Lorde Australia Tour 2027

Lorde has not announced any concerts in New Zealand or Australia for 2027. As of 9 October 2026 there is no tour, festival booking or one-off show on the calendar for either country, and no new album has been announced since Virgin came out in June 2025.

The reason is simple: she has only just been here. The Oceania leg of the Ultrasound World Tour played eight arena shows in February 2026, starting at Spark Arena in her home city of Auckland on Wednesday 11 February and finishing at RAC Arena in Perth on Wednesday 25 February, with Kevin Abstract opening every night. The tour itself ended in Luxembourg on 1 September 2026.

This page explains what is and is not known about Lorde's plans after Ultrasound, then goes through her concerts at home in New Zealand and across the Tasman in Australia, from the first club shows in Auckland and Wellington in May 2013 to Spark Arena, Rod Laver Arena and Qudos Bank Arena in 2026.

Lorde Australia Tour 2027: what is announced so far

There is no Lorde tour of New Zealand or Australia in 2027 as of 9 October 2026. The Ultrasound World Tour, which supported Virgin across North America, South America, Europe and Oceania, has finished, and no further dates have been published anywhere for 2027.

Her career also gives few hints about timing. Lorde has toured each album once in New Zealand and Australia, usually within a year of release: Pure Heroine in 2013 and 2014, Melodrama in November 2017, Solar Power in February to April 2023 and Virgin in February 2026. Between those cycles she has largely stayed off stage. Her contract with Universal Music ended in December 2025, and she has said she wanted to try working as an independent artist first. None of that amounts to a plan for 2027.

Rumours of a world tour in late 2027 have circulated online, but no representative has confirmed anything and no venue has listed a date. Until Lorde herself announces new concerts, treat any list of 2027 New Zealand or Australian dates, any ticket listing and any 'presale code' as unconfirmed.

If dates are announced, New Zealand is likely to be part of them on past form: every one of her touring cycles has included Auckland, and most have added Wellington, Christchurch or Dunedin. That is history, not a promise. This page will be updated as soon as anything is official.

Before the Lorde Australia Tour 2027: Australia/NZ concert history

New Zealand came first. Lorde grew up on Auckland's North Shore and played her first original songs at the Victoria Theatre in Devonport in November 2011. The setlist archive's earliest headline entries are small club shows in May 2013, just after The Love Club EP was released commercially: Galatos in Auckland on Thursday 9 May and Saturday 11 May, and Mighty Mighty in Wellington on 10 May. By Saturday 7 September 2013, a few weeks before Pure Heroine came out, she was headlining Vector Arena in Auckland with a 15-song set that included 'Royals', 'Tennis Court', 'Ribs' and '400 Lux'.

The Pure Heroine Tour came home in late 2014 with a New Zealand run in larger rooms: Horncastle Arena in Christchurch on Monday 27 October, Dunedin Town Hall on 29 October, TSB Bank Arena in Wellington on 31 October and Vector Arena in Auckland on Saturday 1 November 2014. In Australia the album had already been toured twice: club dates in October 2013 at the Zoo in Brisbane, two nights at the Metro Theatre in Sydney, Canberra and two at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, then a winter tour in July 2014 at HBF Stadium in Perth, Adelaide, two nights each at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney and Festival Hall in Melbourne, the Newcastle Entertainment Centre and the Riverstage in Brisbane on Sunday 20 July.

Melodrama was toured at home in November 2017 with an unusual choice of venues. The New Zealand leg began at Dunedin Town Hall on Tuesday 7 November, then played two nights at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch, the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna, close to where she grew up, and two nights at the Powerstation in Auckland on 14 and 15 November. Australia followed with the Pioneer Women's Memorial in Kings Park in Perth on 18 November, two nights on the Forecourt of the Sydney Opera House on 21 and 22 November, the Riverstage in Brisbane, Commonwealth Park in Canberra and the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on Sunday 26 November 2017.

The Solar Power Tour spent more time in New Zealand than any earlier cycle. It played two nights at TSB Bank Arena in Wellington on 21 and 22 February 2023, an outdoor show at Hagley Park in Christchurch on Saturday 25 February, Neudorf Vineyards near Nelson on 27 February and the Outer Fields at Western Springs in Auckland on Saturday 4 March, before the Australian dates: the Riverstage in Brisbane, two nights at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, two at the Aware Super Theatre in Sydney, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and the Belvoir Amphitheatre in Perth on 18 March. She then returned for two extra nights at the Black Barn Amphitheatre in Hawke's Bay on 20 and 21 April 2023.

