Individually, they’re two of the most beloved musicians to have ever graced the Australian music scene, but together… well, there’s a first time for everything! Now, Jebediah frontman Kevin Mitchell will be making Aussie music history today announcing a national anthology concert tour, When Kev Met Bob, which sees him teaming up with his own Bob Evans alter ego.
A veritable time machine of classic compositions and crowd favourites, When Kev Met Bob will see Kev and his sharper-dressed mate, Bob Evans, combining their myriad talents for an evening of music which encompasses almost 30 years.
WHEN KEV MET BOB – THE ANTHOLOGY CONCERT TOUR
FRI 29 SEPTEMBER | THE ESPY, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+
FRI 6 OCTOBER | DAYLESFORD HOTEL, DAYLESFORD VIC | 18+
SAT 7 OCTOBER | CARAVAN MUSIC CLUB, ARCHIES CREEK VIC | 18+
THU 19 OCTOBER | GRACE EMILY HOTEL, ADELAIDE SA | 18+
FRI OCTOBER OCT | MILK BAR, PERTH WA | 18+
THU 26 OCTOBER | BARTHOLOMEW’S, NEWCASTLE NSW | 18+
FRI 27 OCTOBER | THE GREAT CLUB, SYDNEY NSW | 18+
SAT 28 OCTOBER | OLD MUSEUM (STUDIO), BRISBANE QLD | 18+
SAT 25 NOVEMBER | TANKS ART CENTRE, CAIRNS QLD | 18+
While Kev plucks from the storied Jebediah discography of the ‘90s until the present day, Bob will keep things a little more contemporary, offering up songs from his six-album catalogue from the last 20 years. Throughout it all though, a shared thread will keep it together, as never-before-told stories behind the songs turn the affair into an evening to remember. As Kev explains, the upcoming tour is a true first for him, with his near-30 years spent as the frontman of Jebediah having been kept separate from his work as Bob Evans, ever since the latter first appeared on the scene in the late ‘90s.
“It’s a little scary! I haven’t really done a proper ‘tour’ in years, as my last album, Tomorrowland, came out during all the COVID lockdowns, so touring has been extremely sporadic ever since. This is a show I have always had in the back of my mind though. I have always just kind of been sitting on it and waiting until it felt right to do so. For nearly 30 years I have kept my solo music and my Jebediah music separate, and that has been a very deliberate decision that was also an important one to me. I think I have reached the point now however where that separation has done its job. So I suppose it feels a little freeing and exciting to step into a new phase now; The Kevin Evans years!”