Jungle are playing their biggest Australian shows yet in March 2027. The London group bring the Sunshine World Tour to four arenas in eight days: the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 2 March, Afterpay Arena in Sydney on Thursday 4 March, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Saturday 6 March and RAC Arena in Perth on Wednesday 10 March 2027. Tickets have been on sale since March 2026.
The move to arenas is a big step. On their last Australian tour, in May 2024, Jungle played theatres and halls: Festival Hall in Melbourne, the Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane and two nights at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. Before that they had come up through Laneway Festival in 2015, Falls Festival over New Year 2017-18 and theatre tours in 2019 and 2022.
Jungle are now a trio of Josh Lloyd-Watson, Tom McFarland and Lydia Kitto, backed by a live band. Their fifth album, Sunshine, came out on 14 August 2026 and reached No. 9 in Australia, their highest-charting album there. This page covers the 2027 dates, how tickets were sold and every documented Jungle concert in Australia and New Zealand.
The Sunshine World Tour takes its name from the fifth Jungle album, released on 14 August 2026 on the band's own Caiola label with AWAL. The Australian dates went on sale in March 2026, months before the album was out, which says something about the band's following in Australia after the success of Volcano and its singles.
The four shows run from north-east to west. Brisbane opens on Tuesday 2 March 2027 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall, Sydney follows on Thursday 4 March at Afterpay Arena at Sydney Olympic Park, and Melbourne has the Saturday night, 6 March, at Rod Laver Arena. After a three-day break the tour crosses the Nullarbor for the last date at RAC Arena in Perth on Wednesday 10 March 2027.
Every city has one night only. No Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart or Gold Coast date has been announced, and there are no New Zealand shows on this leg as of 9 October 2026, even though Jungle played Spark Arena in Auckland in May 2024. If a New Zealand date is added, it will be listed here.
No support act had been named as of 9 October 2026. Each venue is a big jump from the rooms Jungle played in 2024: the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney holds a few thousand people, while Afterpay Arena holds up to about 21,000, and Rod Laver Arena and RAC Arena are both in the 15,000 range.
The Brisbane Entertainment Centre opened on 20 February 1986 at Boondall in Brisbane's northern suburbs, with Torvill and Dean as its first event. It holds about 13,600 people for concerts and is due to host handball at the 2032 Olympic Games.
Built for the 2000 Olympic Games, the arena at Sydney Olympic Park opened on 6 November 1999 as the Sydney SuperDome and was later known as Acer Arena, Allphones Arena and Qudos Bank Arena before becoming Afterpay Arena in 2026. With up to about 21,000 places it is the largest permanent indoor entertainment venue in Australia.
Rod Laver Arena opened on 11 January 1988 at Melbourne Park as the National Tennis Centre and has carried Rod Laver's name since 2000. It is the main court of the Australian Open, seats about 14,800 for tennis, and was the first arena in Australia with a retractable roof.
Opened on 10 November 2012 as Perth Arena, the venue on Wellington Street in central Perth has carried the RAC name since 2018. It holds up to about 15,500 people, has a retractable roof and a design inspired by the Eternity puzzle, and Elton John played its opening concert.
Tuesday 2 March 2027 — Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane. Their most recent documented Brisbane show was at Fortitude Music Hall on 19 May 2024. The tour starts here.
Thursday 4 March 2027 — Afterpay Arena, Sydney. In Sydney, the last documented Jungle concert was at Hordern Pavilion (22 May 2024).
Saturday 6 March 2027 — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. In Melbourne, the last documented Jungle concert was at Festival Hall (17 May 2024).
Wednesday 10 March 2027 — RAC Arena, Perth. The run finishes here.
Jungle's first visit to Australia and New Zealand came in early 2015, six months after their debut album was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. They played the St Jerome's Laneway Festival in both countries: Silo Park in Auckland on 26 January, the Brisbane Showgrounds on 31 January, Sydney College of the Arts on 1 February, Harts Mill in Adelaide on 6 February, Footscray Community Arts Centre in Melbourne on 7 February and the Esplanade Reserve in Fremantle on 8 February 2015. Between festival days they played their own sideshows at the Metro Theatre in Sydney on 29 January and 170 Russell in Melbourne on 4 February.
The Laneway sets were short, nine to twelve songs, built on the debut album: 'Platoon', 'Julia', 'Crumbler', 'The Heat', 'Accelerate', 'Lucky I Got What I Want', 'Drops', 'Busy Earnin'' and 'Time'. 'Busy Earnin'' had been voted No. 67 in the triple j Hottest 100 of 2014, so Australian crowds already knew it.
The band returned over New Year 2017-18 for Falls Festival, playing Marion Bay in Tasmania on 31 December 2017 and North Byron Parklands on 1 January 2018, with sideshows at the Factory Theatre in Sydney on 3 January and the Forum in Melbourne on 6 January, and a set at Kings Square in Fremantle on 7 January 2018. In April 2019, touring the second album For Ever, they played the Powerstation in Auckland on 18 April, the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on 24 April, the Tivoli in Brisbane on 26 April, the Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda on 27 April and the Forum in Melbourne on 28 April.
