Dean Ray and band

Launceston Country Club, Thursday, 8pm

Melbourne-based singersongwriter Dean Ray had a musical childhood, travelling with his parents as they played gigs around the country. He started writing his own songs as a teenager and came to the nation’s attention when he was named runner-up behind winner Marlisa Punzalan on the 2014 season of The X Factor Australia. Tickets $34.80, www.tixtas.com.au