Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027

Aldous Harding has not announced any concerts in Australia or New Zealand for 2027. As of 9 October 2026 her plans for the region are about the next few weeks rather than next year: the Train on the Island tour, named after her fifth album, reaches Australia and New Zealand in November 2026, and no date beyond it has been published.

The singer-songwriter from Lyttelton, near Christchurch, has become one of the most acclaimed artists New Zealand has produced in the past decade. Party (2017) won the Taite Music Prize, 'The Barrel' won the APRA Silver Scroll in 2019, Warm Chris (2022) was her first No. 1 album at home, and Train on the Island, released on 8 May 2026, reached No. 4 in New Zealand and No. 41 in Australia.

This page explains what is and is not known about 2027 and gives a full account of her concerts in New Zealand and Australia, from Tommy Chang's in Lyttelton in 2012 to the theatres, concert halls and festival stages she has played on both sides of the Tasman since.

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: what is announced so far

There are no Aldous Harding concerts in Australia or New Zealand scheduled for 2027. Nothing has been announced for next year in either country, and no 2027 festival line-up published so far includes her. Treat any list of 2027 dates or any 'presale code' with suspicion until an official announcement appears.

The tour that is confirmed takes place in November 2026. In Australia she plays the Forum in Melbourne on Wednesday 18 November, the Odeon Theatre in Hobart on Thursday 19 November, the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on Sunday 22 November and the Princess Theatre in Brisbane on Monday 23 November. These four shows were announced in early May 2026, with a promoter presale on 6 May and the general sale on 7 May. The Hobart date is her first in Tasmania's capital in the setlist archive.

In New Zealand the same month includes Te Paepae Theatre at the New Zealand International Convention Centre in Auckland on Saturday 28 November and the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington on Sunday 29 November 2026, and the Aotearoa leg also takes in Hamilton and Christchurch. By then the show will have been through the UK and Europe, where the album was launched on tour earlier in 2026.

These 2026 dates are not part of the 2027 listing on this site. If further shows are added for 2027, for example festival appearances in the Australian summer, we will update this page; for now there is nothing confirmed for 2027. Sign up below for the alert.

Before the Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: Australia/NZ concert history

Harding's live history begins in Lyttelton, the harbour town whose small but lively music scene, with Marlon Williams, Nadia Reid and Tiny Ruins, shaped her early career. The setlist archive lists Tommy Chang's in Lyttelton on 14 July 2012 and 12 January 2013. Her first Australian dates followed in 2014, after her self-titled debut album: the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne on 8 July, the Wave Rock Caravan Park in Hyden in Western Australia's wheatbelt on 28 September, and the Melbourne Folk Club at the Bella Union bar in the Victorian Trades Hall on 1 October 2014.

Through 2015 and 2016 she built an audience in smaller rooms: the Wheatsheaf Hotel in Adelaide in April 2015, The Zoo in Brisbane in September, Studio The Venue in Auckland, the Newtown Social Club in Sydney in March 2016 and two shows at Auckland's Whammy Bar in March and June 2016. After signing with 4AD and releasing Party in 2017, she played the Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent in Sydney in January, the Pah Homestead in Auckland in July and a New Zealand theatre tour in late 2017: the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch on 30 November, the Opera House in Wellington on 1 December and the Civic Theatre in Auckland on Saturday 2 December.

Designer (2019) brought her bigger headline tours. In August 2019 she played two nights at the Playhouse in Melbourne, the Metro Theatre in Sydney on 26 August, then the James Hay Theatre in Christchurch, the Regent Theatre in Dunedin, the Hunter Lounge in Wellington and two nights at the Powerstation in Auckland on 31 August and 1 September. Early 2020 took her to the Chevron Lighthouse in Perth, The Tivoli in Brisbane, the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on 4 March and the Forum in Melbourne on 6 March, before New Zealand dates at the Michael Fowler Centre, the Auckland Town Hall and the James Hay Theatre in mid-March 2020, just before live music stopped.

With borders closed, she played at home in 2021, at the Auckland Town Hall on 24 July and the Michael Fowler Centre on 7 August. The Warm Chris tour of October 2022 was her most elegant Australian run: the Princess Theatre in Brisbane, Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall at the Melbourne Recital Centre and the City Recital Hall in Sydney, then the 2022 Aotearoa Tour at the Auckland Town Hall on Wednesday 26 October, the St James Theatre in Wellington and the James Hay Theatre in Christchurch.

