has unveiled her music video for an upbeat, tongue-in-cheek new song called ‘Craters’.
Songs from Missy’s eagerly anticipated new album have already been previewed at 40 sold out shows across Australia, drawing unanimous rave reviews. Missy has explained that her new songs pick up on a lot of the same themes that she was exploring when she first started writing songs – “who am I and who do want to be?” – hence the tour’s unusual structure where new material was juxtaposed with a performance of her entire debut album across two distinct, but linked, acts.
Last week Missy announced six encore shows for The Second Act Tour during Nov/Dec at iconic outdoor venues: The Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Kings Park in Perth, Melbourne’s Myer Music Bowl and three special winery performances presented by ‘a day on the green’. The shows will take total attendances for this tour past 100,000 Australians, capping an extraordinary year for Missy which will include her November induction into the ARIA Hall Of Fame. Special guests on these final encore dates include good friends Dan Sultan, Kate Miller-Heidke and Elana Stone.
MISSY HIGGINS
THE SECOND ACT TOUR: FINAL ENCORE SHOWS
Saturday 23 November 2024 | Sirromet Wines, Mount Cotton, QLD
Special Guests Dan Sultan & Ruby Fields
Saturday 30 November 2024 | Centennial Vineyards, Bowral, NSW
Special Guests Kate Miller-Heidke & Ruby Fields
Sunday 1 December 2024 | Sydney Opera House Forecourt, NSW
Special Guest Elana Stone
Friday 6 December 2024 | Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC *on sale
Special Guests Dan Sultan & Mia Wray
Saturday 7 December 2024 | Peter Lehmann Wines, Barossa Valley, SA
Special Guests Kate Miller-Heidke & Ruby Fields
Sunday 15 December 2024 | Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth, WA
Special Guest Ruby Fields & Ullah