Texan R&B star Leon Bridges announces Australian tour

The The Leon Tour which will include two shows at A Day on the Green will be his biggest Australian headline tour to date.

Joining the Texan singer-songwriter at the A Day on the Green shows in Bowral and Geelong, will be Melbourne phenomenon Glass Beams, making their anticipated return to Australia after playing sold-out shows around the world and winning over global audiences with their timeless fusion of cultures and sounds.

Australian folk-pop, singer-songwriter Maple Glider will also join the concert series.

The tour comes shortly after the release of Leon's highly anticipated new album, simply titled Leon, that's out this Friday October 4.

Leon features 13 handcrafted tracks spotlighting his signature storytelling, it is his most poignant, powerful, and personal body of work to date.

The album was six years in the making, and is a journey through the things he holds dearest, and the memories of the people and places that shaped him.

No stranger to Australia, Leon's upcoming tour marks his sixth visit to the country since his 2016 debut, an incredible trajectory that has seen him progress from intimate theatres to multiple sold-out Sydney Opera House Concert Halls on his last visit.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 4 at 11am through Ticketmaster, with A Day on the Green members' and AAMI customers' presales beginning Wednesday, October 2 at 9am.