All the artists touring Australia in 2025

Despite all the doomsday forecasts about the state of the live music industry, there are truckloads of artists touring Australia every week. The gig schedule for 2025 is particularly packed, with bands and solo artists from all corners of the globe – and all areas of the genre spectrum – coming to play shows across the country.

Below, you’ll find all the details of upcoming Australian tours including show dates, ticket links, and associated festival appearances.

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touring Australia in December

SEE ALSO: All the music festivals in Australia in 2025/26

Doja Cat (USA)
Mon 1 Dec – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney NSW
Tue 2 Dec – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney NSW
Tickets via Live Nation

The Dead South (CAN)
Mon 1 Dec – Odeon Theatre, Hobart TAS
Wed 3 Dec – Festival Hall, Melbourne VIC
Fri 5 Dec – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW
Sat 6 Dec – Bar on the Hill, Newcastle NSW
Tue 9 Dec – Riverstage, Brisbane QLD
Tickets Face to Face Touring

Saya Grey (CAN)
Mon 1 Dec – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
Wed 3 Dec – Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Sun 7 Dec – 170 Russell, Melbourne VIC?
(Also playing: Meredith Music Festival VIC)
Tickets via Handsome Tours

TV on the Radio (USA)
Tue 2 Dec – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
Thu 4 Dec – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD
Mon 8 Dec – Forum Melbourne, Melbourne VIC
Tickets via Penny Drop 

Loyle Carner (ENG)
Tue 2 Dec – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
Thu 4 Dec –Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW
Sat 6 Dec – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC
Tue 9 Dec – Metro City, Perth WA
Tickets via Live Nation

Franz Ferdinand (SCO)
w/ Delivery, Teenage Dads
Tue 2 Dec – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul NSW
Wed 3 Dec – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW
Tickets via Frontier

Florist (USA)
Tue 2 Dec – The Scenic Hotel, Adelaide SA
Sat 6 Dec – Archies Creek Hotel, Archies Creek VIC
(Also playing: Meredith Music Festival VIC)
Tickets via Jet Black Cat

Scowl (USA)
Tue 2 Dec – King Street, Newcastle NSW
Wed 3 Dec – Shadows Night Club, Canberra ACT
Fri 5 Dec – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney NSW
Wed 10 Dec – Lynott’s Lounge, Northbridge WA
Fri 12 Dec – Jive, Adelaide SA
Sat 13 Dec – Howler, Brunswick VIC
(Also playing Rolling Sets Tweed Heads & Central Coast)
Tickets here

Everclear (USA)
Tue 2 Dec – The Warehouse, Townsville QLD
Thu 4 Dec – Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra QLD
Fri 5 Dec – The Back Room (Chardons Corner), Brisbane QLD
Sat 6 Dec – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast QLD
Wed 10 Dec – Freo Social, Fremantle WA
Thu 11 Dec – The Carine, Duncraig WA
Fri 12 Dec – Magnet House, Perth WA
Sat 13 Dec – The Gov, Adelaide SA
Tickets here

d4vd (USA) – CANCELLED
Wed 3 Dec – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
Thu 4 Dec – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
Mon 8 Dec – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW
Wed 10 Dec – Festival Hall, Melbourne VIC
(Also playing: Spilt Milk VIC, WA, ACT, QLD)
Tickets via Handsome Tours

Kendrick Lamar (USA)
w/ ScHoolboy Q (Dec 3 & 10), Doechii (Dec 4 & 11)
Wed 3 Dec – AAMI Park, Melbourne VIC
Thu 4 Dec – AAMI Park, Melbourne VIC
Wed 10 Dec – Allianz Stadium, Sydney NSW
Thu 11 Dec – Allianz Stadium, Sydney NSW
(Also playing: Spilt Milk VIC, WA, ACT, QLD)
Tickets via Live Nation

Flipturn (USA)
Wed 3 Dec – The Brightside, Brisbane QLD
Thu 4 Dec – Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Fri 5 Dec – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
(Also playing: Rolling Sets NSW)
Tickets via DAL

The Fray (USA)
Tue 3 Dec – Metro City, Perth WA
Thu 5 Dec – Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane QLD
Fri 6 Dec – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
Sat 7 Dec – The Forum, Melbourne VIC
Mon 9 Dec – The Forum, Melbourne VIC
Tue 10 Dec – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
Tickets via TEG Live

Justice (FR)
w/ Tame Impala (DJ Set), Busy P
Wed 3 Dec – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney NSW
Fri 5 Dec – John Cain Arena, Melbourne VIC
Sun 7 Dec – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane QLD
Tickets via TEG LIVE

Sam Austins (USA)
Wed 3 Dec – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW
Thu 4 Dec – Howler, Melbourne VIC
(Also playing Meredith Music Festival VIC)
Tickets via Penny Drop 

Perfume Genius (USA)
Wed 3 Dec – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat VIC
Thu 4 Dec – Forum, Melbourne VIC
Sun 7 Dec – The Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Tue 9 Dec – Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW
(Also playing Meredith Music Festival VIC)
Tickets via Mistletone

Rebecca Black (USA)
w/ Blusher
Thu 4 Dec – The Triffid, Brisbane QLD
Tue 9 Dec – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
Thu 11 Dec – Forum, Melbourne VIC
Tickets via Live Nation 

Sombr (USA)
Thu 4 Dec – Festival Hall, Melbourne VIC
Tue 9 Dec – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW
Thu 11 Dec – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
Tue 16 Dec – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW
(Also playing: Spilt Milk VIC, WA, ACT, QLD)
Tickets via Frontier Touring 

