In 2022, Australian music fans were treated to an especially busy concert and touring calendar. The gradual reopening of borders and return of live audiences brought with it a stacked list of touring musicians, many of whom returned Down Under for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether they were filling out stadiums for titans like Billie Eillish and Dua Lipa, or flocking to more intimate gigs at their nearest local, Australian crowds welcomed a stellar batch of touring artists with open – and likely flailing – arms.
Following this year’s lead, a slew of artists have likewise set their sights on Australia for 2023. Spanning international pop heavyweights like Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X and Rina Sawayama, to bona fide rock royalty in the form of My Chemical Romance and Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the slate of tours for Australia in 2023 has something for everyone. With that in mind, NME has compiled a roundup of the biggest tours, concerts and gigs set to hit Australian shores throughout 2023.
Billy Bragg: ‘One Step Forward. Two Steps Back’ tour
When: March 4 – April 6
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Originally slated for this year, Billy Bragg has since rescheduled the dates of his forthcoming ‘One Step Forward. Two Steps Back’ Australian tour. It will run for over a month with stops in Fremantle, Byron Bay, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Bragg’s most recent album, ‘The Million Things That Never Happened’, dropped in 2021. Head here for tickets.
“Weird Al” Yankovic: ‘The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour’
When: March 10 – March 21
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Fresh off a 2022 biopic, musical comedian “Weird Al” Yankovic will bring his non-parody originals to shows to five capital cities throughout March, with his long-serving band in tow. With a run almost as long as the tour’s title, ‘The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour’ will span the full breadth of Yankovic’s 14-album catalogue, with American stand-up comedian Emo Phillips opening the festivities. Find tickets to shows in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane here.
Rod Stewart, Cyndi Lauper and Jon Stevens
When: March 11 – April 2
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Headlined by Rod Stewart and featuring Cyndi Lauper and Jon Stevens across all nine dates, the Australian leg of ‘The Hits! Tour’ has been delayed since as early as 2019. Thankfully, the trio are confirmed to appear in most capital cities throughout March and April, as well as shows for A Day On The Green across wineries in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. A new date was recently announced for the ADOTG date in Geelong, which was initially scheduled for March 18, but got cancelled at the last minute when Stewart came down with a throat infection; it’ll now take place on Friday March 31. Find tickets here.
FIDLAR: ‘Deyown Ondah’ tour
When: March 17 – March 25
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FIDLAR’s Australian tour will include a set at Brisbane’s Super Fun Day festival on March 18. Elsewhere, the Californian punk band will play successive dates in Sydney and Canberra, before rounding out the tour in Adelaide and Fremantle towards the latter end of March. The shows, dubbed the ‘Deyown Ondah’ tour, will mark FIDLAR’s first visit to Australia since 2019, with remaining tickets available here.
Pentatonix
When: March 18 – March 26
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Taking to stadiums across five capital cities in March of next year, a cappella group Pentatonix’ upcoming tour is their first in Australia since 2020. It includes dates in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. The tour is in support of Pentatonix’ 10th studio album, ‘Evergreen’, with tickets available here.
Morgan Wallen: ‘One Night at a Time’ world tour
When: March 19 – March 25
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In addition to a performance at Queensland festival CMC Rocks, the Australian leg of Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Night at a Time’ world tour spans four dates and two stadiums: namely at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on March 21 22, and Rod Laver Arena Arena on March 24 and 25. The country singer will be joined on all dates by HARDY, Ernest and Bailey Zimmerman. Find tickets to Wallen’s Australian tour here.
