The Whitlams Announce 'Love This City' 25th Anniversary Tour

The Whitlams are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their fourth album, Love This City, with an Australian tour.

Love This City—featuring the all-time classic Blow Up The Pokies—debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart. From October to December, the Whitlams will tour the album, playing it in its entirety plus a greatest hits set.

For the tour, the band will be accompanied by a brass section to add “power and sparkle” to the beloved songs. The band announced the tour on social media yesterday, revealing that they’ll be joined by special guests Charm Of Finches on all dates besides Melbourne, where Kim Salmon & Ashley Naylor's Tag Team Classic will open the shows.

The Whitlams’ Love This City tour begins on Friday, 3 and Saturday, 4 October at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel before heading to Sydney (Friday, 11 October), Canberra (Thursday, 17 October), Hobart (Friday, 18 October), Swansea (Saturday, 19 October), Brisbane (Saturday, 2 November), Thirroul (Friday, 8 November), Newcastle (Saturday, 9 November), Perth (Thursday, 14 November), Busselton (Friday, 15 November), and wraps up at The Gov in Adelaide on Saturday, 7 December.

You can register for pre-sale tickets to be in the running to win one of ten prizes - VIP soundcheck experiences, Love This City vinyl test pressings or handwritten lyrics by Tim Freedman for a song of your choice here.

Last year, Freedman revealed that he was serious about blowing up the pokies.

THE WHITLAMS

LOVE THIS CITY – 25 YEARS – WITH BRASS

ENTIRE ALBUM + GREATEST HITS SET

Friday 3 October – Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Saturday 4 October – Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Friday 11 October – City Recital Hall, Sydney

Thursday 17 October – Canberra Theatre, Canberra

Friday 18 October – Odeon Theatre, Hobart

Saturday 19 October – Craigie Knowe, Swansea

Saturday 2 November – Princess Theatre, Brisbane

Friday 8 November – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul

Saturday 9 November – Civic Theatre, Newcastle

Thursday 14 November – Astor Theatre, Perth

Friday 15 November – Shelter Brewing, Busselton

Saturday 7 December – The Gov, Adelaide