Our new weekly update brings you a round up of new tour announcements for this week. Featuring who’s heading to Melbourne and where to grab your tickets.
International Acts
MKTO
Having captivated crowds in Melbourne and Sydney in 2025, multi-Platinum selling US duo MKTO are set to return – charting a full national tour of Australia, as well as a stop in New Zealand, this September!
MKTO’s relationship with Australian fans stretches back to their debut single ‘Thank You’, released in 2012. Taking the ARIA Charts by storm, the single landed duo on Australian radars in a big way: their fusion of pop and R&B became the flavour on a menu many fans wanted a part of. MKTO have maintained their dedicated fanbase around the world, and this year the duo is keen to get back in contact with as much of it as possible.
Australian / NZ Tour Dates
Thursday 3 September Princess Theatre Brisbane
Friday 4 September 170 Russell Melbourne
Saturday 5 September Lion Arts Factory Adelaide
Sunday 6 September Freo Social Perth
Thursday 10 September Liberty Hall Sydney
Friday 11 September King St Bandroom Newcastle
Sunday 13 September The Studio Auckland
Get your tickets HERE
Less Than Jake
Ska-punk mainstays Less Than Jake return to Australia and New Zealand this October and November for their ‘Circus Down Under’ tour, bringing their signature mix of brass, hooks and chaos back to our shores.
Across more than three decades, Less Than Jake has carved out a catalogue that sits at the centre of ska-punk’s global story. From early staples through to later releases, their shows balance energy and precision, big choruses, sharp playing and just enough edgy unpredictability to keep things interesting.
Australian / NZ Tour Dates
Friday 30 October Metropolis Fremantle Perth
Saturday 31 October Hindley St Music Hall Adelaide
Monday 2 November Forum Melbourne
Thursday 5 November Enmore Theatre Sydney
6 November Eaton’s Hill Hotel Brisbane
7 November The Studio Auckland
Get your tickets HERE
Australian Acts
Dice
Hot on the heels of the announcement of DICE’s second album, I Thought The Altitude Would Make It Worth The View, the four-piece from Perth have announced an extensive national tour in support of the album.
Starting in Adelaide in August before heading off around the country, the tour will take in both capital cities and regional stops, finishing up in the band’s hometown in September.
Comprising of Ben Hodge, Tom King, Regan Beazley, and Sam Barrett-Lennard, the Perth-based four-piece makes music for authentic connection. Following the 2024 release of their ARIA-charting debut album Midnight Zoo, the band rapidly grew from local indie favourites into a global touring act.
Australian Tour Dates
Saturday 8 August The Gov Adelaide
Sunday 9 Aug Altar Hobart
Thursday 13 August Leichhardt Hotel Rockhampton
Friday 14 August McGuires Hotel Mackay
Saturday 15 August The Warehouse Townsville
Sunday 16 August Tanks Arts Centre Cairns
Thursday 20 August Kings Beach Tavern Sunshine Coast
Friday 21 August Tivoli Brisbane
Saturday 22 August Mos Gold Coast
Sunday 23 August The Northern Byron Bay
Wednesday 26 August Hoey Moey Coffs Harbour
Friday 28 August King Street Bandroom Newcastle
Saturday 29 August Metro Sydney
Sunday 30 August LaLaLas Wollongong
Wednesday 2 September Baso Canberra
Friday 4 September Torquay Hotel Torquay
Saturday 5 September Northcote Theatre Melbourne
Friday 11 September Astor Theatre Perth
Saturday 12 September Dunsborough Tavern Dunsborough
Presale tickets are now live. General sale starts Thursday 28 May @ 10am (local)
Get your tickets HERE
Dom Dolla
Dom Dolla is set to make his debut at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Thursday, 24th September, in partnership with Untitled Group and Frontier Touring. Landing on the eve of Melbourne’s long weekend, the announcement marks an Australian-exclusive event and a landmark homecoming moment for the city.
The GRAMMY Award-nominated DJ and producer will take the stage at Marvel Stadium in front of his home crowd for the world premiere of his brand new stadium production, in what promises to be one of the most anticipated electronic music events the city has seen.
Australian Tour Date
Thursday 24 September Marvel Stadium Melbourne
Presale Begins Friday 29 May @ 12pm AEST. General sale starts Monday 1 June @ 12pm AEST
Sign up for presale access HERE
Hiatus Kaiyote
Genre-bending soul visionaries Hiatus Kaiyote are celebrating their 15th anniversary, and they’re bringing their unique blend of funk, jazz, hip-hop, rock and progressive R&B to venues across Australia.
Led by singer-guitarist Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield, with bassist Paul Bender, keyboardist Simon Mavin and drummer Perrin Moss, the group have built a formidable reputation for their spectacular stage performances, mixing musical mastery and thrilling, edge-of-your-seat chaos.
Australian Tour Dates
Friday 10 July The Tivoli Brisbane
Sunday 12 July Sydney Opera House Sydney
Saturday 18 July Forum Melbourne
Sunday 23 August Darwin Festival 2026 Darwin
Thursday 3 September Meow NUI Wellington
Friday 4 September Auckland Town Hall Auckland
Presale tickets are now live. General sale starts Wednesday 27 May @ 11am (local)
Get your tickets HERE
Merpire
Fresh from touring with Ball Park Music in May, Merpire has now put together an extra special show, “Full Band, Full Hearts”, with friends Nell and Etta of Loose Tooth.
Between their captivating full band sets – Merpire with her huge voice and dreamy guitar, and Loose Tooth with their crooked country pop songs – they’ll be giving us their full hearts, chatting with raw honesty about the ever-changing role of music in their lives, identity shifts, the Australian music industry’s apathy for Mums in music, raising babies, puppies and more.
With the power of music and community, this is a show not to be missed.
Australian Tour Dates
Friday 24 July The Curtin Melbourne
Get you tickets HERE
Festivals
Town Folk Festival
Town Folk is the little festival with the grand vision. A day to discover new artists of a contemporary folk flavour, it’s a carefully curated musical choose-your-own-adventure in an easy-going format. Performances take place across four unique stages, all just a short walk from one another, to make an accessible and family-friendly festival experience. With artists including Aldous Harding and Folk Bitch Trio, this promises to be an event you can’t afford to miss.
Saturday 21 November Dja Dja Wurrung Country Castlemaine
Get your tickets HERE
Gigs Coming Soon
EGOISM
Egoism’s ‘Just a local band on Tour’ rocks up to Melbourne’s NSC this Thursday before heading on to Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, so make sure to grab one of the remaining tickets – they’re selling fast!
Self described as “just a local band from Sydney”, 2026 starts a new chapter for the trio, with new music that grounds itself in the everyday realities of Sydney life and the quiet pressure to be more settled, more successful, more certain. Music about measuring yourself against invisible timelines, with equal parts self awareness and irreverence.
Australian Tour Dates
Thursday 28 May Northcote Social Club Melbourne
Saturday 6 June Tomcat Brisbane
Friday 12 June Four5Nine Bar Perth
Saturday 13 June The Austral Hotel Adelaide
Get your tickets HERE