Don McGlashan is heading on an extensive Aotearoa tour this year.
The Mutton Birds man gone solo will play 18 shows across the country between August and October, including in lesser-visited touring spots like Tairua, Karamea and Barrytown (see full dates below).
According to McGlashan, there are two reasons it’s called The Take It to the Bridge Tour:
“I love bridges. Making it possible to get, physically, across major obstacles: rivers, ravines, swamps – seems to me one of the most remarkable things humans can do. It’s no wonder that bridges get used as metaphors for healing, co-operation, reconciliation – all those other good things that humans can do, when we put our minds to it.”
“I once saw James Brown at the Red Parrot Disco & Club in New York. It was a three blanket night – meaning that he broke down from over-emotion three times in the course of the evening, and each time, he had to have a blanket thrown over his shoulders and be led off stage.
“I felt very privileged, but I was later told that he did that most nights. He also shouted at his band to “take it to the bridge!” a lot. And every time he did that, that’s exactly what they’d do.”
The acclaimed singer-songwriter will be joined on the upcoming tour by Anita Clark on violin, keys and backing vocals. Clark, performing as Motte, will also open for McGlashan at all shows.
McGlashan is celebrating his most recent solo album, 2022’s Bright November Morning, which gave him his first chart-topping album in New Zealand.
Don McGlashan 2023 Aotearoa Tour
With special guest Anita Clark (Motte)
Tickets available via donmcglashan.com
August 26th
Artworks Theatre, Waiheke Island
August 31st
OneOneSix, Whangarei
September 1st
Memorial Hall, Matakana
September 2nd
Q Theatre, Auckland
September 8th
Tairua Community Hall, Tairua
September 9th
Meteor, Hamilton
September 14th
Totora St, Mt Maunganui
September 15th
Dome Cinema, Gisborne
September 16th
Paisley Stage, Napier
September 21st
4th Wall Theatre, New Plymouth
September 22nd
Globe Theatre, Palmerston North
September 23rd
Gonville Town Hall, Whanganui
September 28th
Loons, Lyttelton
September 29th
Karamea Pulse Energy Centre, Karamea
September 30th
Barrytown Hall, Barrytown
October 1st
Mussel Inn, Golden Bay
October 6th
Hanover Hall, Dunedin
October 7th
The Headwaters, Glenorchy
