Coinciding with Shayne Carter's Birthday, the Dunedin stalwart has announced vinyl pre-orders of his acclaimed album Offsider as well as a string of shows around the country.

Unlike previous albums, with Offsider, Carter puts down the guitar and uses more piano as the base of the album.

The four-show August tour with his band (Gary Sullivan drums, James Duncan bass) will mark the release of 'Offsider' on vinyl and will be the only NZ appearance for the trio this year.

Plus, the band will perform songs not only from 'Offsider' but also tunes across his whole back catalogue. Tickets are on sale now from here, or at in store Flying Out.

The vinyl edition pre-orders are available now with the album out on August 4th.