BARKAA Announces 2024 National Tour

Fresh off the back of winning “Artist of the Year” at the 2024 National Indigenous Music Awards, BARKAA has announced a national tour.

The 2024 run is in support of her forthcoming EP, Big Tidda, which is set to release on August 30 via Bad Apples Music.

BARKAA will begin her tour before that though, kicking it off on August 23, with a performance alongside Kobie Dee at Darwin Festival. She’ll then hit Perth, playing at The Rechabite on September 21. Next is Hobart’s Alter on September 28, Adelaide’s Lion Arts Factory on October 4, and The Brightside in Brisbane on October 11. 

The Corner Hotel in Melbourne will see BARKAA play on October 18, and she’ll finish off the tour in her hometown, at the Oxford Arts Factory in Sydney, on November 2.

Tickets are on sale now. You can find links to each show below.

Speaking on her new EP in a press release, BARKAA said: “Big Tidda is a celebration of blak joy, the importance of blak love and just feeling yourself. I showcased my culture with Blak Matriarchy, but with Big Tidda, I am taking you for a walk through the streets where I grew up - the Housing Commission estates of Southwest Sydney. The message behind the record is to have fun.”

“We're not just blakfellas who make blak music. We're blakfellas. We make great music and we are taking over. It’s take-over season.  I create music for everybody, but mostly with my sister girls in mind. I want people to connect to my music and be like: ‘that's my track. That's my story. I can relate to that. I feel that. I'm going to big-note myself today. I'm going to be confident today. I'm going to make amends to my family today. I'm going to take accountability today.’ That's what Big Tidda is about. I want all my tiddas to feel like they are ~that Tidda. They're that Big Tidda.”

BARKAA - BIG TIDDA NATIONAL TOUR

Friday 23 August - Darwin Festival, Larrakia/Darwin NT with Kobie Dee (tickets here)

Saturday 21 September – The Rechabite, Boorloo/Perth WA (tickets here)

Sunday 28 September – Altar, Lutruwita/Hobart TAS (tickets here)

Friday 4 October - Lion Arts Factory, Kaurna/Adelaide SA (tickets here)

Friday 11 October – The Brightside, Meanjin/Brisbane QLD (tickets here)

Friday 18 October – The Corner Hotel, Naarm/Melbourne VIC (tickets here)

Saturday 2 November - Oxford Arts Factory, Eora/Sydney NSW (tickets here)