Mick and the Roving Commission haven’t spent the year idle. Apart from releasing a brilliant covers record City’s Calling Me (fully conceived and constructed in isolation – along with a couple of film clips), they have been valiantly planning tours, cancelling tours, occasionally getting to do some gigs, moving shows, doing streams and selling merchandise for tours that didn’t happen. Mick is one guy you do not want to get stuck behind in the queue at the post office.
With Melbourne’s lockdown restrictions eased, things start getting back to some sort of normaity for Mick and gang when they play a couple of Christmas shows (as he has done the past thirty years), and then a big day out at Archie’s Creek on New Year’s Day.
And then it’s on in earnest, with the majority of interstate and regional shows from their July tour having been catapulted into 2022.
MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION PLAY CHRISTMAS IN MELBOURNE
Thu 23 December – Memo Music Club, St Kilda
Fri 24 December – Brunswick Ballroom
MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION OUT OF THE BLOCKS AT CARAVAN MUSIC CLUB
NEW YEARS DAY
Sat 1 January 2022 – Archies Creek Hotel, VIC
MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION OUT AND ABOUT NATIONAL TOUR 2022
Fri 11 Feb – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC
Sat 12 Feb – Volta Arts & Culture, Ballarat Central VIC
Sun 13 Feb – Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon VIC
Mon 18 April – Bluesfest, Byron Events Farm, NSW
Fri 29 April – Wallaby Hotel, Mudgeeraba QLD
Sat 30 April – Kings Beach Tavern, Kings Beach QLD
Sun 1 May – Lefty’s Music Hall, Petrie Terrace QLD
Thur 5 May – Lizottes, 31 Morehead St, Lambton NSW
Fri 6 May – Camelot Lounge, Marrickville NSW
Sat 7 May – Camelot Lounge, Marrickville NSW
Sun 8 May – Smiths Alternative, Canberra ACT
Thur 19 May – The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton SA
Fri 20 May – The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton SA
Sat 21 May – Navy Club, Fremantle WA
Sun 22 May – The Oxford Hotel, Leederville, Perth WA SOLD OUT
Fri 27 May – The Royal Oak Hotel, Launceston TAS
Sat 28 May – The Republic, North Hobart TAS
Sun 29 May – The Cannery, Cygnet TAS
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6 July 2021
Following the rescheduling of their ACT/NSW dates a couple of weeks ago and the low-key debut of their new line-up at an instore at Basement Discs (Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Brooke Taylor is the new member), Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission have been forced to reschedule the Queensland leg for their upcoming Out & About tour.
With ACT/NSW and now QLD dates bumped to December, the tour will now start July 15 in Adelaide. Existing tickets for the rescheduled shows remain valid, or ticketholders can arrange for a refund at point of purchase.
As of now, all other shows will proceed as planned, although some are being reassessed in regards to capacities as restrictions change.
The new run is as follows:
MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION OUT AND ABOUT
JULY/AUGUST NATIONAL TOUR 2021
Thu 15/7/21 Wheatsheaf, Adelaide
Fri 16/7/21 Wheatsheaf, Adelaide
Sat 17/7/21 Navy Club, Fremantle
Sun 18/7/21 Oxford Hotel, Perth
Fri 23/7/21 Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
Sat 24/7/21 Volta, Ballarat
Sun 25/7/21 Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon
Fri 30/7/21 Memo Music Hall, St Kilda
Sat 31/7/21 The Brunswick Ballroom, Brunwick
Fri 6/8/21 Pub Rock Diner, Devonport
Sat 7/8/21 Royal Oak, Launceston
Sun 8/8/21 Longley, Hobart
Thur 2/12/21 Camelot, Marrickville
Fri 3/12/21 Camelot, Marrickville
Sat 4/12/21 Smiths Alternative, Canberra
Fri 10/12/21 Wallaby Hotel, Mudgeeraba
Sat 11/12/21 Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra
Sun 12/12/21 Lefty’s Music Hall, Brisbane
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1 June 2021
City’s Calling Me is the brand new album from Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission, and nothing is going to stop them getting around the country to play to people who have been hanging out for fine live music all year. Sure the Bluesfest cancellation was a kick in the guts but it only served to make the honest troubadours of this world more resolute there is work to be done and shows to be played.
Squeezebox Wally – check, Brooke Rusty Russell – check, Franz on bass? Folley on the tubs? Check! Check! It’s the full line-up of the Roving Commission and they are raring to go. Time to get Out and About folks!
MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION ‘OUT AND ABOUT’
JULY/AUGUST NATIONAL TOUR 2021
1/7/21 Smiths Alternative, Canberra
2/7/21 Camelot, Marrickville
3/7/21 Camelot, Marrickville
4/7/21 Lizottes, Newcastle
9/7/21 Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra
10/7/21 Wallaby Hotel, Mudgeeraba
11/7/21 Lefty’s Music Hall, Brisbane
15/7/21 Wheatsheaf, Adelaide
16/7/21 Wheatsheaf, Adelaide
17/7/21 Navy Club, Fremantle
18/7/21 Oxford Hotel, Perth
23/7/21 Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
24/7/21 Volta, Ballarat
25/7/21 Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon
30/7/21 Memo Music Hall, St Kilda
31/7/21 The Brunswick Ballroom, Brunwick
6/8/21 Pub Rock Diner, Devonport
7/8/21 Royal Oak, Launceston
8/8/21 Longley, Hobart