The Ultrasound World Tour in February 2026 was her first full arena tour of the region. It opened at Spark Arena in Auckland on Wednesday 11 February and Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch on Friday 13 February, then crossed to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Monday 16 February, two nights at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on 18 and 19 February, two at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 and 22 February, and RAC Arena in Perth on 25 February 2026. These are her most recent concerts in either country.

The table below lists 65 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Lorde between 2013 and 2026, with the most shows in Sydney (12), Melbourne (10), Auckland (9), Brisbane (6), Christchurch (5), Wellington (5). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.

Concert data: setlist.fm

Lorde 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 (11 March 2023 to 25 February 2026), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.

1. Buzzcut Season — played at 15 of 15 shows
2. Green Light — played at 15 of 15 shows
3. Perfect Places — played at 15 of 15 shows
4. Ribs — played at 15 of 15 shows
5. Royals — played at 15 of 15 shows
6. Supercut — played at 15 of 15 shows
7. Liability — played at 14 of 15 shows
8. Team — played at 14 of 15 shows
9. Solar Power — played at 13 of 15 shows
10. The Louvre — played at 13 of 15 shows
11. Oceanic Feeling — played at 11 of 15 shows
12. 400 Lux — played at 8 of 15 shows
13. Broken Glass — played at 8 of 15 shows
14. Clearblue — played at 8 of 15 shows

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

• The Ultrasound World Tour (2026): 8 Australia/NZ shows — Auckland, Christchurch, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth.
• Solar Power Tour (2023): 14 Australia/NZ shows — Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Hastings.
• Melodrama World Tour (2017–2018): 14 Australia/NZ shows — Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Byron Bay.
• Pure Heroine Tour (2013–2014): 24 Australia/NZ shows — Byron Bay, Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington.

Lorde Australia Tour 2027 and Australia/NZ festivals

Festivals were central to Lorde's first visits to Australia. Wikipedia lists Splendour in the Grass at North Byron Parklands on 28 July 2013, before Pure Heroine was released, and the setlist archive shows the 2014 Laneway Festival run: Silo Park in Auckland on Wednesday 29 January, the Brisbane Showgrounds, Footscray Community Arts Centre in Melbourne, Sydney College of the Arts, Harts Mill in Adelaide and the Esplanade Reserve in Fremantle on 8 February 2014.

She returned to Splendour in the Grass on Friday 20 July 2018 with a 16-song Melodrama set, one of the last shows of that world tour. Since then her New Zealand and Australian appearances have been her own headline concerts rather than festival slots.

Lorde Australia Tour 2027: career and records

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor was born on 7 November 1996 in Takapuna, Auckland, and grew up in Devonport and Bayswater on the North Shore. Signed to Universal for development after a school talent show, she began working with producer Joel Little in late 2011. The Love Club EP, first released free online in November 2012, reached number two in New Zealand and Australia, and its single 'Royals' topped the US Billboard Hot 100, won two Grammy Awards and became one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Pure Heroine (2013) sold six million copies worldwide by 2021, won the Taite Music Prize and swept the 2014 New Zealand Music Awards. She curated the soundtrack of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, whose single 'Yellow Flicker Beat' earned a Golden Globe nomination. Melodrama (2017), made with Jack Antonoff, debuted at number one in the United States, Australia and New Zealand and was nominated for the Grammy for Album of the Year.

Solar Power (2021) moved to an acoustic, indie folk sound and divided critics, though it reached number one in Australia and New Zealand. Its companion EP Te Ao Mārama, sung entirely in te reo Māori, was released in September 2021 with proceeds going to New Zealand charities.

Virgin (2025), co-produced with Jim-E Stack, returned to electropop and debuted at number one in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. 'What Was That' was her first Australian top ten since 2017. Lorde has won 20 Aotearoa Music Awards, two Grammy Awards and two Brit Awards.

Lorde Australia Tour 2027: Auckland, the home shows

Auckland has hosted Lorde in almost every kind of room: Galatos in 2013, Vector Arena in 2013 and 2014, Silo Park for Laneway in 2014, the Bruce Mason Centre and the Powerstation in 2017, the Outer Fields at Western Springs in 2023 and Spark Arena, the same arena under its later name, in February 2026.

The 2017 choice of the Powerstation, a club-sized room compared with the outdoor and arena venues elsewhere on that tour, was typical of how she has treated home shows: several smaller nights rather than one big one. The 2026 Spark Arena show was the opposite, a full arena production that opened the Oceania leg.

