Daniel Johns will return to Newcastle this November for a special one-off evening of storytelling, film and music at the Civic Theatre.
The acclaimed musician will appear live as part of Daniel Johns: In Conversation – What If The Future Never Happened?, giving local fans a rare chance to step inside his creative world.
The event celebrates the worldwide premiere of Johns’ highly anticipated featurette, What If The Future Never Happened?, a surreal exploration of memory that the artist describes as a biopsy rather than a biopic.
The film reframes his story not through strict chronology, but through a dreamlike lens that is as distorted as it is honest.
Each evening on the tour begins with a screening of the featurette before Johns himself takes to the stage for a one-hour conversation.
Here, he will unpack the themes of the film, reflect on his past and future in music, and invite audiences into the often chaotic creative process that has defined his career.
For Newcastle fans, the show holds particular resonance. Before Silverchair exploded into the global spotlight with Frogstomp, Johns was a 14-year-old local writing riffs in his bedroom.
Now, decades later, he returns home to share a story that began on the streets of this city and continues to unfold in unpredictable ways.
The night also promises a deep dive into Johns’ personal vault of demos, with unreleased tracks spanning the last 30 years. Described as spontaneous and unpredictable, this segment will offer a candid glimpse into the evolution of one of Australia’s most decorated songwriters.
Daniel Johns: In Conversation – What If The Future Never Happened? comes to Newcastle Civic Theatre on Friday, 7 November 2025. Presale access is available now via frontiertouring.com/danieljohns.
