Missy Higgins has released her first full-length studio album in six years, The Second Act.
It’s a special release, coming exactly 20 years after her groundbreaking debut, The Sound of White. Higgins calls this new album a “kind of sequel” to that classic record.
To celebrate, she’s released a vibrant new music video for “Craters,” and is offering exclusive tour merch online for just 72 hours, each purchase including a download of The Second Act.
Higgins has already given fans a taste of the new album during 40 sold-out shows across Australia. The new material continues exploring themes from her early career – “who am I and who do want to be?” – with a tour format that blends new songs with a full performance of her debut album across two distinct, but linked, acts.
Now, she’s adding six encore shows in November and December, including performances at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Kings Park in Perth, Melbourne’s Myer Music Bowl, and three winery events presented by A Day on the Green. These shows will bring her tour’s total attendance to over 100,000 and wrap up an incredible year that also includes her upcoming induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame in November.
Special guests on the final encore dates include Kate Miller-Heidke, Dan Sultan, and Elana Stone.
“I never imagined it would take me most of 2024 to do this Australian tour,” Higgins says, “but it’s been such a great experience on every level that I’m glad the band and I will get to share it a few more times with all these big crowds. There have been lots of fans posting about how disappointed they were to miss out on getting a chance to see this two-act show so now they’ll have no excuse!”
The Sound of White remains one of Australia’s most successful debut albums, winning six ARIA Awards and influencing artists like Gordi, Angie McMahon, and Amy Shark.
Missy Higgins’ The Second Act is out now.
