LIVE
"brilliant player.. a remarkable album. And it heralds the arrival of a new blues star” - Jeff Jenkins (ABC / Inpress)
MR BLACK & BLUES has multiple configurations to his live experience:
1. MR BLACK & BLUES (multiple international award winning original blues-roots songwriter/storyteller music)
SOLO - one-man band with acoustic guitar/bass and foot drums (blues roots style)
ACOUSTIC DUO - with ARIA winning upright bassist Andy Fry
COMBO - Full band with guitar, drums, and upright bass a spellbinding backing vocals (as heard on #1 album "Long Road Home" and multiple festival appearances)
2. HEAVY MEDICINE (original psych voodoo blues rock)
TRIO - Guitar, bass, drums, (as heard on debut “Live For This Moment”, new record "Love is. Music is. We are..." and national and international festival appearances)
3. Michael Pollitt (Up-vibe contemporary and classic covers)
SOLO - one-man band with acoustic guitar/bass and foot drums (blues roots style)
DUO - with amazing drummer Laszlo Boetker-Smith
See all live touring dates in the calendar below:
AUSTRALIAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Rhythms Magazine Reader's Poll
"LONG ROAD HOME" - second album released November 2013
2013 AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR Rhythms Magazine Reader's Poll
#1 Australian Blues Roots Airplay Chart November 2013
"BLOW THESE TRACKS - Live on The Blues Train with special guest CHRIS WILSON" - debut album released May 2013
2013 BEST LIVE ALBUM (WORLDWIDE)
Canadian/USA Blues Underground Network's Year End Review 2013
2013 BEST AUSTRALIAN BLUES ALBUM
Canadian/USA Blues Underground Network's Year End Review 2013
2013 BEST DEBUT ALBUM
VIC/TAS Blues Awards presented by Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society
2013 BEST AUSTRALIAN BLUES ALBUM
Rhythms Magazine Reader's Poll
#1 Australian Blues Roots Airplay Chart
Debut May 2013
#1 Canadian/USA Blues Underground Network Chart
Sept-Nov 2013
ALBUM LAUNCH TOURS SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT!
Date Day Act Venue Performance Times
17/4/2026 Friday Mr Black & Blues (Original) "Red2Blue" w/Greg Webb 14:00 to 17:00
"DANGERMAN" Australian Radio Launch 3MDR 97.1FM radio live to air
19/4/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Boho Lounge & Boutique 14:00 to 17:00
"DANGERMAN" Australian single launch
23/4/2026 Thursday Mr Black & Blues (Original) RRR "Son of Crawdaddy" 22:00 to 23:00 "DANGERMAN" 102.7 RR Radio interview
26/4/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Hawker Bar Highett 17:00 to 19:00
"DANGERMAN" Australian single launch
4/5/2026 Thursday Heavy Medicine (Original) RRR Australian Mood 20:00 to 22:00
LAUNCH WARM UP 102.7FM RR Radio
16/5/2026 Saturday Heavy Medicine (Original) Union Hotel Brunswick 20:30 to 22:30
LAUNCH WARM UP (109 Union St, Brunswick)
30/5/2026 Saturday Heavy Medicine (Original) Cherry Bar 21:00 to 01:00
LAUNCH WARM UP (68 Little Collins St, CBD)
12/6/2026 Friday Heavy Medicine (Original) George Lane 20:30 to 23:00
"Love is. Music is. We are..." ALBUM LAUNCH (1 George Lane St, St. Kilda)
31/7/2026 Friday Mr Black & Blues (Original) AugustiBluus (Estonia) 19:00 to 22:00
"DANGERMAN" European single launch
2/8/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) AugustiBluus (Estonia) 19:00 to 22:00
"DANGERMAN" European single launch
WATCH THIS SPACE - MORE DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VERY SOON!
