DON\u2019T be so reckless as to miss this night of live music.<\/p>\n
James Reyne is coming to Ballarat this month to perform at Civic Hall as part of his rescheduled Way Out West national tour.<\/p>\n
Reyne will be joined by former Killing Heidi frontwoman, now soloist, Ella Hooper, who he has collaborated with on a new version of Way Out West; a hit song which he originally covered in 1992.<\/p>\n
The former Australian Crawl lead singer and writer behind hits like The Boys Light Up said he is keen to get the series of concerts going following an ankle injury which put him in a moon boot, and saw the tour postponed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited and am going to relish each and every day and gig, every beautiful and bountiful experience I have, every wonderful, inquisitive, well-meaning and heartfelt person I encounter,\u201d Reyne said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have seen the specialist who was most encouraging indeed. It seems I\u2019ve been a good patient and have been doing all, and that\u2019s not much, that I was told to do, and things are looking positive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve upped the rehab ante somewhat and I\u2019m doing lots of physio, stretching the ankle, pushing it, pulling it, clockwise, anti-clockwise, shaping out the alphabet with my foot, cold water, hot water, pool work. You name it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe long and short of it is that. I\u2019ll be ready and raring to go to re-start our Way Out West Tour with the lovely Ella Hooper.<\/p>\n
\u201cChipper, convivial, corky, perky, sunny side up, man. Pleased as punch, happy as a clam. A regular ray of zippy sunshine. Happiness Jim, that\u2019s me. It\u2019s going to be sickening.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hooper\u2019s most recent album, Small Town Temple, reached number one on the ARIA country chart, and she toured the record around Australia in early-2023.<\/p>\n
The concert is set for Saturday 22 July at 7.30pm. Head to jamesreyne.com.au for tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DON\u2019T be so reckless as to miss this night of live music. James Reyne is coming to Ballarat this month to perform at Civic Hall as part of his rescheduled Way Out West national tour. Reyne will be joined by former Killing Heidi frontwoman, now soloist, Ella Hooper, who he has collaborated with on a […]<\/p>\n