John Williamson – 55 Years – My Travellin’ Days are Done! playing at the Canberra Theatre Centre on Sunday 6 February. Photo: Canberra Theatre Centre.
Back by popular demand, John Wiliamson will perform one EXCLUSIVE show only in ACT at Canberra Theatre Centre on Friday 6 February, 2026.
What can be said about John Williamson that hasn’t already been said? 2025/2026 will mark his 55th year in the industry. He will also turn eighty. Twenty-five, fifty-five, eighty. From his humble beginnings as the son of a wheat farmer in the small Victorian Mallee town of Quambatook, it’s quite an achievement.
His first hit, ‘Old Man Emu’ is still as popular today as when he first performed it on Channel 9’s ‘New Faces’ TV program. It resulted in a recording contract and a number one hit that stayed number one for five weeks. Since that young age of twenty-four, John has traversed this country for fifty-five years from the tip of Cape York to the windy shores of Tasmania, from Newcastle to Perth and everything in between, performing to hundreds of thousands of Australians. He has written and recorded well over 500 songs and has a swag of awards too numerous to list.
The Details
What: John Williamson – 55 Years – My Travellin’ Days are Done!
When: Friday 6 February from 7 pm to 9:30 pm
Where: Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra
Cost: $109.00 – 129.00*. Buy tickets.