PERFORMANCE DATES
2025
Date Day Act Venue Performance Times
18/10/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Sporting Globe Knox 18:30 to 22:30
19/10/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Sonder Bar 15:00 to 17:00
24/10/2025 Friday Michael Pollitt (Covers) The Rosstown Hotel 19:30 to 22:30
25/10/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Manhattan Hotel 20:00 to 23:00
31/10/2025 Friday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Rosstown Hotel 19:30 to 22:30
1/11/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Elsternwick Hotel 20:00 to 23:00
2/11/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Hawker Bar 17:00 to 19:00
6/11/2025 Thursday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Hobart 18:30 to 22:30
9/11/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Hobart 18:30 to 22:30
15/11/2025 Saturday Heavy Medicine (Original) Highett Festiival 14:30 to 16:30
15/11/2025 Saturday Mr Black & Blues (Original) The Old England Hotel 17:00 to 17:30
16/11/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) OYDIS 15:00 to 18:00
21/11/2025 Friday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Moon Dog Beach Club 17:00 to 20:00
22/11/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) CROWN "Jackpot Bar" 22:30 to 02:30
23/11/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Sonder Bar 15:00 to 17:00
28/11/2025 Friday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Rosstown Hotel 19:30 to 22:30
29/11/2025 Saturday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Private Party 19:30 to 22:30
30/11/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Sandringham Hotel 15:00 to 18:00
5/12/2025 Friday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Moon Dog Beach Club 17:00 to 20:00
6/12/2025 Saturday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Elwood Primary Market 11:00 to 12midday
7/12/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) OYDIS 15:00 to 18:00
11/12/2025 Thursday Heavy Medicine (Original) Private Party 18:30 to 22:30
12/12/2025 Friday Heavy Medicine (Original) Private Party 18:30 to 22:30
13/12/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Sporting Globe Knox 18:30 to 22:30
14/12/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Sonder Bar 15:00 to 17:00
18/12/2025 Thursday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Hilltop Blues Cross 13:00 to 14:00
20/12/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) CROWN "Jackpot Bar" 22:30 to 02:30
21/12/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Hawker Bar 17:00 to 19:00
31/12/2025 Wednesday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Elephant & Wheelbarrow 22:00 to 01:00
2026
Date Day Act Venue Performance Times
7/1/2026 Wednesday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Wye River General 19:30 to 21:00
9/1/2026 Friday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Konar Bar 19:30 to 21:30
18/1/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) OYDIS 15:00 to 18:00
23/1/2025 Friday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Moon Dog Beach Club 17:00 to 20:00
25/1/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Hawker Bar 17:00 to 19:00
6/2/2026 Friday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Boho Lounge & Boutique 18:00 to 21:00
(Zally's Empire)
7/2/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Moon Dog Beach Club 16:00 to 19:00
13/2/2026 Friday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Grape and Hop 19:30 to 22:30
(Montmorency)
21/2/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Moon Dog Beach Club 16:00 to 19:00
22/2/2026 Sunday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Ellora - St Kilda 15:00 to 18:00
28/2/2025 Saturday Heavy Medicine (Original) St Kilda Blues Festival 16:00 to 17:45
Lona Bar (66 Acland St, St Kilda )
28/2/2025 Saturday Heavy Medicine (Original) St Kilda Blues Festival 19:00 to 20:00
The Vinyard (71A Acland St, St Kilda)
1/3/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Hawker Bar 17:00 to 19:00
8/3/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Sonder Bar 17:30 to 19:30
14/3/2025 Saturday Heavy Medicine (Original) Private Party 18:30 to 22:30
15/3/2026 Sunday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Ellora - St Kilda 15:00 to 18:00
28/3/2025 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) OYDIS 15:00 to 17:00
3/4/2025 Friday Michael Pollitt (Covers) The First Sip Glenhuntly 19:00 to 22:00
11/4/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Moon Dog Beach Club 16:00 to 19:00
12/4/2026 Sunday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Ellora - St Kilda 15:00 to 18:00
17/4/2026 Friday Mr Black & Blues (Original) "Red2Blue" w/Greg Webb 14:00 to 17:00
"DANGERMAN" Australian Radio Launch 3MDR 97.1FM radio live to air
18/4/2025 Saturday Michael Pollitt (Covers) Private Party 18:30 to 23:30
19/4/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Boho Lounge & Boutique 14:00 to 17:00
"DANGERMAN" Australian single launch
23/4/2026 Thursday Mr Black & Blues (Original) RRR "Son of Crawdaddy" 22:00 to 23:00 "DANGERMAN" 102.7 RR Radio interview
26/4/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) Hawker Bar Highett 17:00 to 19:00
"DANGERMAN" Australian single launch
4/5/2026 Thursday Heavy Medicine (Original) RRR Australian Mood 20:00 to 22:00
LAUNCH WARM UP 102.7FM RR Radio
16/5/2026 Saturday Heavy Medicine (Original) Union Hotel Brunswick 20:30 to 22:30
LAUNCH WARM UP (109 Union St, Brunswick)
30/5/2026 Saturday Heavy Medicine (Original) Cherry Bar 22:30 to 23:30
LAUNCH WARM UP (68 Little Collins St, CBD)
12/6/2026 Friday Heavy Medicine (Original) George Lane 20:30 to 23:00
"Love is. Music is. We are..." ALBUM LAUNCH (1 George Lane St, St. Kilda)
31/7/2026 Friday Mr Black & Blues (Original) AugustiBluus (Estonia) 19:00 to 22:00
"DANGERMAN" European single launch
2/8/2026 Sunday Mr Black & Blues (Original) AugustiBluus (Estonia) 19:00 to 22:00
"DANGERMAN" European single launch
“Awesome ...awesome! That sound is amazing! That was just fantastic. ..It's very gratifying to have you come in here and play the real deal... Some sensational live music from Mr Black & Blues , beautiful stuff. ”
- Max Crawdaddy, RRR
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