After the pandemic years, Jungle came back in July 2022 with the Loving in Stereo songs, playing the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on 23 July, the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on 24 July and Auckland Town Hall on 26 July 2022. The setlist archive also lists a Byron Bay performance in July 2021; that weekend Splendour in the Grass was postponed and replaced by an online event, so it is not counted here as a concert.
The Volcano World Tour brought the largest shows so far, in May 2024. It opened in New Zealand at Spark Arena in Auckland on Wednesday 15 May 2024, then played Festival Hall in Melbourne on 17 May, the Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane on 19 May and two nights at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on 21 and 22 May 2024. All five nights used the same 21-song set, opening with 'Busy Earnin'' and closing with 'Keep Moving'.
Perth has seen Jungle less often than the east coast. The documented shows in Western Australia are both in Fremantle, at the Esplanade Reserve for Laneway in 2015 and at Kings Square in January 2018, so the RAC Arena show on 10 March 2027 is their first concert in Perth itself in the archive and their first in the state for more than nine years.
The table below lists 26 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Jungle between 2015 and 2024, with the most shows in Sydney (7), Melbourne (7), Auckland (4), Brisbane (3), Fremantle (2), Byron Bay (1). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.
| Date | City | Venue | Tour / event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2024 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | Volcano World Tour |
| 21 May 2024 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | Volcano World Tour |
| 19 May 2024 | Brisbane | Fortitude Music Hall | Volcano World Tour |
| 17 May 2024 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | Volcano World Tour |
| 15 May 2024 | Auckland | Spark Arena | Volcano World Tour |
| 26 July 2022 | Auckland | Auckland Town Hall | |
| 24 July 2022 | Sydney | Enmore Theatre | |
| 23 July 2022 | Melbourne | Palais Theatre | |
| 28 April 2019 | Melbourne | Forum Theatre | |
| 27 April 2019 | Melbourne | The Esplanade Hotel | |
| 26 April 2019 | Brisbane | The Tivoli | |
| 24 April 2019 | Sydney | Enmore Theatre | |
| 18 April 2019 | Auckland | Powerstation | |
| 7 January 2018 | Fremantle | Kings Square | |
| 6 January 2018 | Melbourne | Forum Theatre | |
| 3 January 2018 | Sydney | The Factory Theatre | |
| 1 January 2018 | Byron Bay | North Byron Parklands | |
| 31 December 2017 | Marion Bay | Marion Bay Falls Festival Site | |
| 8 February 2015 | Fremantle | Esplanade Reserve | |
| 7 February 2015 | Melbourne | Footscray Community Arts Centre | |
| 6 February 2015 | Adelaide | Harts Mill | |
| 4 February 2015 | Melbourne | 170 Russell | |
| 1 February 2015 | Sydney | Sydney College of the Arts | |
| 31 January 2015 | Brisbane | Brisbane Showgrounds | |
| 29 January 2015 | Sydney | Metro Theatre | |
| 26 January 2015 | Auckland | Silo Park |
Concert data: setlist.fm
Across the 15 most recent documented Australia/NZ concerts with a full song list (6 January 2018 to 22 May 2024), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.
Festivals introduced Jungle to Australian and New Zealand audiences. The band were on the 2015 St Jerome's Laneway Festival line-up in both countries, playing Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Fremantle between 26 January and 8 February 2015.
They returned for Falls Festival at the end of 2017, with Jungle on the 2017 line-up and documented sets at Marion Bay in Tasmania on New Year's Eve and at North Byron Parklands on New Year's Day 2018. Their 2024 and 2027 visits are headline tours rather than festival appearances.
Jungle were formed in London in early 2013 by Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland, childhood friends who grew up next door to each other in Shepherd's Bush. At first they hid their faces and went by J and T, putting the focus on artwork and dance videos. Their first single, 'The Heat', came out in October 2013, and they were nominated for the BBC Sound of 2014.
The debut album Jungle (2014), released on XL Recordings, reached No. 20 in Australia and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. On stage the duo expanded to a seven-piece band to recreate the records with live players rather than laptops. For Ever followed in 2018, with 'Happy Man', 'Heavy, California' and 'Casio', and reached No. 28 in Australia.
Loving in Stereo (2021), the first album on their own Caiola Records, reached No. 10 in Australia, helped by 'Keep Moving' and 'Talk About It'. Volcano (2023) came with a feature film made from its music videos and singles such as 'Back on 74'. Lydia Kitto, a long-time collaborator, became a full member in late 2023, and in 2024 Jungle headlined the West Holts stage at Glastonbury.
Sunshine, the fifth album, was released on 14 August 2026 via Caiola and AWAL and reached No. 9 in Australia. Jungle's songs have been used widely in film, television and advertising, including Apple product launches in 2018 and 2024, and their one-shot dance videos, co-directed by Lloyd-Watson, remain a trademark.
| Album | Year | AUS chart peak |
|---|---|---|
| Jungle | 2014 | AUS 20 |
| For Ever | 2018 | AUS 28 |
| Loving in Stereo | 2021 | AUS 10 |
| Volcano | 2023 | AUS 22 |
| Sunshine | 2026 | AUS 9 |
Few acts have climbed the Australian venue ladder as clearly as Jungle. In 2015 they played afternoon festival slots at Laneway and a sideshow at the Metro Theatre in Sydney, a club venue. In 2018 the Sydney sideshow was at the Factory Theatre; in 2019 and 2022 it was the Enmore Theatre; in 2024, two nights at the Hordern Pavilion.
In 2027 the Sydney show is at Afterpay Arena, the largest permanent indoor venue in the country. Melbourne shows the same climb: 170 Russell in 2015, the Forum in 2018 and 2019, the Palais Theatre in 2022, Festival Hall in 2024 and Rod Laver Arena in 2027.
The jump from Festival Hall to Rod Laver Arena roughly triples the capacity in Melbourne, and it reflects how far the band's audience grew with Volcano and 'Back on 74'.
The 2027 run starts in Brisbane on Tuesday 2 March, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall. Jungle's Brisbane history is short: the Laneway Festival at the Showgrounds in January 2015, the Tivoli in April 2019 and the Fortitude Music Hall in May 2024.
Opening a tour in Brisbane means Queensland fans see the first night of the Australian production. The Boondall arena, opened in 1986, holds about 13,600 people for concerts, several times the capacity of the Fortitude Music Hall where Jungle played in 2024.
For fans on the Gold Coast and in northern New South Wales, Brisbane is the nearest stop, since no Gold Coast or Byron Bay date is planned.
The tour ends in Perth on Wednesday 10 March 2027, four days after Melbourne. It is the only midweek finale of the leg and the only date in Western Australia.
Jungle have played Western Australia twice before, both times in Fremantle: Laneway at the Esplanade Reserve on 8 February 2015 and Kings Square on 7 January 2018. RAC Arena in central Perth, opened in 2012, is a different scale altogether, with up to about 15,500 places.
Because no Adelaide date was announced, South Australian fans have to choose between Melbourne on the Saturday and Perth on the Wednesday.
Auckland has been one of Jungle's regular stops. They played Laneway at Silo Park in 2015, the Powerstation in 2019, Auckland Town Hall in 2022 and Spark Arena in May 2024, where the Volcano World Tour's Australasian leg began.
The Sunshine World Tour's announced dates in March 2027 are all in Australia. As of 9 October 2026 there is no New Zealand show, and nothing official suggests one is coming. New Zealand fans can sign up below for an alert if that changes.
Jungle's shows are built around a band of six or more musicians, with Lloyd-Watson, McFarland and Kitto sharing vocals in falsetto harmonies, backed by drums, bass, percussion and backing singers. The aim, the band has said, is a live sound rather than a reproduction of the records.
The May 2024 set in Australia and New Zealand ran to 21 songs, opening with 'Busy Earnin'' and 'Candle Flame' and closing with 'Holding On' and 'Keep Moving'. In between came 'The Heat', 'Heavy, California', 'Beat 54 (All Good Now)', 'Problemz', 'Back on 74', 'Casio', 'Julia', 'Time' and 'Truth', a mix of all four albums at that point.
The 2027 set list has not been published. With Sunshine released in August 2026, the new songs are expected to replace part of the Volcano material, but the hits that have anchored every Australian set since 2015, such as 'Busy Earnin'', 'The Heat' and 'Time', are likely to stay.
Tickets for all four Australian shows have been on sale since March 2026, through the official ticketing outlets for each venue and the venue box offices. Most Australian arenas now issue name-locked mobile tickets linked to the buyer's account, so check the transfer rules before buying for someone else.
There is no public Jungle presale code to buy or trade. Be wary of codes and 'guaranteed' tickets offered on social media. If a show sells out, use the official resale service of the original seller.
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When does Jungle's 2027 Australian tour start?
At the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 2 March 2027.
Which cities are on the tour?
Brisbane (2 March), Sydney (4 March), Melbourne (6 March) and Perth (10 March 2027).
Where is the Sydney show?
At Afterpay Arena at Sydney Olympic Park on Thursday 4 March 2027.
Is Jungle playing New Zealand in 2027?
No New Zealand date had been announced as of 9 October 2026. Jungle last played Auckland at Spark Arena on 15 May 2024.
Is there an Adelaide show?
No. The four announced dates are Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Jungle last played Adelaide at Laneway Festival in February 2015.
When did Jungle last tour Australia?
In May 2024 on the Volcano World Tour: Melbourne Festival Hall (17 May), Brisbane Fortitude Music Hall (19 May) and two nights at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion (21 and 22 May).
When did tickets go on sale?
Tickets have been on sale since March 2026.
What is Jungle's latest album?
Sunshine, released on 14 August 2026, which reached No. 9 in Australia.
Who is in Jungle?
Josh Lloyd-Watson, Tom McFarland and Lydia Kitto, with a touring band.
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