SAMANTHA FISH: PRE-2023 AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW

American artist, singer-songwriter and guitarist Samantha Fish is one of the fastest rising stars in the world of Blues and Rock and Roll. Building an enviable worldwide reputation with her extraordinary guitar skills and visceral live shows, Samantha and her band are returning to Australia in February for a run of not to be missed headline club shows around the country.

The tour kicks off at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre on February 16, then heads to Lizotte’s, Newcastle, Sydney’s Manning Bar, on to The Basement in Canberra, Fremantle’s Freo Social Club and Melbourne’s Memo Music Hall, before ending at The Gov in Adelaide on February 25. Tickets to all shows on sale now.

Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips caught up with Samantha Fish over a zoom ahead of her 2023 Australian tour to talk career, gear and touring Australia.

Over the course of Samantha’s career to date the multi award-winning performer has brought extraordinary power to her self-expression, capturing her inner world in combustible riffs, pounding rhythms, and spine-tingling vocal work.

Her latest album Faster (2021), produced by Martin Kierszenbaum (Lady Gaga, Sting, Cheryl Crow) sees Fish, never one to be pigeonholed, explore even more new ground, incorporating elements of pop, contemporary R&B and even hip-hop into her music. The album scored rave reviews from critics and fans alike, debuting at #1 on Billboard’s Blues Chart.

Together with her touring band (Sarah Tomek on Drums, Ron Johnson on Bass and Mathew Wade on Keys), Samantha Fish is very much looking forward to returning to Australia and reconnecting with the many fans she’s already made here, and those yet to come.

“Samantha and her touring band consist of Ron Johnson on bass, drummer Sarah Tomek, and Matt Wade on keyboards. This incredible lineup of musicians deliver the material with raw emotion, powerful expression and precision… From the opening note, and especially if you have never seen her perform, you know you are in for a night of rock and roll magic”

– Gratefulweb.com

SAMANTHA FISH 2023 AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

THU 16 FEB
PRINCESS THEATRE
BRISBANE

TICKETS HERE

FRI 17 FEB
LIZOTTE’S
NEWCASTLE

TICKETS HERE

SAT 18 FEB
MANNING BAR
SYDNEY

TICKETS HERE

SUN 19 FEB
THE BASEMENT
CANBERRA

TICKETS HERE

TUE 21 FEB
FREO SOCIAL CLUB
FREMANTLE

TICKETS HERE