SummerSalt is set to shine in 2025, announcing its first wave of shows with an iconic, all-Aussie line-up of music greats. This year’s concert series promises a vibrant celebration of Australian talent, featuring Missy Higgins, John Butler, Fanning Dempsey National Park, The Waifs, The Whitlams, and Josh Pyke. Get ready to experience the best of Aussie music under open skies!
Since its debut, SummerSalt has become a premier outdoor festival across Australia, known for bringing world-class Australian and international artists to breath-taking locations nationwide.This event brings feel-good music to stunning destinations, creating an unforgettable, family-friendly atmosphere ideal for making cherished memories. It’s the perfect place to soak up the sunshine, with live music and a vibrant setting. Imagine sun-drenched days and shimmering nights filled with spectacular live music to kick back or dance the day and night away!
Missy Higgins is one of Australia’s most beloved singer/songwriters. She has struck a deep and enduring chord with her irresistible melodies, ‘arrow through the heart’ lyrics and classic songs like “Scar”, “The Special Two”, “Steer”, “Everyone’s Waiting” and “Futon Couch”. 2024 was a huge year for Missy with the release of her new album The Second Act – “a kind of sequel” to her hugely influential debut The Sound Of White. That raw and introspective classic was about taking on the world as a 20-year-old while The Second Act is about doing that all over again as a 40-year-old, after the stories you told yourself turned out not to be true. Written, produced, and performed largely on her own, it’s a powerful statement which topped the ARIA charts 20 years to the day after Missy’s The Sound Of White reached No. 1. Missy also hit the road across 2024 with The Second Act Tour drawing unanimous rave reviews across 46 dates to 100,000+ Australians, culminating in sold out shows at the biggest venues she’s headlined in nearly 20 years and her induction into the ARIA Hall Of Fame. Since being Unearthed by Triple J while still at high school, Missy has blazed a trail for female singer/songwriters in this country, marching to her own drumbeat and earning 26 ARIA Award nominations plus seven ARIA No. 1’s (so far!).
John Butler is one of Australia’s premiere alternative songwriters and storytellers with accolades spanning from #1 charting albums, platinum records and ARIA Awards across his illustrious career as one of the country’s most successful independent musicians. His rich catalogue of iconic hits spanning over a quarter of a century include signature songs such as ‘Zebra’, ‘Better Than’, ‘Ocean’ and more. His music continues to traverse the globe having performed on the world’s most iconic stages, venues and festivals including Fuji Rock, Glastonbury, Coachella, Red Rocks Amphitheatre and more with his high energy live show and revered musicianship. Butler’s most recent studio album, 2018’s ‘HOME’, debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts with the record exploring new sonic territory, expanded instrumentation and experimentation which challenged but accentuated his core roots sound.
Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey are two of the most revered and successful Australian artists of the last 30 years. The esteemed pair launched their new project Fanning Dempsey National Park and announced debut album, The Deluge, out now. They’ve crafted a bold sound, with the sonic guiding principle have synthesisers edging out guitars, you may hear the tangled DNA of Powderfinger and Something For Kate in vivid flashes here and there, but the electronic washes, synth arpeggiators and motoric rhythms bring new skin to the game. The two singer-songwriters’ solo works and monumental respective bands, Powderfinger and Something For Kate, account for nine number one albums, millions of sales, a staggering 38 songs in Triple J’s Hottest 100, scores of awards from ARIA to APRA and beyond, and reputations among the most skilled and thoughtful writers of their generation.
From their inception, The Waifs traversed Australia playing every small town with a local paper, a local radio station, a pub or hall that would host live music, and someone willing to listen, of which there were many! Constant touring laid a broad foundation, musical chemistry, and an approachable relatability through their lyrics solidified a lifelong, dedicated fan base. The original independent avant-garde folk heroes turned multiplatinum-selling, multiple ARIA Award-winning, international touring outfit have released eight LPs, self-titled The Waifs(1996), Shelter Me(1998) and Sink or Swim(2000), Up All Night(2003), Sun Dirt Water(2007), Temptation(2011), Beautiful You(2015) and Ironbark(2017), and two live albums A Brief History(2004) and Live From the Union Of Soul(2009). They have headlined countless festivals stages and sold-out tours across the globe, opening or the likes of the legend himself, Bob Dylan. The Waifs continue to forge a proudly independent path30 years on and show no sign of slowing down. Donna Simpson, Vikki Thorn, and Josh Cunningham (with ever faithful and long-standing rhythm section of David Ross Macdonald and Ben Franz on board as usual) continue to share their folk-infused, feel-good sounds with adoring, now multi generation.
The Whitlams’ bittersweet storytelling and rollicking performances have made them one of Australia’s most successful touring and recording acts since the mid-1990s, when they single-handedly brought piano back onto the indie airwaves. Over the course of their storied history, they have released five platinum and gold selling albums in a row, including the beloved “Eternal Nightcap” which captured the hearts of a generation with its famous opener, ARIA Song of the Year “No Aphrodisiac”. Tim Freedman is riding a new wave of energy, releasing two new albums since 2022, “Sancho” and the Americana-influenced “Kookaburra”, and touring the nation seven times in his various line-ups in the last three years.
Josh Pyke is one of Australia’s premier singer/songwriters. Known for his ability to weave intelligent lyrics with warm melodies and quirky song structures, Pyke is a modern-day storyteller whose unique and evocative use of both words and music places him in a league of his own. Josh’s breakthrough single was Middle of the Hill, which made it to #19 on triple j’s 2005 Hottest 100 countdown and appeared on his debut release, a mini album entitled Feeding The Wolves. Josh followed this up with the 2007 release of his debut album Memories & Dust, which hit the ARIA chart at #4. The Gold record, hailed a “classic” by The Daily Telegraph and “world-class” by The Age, was acclaimed by critics and fans alike. It took out three ARIA Awards and was nominated for a J Award. Throughout his momentous career Josh Pyke has received four ARIA Awards, with a further nine nominations, and has had nine songs appear in triple j’s Hottest 100 countdowns.
SUMMERSALT TOUR DATES 2025
Saturday 8th March
Country Club Lawns, Launceston TAS
Saturday 22nd March
Mornington Racecourse, Mornington VIC
Saturday 29th March
Old Mount Gambier Gaol, Mount Gambier SA
Saturday 5th April
Westport Park, Port Macquarie NSW
FACE TO FACE PRE-SALE
Tuesday 12th November 10.00am local time
Wednesday 13th November 9.00am local time
GENERAL PUBLIC ON-SALE
Wednesday 13th November 10.00am local time
Tickets are available at:
www.ticketmaster.com.au
