James Reyne Adds Additional Dates To 2024 'Crawl File' Tour

As announced last month, James Reyne of Australian Crawl will be returning to the stage for his Crawl File 40th anniversary tour, with an additional 12 dates added to the tour.

The show kicks off in Victoria in January of 2024 and will continue through to July as Reyne makes his way through New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia and Queensland. 

To coincide with the tour, Universal Music is reissuing Crawl File on vinyl, with the greatest hits album available to order here.

The record is packed with the pub anthems that solidified Reyne and Australian Crawl’s status on Australian music, with Crawl File named the biggest best-of 1984 sitting at #2 on the charts and being recognised as Most Popular Group at the Countdown Rock Award and added to the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1996.

The Crawl File greatest hits album plays like a classic gig, opening with the band’s debut single, Beautiful People, and closing with their most popular live song, The Boys Light Up. Between these ballads are some of the most-loved Australian songs of all time, including Reckless, Errol, Oh No Not You Again, Lakeside, Downhearted and Things Don’t Seem.

Gig-goers will be treated to an 8-piece band accompanying Reyne onstage, including guitarists Brett Kingman and Josh Owen, bassist Andy McIvor, with Sean Johnson on keys, drummer John Watson (who was part of Australian Crawl with James) and backing singers Melinda Jackson and Nicky Kurta.

CRAWL FILE 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR – 2024

JANUARY

Sat 6 - Kingscliff Beach Hotel NSW

Sun 7 - Miami Marketta, Gold Coast Qld

Sun 14 - Torquay Hotel Vic 

Mon 15 - Torquay Hotel Vic 

Thurs 25 - Prince Of Wales Hotel, Melbourne Vic 

Sat 27 - Prince Of Wales Hotel, Melbourne Vic 

FEBRUARY

Fri 9 - Penrith Panthers NSW 

Sat 10 - Selinas, Sydney NSW with Baby Animals 

Fri 23 - Princess Theatre, Brisbane Qld 

Sat 24 - Princess Theatre, Brisbane Qld 

MARCH

Fri 8 - The Gov, Adelaide SA 

Sat 9 - The Gov, Adelaide, SA 

Sat 23 - Northcote Theatre, Vic

APRIL 

Fri 12 - Sunken Monkey, Erina NSW

Sat 13 - Toronto Hotel, NSW 

Sat 27 - Forth Pub, TAS

Sun 28 - Longley Hotel, TAS 

MAY 

Fri 10 - Dee Why RSL, NSW 

Sat 11 - Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul NSW 

Fri 24 - Club Corowa, NSW 

Sat 25 - SS&A Albury, NSW

JUNE

Fri 7 - The Charles, North Perth WA 

Sat 8 - The Charles, North Perth WA 

JULY 

Fri 19 - Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg, QLD 

Sat 20 - Brolga Theatre, Maryborough, QLD 

Australian Crawl and Reyne made news earlier in the month following the release of Bill McDonough’s new book, Sons Of Beaches.

The book follows the lives of brothers and bandmates, Bill and Guy McDonough, and how their quick rise to fame came at a high cost. The book also poses an interesting question about the decisions made to sack Bill and whether it hamstrung the future success of the band. 

Reyne was a member of Australian Crawl for seven years, with the band releasing four albums throughout the ‘80s. Reyne has also enjoyed solo success, releasing an impressive 12 records and four live albums.

Tickets for the 2024 Crawl File tour are on sale now.