Megadeth, Amon Amarth + Trivium, Spiritbox, Bad Omens, Knocked Loose and Story Of The Year: Knotfest sideshows
When: March 21 – March 28
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While bands like Slipknot and Parkway Drive will all be exclusive to the inaugural edition of Knotfest Australia, a handful of the other bands will deliver headline shows of their own. Spiritbox will perform just one sideshow – a theatre gig in Melbourne on Tuesday March 21 – while Amon Amarth and Trivium will co-headline shows in Melbourne and Brisbane, the same two cities that Knocked Loose will play their own shows in. Bad Omens will do their own shows in Brisbane and Sydney, too, and Story Of The Year will play all three of the east coast capitals. Megadeth, on the other hand, will stand out as the only band on the Knotfest roster set to play in Adelaide – they’re playing the Entertainment Centre on Tuesday March 21, the night before they play an arena show in Melbourne. See here for tickets to all of the Knotfest sideshows.
Cypress Hill and The Game
When: March 22 – March 28
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The Game has pulled out of his joint Australian tour with Ice Cube and Cypress Hill, but the shows will roll on regardless – A.B. Original (Briggs and Trials) have stepped in to fill the gap, with shows going ahead as planned in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. You can find remaining tickets here.
John Carroll Kirby and Eddie Chacon
When: March 25 – April 4
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US artists John Carroll Kirby and Eddie Chacon will make their respective Australian debuts in March, performing as a duo for a series of unique shows in Melbourne and Sydney. A DJ set at the former city’s Skylab Radio is scheduled for Wednesday March 29, sandwiched between a live sets at the When Pigs Fly festival in Collingwood (on Saturday March 25) and a headline show at The Night Cat (on Friday March 31). In Sydney, Kirby and Chacon will perform at Phoenix Central Park on Tuesday April 4, following a solo show from Kirby the weekend prior (on Saturday April 1). Find tickets here.
Kurt Vile and the Violators
When: March 28 – April 7
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Kurt Vile and his long-serving backing band The Violators will return to Australia across late March and early April 2023, with the headline dates coinciding with his appearance at next year’s Meadow Festival. Alongside that date, shows in Fremantle, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Castlemaine round out the singer-songwriter’s Australian tour schedule, marking a quick return following his appearance at Harvest Rock festival this year. Find tickets here.
Black Midi
When: March 28 – April 2
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Black Midi’s first-ever run of shows Down Under has locked in four Australian dates, the first of which will take place at Sydney’s Factory Theatre on March 28. The art-rock band will then play in Brisbane as part of the program for next year’s ΩHM Festival, before finalising the tour with shows in Melbourne and Perth. Find tickets here.
Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, LP, Counting Crows and more: Bluesfest 2023 sideshows
When: March 30 – April 10
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Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, LP and Counting Crows are among the Bluesfest artists to announce sideshows in addition to their appearances at the festival. Counting Crows will kick off their ‘Butter Miracle’ tour in Adelaide on March 30, before playing two shows in both Sydney and Melbourne. LP will also perform at those cities in early April, with Williams taking the reins for Sydney with a double headline bill featuring Earle and The Dukes.
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Robert Glasper, The Doobie Brothers, Allison Russell, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit and Marcus King are among the other artists to feature in some capacity on Bluesfest’s extensive sideshow program, which run up to April 10.
Ashnikko
When: April 1 – April 8
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Equipped with her 2021 mixtape ’Demidevil’, Ashnikko’s debut Australian tour kicks off in Melbourne on April 1. From there, the alt-pop singer will take to Adelaide and Brisbane the following week, before finalising her four-date run at Luna Park’s Big Top in Sydney. Since ‘Demidevil’, Ashnikko has released a double A-side single (‘Panic Attacks In Paradise’ and ‘Maggots’), and a fourth instalment in her ‘Halloweenie’ series. Find tickets here.
The 1975: ‘At Their Very Best’ tour
When: April 8 – April 16
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In what will be their first tour of the country since their 2020 Laneway Festival appearances, The 1975 will take to Australia’s most iconic arenas for their ‘At Their Very Best’ tour. The run of shows – slated for Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and two dates in Melbourne and Sydney – will see Matty Healy and co. perform tracks from their latest album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, adding to the band’s well-documented affinity for Australia. Find tickets here.
