{"id":726540,"date":"2026-06-10T03:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/726540\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T03:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:33:13","slug":"niall-horan-former-one-direction-singer-snubs-perth-again-ahead-of-february-2027-aussie-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/726540\/","title":{"rendered":"Niall Horan: Former One Direction singer snubs Perth again ahead of February 2027 Aussie tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Irish singer Niall Horan has announced he\u2019ll be flying in one direction early next year as he returns to Australia, snubbing Perth for the third consecutive time as a solo artist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Horan, 32, confirmed singular February shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, which precede a string of US dates kicking off in March, and a European tour scheduled to round out the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The east coast jaunt will follow the June 5 release of his fourth studio album Dinner Party, aptly naming his shows Dinner Party Live On Tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Irishman has toured Australia several times since releasing personal works as far back as 2017, but is yet to return to Perth since his One Direction days in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1e07ca96fc82c7ed17903fd5a5846818d2911f2d.jpg\" alt=\"Niall Horan performs at Rod Laver Arena in 2024.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconNiall Horan performs at Rod Laver Arena in 2024. Credit: TEG Live<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cI always love coming back to Australia, so I\u2019m absolutely buzzing to finally announce Dinner Party Live On Tour for February 2027,\u201d Horan said of the tour announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThe support from Australian fans has always been amazing, and I can\u2019t wait to get back over there and play these new songs for you. We\u2019ve got a bigger and better show planned, four albums worth of tunes to get through, and a few surprises up our sleeves. It\u2019s going to be a really special run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Understandably, West Aussie fans who had grown accustomed to being overlooked in favour of larger Aussie cities lashed out on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cHeartbroken no Perth again \ud83d\udc94<a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/dinnerforone\/\">#dinnerforone<\/a> \ud83d\ude22,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cPerth says hi, just reminding you we exist and would also love to see you \ud83e\udd7a\ud83e\ude77,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cWhy do you hate Perth? 3 tours and you haven\u2019t come to Perth once\u2026 \ud83d\ude14,\u201d one more wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">For comparison, One Direction band mate Harry Styles has toured Perth twice as a solo act, with Louis Thomlinson playing once in WA since the group disbanded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">However, WA-based One D fans have not been as fortunate in 2026, with the same members opting not to fly west later this year when they return to Australian shores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Horan\u2019s national run will be supported by Toowoomba singer Jude York, who expressed his excitement at sharing a stage with the global artist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cTHE INCREDIBLE Niall Horan IS TAKING ME ON TOURRRR \ud83d\ude2d this doesn\u2019t feel real (swipe for reaction) \u2026 arena tour 2027 see you there Australia \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d York wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Niall Horan Australian tour dates 2027February 10 &#8211; Adelaide Entertainment Centre February 12 &#8211; Melbourne, Rod Laver ArenaFebruary 16 &#8211; Sydney, Qudos Bank ArenaFebruary 19 &#8211; Brisbane Entertainment Centre<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Irish singer Niall Horan has announced he\u2019ll be flying in one direction early next year as he returns&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":726541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":["post-726540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/726541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=726540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=726540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}