JAMIE LENA KERSLAKE with Harmony Byrne and Jib at Nighthawks

JAMIE LENA KERSLAKE - The Ruins of an Over-Enthused Heart Album Launch, with special guests Harmony Byrne and Jib for one show only at Nighthawks, Collingwood.

Set times:

Doors - 7:45pm
Jib - 8pm
Harmony Byrne - 9pm
JAMIE LENA KERSLAKE - 10pm


Soul-stirring singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist JAMIE LENA KERSLAKE offers audiences an intimate, early preview of her highly anticipated debut alt-folk record, The Ruins of an Over-Enthused Heart. The Ruins of an Over-Enthused Heart serves as a container for the compulsory human experience of examining and excavating old habits. Mixed and mastered by Nick Herrera (Emma Donovan, Danika, Nai Palm), this record is a gentle yet persistent unravelling of inherited beliefs about relationship, grief and politics.

In a bold defiance of modern streaming culture, the record will initially be available exclusively in the 3D: via vinyl, CD, and live performances. The album will be distributed to streaming platforms gradually over the next 12 months, but delivered first into the hands and ears of those willing to hold it in it’s entirety, prioritising deep, distraction-free, and in-person listening.
While the recorded album boasts gracious strings, full band arrangements, and sleek backing vocals, this tour brings each song back to its roots - just Jamie, her intricate guitar arrangements, and a voice likened to "milk and honey". Audiences will experience the tunes as they were written; at once a knife, a salve, and an elixir.

Jamie has played festivals such as St Kilda Festival, and Womadelaide, and supported artists including Ruby Mary Gill, Jack Davies, and Allysha Joy.  Her debut EP earned airplay on triple j, landed in APRA’s top 10 Regional Charts, and gained recognition in the South Australian music awards.

JAMIE LENA KERSLAKE: ‘The Ruins of an Over-Enthused Heart’ Victoria Tour Dates

- Friday December 18th – Collingwood, VIC @ Nighthawks (with special guests Jib & Harmony Byrne)

- Saturday December 19th – Philip Island, VIC @ Warehouse 3922 (with special guest Lina)

- Continuing to South Australia (Jan 2027), and Tasmania (Feb 2027)

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the first custodians of this place, and pay respects to their elders past and present, and young ones coming in to power.