In May 2024 she played two nights in the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. Her most recent dates in the region, in January and February 2026, were short sets of six or seven songs on big outdoor and arena stages: Fremantle Park, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, two nights at The Domain in Sydney, Brisbane Showgrounds, three nights at Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne and two at the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington, all before the release of Train on the Island.

The table below lists 63 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Aldous Harding between 2012 and 2026, with the most shows in Auckland (11), Melbourne (10), Sydney (10), Wellington (7), Brisbane (5), Adelaide (5). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.

Concert data: setlist.fm

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027 setlist: the songs played most often in Australia and New Zealand

Across the 15 most recent documented Australia/NZ concerts with a full song list (15 March 2020 to 6 February 2026), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.

1. Imagining My Man — played at 13 of 15 shows
2. Leathery Whip — played at 12 of 15 shows
3. Passion Babe — played at 12 of 15 shows
4. Warm Chris — played at 12 of 15 shows
5. Living the Classics — played at 10 of 15 shows
6. Old Peel — played at 8 of 15 shows
7. Treasure — played at 8 of 15 shows
8. Horizon — played at 7 of 15 shows
9. Designer — played at 6 of 15 shows
10. She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain — played at 6 of 15 shows
11. The Barrel — played at 6 of 15 shows
12. Bubbles — played at 5 of 15 shows
13. Ennui — played at 5 of 15 shows
14. Fever — played at 5 of 15 shows

Before the Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: past Australia/NZ tours at a glance

• Melbourne Folk Club (2014): 1 Australia/NZ show — Melbourne.

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027 and Australia/NZ festivals

Harding has played several of the region's best-loved festivals. The setlist archive has her twice at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre in Victoria: in March 2015, the month of Golden Plains, and on 8 December 2017 at the Meredith Music Festival. In early 2018 she toured with Laneway, playing Albert Park in Auckland on 29 January, Harts Mill in Adelaide, the Footscray Community Arts Centre in Melbourne, Sydney College of the Arts, Brisbane Showgrounds and the Esplanade Reserve in Fremantle on 11 February 2018.

In March 2018 she played the TSB Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth, home of WOMAD New Zealand, and in March 2020 Botanic Park in Adelaide, the site of WOMADelaide, on 7 March, followed by Lone Star Valley in Golconda, Tasmania, the next day.

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: career and records

Aldous Harding was born Hannah Sian Topp in 1990; Harding is her stepfather's surname. Both her parents are musicians, and her mother is the Canadian folk singer Lorina Harding, with whom she made her recording debut at 13. At Logan Park High School in Dunedin she sang with her friend Nadia Reid, and after school she travelled through Europe, the UK and Canada before settling into the Lyttelton music scene near Christchurch.

Her self-titled debut album came out on Flying Nun in 2014, inspired by English folk music, and reached No. 35 in New Zealand. 4AD announced her signing in early 2017, just before Party, which she recorded in Wales with producer John Parish. The Guardian called her 'one of the most original songwriters around'; the album reached No. 6 at home, was nominated for IMPALA's European Album of the Year and won the 2018 Taite Prize, and she won Breakthrough Artist and Alternative at the 2017 NZ Music Awards.

Designer (2019) was her first album to chart in Australia, at No. 53, and No. 5 in New Zealand. Metacritic ranked it among the most critically acclaimed records of the year, and 'The Barrel' won the APRA Silver Scroll. Warm Chris (2022) went to No. 1 in New Zealand and No. 31 in Australia, with 'Tick Tock' and 'Ennui' her first charting singles at home.

Train on the Island, her fifth album, was released on 8 May 2026 by 4AD, again co-produced with John Parish. It reached No. 4 in New Zealand and No. 41 in Australia, and 'I Ate the Most', the title track and 'Worms' all charted on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart. She is known for an 'elastic, shape-shifting voice', enigmatic lyrics and striking videos, many made with director Martin Sagadin.

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: Lyttelton, Christchurch and the South Island

Christchurch has a special place in Harding's story. She came up in Lyttelton, on the other side of the Port Hills, and the setlist archive shows her returning to the city on almost every New Zealand tour: the Isaac Theatre Royal in 2017, then the James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 2019, 2020 and 2022. She also played the Regent Theatre in Dunedin, the city of her high-school years, in August 2019.

