Eric Gales doesn’t just play the blues — he bends it into new shapes, setting it on fire, and walks straight through the flames. Now, the Memphis-born guitar prodigy is bringing that fire back to Australia for a full-blown national tour this November.
Five years sober, creatively supercharged, and riding the wave of his blistering 2021 album Crown, Gales is ready to deliver a tour drenched in soul, soaked in sweat, and shot through with guitar work that feels downright spiritual. Crown — co-produced by blues juggernauts Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith — debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart, snagged Gales’ first Grammy nomination, and earned a place among Guitar World’s Top 20 guitar albums of 2022.
From being a child prodigy at 16 with The Eric Gales Band, to his rebirth as blues’ fiercest survivor, Gales’ story is nothing short of mythic. He picked up a guitar at age four, played like Hendrix by his teens, and has since released 18 genre-smashing records.
TOUR DATES
Wed, Nov 19: Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Thurs, Nov 20: Memo Music Hall, Melbourne
Fri, Nov 21: Harmonie German Club, Canberra
Sat, Nov 22: Factory Theatre, Sydney
Mon, Nov 24: The Gov, Adelaide
Wed, Nov 26: Freo social, Fremantle
Fri, Nov 28: Nightcat, Melbourne
Head HERE for tickets.
