Fresh from his recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Tim Rogers has unveiled his Le Charme Defensif tour, announcing a run of intimate solo shows set for March and April next year. The tour will see the You Am I frontman step into smaller rooms across the east coast, beginning in Melbourne on March 20 before moving through Old Bar, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Canberra, Gundaroo’s Tallagandra Hill Winery, Newcastle and Sydney, with the run concluding at the Milton Theatre on April 19.
Rogers frames the tour as a gentle challenge to expectation. “Le Charme Defensif a tour based around defying expectations. Once again, what you may consider pretentious, we just call aspirational. There shall be laughter, but no tears, as in these my autumnal gears. I just can’t afford to lose the moisture,” he says, offering a typically wry reflection on the shows to come.
With a three-decade career spanning more than 20 albums, 10 ARIA Awards, celebrated work across film, television and theatre, and a catalogue of writing that has made him one of Australia’s most distinctive songwriters, Rogers continues to carve out a rare space in Australian music. These close-quarters performances promise the sharp wit, emotional nuance and idiosyncratic charm that have defined his work since You Am I first lit up the national stage.
TIM ROGERS LE CHARME DEFENSIF TOUR 2026
March
Friday 20 The Brunswick Ballroom, Brunswick VIC with Milly Strange
Wednesday 25 Flow and Boogie Woogie, Old Bar, NSW
Thursday 26 Eltham Hotel, Eltham VIC with Dana Gehrman
Friday 27 Imperial Hotel, Eumundi QLD with Dana Gehrman
Saturday 28 Old Museum, Brisbane QLD with Dana Gehrman
April
Friday 10 Smiths Alternative, Canberra ACT
Saturday 11 Tallagandra Hill Winery, Gundaroo NSW
Thursday 16 Flamingo’s Live, Newcastle NSW
Friday 17 Camelot Lounge, Marrickville NSW
Saturday 18 Camelot Lounge, Marrickville NSW
Sunday 19 Milton Theatre, Milton NSW
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