2016 saw Brodie perform at the Gumball Festival in the Hunter Valley, NSW with James Thomson & The Strange Pilgrims as his backing band. After the success of their collaboration, they completed an East Coast tour of Australia called, "From Melbourne to Maitland" beginning at The Tote in Melbourne and finishing at The Junkyard in Maitland, NSW. In September of that year, Brodie embarked on another three month European Tour, "Booze to Blame", as Dan Brodie & The Grieving Widows, comprising highly regarded French musicians, Vinz Guilly (bass), Thomas Legroud (guitar) and Dav Rock (drums) playing both band and solo shows across France, Spain and Portugal.