{"id":447093,"date":"2026-05-27T03:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/447093\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T03:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:06:09","slug":"mkto-announce-2026-australian-new-zealand-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/447093\/","title":{"rendered":"MKTO announce 2026 Australian & New Zealand tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having captivated crowds in Melbourne and Sydney in 2025, multi-Platinum selling US duo MKTO are set to return \u2013 charting a full national tour of Australia, as well as a stop in New Zealand, this September!<\/p>\n

Following sold out shows in Sydney and Melbourne in 2025, this upcoming Australian\/NZ tour presented by Teamwrk Touring and MRG Live will see MKTO return to both cities, whilst hitting venues in Brisbane, Newcastle, Adelaide, Perth and New Zealand for the first time in over a decade.<\/p>\n

Since their last Australian visit, the duo have been riding wave on wave of exciting momentum; performing epic shows in North America alongside the likes of The Kid LAROI and 2 Chainz, while continuing to expand their reach with new audiences throughout the country. For MKTO, commanding stages has been part of their DNA from the onset yet now, as they head into this new era, Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller are excited to share a rejuvenated chemistry with fans; longtime and new alike.<\/p>\n

MKTO\u2019s relationship with Australian fans stretches back to their debut single \u2018Thank You\u2019, released in 2012. Taking the ARIA Charts by storm, the single landed MKTO 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following \u2018Thank You\u2019 with further ARIA Top 40 singles including their worldwide breakout \u2018Classic\u2019<\/a> (which also cracked the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100), as well as \u2018God Only Knows\u2019<\/a> and \u2018American Dream\u2019<\/a>, the 2014 self-titled debut album MKTO saw them transformed into a global sensation with platinum and gold certifications in Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand, Sweden and Denmark.\u00a0<\/p>\n

WIth over 9 million monthly streams (as well as over 1.7 billion streams for their 2012 hit \u2018Classic\u2019),\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re super excited to still be able to do shows with music we put out years ago. Even more excited to add New Zealand to this run as well as more cities in Australia.\u00a0 Places that showed us love from the very beginning. Can\u2019t wait to see everybody and have a good time!\u201d<\/p>\n

MALCOLM KELLY, MKTO<\/p>\n

Teamwrk Touring and MRG Live presents<\/p>\n

MKTO \u2013 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2026<\/p>\n

Pre-sale live Wednesday 20 May, 9am AEST<\/p>\n

General on-sale live Thursday 21 May, 9am AEST<\/p>\n

SIGN UP FOR PRE-SALE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

TOUR DATES<\/p>\n

THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER PRINCESS THEATRE BRISBANE
FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 170 RUSSELL MELBOURNE
SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER LION ARTS FACTORY ADELAIDE
SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER FREO SOCIAL FREMANTLE
THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER LIBERTY HALL SYDNEY<\/p>\n

FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER KING ST BANDROOM NEWCASTLE\u00a0<\/p>\n

SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER THE STUDIO AUCKLAND<\/p>\n

PRAISE<\/p>\n

\u201cSo catchy, so danceable, and this duo is one of my favourite things out there\u201d<\/p>\n

TAYLOR SWIFT<\/p>\n

\u201cRefreshingly exuberant\u201d<\/p>\n

NEWS.COM<\/p>\n

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