Holy Holy Hang Up Their Halos & Announce Grand Guest Filled Hiatus Tour.
After more than a decade, five albums, and countless shows across Australia and beyond, HOLY HOLY—comprising producer and composer Oscar Dawson and songwriter and lyricist Timothy Carroll—have announced they are going on hiatus. Alongside the news, the band has announced a national hiatus tour in May–June 2025 presented by triple j.
“Being in HOLY HOLY has been one of the greatest honours of my life. The memories we made and the songs we wrote will stay with me forever. I’m so grateful to our team, our collaborators and most of all our audience for how much they have given us,” singer Timothy Carroll says. “Next year, I’m moving to Sweden for a couple of years, and Oscar is living in London, so now feels like a good time to step away and work on other projects.”
Caroll continues, “We'd like to give a special shout-out to Ryan Strathie, our incredible drummer and long-time collaborator, and Graham Ritchie, our bass player and spirit guide, two of the most talented musicians we've ever had the pleasure of playing with and two of the most gracious and lovely people too. It's been such a privilege working with them both.”
HOLY HOLY leave us with a catalogue of five iconic albums, a double platinum single, one platinum and four gold singles, and over 150 million streams on Spotify alone. Known for their deep, idea-dense songwriting, ever-evolving sound, and penchant for working with collaborators and guests, HOLY HOLY will play one final series of shows around the country before calling it a day for now.
“We’ve booked a run of shows at some of our favourite venues across the country and we can’t wait to share these songs with our fans one more time. We’ve always loved playing live, hanging out with the support bands, and meeting the crowd after the shows to hear their stories. This is going to be a special run. The hardest part will be picking the setlist,” jokes guitarist producer Dawson.
For this hiatus tour, HOLY HOLY promises a setlist featuring songs spanning over a decade of their work, along with a lineup of special guests. Over the years, the duo has shared the stage and collaborated in the studio with notable artists such as Sumner, Queen P, Kwame, and Clews.
“We have always loved writing and performing with other artists; sharing a song with someone creates a special kind of bond, and when you get up on stage and perform together, you become like family. So we’ll be hitting up our contact lists and seeing who we can convince to come down and party with us,” says the band.
As to whether the band will perform again in the future, the answer is uncertain. “For now, having a break and getting lost in other projects is what feels right. We’re not sure what comes next, but we’ll always love the times we had in HOLY HOLY”
Pre-sale tickets for HOLY HOLY’s A Grand Hiatus Tour are available on Thursday, 30 January, at 10:00 am local time. Sign up for the fan pre-sale HERE.
General on-sale tickets are available to the public on Friday, 31 January, at 10.00 am local time.
February warm-up shows are on sale now at holyholymusic.com
