Responding to the huge demand for Dean’s live shows, only days ago the multi award-winning, multiple-Platinum-certified artist announced two new Australian shows as part of The Future Is Bright world tour.
Both Melbourne and Sydney will be treated to brand new live shows with Dean set to perform at The Hordern Pavilion (Sydney) on Friday March 10, and at Margaret Court Arena (Melbourne) on Saturday March 11.
He’s also appearing in Melbourne this month on his Sad Boi Winter Summer Tour for sold out shows on November 27, 28 and 29.
Dean Lewis The Future is Bright tour Australia 2023
- March 10 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
- March 11 – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Check out Melbourne’s most comprehensive gig guide here.
Dean explains the lengthy creation process of making The Hardest Love, “I started writing the album in this hotel on Sunset in West Hollywood. I wrote in Nashville for a while, then I came back to LA and then went to London…” In each port of call, Dean experimented with various producers in search of the right sound and feeling.
“There’s a famous quote that says people have their whole life to write their first album, and then six months to write the next one. I feel like I’ve had double the amount of time for this album than the first one.”
He recalls the jolt of ignition that greeted his first single, Waves, six years ago. “It blew up so fast and everything was so crazy that I didn’t have time to figure out what I was doing. This time I had a lot more time to think about what I liked about those songs, to go back and look at the things that made them work.”
The deep dive led to a reaffirmation of the honest emotional content that Dean has become known for. Highlights of The Hardest Love include the uneasy surrender of Scares Me and the bracing title track, a deceptively dark song that builds from whisper to visceral brass finale.
By virtue of the remote recording process, Dean found himself co-producer of the album. “I had to learn how to do a lot more on this one,” he says. “I had to learn how to record my own vocals for a few of the songs; how to record my own acoustic guitar. All For You I recorded by myself, just me alone at an Airbnb in Malibu.”
Tickets go on sale 9am on Wednesday, November 9. Grab them when they go on sale by heading here.
