The Redgum Years –
The Corrugated Highway Tour
John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew
INTIMATE VIP EVENT
Exclusive Meet & Greet Opportunity
Live Music Performance in Camden NSW
Thursday 16 October 2025
Following sell-out shows around the country, John Schumann, iconic Australian singer and songwriter, together with his 6-piece band, The Vagabond Crew, are bringing the “The Redgum Years – The Corrugated Highway Tour” to the Soirees by Staytime stage in Camden for a very special, intimate and exclusive performance under the Grand Marquee.
exclusive vip access for all guests!
Every guest is a VIP at this Exclusive & Intimate VIP Performance.
Camden is the only event on The Corrugated Highway Tour where you will have the opportunity to meet with John Schumann and members of The Vagabond Crew after the show.
Create treasured memories alongside an Australian icon with photos and signings to remember your exclusive experience.
All tickets include an exclusive meet and greet opportunity as well as a complimentary welcome drink.
limited premium vip packages available
We are excited to offer a limited number of PREMIUM VIP PACKAGES for an incredible experience like no other.
Hurry to secure your chance to meet an Australian legend.
Our Premium VIP Package ticket holders will enjoy:
– premium seating in the Victorian Era lounge stall area
– priority access to an Exclusive Meet & Greet with John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew after the show
– a complimentary welcome drink along with sweet and savoury food
“The musicianship, unity and heart of the Vagabond Crew supporting Schumann’s showmanship and storytelling made for a magic show. A show where the audience is hanging off every word and you feel like you are part of something special.” – The Pineapple
The redgum years TOUR, a live album & another tour!
Back in March 1983, Redgum recorded one of its most successful albums, live at Rose, Shamrock and Thistle in Rozelle, Sydney.
“Caught in the Act” became a benchmark for live albums and highlighted John Schumann as one of the best frontmen in the country.
It’s 2025. Sold-out performances of “The Redgum Years” across Australia have whipped up a fair bit of demand for a live record.
To be recorded over 2 nights in Melbourne in August, John and the boys are setting out on “The Corrugated Highway Tour” in October to feature the live album of the same name.
Updated lyrics reflect our comprehensively mad world and a few new/old Redgum favourites will be added to the set list. There’s superb musicianship and vocal harmonies. And John Schumann, the dry-humoured artist/intellectual with an acerbic tongue, an unerring popular touch and a campfire voice.
“Trump fans won’t like it, nor will the right-wing shock jocks, climate change deniers, Murdoch’s playmates … etc etc.”
Too bad.
Be part of another historic Redgum moment, as an iconic Australian musical catalogue is performed in a iconic and historic Camden venue.
REDGUM: PIONEERS OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC & CULTURAL HISTORY
With John Schumann front and centre, the indisputable fact is that, the legendary Australian folk-rock band, Redgum, was the first band to sing about our country and tell our stories with our place names in our accent.
Through Redgum songs, Australians started to look for lyrics with important messages about social equality, justice and the need to care for country.
Redgum refused to go on Countdown before refusal became fashionable. Despite not playing the game, Australians flocked to Redgum concerts in their thousands and bought the records in the hundreds of thousands.
In March 1983, John Schumann changed Australia
forever with his Vietnam veterans’ anthem,
“I was only 19”.
THE REDGUM LEGACY LIVES ON IN “THE REDGUM YEARS”
Fast-forward to 2023, John Schumann, is contacted via Messenger and Facebook by fans from all over Australia. Many of these emails come from people who were kids when the iconic song was first released. As adults, they’ve come to understand the Australianness and the important messages about justice, fairness, compassion and the need to care for country.
“The Redgum Years” owes its existence to The Vagabond Crew who were able to persuade John to revisit the iconic Redgum catalogue, to play the songs and to tell the stories in a special tribute concert.
“The Redgum Years was, quite simply, a triumph: sold out within days, a lengthy waiting list and ending in a standing ovation.”
WHAT THE PATRONS SAY about “the redgum years”
“The musicianship, unity and heart of the Vagabond Crew supporting Schumann’s showmanship and storytelling made for a magic show. A show where the audience is hanging off every word and you feel like you are part of something special.” – The Pineapple
“Amazing. I was mesmerised.”
“We had a great night. Love John Schumann’s stories!”
“The gig was bloody sensational.”
“Could have listened for another couple of hours.”
“Fantastic and brilliant. Wonderful gig – brilliant musicians performing at their best.”
“The Redgum Years. One of the best live shows I’ve ever seen. I mean, ever!”
“We laughed our heads off and we sang our hearts out.“
WHAT THEy SAY about john schumann
“Some voices are like old friends – familiar at once, not broken by time or distance. John Schumann’s voice carries the wind in from the outback.
It has grains of red dust and yellow earth, it’s flecked with toil, hardship, humanity and love.
It’s as old as the land, with a gnarled weariness, like the weathered bark of a gum, tinged with the light of hope.
He sings of Australia, its past and present, its people.”
Journalist and poet – Warwick McFadyen
the vagabond crew – international class band with international class players.
The esteemed members of The Vagabond crew each bring a considerable amount of musical experience and credentials to the group.
Julian Ferraretto, violin and mandolin and Enrico Morena, drums and percussion, both hold doctorates from the Adelaide University Elder Conservatorium of Music.
Rohan Powell on guitar and vocals and Polly Politis on piano and vocals are Adelaide legends in their own right – widely acknowledged to be the best vocal section in the state.
Anthony Thyer on electric guitar, harmonica, slide and vocals and Jamie Harrison on bass complete the line-up.
“The Vagabond Crew is a world-class band. I’d line this band up against any band in Australia,” John Schumann said.
“More importantly, we’re all mates – obvious when we’re on stage.”
DON’T MISS THIS INTIMATE & EXCLUSIVE EVENT
Don’t miss the chance to experience this intimate & exclusive live music event – with some of Australia’s most legendary talents, in one of the most iconic venues in Camden.
We cannot wait to have the iconic John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew perform “The Redgum Years – The Corrugated Highway Tour” on the Soirees by Staytime stage.
Tickets to the event are strictly limited.
Hurry to secure your spot before they are GONE!
it’s show time!
Thursday 16 October 2025
- 4.00pm – Gate opens
- 6.00pm – John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew on stage!
- After the Show – Meet & Greet, Photos & Signings with John & the band.