"It’s been hard to remember that this is what I’m good at, I’m a performer. It’s time to get back to it.”
Australian artist Didirri has announced he will head out on a solo tour of regional Victoria throughout December.
The three-show run will kick off in Castlemaine mid-month, followed by stops in Melbourne and his hometown of Warrnambool.
The tour follows the September-released EP, Sold For Sale, and recent Christmas single, It's The Season.
“These last six months have been some of the only times in my life where I have been alone. Yes I’ve had people in my life but it was the first time that I have spent truly in my own company for years," Didirri said.
"I had to face, without distraction, all of my anxieties and worries for the world, in isolation. Yes again, I had communication over the Internet and in-person, but for the most part I was spending time on my own.
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"I rediscovered what it is to be bored, and how happy boredom can make you. At some point during isolation I really found happiness in myself rather than from outside support."
"By the end of writing It's The Season I had accepted it. I wanted it to feel unresolved until the very end. Ending joyfully if a little bit Christmassy.
“Honestly, it has all served to remind me how much I enjoy connecting with people through my music and I couldn’t be more excited to go back to my touring roots with a solo tour. I’m looking forward to sharing stories and songs from lockdown as well as hearing those audiences voices singing along.
"It’s been hard to remember that this is what I’m good at, I’m a performer. It’s time to get back to it.”
Tickets are on sale now. For more details, check out theGuide.