Alt-pop artist merci, mercy announces Australian tour and new single for October
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09.09.2022

Alt-pop artist merci, mercy announces Australian tour and new single for October

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She'll be coming down south for a performance at Melbourne's own Workers Club.

The announcement of her tour comes along with the reveal that the forthcoming sophomore EP from Sydney alt-pop artist merci, mercy, is it me, or is it you? is set to release Friday September 30. Catch her when she comes to Melbourne on October 14 for a stellar performance at the Workers Club.

merci, mercy show dates

  • September 7 – Press Club, Brisbane (BIGSOUND)
  • September 7 – Tomcat, Brisbane (BIGSOUND)
  • September 8 – Ivory Tusk, Brisbane (BIGSOUND)
  • October 8 – Waywards, Sydney
  • October 14 – Workers Club, Melbourne
  • October 15 – Someday Soon Festival, Sydney
  • December 30 – Beyond the Valley

Check out Melbourne’s most comprehensive gig guide here.

“‘Into You’ is a complicated story about a relationship between me and my guy best friend,” merci, mercy says. “We were so close and I felt so comfortable with him, until we kissed one time and then after that it went downhill.”

The release of ‘Into You’ marks the start of an incredibly busy month for merci, mercy. In amongst sharing the new EP, merci, mercy is set to showcase at BIGSOUND 2022 before heading over to Germany to perform at Reeperbahn. After emerging back onto the live scene earlier this year supporting the likes of Tai Verdes, Flight Facilities, Hatchie and Matt Corby, merci, mercy is today also announcing headline dates in celebration of the new EP, including festival appearances at Someday Soon and Beyond the Valley.

merci, mercy now has over 16 million streams to her name, a debut EP no thank you, no thanks, and press support from the likes of Paper Magazine, Flaunt, Clash and NME. Much of her music, including recent singles ‘Winnie Crush’ and ‘Sick To My Stomach’ explore her mental health struggles and battles with addiction.

It all goes down on October 14 at Workers Club. Grab your tickets by heading here.