{"id":829381,"date":"2026-07-28T16:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/829381\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:16:10","slug":"laufey-in-perth-grammy-winner-shares-tribute-to-wa-with-beautiful-first-show-to-kick-off-aus-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/829381\/","title":{"rendered":"Laufey in Perth: Grammy winner shares tribute to WA with \u2018beautiful first show\u2019 to kick off Aus tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Two-time Grammy winner Laufey has spoken glowingly of her debut showing in Perth following the launch of her national tour at RAC Arena on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Icelandic singer returned Down Under with her A Matter of Time Tour, and is slated to play eight total shows before heading further east to New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">On Tuesday, she thanked WA fans for their support as she posted highlights of the night to social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThank you for a beautiful first show Perth \ud83e\udde1\u2728\ud83e\udde1 it feels so good to be back!!! see you in adelaide tonight!! \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">A carousel of images depicted the singer prancing around the stage in a golden dress and heels, before flexing her skills on the guitar, piano, and cello.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The multi-hyphenate musician was supported by British-raised singer Leonie Biney who will follow her throughout the Aussie jaunt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Scores of Perth fans expressed their joy in seeing the pair live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThank you for coming all the way to Perth for us Lover Girls!\u201d one fan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cBrilliant show. Thanks from this Perthling,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">RAC Arena wrote: \u201cWe loved having you and Leonie Biney in Perth!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0267da9d141158de6ab99e9ac673112e0d246ef6.jpg\" alt=\"Laufey at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images) Picture: Gilbert Flores\/2026GG\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconLaufey at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images) Gilbert Flores\/2026GG Credit: Gilbert Flores\/2026GG\/Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The ethereal artist is known for her signature blend of classic pop and jazz, woven together through themes of love and self-discovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">She claimed the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2024 for her record Bewitched, and followed it up in 2026 by winning her second with A Matter Of Time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Laufey\u2019s first ever Australian tour came in winter 2023, before returning the following year to greater fanfare and sold out shows across the east coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two-time Grammy winner Laufey has spoken glowingly of her debut showing in Perth following the launch of her&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":829382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":["post-829381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829381","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=829381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}