Lorde Australia Tour 2027: beyond Auckland: the New Zealand regions

Lorde has toured New Zealand more widely than most international-level artists. Dunedin Town Hall hosted her in 2014 and again on the opening night of the 2017 tour. Christchurch has seen her at Horncastle Arena in 2014, the Isaac Theatre Royal in 2017, Hagley Park in 2023 and Wolfbrook Arena (the same venue as Horncastle Arena under a later name) in 2026.

The Solar Power Tour went further still, with shows at Neudorf Vineyards near Nelson and two nights at the Black Barn Amphitheatre in Hawke's Bay. Wellington has had TSB Bank Arena in 2014 and 2023 and the Michael Fowler Centre in 2017, but no date on the 2026 Ultrasound tour.

Lorde Australia Tour 2027: Sydney and Melbourne

In Sydney she has moved from the Metro Theatre in 2013 to the Hordern Pavilion in 2014, the Forecourt of the Sydney Opera House in 2017, the Aware Super Theatre in 2023 and two nights at Qudos Bank Arena in 2026.

Melbourne's sequence is similar: the Corner Hotel in 2013, Festival Hall in 2014, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in 2017 and for two nights in 2023, and two nights at Rod Laver Arena in February 2026. Sydney has had two nights on each of her last three tours.

Lorde Australia Tour 2027: what 2026 means for 2027

The February 2026 arena run means Lorde has toured Virgin in New Zealand and Australia already. On her past pattern, new concerts in the region have followed new albums, and no new album has been announced.

That does not rule out festival bookings or one-off shows, which can be announced at short notice, but none exist as of 9 October 2026. Sign up below to be told when anything is confirmed.

Lorde Australia Tour 2027: what to expect live

The Ultrasound shows in February 2026 ran to 23 or 24 songs. They opened with 'Hammer', 'Royals' and 'Broken Glass', moved through 'Buzzcut Season', 'Perfect Places', 'Supercut', '400 Lux' and 'The Louvre', and finished with 'Team', 'What Was That', 'Green Light', 'David' and 'Ribs'. The Auckland set included 'Hine-i-te-Awatea / Oceanic Feeling', the te reo Māori version of the Solar Power closer.

The 2023 Solar Power shows were built differently, opening with 'Leader of a New Regime' and 'Homemade Dynamite' and closing with 'Green Light', 'Royals' and 'Team'. Melodrama sets in 2017 had about 18 songs, opening with 'Homemade Dynamite' and 'Magnets' and ending with 'Green Light' and 'Loveless'.

Across all her New Zealand and Australian concerts, 'Royals', 'Team', 'Ribs', 'Buzzcut Season' and 'Tennis Court' are among the songs heard most often. The list of most played songs is below.

Lorde Australia Tour 2027 tickets and presales

There are no Lorde tickets for New Zealand or Australian concerts in 2027, because none have been announced. A website selling seats or a 'presale code' for 2027 is not official.

For the 2026 Ultrasound arena shows, tickets were sold through the official outlets for each venue after the Oceania leg was announced on 11 July 2025. If new concerts are announced, expect a similar process: an artist or fan presale followed by a general sale, with mobile tickets often linked to the buyer's name. Use only official outlets, venue box offices and the official resale service.

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Lorde Australia Tour 2027: questions and answers

Is Lorde touring New Zealand or Australia in 2027?

Not as of 9 October 2026. No concerts in either country have been announced for 2027.

When did Lorde last play New Zealand?

At Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch on 13 February 2026, two days after Spark Arena in Auckland on 11 February 2026.

When did Lorde last play Australia?

At RAC Arena in Perth on 25 February 2026, the last night of the Ultrasound tour's Oceania leg.

Who supported Lorde on the 2026 Oceania tour?

Kevin Abstract opened every show of the New Zealand and Australian leg.

Has Lorde played Wellington?

Yes: Mighty Mighty in 2013, TSB Bank Arena in 2014 and 2023, and the Michael Fowler Centre in 2017. Wellington was not on the 2026 tour.

Has Lorde played the Sydney Opera House?

Yes, two nights on the Forecourt on 21 and 22 November 2017 during the Melodrama World Tour.

Which festivals has Lorde played in Australia and New Zealand?

Splendour in the Grass in 2013 and 2018, and the Laneway Festival in 2014, including Silo Park in Auckland.

Where is Lorde from?

Auckland, New Zealand. She was born in Takapuna and grew up on the North Shore.

Is there a presale code for a 2027 Lorde tour?

No. With no tour announced, there is no presale. Ignore any code offered online.