PAUL DEMPSEY ‘Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II’ regional tour dates

Shane | 29 March 2026 | Reply

PAUL DEMPSEY ‘Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II’ regional tour dates following his sold out and biggest capital city tour to date Just like a party…as karaoke should be!

SHOTGUN KARAOKE VOL. II TRACK LISTING
If I Could Turn Back Time
Twist In My Sobriety
Boys Of Summer
Dog Eared
Because The Night
Light Pollution
Losing My Religion
If I Can’t Change Your Mind
Way Of The World
The First Part

The 2025 release of Paul Dempsey’s ‘Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II’ (EMI) album saw the Something For Kate frontman revel in the stripped-back and spontaneous approach that brought the party vibes to the subsequent capital city tour. So much so, that he’s doing it again and bringing those sing-along covers to stages across regional Australia on the Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II Regional Tour from May to August.

Prepare for the best karaoke night you’ve ever been to as the tour begins in Frankston on May 1, before heading to regional towns in Victoria. Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, finishing in Coffs Harbour on August 1.

Dempsey said, “I had a blast on the Shotgun Karaoke tour last year, but it wasn’t long enough! I can’t wait to get out for the extended version and play all over the country. The atmosphere at these shows has been ridiculously fun!”

Dempsey has built a career on making his emotionally driven alternative rock feel stadium-sized, and on this tour he will do exactly that. Playing a broad selection of covers beyond what’s included on either of the eclectic Volumes I and II, Dempsey will draw on scores of covers that span decades and genres.

Expect the setlist to evolve as the night rolls on with live favourites often including Don Henley’s nostalgic “Boys Of Summer” alongside Tanita Tikaram’s “Twist In My Sobriety”, Grant Lee Buffalo’s Mockingbirds“”, Jeff Buckley’s “The Last Goodbye”, David Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” and Aussie band Max Q’s 1989 hit “Way of the World”.

Dempsey will be joined on tour by Naarm-based, Boorloo-raised singer-songwriter Kaitlin Keegan as special guest.

Keegan writes songs made up of small details and big feelings. Her forthcoming single, “20 Something”, is the latest addition to her growing back catalogue of emotionally aware indie-folk, showcasing her effortlessly melodic vocals and preternatural ability to capture the universal in the everyday.

Like the original, the ‘Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II’ album arrived during a transitional period – this time between the Fanning Dempsey National Park project and work on a new Something For Kate album.

“Paul Dempsey reigns as king of the cover on Shotgun Karaoke Vol.II” The Music

PAUL DEMPSEY SHOTGUN KARAOKE VOLUME II REGIONAL TOUR DATES
Special guest Katilin Keegan

FRIDAY 1 MAY PIER BANDROOM, FRANKSTON, VIC
FRIDAY 8 MAY THEATRE ROYAL, CASTLEMAINE, VIC
FRIDAY 15 MAY FORTH PUB, TAS
SATURDAY 16 MAY ALTAR BAR, HOBART, TAS
FRIDAY 12 JUNE BARWON HEADS HOTEL, VIC
SATURDAY 13 JUNE WHALERS HOTEL, WARRNAMBOOL, VIC
FRIDAY 19 JUNE KINGS BEACH TAVERN SUNSHINE COAST, QLD
SATURDAY 20 JUNE HOTA, HOME OF THE ARTS, GOLD COAST, QLD
FRIDAY 26 JUNE FREO SOCIAL, FREMANTLE, WA
SATURDAY 27 JUNE THE RIVER, MARGARET RIVER, WA
FRIDAY 3 JULY MEENIYAN TOWN HALL, VIC
SATURDAY 11 JULY BAR ON THE HILL, NEWCASTLE, NSW
SUNDAY 12 JULY FINNIAN’S TAVERN, PORT MACQUARIE. NSW
FRIDAY 17 JULY THE PLAYHOUSE, CANBERRA, ACT
SATURDAY 18 JULY ANITA’S THEATRE, THIRROUL, NSW
THURSDAY 23 JULY TANKS ARTS CENTRE, CAIRNS, QLD
FRIDAY 24 JULY THE WAREHOUSE, TOWNSVILLE, QLD
FRIDAY 31 JULY DRIFTERS WHARF, GOSFORD, NSW
SATURDAY AUGUST 1 HOEY MOEY, COFFS HARBOUR, NSW