{"id":891423,"date":"2026-09-14T07:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891423\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:26:12","slug":"empire-of-the-sun-announce-biggest-ever-tour-of-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891423\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire of the Sun Announce Biggest Ever Tour of Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Empire of the Sun have announced their biggest ever tour of Australia set for 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Announced today, the Australian heavyweights will kick off the Ask That God: Afterlife\u00a0tour in Auckland next February, before moving on to perform in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.<\/p>\n<p>The Sydney-formed band last toured our shores in 2024 in support of their latest record,\u00a0Ask That God, which they also took globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsk That God: Afterlife feels like a tour of unknowns and possibilities \u2014 new visions, new plateaus, fragile breakthroughs. I think things are going to happen on this tour that have<br \/>never happened before,&#8221; Luke Steele said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can\u2019t wait to take this music and this tour to new frontiers. Let\u2019s break barriers together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During that run, it was revealed that Empire of the Sun became the <a href=\"https:\/\/themusicnetwork.com\/news\/empire-of-the-sun-make-history-london-alexandra-palace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">first Australian act<\/a> to sell out three headline shows at London&#8217;s famous Alexandra Palace.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Newsletter Background\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"176\" height=\"287\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"object-cover max-lg:hidden\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789370772_794_image.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"Newsletter Background\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"189\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover lg:hidden\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789370772_942_image.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>THE MUSIC NETWORK NEWSLETTER<\/p>\n<p>Reporting from inside the Australian music business since &#8217;94.<\/p>\n<p>Get our top stories straight to your inbox daily by signing up to our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>By providing your information, you agree to our <a class=\"text-neutral-600! underline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vinyl.media\/media\/terms-of-use\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> and our <a class=\"text-neutral-600! underline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vinyl.media\/media\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe pretty much have all the songs now\u2026 I have high hopes for it now,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We kind of went straight in after making the film in Thailand and started making new things. It feels really exciting. Luke\u2019s [Steele] never sung better. I think all this touring has made his voice so strong, super focused. We\u2019re both sober, which is interesting\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>General public tickets for the tour go on sale from 2pm local time on Friday, September 18th. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiertouring.com\/empireofthesun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a> for more details and check out all of the dates below.<\/p>\n<p>Empire of the Sun 2027 Australia &amp; New Zealand Tour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Friday, February 19th<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Afterpay Arena, Sydney, NSW<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, SA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Empire of the Sun have announced their biggest ever tour of Australia set for 2027. 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