19 bands, 7000 kilometres, 4 states, 36 shows, 20 workshops, and a bus named Tracy.

Guts Touring are thrilled to be returning in 2022, taking their series of workshops and gigs to regional and remote communities right down the ‘guts’ of Australia. Kicking off in the Northern Territory in August, Guts will be moving through South Australia in September and Victoria in October, before finishing off in Tasmania in November. Along for the ride is an awesome selection of Australian artists, including Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Birdz, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Children Collide, Horrorshow and Bad//Dreems. 

But it is more than a series of ripper gigs; Guts is dedicated to representing a truly Australian music industry - diverse in culture, gender, location and background. The tour creates opportunities for regional and remote communities to experience and engage with live music, which means more than ever after 2 years of limited opportunities due to the pandemic. Alongside the live shows comes a series of workshops, focussed on bringing students in regional and remote communities, and artists, together to co-create music and discuss the industry’s career pathways. 

Alongside the regional shows in the SA leg of the tour, we’re stoked to announce a show in Adelaide on Thursday 22nd September at Jive. Can’t wait to see you all there!

GUTS TOURING 2022 LINE UP

NORTHERN TERRITORY - AUGUST

Bad // Dreems | Black Rock Band

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER

Pist Idiots | Press Club | Mum Friends | Placement

VICTORIA - OCTOBER

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | Children Collide | Body Type | RAT!Hammock | The Pretty Littles| Suzi

TASMANIA - NOVEMBER

Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers | The Grogans

Denni | The Pretty Littles

Guts Touring is all about beaut music, beaut places and beaut people. Started in 2016 by Jack ‘Parso’ Parsons and James ‘Roadtrain’ Clarke (with help from tour mascot, Hugo ‘Dingo’ Dean), Guts kicked things off with the jam-packed ‘Up The Guts’ tour, a regional and remote live music and workshop series taking the best in Aussie music on tour. Drawing inspiration from the Warumpi Band and Midnight Oil’s iconic 1986 ‘Black Fella/White Fella’ tour through Central Australia, Guts wanted to bring the plug-in-and-play ethos of the world renowned Aussie pub rock scene back to life. Parso & the crew packed up and hit the road, moving from Hobart to Darwin; getting in amongst the bloody awesome communities of Burnie, Bendigo, Whyalla, Coober Pedy and Tennant Creek.