Multi-award-winning musician, writer and performer Tim Minchin will celebrate the release of his brand new album TimMinchinTimeMachine with an intimate album launch event this Wednesday 13 August at The Grand Electric, Sydney – and today it’s revealed the night will be hosted by beloved broadcaster and music journalist Zan Rowe.
Known for her work across triple j, Double J and ABC TV, Zan Rowe is one of Australia’s most respected music voices. She hosts Double J’s Friday Mornings, the acclaimed Take 5 podcast and TV series and co-created the hit podcast Bang On with Myf Warhurst. With over 25 years in media, Zan has interviewed global icons like Björk and Paul McCartney, become a fixture on ABC’s New Year’s Eve broadcast and hosted major events, festivals and TV specials – cementing her impact across radio, television, live events and music journalism.
The album launch event will feature a candid conversation between Zan and Tim, delving into the making of TimMinchinTimeMachine and the 20-year journey behind its songs, which were written in Tim’s 20s (1995–2005) but never studio recorded until now. The Q&A will be followed by a special short performance from Tim. Tickets are on sale now.
TimMinchinTimeMachine Tracklist
1. Understand It
2. I Wouldn’t Like You
3. Ruby
4. The Song of The Masochist
5. You Grew On Me
6. Dark Side
7. Pop Song
8. Moment of Bliss
9. Rock n Roll Nerd
10. If All You Ever Had Was Love
11. Not Perfect
Tim Minchin – Songs The World Will Never Hear AUS Tour Dates
31 October 2025 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
1 November 2025 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
2 November 2025 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
6 November 2025 – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane – NEW SHOW
7 November 2025 – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane – SOLD OUT
8 November 2025 – Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
13 November 2025 – Canberra Theatre, Canberra – SOLD OUT
14 November 2025 – Canberra Theatre, Canberra – SOLD OUT
15 November 2025 – Canberra Theatre, Canberra – SOLD OUT
16 November 2025 – Canberra Theatre, Canberra – NEW SHOW
21 November 2025 – Perth HPC, Perth – NEW SHOW
22 November 2025 – Perth HPC, Perth – SOLD OUT
27 November 2025 – Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle
29 November 2025 – ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney
6 December 2025 – The Star, Gold Coast
7 December 2025 – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba – SOLD OUT
Tickets on sale now at TimMinchin.com
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eclectic, electrifying, entertaining
Evening Standard
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two decades at the top of his game
Chortle
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unbelievable performance
Liverpool Echo
★ ★ ★ ★
wall-to-wall joy
The Times
★ ★ ★ ★
a bumper night with the marvellous misfit
The Guardian
★ ★ ★ ★
Musical Theatre Review
A night of wicked wit and disarming tenderness from the polymath songwriter
Clash
brings the house down
Louder Than War
About Tim Minchin
In addition to two decades of award-winning live performance and multiple recorded specials, Tim is the composer and lyricist of smash-hit stage musicals, Matilda and Groundhog Day. He is also a screenwriter (of the award-winning Upright, in which he stars alongside House of The Dragon’s Milly Alcock), and a screen actor, (Atticus Fetch in Californication, Friar Tuck in Robin Hood 2018, Darius Cracksworth in Disney’s The Artful Dodger). He is a public speaker, and a book of his commencement speeches, You Don’t Have to Have a Dream, was recently published by Penguin Random House. Stage roles include his acclaimed Judas in the 2014 UK / Australian Arena Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, and Rosencrantz in the Sydney Theatre Company’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. He is a voice actor, has published two children’s books and a graphic novel, and sometimes get into trouble for criticising fundamentalists of all stripes. His 2020 studio album, Apart Together, peaked at #2 on the ARIA charts. Among many accolades, he has won two Olivier Awards for Best Musical, a British Composers Award for Best Score, a Logie for Best Supporting Actor, an ACTAA for best TV comedy performance, an Edinburgh Comedy Award for best Newcomer, a Whats On Stage Award for Best Actor in a Musical, The Richard Dawkins Award for Science Communication, and an Order of Australia for Services to the Arts and the Community. He has been nominated for some Tonys and a Grammy.