Jackson Browne
When: April 11 – April 15
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Jackson Browne will return with his full band to Australia in April 2023, performing three headline shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. The singer-songwriter will be joined on the Melbourne and Sydney dates by Australian support act Liz Stringer, with The Waifs and Helen Shanahan on opening duties for Perth. Find tickets to Browne’s first Australian shows since 2018 here.
Mudhoney
When: April 14 – May 5
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Encompassing a 14-date run, Mudhoney’s Australian tour will include a headlining set at next year’s edition of The Gum Ball, which will follow their back-to-back shows in Coolangatta, Byron Bay and Brisbane, as well as a show at Sydney’s Factory Theatre. The performances run throughout April and early May. Head here for tickets.
Animals As Leaders
When: April 16 – April 21
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Animals As Leaders’ five-date Australian tour kicks off on April 16 in Perth, with additional shows booked for Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. It comes in support of the djent trio’s recent album ‘Parrhesia’, and will mark their first appearance in the country in six years. Tickets for all five shows will be available on Friday January 27 here.
Escape The Fate: ‘The Dead Masquerade’ tour
When: April 18 – April 23
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The Australian leg of Escape The Fate’s ‘The Dead Masquerade’ world tour hits our shores In April, with stops slated for five capital cities across the country. The tour setlist will include Escape The Fate performing their 2010 self-titled album in its entirety, as well as sets from support acts D.R.U.G.S. and The Beautiful Monument, who will perform across all five dates. Head here for tickets.
The Stranglers
When: April 18 – April 23
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The Stranglers’ first tour of Australia since 2020 commences in Adelaide at The Gov on April 18, before taking to Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney and wrapping up at Newcastle’s Cambridge Hotel on April 23. The iconic English punk-rockers’ last album, ‘Dark Matters’, arrived in 2021. Head here to find tickets to the band’s Australian shows.
Denzel Curry, Eliza Rose, bbno$, Slayyyter: Groovin The Moo sideshows
When: April 18 – May 6
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Fans of Denzel Curry, Eliza Rose, bbno$ and/or Slayyyter – but not any of the other acts performing at this year’s Groovin The Moo – won’t need to make a full trip to one of the festival dates: all four are performing their own shows along the way. Curry, bbno$ and Slayyyter will hit venues in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, while Rose’s itinerary swaps Brisbane out for an intimate gig in Perth. Head here for tickets to Curry’s shows, here for Rose’s, here for bbno$’s and here for Slayyyter’s.
Alt-J: ‘The Dream’ tour
When: April 18 – May 7
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Originally slated for September 2022, Alt-J have since rescheduled their ‘The Dream’ tour to April of next year. Two of the rescheduled shows in Sydney and Melbourne will be intimate gigs at which Alt-J will play their album ‘An Awesome Wave’ in full. In addition to those, the band will also perform in Brisbane and Perth, as part of their six-date Australian tour. Find remaining tickets here.
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Helmet: ‘The Best Of Helmet’ tour
When: April 20 – April 30
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Originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic, Helmet make their long-awaited Australian return throughout April of next year. The run of shows – which includes dates in Newcastle, Hobart, Canberra and two shows in Melbourne, among others – will incorporate songs from the band’s entire catalogue. Find tickets here.
The Used and Papa Roach: ‘Cut My Heart Into Pieces’ tour
When: April 21 – April 30
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The Used and Papa Roach’s five-date co-headlining tour of Australia kicks off in Perth on April 21. From there, the two bands will take to stages in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, before wrapping up the ‘Cut My Heart Into Pieces’ tour in Brisbane on April 30. With the exception of Brisbane, The Used and Papa Roach will be joined at all shows by Japanese post-hardcore outfit Coldrain. Tickets for the Brisbane show can be found here, with info on all the other cities available here.
Slowdive
When: April 23 – April 27
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In addition to their appearance at the inaugural Daydream festivals in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane (where they’ll share the stage with the likes of Modest Mouse, Tropical Fuck Storm and Cloud Nothings), Slowdive will headline a trio of their own shows. Sydney fans will have another chance to see them with a Metro Theatre show booked for Thursday April 27 – two days before their Daydream set at the Hordern – following shows in Adelaide (on Sunday April 23) and Perth (Monday April 24). Tickets for all three shows are on sale here.
