John Williamson Nixes Concerts Following ‘Significant’ Hand Injury – Billboard

Australian “bush music” legend John Williamson has pulled out of 4 scheduled live shows following struggling a “significant” hand damage.

Williamson is recovering from surgical procedure to his left hand after it was crushed by a rock sculpture at his Willoshed, the singer and songwriter’s hinterland property which he opens-up to company for stay performances.

Due to his damage, Williamson’s deliberate efficiency on the Tamworth Music Festival on Australia Day, Jan. 26, has been canceled, although Williamson plans to make the journey to Australia’s so-called “home of country”.

“Tamworth bound,” he writes on Instagram, “I won’t be able to play guitar but I’ll be celebrating with all my country mates instead.”

In a separate submit on Facebook, he provides, “I’ll see you at Tamworth for the Golden Guitar Awards and perhaps a cold beer instead.”

Dates at Redland Performing Arts Centre (Feb. 1), Ipswich Civic Centre (Feb. 2) and Toowoomba’s Empire Theatre (Feb. 3) are all postponed. His subsequent spherical of dates are as a consequence of begin March 3 with a live performance at Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast.

A musician and conservationist, Williamson’s profession spans greater than 50 years. The 78-year-old has offered greater than 5 million albums and amassed multiple billion streams. Over time, he has collected 28 Golden Guitar awards, three ARIA Awards and in 2010 he was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

Tamworth has a particular place in his coronary heart. In January 2022, Williamson was honored with a life-sized bronze statue in his picture, completely situated within the New South Wales city’s foremost avenue.

Williamson’s signature tune “True Blue” is another nationwide anthem, and “Rip Rip Woodchip” was embraced by logging protestors within the ’80s. In 1992 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia “for service to Australian country music and in stimulating awareness of conservation issues.”

Last yr noticed Williamson hit the highway for an in depth touring schedule, which included a spot on the Deni Ute Muster, and a efficiency with Morgan Evans onstage on the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. In October 2023, he launched “Be a Part of This Land” by Warner Music Australia, a tune that encourages everybody in Australia to return collectively and admire the land they stay on.