Country music veteran Dale Watson will be touring Australia with his band of Lonestars this November. The shows are in support of his 21st album, El Rancho Azul

A regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry and a member of the Austin Music Hall of Fame, Dale Watson is known as a musical maverick who mixes hard scrabble honky tonk, rockabilly and Americana to create authentic country music that goes against the Nashville grain. He's a true outlaw carrying on where Waylon Jennings left off andhe stands alongside Waylon, Willie Nelson, and George Strait as one of the finest country singers and songwriters from the Lone Star State.

Dale has established himself as one of the forerunning crusaders against the “Nashville Rash” that has been plaguing the country music industry. He also championed his own genre of original music called “Ameripolitan”, a genre Dale Watson describes thus: “Americana is original music with prominent rock influence, Ameripolitan is original music with prominent ROOTS influence.

Tickets are on sale now. Tour dates below:

DALE WATSON & HIS LONESTARS AUSTRALIAN 2013 TOUR DATES:

• Thurs 28th Nov – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
• Fri 29th Nov – Morningside Services Club, Brisbane
• Sat 30th Nov – Caravan Club, Oakleigh, Melbourne
• Sun 1st Dec – Northcote Social Club, Northcote,Melbourne
• Sat 7th Dec – Factory Theatre, Sydney