During his mammoth solo acoustic tour, musician Pete Murray will be stopping by Bundaberg in June 2025 to share his new body of work with fans.
With endless charm and stirring emotion, the brand new single I Am Fire released recently from revered Australian singer-songwriter Pete Murray offers a poised yet powerful ode to everyday heroes.
The single is also accompanied by the announcement of a mammoth 55-date run that will see Pete expansively tour the country in solo acoustic mode for the first time ever, commencing this May, supported nationally by Rachael Fahim and Brett Wood.
Pete’s largest tour ever and with most shows being all ages, the extensive solo acoustic tour will see him visit a stack of markets he’s never been to, rolling through every pocket of Australia in 2025, with a whopping 55 shows lined up across regional Australia as well as capital cities from May through to early September.
Launching on Friday May 9 in Darwin, Pete will journey across the Northern Territory, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, the ACT and Western Australia for these special intimate shows, with the mammoth run ultimately concluding on Sunday September 7 in the Blue Mountains.
Offering fans a second taste of a brand new body of work from Pete Murray, following on from his 2024 single Wouldn’t It Be Good, I Am Fire finds Pete channelling powerful emotives and tranquil arrangements with a nod to one of his favourite guitar sounds, as he elaborates.
“I just bought a Gibson 1971 Classical guitar before I recorded I Am Fire and I knew this guitar had to be on this song,” he said.
“I love the classical guitar sound Rodriguez uses on his recordings, and it’s that same 60s/70s classical guitar sound that I was going for.
“The guitar created a real mood on the song that works well with the lyrics.”
“The song is inspired by normal people who stand up against regimes and who stand up for humanity and risk their own lives to save others.
“They are the real heroes of the world.
“I have used elements, emotions and feeling to describe these people.
“The courage they have is enormous and the love they give is forever.
“This song is also about normal heroes like mums and Dads who are always there for their kids.”
Once again stepping into the producer role for his own music, Pete also worked alongside a team of stellar creatives to bring I Am Fire to lustrous life, recording the track with Luke Palmer (Boo Seeka, Dead Letter Circus, Jacob Lee) on the Gold Coast, who also engineered and assisted with production.
With local musicians Ian Peres on bass and keys, Sarah James on backing vocals and Kate Derepas on cello, I Am Fire also brought in Pete’s long-time guitarist Brett Wood on electric guitar.
Drums were recorded via Nashville courtesy of drummer and producer Aaron Sterling (John Mayer, Taylor Swift, Post Malone, Lana Del Rey); and an incredibly powerful accompanying music video that reminds us all of very real historical moments of hope and bravery, as Pete explained.
“I worked with David Blackley and Nick Wyatt on this video,” he said.
“Both have shot some of my live gigs before.
“I felt Dave and Nick would get this concept.
“They are both very creative and gifted film makers.
“The video is footage of powerful moments in time where people are standing up for others, helping others, saving others and loving others.
“The concept of the video is to show the positivity of the human spirit in times of war and natural disasters.”
While Pete Murray needs little introduction as one of Australia’s most successful singer-songwriters, his upcoming tour starting this May will tick off a unique first after over two decades since he released his debut full length album The Game in 2001; namely, Pete Murray’s first ever solo tour on home soil, armed with an acoustic guitar and a stunning back catalogue of hits to create his setlists from.
“I’ve never done a solo tour in this country before, so it’s been on the cards for a while,” he said.
“I’ve done it overseas and people love it – so it’s about time I did it in my own country. There will be some story telling of my songs, my life and career.
“The shows will be very intimate.”
Over the years, Pete Murray has sold over 1.2 million albums, amassed hundreds of millions of streams, released three ARIA chart-topping albums, and boasts 17 ARIA Award nominations amongst multiple other wins and nominations.
I Am Fire is out today.
Event details:
Date: 12 June 2025
Location: Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, 177 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg
Time: 7.30 pm
Tickets: Available for purchase here.
