Eminem hasn’t been on a solo tour since his Anger Management 3 tour, which he ended up leaving in order to go to rehab. He’s been back for a couple of years and has already surpassed his prior success, but ever since coming back he’s always insisted that he’s an “event artist,” and that he’s not likely to tour again anytime soon. But Eminem is nothing if not fair, and he does want to give a little something back to the fans who supported him during the roughest patch of his career. And so, that’s why he’s officially announced that he will be touring Australia later this year!

Maybe “tour” is a touch strong. Eminem will be performing two shows while in Aussie — one in Melbourne and one in Sydney. The Sydney date is December 2 and Lil Wayne will be onstage as well for that show, also one of the first time many fans will have seen him since being released from prison.

Paul Dainty, the tour promoter, says that there will only be two shows as the managers are trying to accommodate Em’s style of not wanting to go on multi-leg tours. And, Australia is also excited at the prospect of having the mega-rapper in their city, even though he’s had problems in the country before. It was in 2001 that Eminem was nearly deported due to his mischievous ways and misbehavior. But, Dainty says, they’re “in a different place with Eminem than we were ten years ago.”

Eminem’s certainly been a busy boy with Lollapalooza, multiple stops in Europe this summer, playing events in Montreal, and now heading to Australia. No one knows where Eminem will head to next and, we have a feeling that’s just the way he likes it.