Nothing But Thieves: ‘Welcome To The DDC Tour’
When: April 26 – May 3
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Just over two months out from the release of their fourth album, ‘Dead Club City’, Nothing But Thieves will preview songs from it on a short run of Australian theatres. Over the last chunk of April and first week of May, they’ll play stately rooms in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. It comes four years after the English outfit’s last trek Down Under – they’ve also since released their third album, 2020’s ‘Moral Panic’ – and you can cop tickets for the shows here.
Fatboy Slim: ‘Y’all Are The Music, We’re Just The DJ’s’ tour
When: April 28 – May 7
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The Australian leg of Fatboy Slim’s ‘Y’all Are The Music, We’re Just The DJ’s’ tour kicks off at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on April 28, with following dates slated for stadiums in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth until May 7. The four-date Australian tour is Fatboy Slim’s first since 2020, with remaining tickets available here.
TWICE: ‘Ready To Be’ world tour
When: May 3 – May 6
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K-pop queens TWICE will perform arena shows in Sydney and Melbourne on Wednesday May 3 and Saturday 6, respectively, coming as part of a 14-date world tour in support of their upcoming mini-album ‘Ready To Be’. Ticketing info is yet to be confirmed, but you can sign up to an official waitlist here.
Don Broco
When: May 4 – May 7
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Don Broco announced their three-date Aussie comeback in a Valentine’s Day video message, where frontman Rob Damiani says: “Being in a band isn’t easy – schedules can be brutal, and sometimes you end up neglecting the people who love and support you the most. So this Valentine’s Day, we want to apologise to you and make it up to some very special people…” They’ll play in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this May – find tickets here.
Maggie Lindemann: ‘Suckerpunch’ tour
When: May 4 – May 7
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Maggie Lindemann‘s debut Australian tour will take the singer to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The shows come in support of Lindemann’s debut album ‘Suckerpunch’, which was released in September 2022. Head here for tickets.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: ‘When The Lights Go’ tour
When: May 9 – May 13
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In announcing his imminent return Down Under, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (aka Orlando Higginbottom) said in a press release: “I’ve got stories, and a disproportionate number of them are from touring in Australia.” He also admitted that it’s “absolutely been way too long since [he’s] brought a live show” to the country, with his last tour coming in 2016. Come May, Higginbottom will hit theatres in Brisbane, Melbourne Sydney and Perth – find tickets here.
Damien Rice
When: May 12 – May 24
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Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice will kick his upcoming tour off at the Sydney Opera House, with a string of gigs in equally prestigious venues – namely those in Melbourne, Geelong, Hobart, Brisbane and the Gold Coast – following over the middle chunk of May. It comes ahead of his long-awaited fourth album – the follow-up to 2014’s ‘My Favourite Faded Fantasy’ – which is finally due to arrive later in 2023. Find tickets for the Aussie run here.
Static-X
When: May 19 – May 21
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Static-X’s three-date headline tour celebrated the 20th anniversary of the metal band’s second album ‘Machine’. It will be supported by fellow rock group SOiL, and includes back-to-back shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane from May 19. Tickets for all dates will be available here on Friday, January 27.
Circa Waves: ‘Going Down Under’ tour
When: May 23 – May 27
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Circa Waves will return to Australia with their ‘Going Down Under’ tour in May. It kicks off in Sydney at The Metro on May 27, before the band plays successive shows in Brisbane and Melbourne the following two evenings. The four-date tour, in support of Circa Waves’ latest album ‘Never Going Under’, wraps up on May 27 in Perth. Head here for tickets.
Michael Bublé
When: June 1 – June 21
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After cancelling his scheduled December tour of Australia due to “logistical issues”, Michael Bublé will bring his signature croon Down Under with rescheduled shows in June 2023. The 10-date tour includes two stadium shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane, as well as dates in Newcastle and Perth. Find tickets here.
