Reaching Out For Belonging With CHELSEA WOLFE

Interview by Kris Peters
The incomparable CHELSEA WOLFE has announced her return to
Australia and New Zealand in May 2025. Three years after her
sold-out tour of Oceania, the Queen of Darkness will bring her
visceral, vivid live performance back to Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane,
Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and Wellington. She will tour with her
four-piece band, as well as bringing along experimental Australian
producer APHIR, performing as support for all shows.
Wolfe will perform a career-spanning set on this tour, including
songs from her new album She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She,
which was released in February. Her latest album is a rebirth in
process. It is a powerfully cathartic statement about cutting ties,
as well as an important reminder that healing is cyclical and
circular, and not a simple linear process. 
Featuring elements of electronica, trip hop, industrial music and
goth rock, the album has been hailed as one of her finest works.
The record has been followed by two EPs containing reimaginings of
the songs. Wolfe last performed in Australia in 2022 for Tasmania’s
Dark Mofo, along with a full national tour, her first in a
decade.
Her return in 2025 will mark 15 years since her debut The Grime and
The Glow was released, sparking a career that has influenced and
inspired a dedicated cult following worldwide to appreciate life in
both its darkness and light.
HEAVY spent some time with Chelsea ahead of the tour. We start by
asking what has changed in her world since she was last out here in
2022.
"I feel like I've grown and changed as a person," she offered.
"I've toured so much with these songs, I've learned so much from
them. I learned so much from writing them, and I'm learning so much
from playing them. They're very personal and also very universal.
So it's like each night I notice a different lyric or something and
kind of, you know, get present with that for a moment."
In the full interview, Chelsea expressed excitement for her
upcoming tour in Australia and New Zealand, where she will perform
a mix of new songs and older favourites, while also discussing her
growth as an artist and the connection she feels with her fan base.
She reflected on her previous solo tour experience, the evolution
of her music style from overproduced to lo-fi, and the integration
of atmospheric elements in her live performances.
Chelsea also highlighted her latest album, and the two remix EPs
with acoustic versions, showcasing her artistic journey and the
creative thought behind her stage setup and more.


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