ATARASHII GAKKO! (JPN)
Thu 4 Dec – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW
Mon 8 Dec – Festival Hall, Melbourne VIC
(Also playing: Meredith Music Festival VIC)
Tickets via Frontier

Parcels
Thu 4 Dec – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC
Sat 6 Dec – On The Steps at Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW
Sun 7 Dec – On The Steps at Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW
Tickets via Frontier Touring

Jack J
Thu 4 Dec – Night Cat, Melbourne VIC
Fri 5 Dec – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC
Tickets via Niche Productions

dust
Fri 5 Dec – Jive, Adelaide SA
Sat 6 Dec – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane QLD
Fri 12 Dec – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW
Sat 13 Dec – Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Tickets here

HAAi
Fri 5 Dec – City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW
Fri 12 Dec – The Third Day, Melbourne VIC
(Also playing: Meredith Music Festival VIC)
Tickets: Syd, Mel

Liz Stringer
Fri 5 Dec – Stag & Hunter Hotel, Mayfield NSW
Sat 6 Dec – Mary’s Underground, Sydney NSW
Fri 12 Dec – Old Stone Hall, Beechworth VIC
Sat 13 Dec – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan VIC
Tickets here

Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission
w/ Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits
Fri 5 Dec – Murray Delta Juke Joint, Goolwa SA
Sat 6 Dec – Wheatsheaf, Adelaide SA
Sun 7 Dec – Wheatsheaf, Adelaide SA
Fri 12 Dec – The River, Margaret River WA
Sat 13 Dec – Oxford Hotel, Leederville WA
Sun 14 Dec – Oxford Hotel, Leederville WA
Thu 18 Dec – Arco Bar, Heatherton VIC
Fri 19 Dec – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC
Sat 20 Dec – Corner Hotel, Richmond VIC
Thu 1 Jan – Archies Creek Hotel, Archies Creek VIC
Tickets here 

Regurgitator
w/ Dem Mob
Fri 5 Dec – Finnians, Port Macquarie NSW
Sat 6 Dec – Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour NSW
Fri 12 Dec – Everglades, Woy Woy NSW
Sat 13 Dec – Avalon Beach RSL, Avalon Beach NSW
Tickets here

Sara Landry (USA)
Fri 5 Dec – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC
Fri 12 Dec – Munro Pavilion, Sydney NSW
(Also playing: Spilt Milk VIC, WA, ACT, QLD)
Tickets here 

Throwing Muses (USA)
Fri 5 Dec – Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Sat 6 Dec – Factory Theatre, Sydney NSW
Sun 7 Dec – Crowbar, Brisbane QLD
Fri 12 Dec – Rosemount, Perth WA
Sat 13 Dec – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide SA
Tickets via Troubadour

Chaos in the CBD (NZ/Aotearoa)
Fri 5 Dec – 170 Russell, Melbourne VIC
Sat 6 Dec – City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW
(Also playing: Strawberry Fields NSW)
Tickets here

Marlon Hoffstadt (DE)
Fri 5 Dec – Munro Warehouse, Sydney
Sun 7 Dec – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Tickets via Untitled

Omar Souleyman (SYR)
Fri 5 Dec – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC (w/ Moktar)
Sun 7 Dec – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW
(Also playing: Meredith Music Festival VIC)
Tickets via Crown Ruler

Kelsea Ballerini (USA)
w/ Carter Faith & Aleksiah
Sat 6 Dec – ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney NSW
Sun 7 Dec – ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney NSW
Wed 10 Dec – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne VIC
Thu 11 Dec – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne VIC
Sat 13 Dec – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane QLD
Tickets via Frontier Touring

Crowded House (NZ/Aotearoa)
w/ Angus & Julia Stone, The Church, Mark Seymour w/ Vika & Linda, The Waifs
Sat 6 Dec – Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley WA
Tickets via Red Hot Summer Tour

RocKwiz Live
Sat 6 Dec – Barossa Arts Centre, Tanunda SA
Sun 7 Dec – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SA
Tickets here

Jimmy Barnes
Sat 6 Dec – Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley NSW
Wed 10 Dec – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW
Sat 17 Jan – The Regatta Grounds, Hobart TAS
Sat 31 Jan – Peter Lehmann Wines, Barossa Valley SA
Sat 7 Feb – Sandalford Wines, Swan Valley WA
Tickets via MG Live

bar italia (ENG)
Sun 7 Dec – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC
Wed 10 Dec – The Metro, Sydney NSW
Thu 11 Dec – Crowbar, Brisbane QLD
Tickets via Mistletone

Grinspoon
Fri 12 Dec – Waves, Wollongong NSW
Sat 13 Dec – UC Refectory, Canberra ACT
Fri 19 Dec – Forum, Melbourne VIC
Sat 20 Dec – Forum, Melbourne VIC
Tickets on sale now

The Living End
Fri 12 Dec – Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW
Tickets via Face to Face

Boy & Bear
Sun 14 Dec – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW
Tickets here

X Club.
w/ Bella Claxton, Clouds
Sat 20 Dec – The Wool Store, Melbourne VIC
Tickets here

Dom Dolla
Sat 20 Dec – Allianz Stadium, Sydney NSW
Tickets via Untitled Group

Ross From Friends
presents Bubble Love
Sun 29 Dec – Carriageworks, Sydney NSW
(Also playing: Radar WA, Lost Paradise NSW, NY at the Bowl VIC)
Tickets here