The Damned
When: June 5 – June 9
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More than 35 years after their first trek over, The Damned will return to Australian stages in June. The legendary punks will play the second edition of Melbourne’s RISING festival on Friday June 9, closing out a week that will also see them take to stages in Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. It comes in support of their 12th album, ‘Darkadelic’ (due out April 28 via earMUSIC), and tickets are on sale now – find them here.
Henry Rollins: ‘Good To See You’ tour
When: June 5 – July 3
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Former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins will touch down in June for his first speaking tour of Australia in seven years, delivering his unique hybrid of social commentary and punk anecdotes – somewhere between stand-up comedy and a TED Talk – to an impressive 18 crowds. He’ll hit a mix of capital cities and regional hotspots, with unconventional touring stops like Alice Springs and Darwin in the mix alongside the usual east coast and WA mainstays. See here for tickets to the dates in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Thirroul and Sydney, with all other dates – as well as pre-sale info – available here.
Babymetal
When: June 8 – June 11
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Babymetal’s two-year hiatus has come to an end, and with their fourth album, ‘The Other One’, having just made landfall, the kawaii-core warriors have slated a mammoth world tour for 2023. Destroy All Lines are wrangling the Australian leg, bringing Babymetal to arenas in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. It’ll be their first time headlining shows in the country – they last toured as part of the Good Things festival in 2018 – with tickets to all three of the shows available here.
BLACKPINK: ‘Born Pink’ tour
When: June 10 – June 17
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The final leg of BLACKPINK’s worldwide tour will take place on Australian and New Zealand shores next year, with Melbourne and Sydney enjoying two shows each in June. The K-pop girl group will perform tracks from the tour’s namesake album, ‘Born Pink’, which was released in September 2022. Head here for touring and ticketing info.
Polyphia
When: June 27 – June 29
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Polyphia’s first Australian tour went down in 2018, when they supported Intervals for a short run of club shows. The instrumental prog-rockers have since exploded in popularity – thanks in no short part to their fourth album, last year’s ‘Remember That You Will Die’ – and with Australia being one of their biggest markets, they’ll return this June to tour the record on a headline run.
They’ll play theatres along the east coast, starting with Brisbane’s Tivoli on Tuesday June 27, then Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Wednesday June 28, and finally Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre on Thursday June 29. Tickets for all of the shows are on sale here.
Lewis Capaldi
When: July 7 – July 15
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Capaldi’s 2023 Australian run of shows come in support of his upcoming album, ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’, which he’ll tour in Adelaide and Perth, alongside two shows each in both Melbourne and Sydney. Head here for tickets.
Lizzo: The Special Tour
When: July 14 – July 26
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Get ready to feel good as hell: Lizzo is bringing The Special Tour to Australia and New Zealand. She’ll play arena shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland – around her headlining set at Splendour in the Grass 2023. She’ll be supported by Australia’s very own Tkay Maidza. Find tickets here.
Luke Combs
When: August 11 – August 26
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Playing arenas across the country, Luke Combs’ mammoth Australian tour runs throughout August, and will enlist fellow country music singer Cody Johnson and Australian singer-songwriter Lane Pittman. Rod Laver Arena, RAC and Qudos Bank Arena are among the venues set to welcome Combs, who is touring in support of 2022 album ‘Growin’ Up’. Find tickets to Combs’ tour here.
Loveless
When: August 17 – August 20
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Rising emo duo Loveless are making their Australian debut this August, touring tracks from their recent EP ‘End Of An Era’ in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. In a press release announcing the shows – tickets for all three of which can be found here – the pair said: “We are so excited to come see and play Australia for the first time, truly a dream to see all of you and it’s going to be an incredible run of shows! Love you, see you soon!”
Thrice
When: August 31 – September 7
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Thrice’s Australian tour will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 2003 major label debut, ‘The Artist In The Ambulance’. It includes shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Badlands, all of which take place between August 31 and September 7. Tickets are on sale here.
