Off the back of the 15-year anniversary reissue of her ARIA Award-winning 2005 album Parking Lots, Australian icon Mia Dyson was penned to perform a run of Australian dates this November. Due to COVID restrictions, Mia has had to postpone all of her upcoming shows but is thrilled to return home in early 2022 to celebrate the milestone with her east coast fans, albeit a little further down the road, at her newly rescheduled dates.
The seasoned Australian artist will take to the road next Autumn for a month-long tour across NSW, VIC, and TAS for her first live performances in well over a year. Tickets are on sale now and in limited COVID capacities, so be sure to get in quick. For those who already snagged tickets to Mia’s previously announced March or November 2021 shows, these will be valid for the rescheduled 2022 dates.
“I’m sorry to say we had to reschedule the Parking Lots tour again. Everyone has been doing it tough during COVID, especially our beloved live music venues. I think this time, we really will get to play the Parking Lots album for you and celebrate the 15th (well…now 16th) anniversary of its release. I CAN’T WAIT to return to Australia to see you and play 🙂” – Mia Dyson
Parking Lots 15th Anniversary Tour 2022 Tour Dates
Friday 22 April – The Lansdowne – Sydney NSW
Thursday 28 April – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave VIC
Friday 29 April – Caravan Club, Archies Creek VIC
Saturday 30 April – Sandy Point Music Club, Sandy Point VIC
Sunday 1 May – Birregurra Hall, Birregarra VIC
Friday 6 May – Howler, Melbourne VIC
Saturday 7 May – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC
Sunday 8 May – Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon Ranges VIC
Friday 13 May – Republic Bar, Hobart TAS
Saturday 14 May – Meander Hall, Meander TAS
Sunday 15 May – The Palais Theatre, Huon Valley TAS
Saturday 21 May – Bellingen Brewery, Bellingen NSW
Sunday 22 May – Lizotte’s, Newcastle NSW
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7 December 2020
Australian icon Mia Dyson is thrilled to be reissuing her ARIA Award-winning 2005 album Parking Lots on vinyl, celebrating the 15-year milestone release with an additional Parking Lots (Revisited) EP and 2021 East Coast Tour.
Parking Lots 15th Anniversary Tour 2021 Tour Dates
Friday 12 March – Lizotte’s – Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 13 March – The Lansdowne – Sydney, NSW
Friday 19 March – Howler – Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 20 March – TBC – Surf Coast, VIC
Sunday 21 March – Macedon Railway Hotel – Macedon Ranges, VIC
Friday 26 March – Sandy Point Music Club – Sandy Point, VIC
Saturday 27 March – Theatre Royal – Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 28 March – Sooki Lounge – Belgrave, VIC
Thursday 1 April – The Brightside – Brisbane, QLD
Friday 2 & Saturday 3 April – Bluesfest – Byron Bay, NSW
Heading back into the studio in 2020 to revisit five songs from the album, Mia’s Parking Lots (Revisited) EP sheds new light on a selection of her favourite cuts from the record. From beloved single ‘Roll Me Out’ to the stunning homage of motherly love on ‘Rivers Wide’, and the simple yet captivating title track to the empowering ‘Choose’ and heartbreaking ‘I Meant Something To You Once’, the EP captures the sheer musical mastery of an artist who continues to redefine the blues and roots genre, 15 years on, with the rest of her expansive career still to come.
“Some of my friends and I used to perform in a women’s prison in Western Melbourne. I got to know a few women quite well and over time they shared their stories with me. I wrote ‘Roll Me Out’ thinking of the story of one woman in particular who had been incarcerated, and then fell in love with another prisoner.” – Mia Dyson
“I had my heart broken first not by a lover, but by a friend in high school. It stung a lot and a long time and eventually ended up in this song. Before, when we were about 13, my friend picked up the guitar and started writing. She inspired me to do the same and I’m eternally grateful.” – Mia Dyson
In her two-decade long career, Mia Dyson has been nominated for five ARIA Awards with Parking Lots taking out ‘Best Blues and Roots Album’ in 2005. She was the inaugural recipient of Double J’s Artist Of The Year at the 2014 J Awards following the release of her Australian classic LP Idyllwild, and has had four albums up for AIR Awards with ‘The Moment’ earning her a nomination for ‘Song Of The Year’ at the 2013 APRA Awards.
Mia Dyson’s extensive career has seen her support the likes of Stevie Nicks, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt and Joe Cocker, and most recently touring extensively with her band Dyson Stringer Cloher. Now, the seasoned Australian artist is thrilled to be heading back on the road for a run of National live dates in 2021 across Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, regional Victoria, Brisbane and Byron Bay for Bluesfest in her first live shows in 12 months. Tickets on sale now and in limited COVID capacities, so be sure to get in quick.