Ashnikko has announced a five-date, six-show tour of Australia and New Zealand, marking her first time performing in either country.
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The run will kick off in Melbourne on Saturday April 1, with two shows at the Northcote Theatre – first at a matinee show exclusive to underage fans, and then an adults-only show that evening. The tour continues through Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney over the following week, wrapping up with a one-off Kiwi show in Auckland on Saturday April 8.
Tickets for all of the shows go on sale at 10am local time this Friday (December 2), with a daylong pre-sale running from the same time this Wednesday (November 30). You can find tickets for the Brisbane and Auckland shows here, with tickets for all the others – as well as info on the pre-sale – available here.
The tour comes in support of Ashnikko’s debut mixtape, ‘Demidevil’, which arrived last January via Parlophone/Warner and features singles like the Grimes-assisted ‘Cry’, ‘Daisy’ (which was recently covered by Wet Leg), ‘Deal With It’ and the Princess Nokia collaboration ‘Slumber Party’.
In a four-star review of ‘Demidevil’, NME’s El Hunt dubbed the record “a debut album proper in all but name” and praised the way it shows “that Ashnikko’s far more than a two-trend wonder – with a tank full of intriguing bangers that evade living under ‘Daisy”s formidable shadow”.
Since the release of ‘Demidevil’, Ashnikko has released a double A-side single (‘Panic Attacks In Paradise’ and ‘Maggots’), a fourth instalment in her ‘Halloweenie’ series, and the official anthem for the 2022 Valorant Champions tour.
Ashnikko’s 2023 Australian and New Zealand tour dates are:
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Saturday 1 – Naarm/Melbourne, Northcote Theatre*
Monday 3 – Kaurna/Adelaide, Hindley Street Music Hall
Tuesday 4 – Meanjin/Brisbane, Fortitude Music Hall
Thursday 6 – Warrang/Sydney, Big Top Luna Park
Saturday 8 – Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, Town Hall
* U18 matinee and 18+ evening shows