{"id":557628,"date":"2026-08-03T13:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/557628\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:02:26","slug":"jordan-rakei-announces-australia-and-new-zealand-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/557628\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Rakei Announces Australia and New Zealand Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan Rakei has announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>The acclaimed multi-instrumentalist will play shows in Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne at the beginning of December (see full dates below).<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the tour go on sale to the general public on Thursday, August 6th at 4:30pm AEST. The pre-sale begins on Wednesday, August 5th at 4:30pm AEST (sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/arep.co\/p\/jordan-rakei-2026\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Rakei\u2019s tour will be preceded by new album A Safe Place to Be Wild, out Friday, October 30th via Fontana.<\/p>\n<p>Rakei\u2019s seventh studio album is described as his \u201cmost instinctive and fearless work to date; an intimate, surreal, and emotionally direct record about self-acceptance, vulnerability, and creative freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Safe Place to Be Wild follows Rakie\u2019s previous album The Loop, which was a top 40 hit in the UK in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past, I worried about what my band, managers, or friends thought. Now, I don\u2019t care what anyone thinks; this is how I feel. I\u2019m not hiding behind my metaphors or production tricks anymore,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/jordan-rakei-the-loop-album-interview-59705\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rakei told us in an interview<\/a> during his previous album cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Love Music?<\/p>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/spinner.gif\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-new-zealand-albums-2024-70440\/jordan-rakei-the-loop-70493\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">including The Loop<\/a> in our year-end New Zealand albums list in 2024, we <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/80-best-new-zealand-albums-of-the-2020s-so-far-78646\/jordan-rakei-the-loop-album-78722\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">further named it<\/a> as one of the best New Zealand of the 2020s so far the following year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecorded live with an orchestra, it\u2019s sweeping and intimate all at once. Themes of fatherhood and growth thread through lush arrangements, making this his most personal and expansive release yet,\u201d we praised.<\/p>\n<p>The Loop arrived during a fertile period of Rakei\u2019s stellar career, which included playing sold-out shows at London\u2019s iconic Royal Albert Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Rakei 2026 Australian and New Zealand Tour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Presented by Finely Tuned<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pre-sale begins Wednesday, August 5th (4:30pm AEST)<br \/>General sale begins Thursday, August 6th (4:30pm AEST)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ticket information available <a href=\"https:\/\/finelytuned.com.au\/tours\/jordan-rakei\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thursday, December 3rd<br \/>Town Hall, Auckland, NZ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Saturday, December 5th<br \/>The Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sunday, December 6th<br \/>Tumbalong Park (FORMA), Sydney, NSW<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thursday, December 10th<br \/>The Forum, Melbourne, VIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jordan Rakei has announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand. 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