Global guitar sensation and multiple ARIA Award winning icon, John Butler began his recording career after busking instrumentals on his 11-string guitar. With the connection to his instruments and what they can communicate still firmly in place, it’s fitting that the next album from one of Australia’s premier alternative songwriters and storytellers is a return to an instrumental album, aptly titled Still Searching and available on November 1.
THE PLAYHOUSE, CANBERRA | SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2
CITY RECITAL HALL, SYDNEY | MONDAY NOVEMBER 4
THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE | TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5
HINDLEY ST MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE | WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6
ANTHENAEUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE | THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7
OCTAGON THEATRE, PERTH | THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14
The first single from the album, ‘Banjo Loop’ is out today, accompanied by the video filmed in various iconic Fremantle locations by Nick McKinlay and directed by Butler, in a tip of the hat to the city where Butler’s career was launched.
Still Searching will be followed by a national capital city tour of intimate venues, where Butler will perform the new Still Searching album in full, along with fan favourites such as his epic song ‘Ocean’. These shows will be the first and only opportunities that fans will have to hear these songs live.
These very special shows will begin in Canberra on November 2, before heading to Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth.