Hunters and Collectors will headline the 10th anniversary tour. They'll be joined by James Reyne, The Living End, The Angels, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Boom Crash Opera.

The Dubbo leg of the tour will be held on Saturday, April 4 at Lazy River Estate. It'll be one of the last of the four month stint.

Boom Crash Opera's singer Dale Ryder said he was looking forward to playing at some incredible locations with incredible bands.

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"When you tour on your own you're going from place to place, it's a lot smaller, a little less glamorous. There's a lot more work. This is half an hour on stage, whack it off and you're done. You can go back have a glass of wine and a chat," he said.

"Plus you get to watch a bunch of bands how good is that? We're on first so then the hard work is done. The rest is great."

Mr Ryder left the band for four years ago - due to scheduling issues - and only announced he would be joining it again in the last few weeks.

The Red Hot Summer Tour will be the first time he's sung six songs in a row for a while. And the "high and mighty" songs, as Mr Ryder describes them, has meant spending time back at the gym to improve his fitness.

"You're basically doing deep breathing for 30 minutes flat and yelling at the top of the voice and trying to entertain and trying to look good at the same time without falling and hurting yourself," the 65-year-old said.

The band will also be back in rehearsals to fine tune their performance.

"But that's all really. It's what we do for a living and we're not too bad at it," Mr Ryder said.

Boom Crash Opera formed in 1984. However, the singer said even after 35 years he still got a thrill from performing.

"Dancing in the Storm [is my favourite]. It's one of those footy chants that riles me up and gets me going. I like the lyrics and it's a good melody," Mr Ryder said.

"I love the songs. I helped write the songs and helped put the band together so it's not a chore at all, it's a pleasure to sing stuff that you like and you've written and other people like. It's a bit of a thrill, that never goes away."

Boom Crash Opera will be first on the stage at the Red Hot Summer Tour.

"Hopefully there'll be a big enough crowd because we're going on first. And then we'll just try to have a good time while working and getting paid for it. How good is that?" Mr Ryder said.

"We're going to have a bit of fun so come on down and enjoy yourselves. Come down early and see us."

Tickets for the Red Hot Summer Tour go on sale on Thursday, August 8 at 9am. Tickets are available at the Dubbo Visitor Information Centre or through the Ticketmaster website.