Against The Current: The ‘Nightmares & Daydreams’ tour
When: September 8 – October 4
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Against The Current‘s Australian tour comprises three successive dates in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this September. At the top of the following month, the band will play shows in Belgrave (October 1) and Adelaide (October 3), before wrapping up the six-date tour in Perth on October 4. Find tickets here.
Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets: The Echoes Tour
When: September 16 – September 25
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As the only Pink Floyd member to perform on all 15 of their studio albums, founding drummer Nick Mason has earned the right to lead his own tour of the iconic prog-rockers’ early catalogue. Performing with his Saucerful Of Secrets band (which also features Pink Floyd’s former touring bassist Guy Pratt, as well as guitarists Lee Harris and Gary Kemp, and keyboardist Dom Beken), Mason will deliver cuts from Pink Floyd’s pre-‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ era in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth. Find tickets here.
They Might Be Giants: ‘An Evening With: Flood, Book And Beyond’
When: October 5 – October 11
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2023 marks the 33rd anniversary of They Might Be Giants’ landmark third album, ‘Flood’ – an odd year to celebrate an anniversary for, maybe, but one fans certainly won’t question. The legendary alt-rockers will perform their seminal effort in full on the upcoming run, hitting stages in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth this October. See here for tickets.
Bury Tomorrow
When: October 13 – October 21
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In what will be their first-ever headline tour of the country, Bury Tomorrow will make their Australian debut next year with new bandmates Ed Hartwell and Tom Prendergast in tow. The October run of shows will arrive shortly after ‘The Seventh Sun’, the band’s upcoming album set for release in March 2023. Bury Tomorrow’s six-date tour includes shows in Newcastle, Brisbane and Perth. Head here for tickets.
The Corrs
When: October 25 – November 6
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The Corrs’ first full-scale national tour in over 20 years will take place towards the end of 2023, with shows in most capital cities booked for October and November. The pop rock family band will be supported in all cities – including Perth, Newcastle, Sydney and more – by singer Natalie Imbruglia as well as Toni Childs, and Germein. Find tickets here.
Sam Smith: ‘Gloria’ tour
When: October 28 – November 8
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The singer will tour Australia for the first time since 2018, playing arenas in Adelaide and Brisbane, as well as two dates in Melbourne and Sydney and Brisbane. The tour comes in support of Smith‘s fourth studio album ‘Gloria’, featuring their smash hit Kim Petras collaboration ‘Unholy’.
The Exploited
When: November 9 – November 19
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The Exploited‘s nine-date Australian tour serves as a belated celebration of the band’s 40th anniversary. The Exploited’s first run of shows in the country since 2015 will kick off with back-to-back shows in Geelong, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth from November 9. Successive shows from November 15 will follow. Find tickets here.
Robbie Williams: ‘XXV’ world tour
When: November 11 – December 1
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Arriving over a year after his two headline shows and performance at the AFL Grand Final this year, concertgoers will again welcome Robbie Williams as part of his ‘XXV’ Australian tour. The run of shows includes both metropolitan stadiums – in Sydney and Melbourne – and regional wineries like Queensland’s Mount Cotton.
Williams, who will be touring his namesake album ‘XXV’, added new dates to the schedule in September, bringing the number of tour dates to nine. Find tickets here.
Måneskin: ‘Rush! Tour’
When: November 20 – November 25
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Still riding the high of their Eurovision win in 2021, Måneskin are taking their just-released ‘Rush!’ album to Australia this November. It comes as part of a four-month world tour to support the album – their third overall, earning three stars from NME – with local dates locked in for Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Tickets are on sale now – find them here.
Electric Callboy: ‘Tekkno’ tour
When: November 25 – December 1
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German techno-metal outfit Electric Callboy will embark on their first-ever headline tour of Australia in November, plugging cuts from ‘Tekkno’ – their highly acclaimed sixth album – in Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. It follows their recent trek here for last year’s Good Things festival, and you can score tickets to these new shows here.
Additional reporting by Ellie Robinson and Alex Gallagher