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Don’t miss Ruby Gill (Australia / South Africa) and Mimi Gilbert (USA) as they embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, intimate tour of Mzansi this summer, bringing their award-winning alt-folk and profound poetry to an exciting series of shows in big and small places near you. Each will bring their own flawless minimalism and unforgettable lyrical honesty to the table, with protest songs, witnessing of nature, exploration of queerness and deep love for family and politics that are beloved by audiences all over the globe. Both will leave you a little changed from when you walked in the door.
The two small bodied, opinionated, light hearted, torch-carriers of song have been fast friends for many years, and will be reuniting for an intimate co- headline tour across South Africa this January and February, flying to Ruby’s homeland to celebrate her award-winning 2025 album ‘Some Kind Of Control’, new poetry book ‘I’m not exaggerating when I say’, and Mimi’s stunning new record Undrowning. More than 7 years since Ruby last sung a note back home, this experience is bound to be unforgettable - and perhaps the only rare time the two internationally-acclaimed songwriters get to share stories together and sit in on each other’s performances.
More about Ruby Gill
Ruby Gill was born and raised in KZN, and has spent the last 9 years bringing even the most stoic global audiences to tears with her effortless musicality and powerful poetry. Now based in regional Australia, Ruby was recently shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize (top 3 in the country) for her ARIA-charting, globally renowned record ‘Some Kind Of Control.’ Ruby has toured with the likes of Missy Higgins (AU), Bongeziwe Mabandla, Nakhane, Mon Rovia (Liberia), Stella Donnelly, Angie McMahon and more, with Port Fairy Folk Festival’s Emerging Artist of the Year award, Music Victoria’s Best Folk Work nomination, and The Times’ Breaking Act accolade to her name among others.
More about Mimi Gilbert
Mimi Gilbert, just having finished a support tour with Julia Jacklin and Angie McMahon in the USA, is from California and now spends their time between Melbourne, Australia and Los Angeles. Mimi Gilbert recently released their sophomore album Undrowning to critical acclaim, and has shared lineups with the likes of Nadia Reid, Lydia Cole and more. Their debut album Grew inside the water also took Australian and international radio by storm, with Double J features and community radio support abounding.