Christchurch is again on the November 2026 New Zealand itinerary. For 2027 nothing has been announced, in Christchurch or anywhere else in the country.

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: Auckland and Wellington

In Auckland she has moved steadily up in size, from the Whammy Bar and Studio The Venue in 2015 and 2016 to the Civic Theatre in 2017, two nights at the Powerstation in 2019 and the Auckland Town Hall in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Te Paepae Theatre at the new International Convention Centre on 28 November 2026 is the next step.

Wellington has seen her at the Opera House, the Hunter Lounge, the Michael Fowler Centre (2020, 2021 and again on 29 November 2026), the St James Theatre and, in February 2026, two nights at the TSB Bank Arena.

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: theatres and concert halls in Australia

Harding's Australian headline shows have tended to favour seated rooms with good acoustics. The 2022 tour used the City Recital Hall in Sydney, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall at the Melbourne Recital Centre and Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide, and in 2024 she played two nights in the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House.

The November 2026 shows mix that approach with classic rock rooms: the Forum in Melbourne and the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, both of which she first headlined in March 2020, plus the Odeon Theatre in Hobart and the Princess Theatre in Brisbane.

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: what 2027 could and could not mean

With an Australian and New Zealand tour finishing at the end of November 2026, the next step is unknown. Her history with Laneway, Meredith, Golden Plains and WOMAD shows that festival stages have long been part of how she reaches audiences in the region.

None of this is announced. As of 9 October 2026 there is no 2027 date, no 2027 festival booking and no 2027 sale in Australia or New Zealand.

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: what to expect live

Harding's full headline sets in the archive run to 12 to 16 songs. The 2022 Warm Chris shows had an identical 16-song order in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington and Auckland, opening with 'Ennui' and 'Tick Tock' and moving through 'Fever', 'Treasure', 'Fixture Picture', 'Lawn', 'Warm Chris', 'Staring at the Henry Moore' and 'The Barrel' to 'Imagining My Man', 'Old Peel', 'Leathery Whip', 'Designer' and a closing 'She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain'.

The 2019 and 2020 Designer sets leaned on that album: 'Designer', 'Fixture Picture', 'Zoo Eyes', 'Treasure', 'The Barrel' and 'Damn', alongside 'Blend', 'Elation', 'Imagining My Man' and the closer 'Old Peel'. Her short sets of early 2026 were built around 'Passion Babe', 'Warm Chris', 'Horizon', 'Imagining My Man', 'Living the Classics' and 'Leathery Whip'.

Her performances are known for their theatricality: a voice that moves between registers within a song, deliberate gestures and long silences. The table of most played songs below is drawn from the documented Australian and New Zealand set lists.

Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027 tickets and presales

There are no tickets for Aldous Harding concerts in Australia or New Zealand in 2027, because none have been announced. There is no presale, no general sale and no presale code for 2027. For the November 2026 Australian shows, the promoter presale ran on 6 May and the general sale on 7 May 2026.

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Aldous Harding Australia Tour 2027: questions and answers

Is Aldous Harding touring Australia in 2027?

No 2027 dates have been announced as of 9 October 2026. Her current Australian tour takes place in November 2026.

What are her November 2026 Australian dates?

The Forum, Melbourne (18 November), Odeon Theatre, Hobart (19 November), Enmore Theatre, Sydney (22 November) and the Princess Theatre, Brisbane (23 November 2026).

Is she playing New Zealand?

Yes, in November 2026, including Te Paepae Theatre at the NZICC in Auckland on 28 November and the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington on 29 November, with Hamilton and Christchurch also on the tour.

What is her new album?

Train on the Island, released on 8 May 2026 by 4AD and co-produced with John Parish. It reached No. 4 in New Zealand and No. 41 in Australia.

Where is Aldous Harding from?

She grew up in New Zealand and launched her career in Lyttelton, near Christchurch, after school years in Dunedin.

Has she played Laneway?

Yes. The setlist archive has her on the 2018 Laneway tour in Auckland, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle.

When did she last headline the Sydney Opera House?

She played two nights in the Joan Sutherland Theatre on 24 and 25 May 2024.

Is there an Aldous Harding presale code for 2027?

No. There are no 2027 dates, so there is no presale. Sign up below for the alert.