Media release: Tour dates and venues announced for Eric Bibb & Band - One Mississippi 2026 Australian Tour
Announcement posted by Jameson & Co 29 Oct 2025
Three-time Grammy-nominated blues legend Eric Bibb today announces the dates, venues and ticket details for his long-awaited 2026 Australian tour, with tickets going on sale from Wednesday, October 29.
Bibb will return to Australia in April and May 2026, joined by his world-class live band to perform songs from his forthcoming album One Mississippi (out January 30, 2026, through Repute Records). These will be his first full-band Australian shows since early 2023, performing as a four-piece at 17 venues in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, ACT and Tasmania. In Victoria, Eric will headline a brand new music festival on the Bellarine Peninsula - the recently announced 100 Acres Festival by Bellarine Estate on Saturday, April 18.
For this special tour, Bibb is bringing his live band so that Australian audiences can experience the lush, full arrangements of One Mississippi exactly as they were recorded, along with some back catalogue favourites - including a surprise or two specially curated by Eric for his Australian fans. With Bibb on guitar and vocals, and the nightingale-sweet voice of his wife Ulrika Bibb making a special guest appearance, the lineup features longtime collaborators:
Staffan Astner - Guitar (Celine Dion, Ray Charles)
Glen Scott - Bass, keys (Grammy-nominated producer of Eric's recent albums, including One Mississippi)
Paul Robinson - Drums (former "forever drummer" for Nina Simone)
Tickets for all Eric Bibb & Band shows are on sale from Wednesday, October 29, while tickets for Western Australia, Tasmania and Cairns will go on sale November 4, Bibb's forthcoming new album One Mississippi has already been hailed as a landmark in his storied career, with Eric describing it as "a call for peace, justice and unity in a divided world." Produced by Glen Scott and recorded in Sweden, the album features a stellar cast of international musicians including UK guitar virtuoso Robbie McIntosh (Paul McCartney, John Mayer), with backing vocals by Shaneeka Simon and Sara Bergkvist Scott and contributions from Janis Ian and Fred Koller, who wrote the poignant title track.
The first single, "This One Don't", co-written by Bibb and Scott, is out now. With its infectious groove and joyful video filmed at Vienna's Blues Fever Festival, it's a vibrant preview of what audiences can expect when Bibb and his band hit Australian stages.
Eric Bibb & Band
One Mississippi 2026 Australian Tour Dates
APRIL 2026
14 - Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
15 - Memo Music Hall, St Kilda
17 - Thornbury Theatre
18 - 100 Acres Festival, Bellarine Estate
19 - Archies Creek Hotel
21 - Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey
23 - Albany Arts Centre, Princess Royal Theatre
24 - Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre (BREC)
PERTH TBA
28 - The Gov, Adelaide
30 - Theatre Royal, Hobart
MAY 2026
2 - Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns (on sale Nov 4)
3 - Old Museum, Brisbane
6 - Byron Theatre, Byron Bay
7 - Bellingen Memorial Hall
9 - The Street Theatre, Canberra
10 - The Concourse, Chatswood
For tickets & info: ericbibb.com
Pre-save link for the album (January 30, 2026): https://ffm.to/one-mississippi
Pre-save / smart link for first single (October 10, 2025): https://ffm.to/thisonedont
One Mississippi by Eric Bibb:
The journey continues - deeper, bolder, and more connected than ever.
AUSTRALIAN MEDIA CONTACT
(Please email to request assets, including download links and to go on the waitlist for One Mississippi review and airplay copies):
Erin Jameson | erin(at)jamesonandco(dot)com | +61 419 323 663
LISTINGS INFO & TICKET LINKS:
CASTLEMAINE, VIC
Tuesday, April 14
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
Theatre Royal, 30 Hargreaves St, Castlemaine
7pm
MELBOURNE, VIC
Wednesday, April 15
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
Memo Music Hall, 88 Acland St, St Kilda
8pm
MELBOURNE, VIC
Friday, April 17
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
Thornbury Theatre, 85 Hight St, Thornbury
8pm
BELLARINE, VIC
Saturday, April 18
Eric Bibb & Band + Lloyd Spiegel + Phil Para + Katherine Halloran
100 Acres Festival, Bellarine Estate, 2270 Portarlington Rd, Bellarine
12pm-6pm
ARCHIES CREEK, VIC
Eric Bibb & Band
Sunday, April 19
Archies Creek Hotel, 89-91 Archies Creek Rd, Archies Creek
3pm
UPWEY, VIC
Tuesday, April 21
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
Burrinja Cultural Centre, 351 Glenfern Rd, Upwey
7.30pm
ALBANY, WA
Thursday, April 23
Eric Bibb & Band + special guest
Albany Arts Centre, Princess Royal Theatre, 2 Toll Place, Albany
7.30pm
Tickets on sale November 5
BUNBURY, WA
Friday, April 24
Eric Bibb & Band + special guest
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre (BREC), 2 Blair St, Bunbury
7.30pm
PERTH, WA
DATE & VENUE TBA
ADELAIDE, SA
Tuesday, April 28
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
The Gov, 59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
7.30pm
HOBART, TAS
Thursday, April 30
Eric Bibb & Band + special guest
Theatre Royal, 29 Campbell St, Hobart
7.30pm
CAIRNS, QLD
Saturday, May 2
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
Tanks Arts Centre, 46 Collins Ave, Edge Hill
7.15pm
BRISBANE, QLD
Sunday, May 3
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
Old Museum, 480 Gregory Tce, Bowen Hills
7.30pm
BYRON BAY, NSW
Wednesday, May 6
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
Byron Theatre, 69 Jonson St, Byron Bay
7.30pm
BELLINGEN, NSW
Thursday, May 7
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
Bellingen Memorial Hall, 37 Hyde St, Bellingen
7.30pm
CANBERRA, ACT
Saturday, May 9
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
The Street Theatre, 15 Childers St, Canberra
7.30pm
SYDNEY, NSW
Sunday, May 10
Eric Bibb & Band plus special guest
The Concourse Theatre, 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood
7.30pm
