Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027

Missy Higgins has not announced a national tour of Australia or New Zealand for 2027. As of 9 October 2026 there is no headline run of theatres or arenas on sale for next year. The one 2027 date that has been made public so far is a festival: she is one of the headliners of Ocean Sounds, an all-day sunset concert at Churchill Island, near Phillip Island in Victoria, on Saturday 9 January 2027, alongside The Living End and Pete Murray.

Born in Melbourne on 19 August 1983, Higgins has been one of Australia's best-loved songwriters since 'Scar' went straight to No. 1 in 2004. Three of her albums, The Sound of White, On a Clear Night and The Ol' Razzle Dazzle, topped the ARIA chart, and her sixth album, The Second Act, released on 6 September 2024, gave her a fourth. She has won nine ARIA Awards.

Few Australian artists tour their own country as thoroughly. The setlist archive for the last three years alone lists more than 90 Australian concerts, from the Perth Concert Hall to Hobart City Hall, from Cairns to Mount Gambier, and from wineries in the Barossa to racecourses in Warrnambool. This page sets out what is known about 2027, looks back at her concerts in Australia and New Zealand, and explains how to get tickets when new dates are announced.

Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027: what is announced so far

There is no official Missy Higgins tour of Australia or New Zealand for 2027 at this stage. No promoter has announced a run of headline dates, no venues have been named and no presale has been scheduled. Any site already selling seats for a 2027 Missy Higgins tour is not an official seller.

The confirmed 2027 appearance is Ocean Sounds, on Saturday 9 January 2027 at Churchill Island, Newhaven, on the way to Phillip Island. It is a family-friendly, all-day outdoor event with Missy Higgins, The Living End and Pete Murray at the top of the bill. It is a festival booking, not the start of a national tour, and no other Australian dates have been attached to it yet.

Her most recent shows came in late 2026: Roma Street Parklands in Brisbane on Sunday 20 September and the Fleet Steps in Sydney on Thursday 1 October 2026, both outdoor concerts with full sets of 16 to 18 songs. Before that she spent the first five months of 2026 on a long run of regional outdoor dates, from Batemans Bay in January to Perth in May.

New Zealand has seen her far less often. The archive lists only seven New Zealand concerts, the most recent two nights at the Q Theatre in Auckland on 6 and 7 August 2012, on the Ol' Razzle Dazzle Tour. Nothing has been announced for New Zealand in 2027.

Before the Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027: Australia/NZ concert history

Missy Higgins's live career began as a support act. In 2003 she opened for The Waifs and for george on their Australian tours, then for Pete Murray and the John Butler Trio in 2004. After 'Scar' reached No. 1 and The Sound of White came out in September 2004, she went on her first national headline tour. On 29 January 2005 she was on the bill of WaveAid at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the tsunami benefit concert that raised A$2.3 million, and later that year she toured nationally with Ben Lee.

Her first New Zealand dates in the archive come from that period: two nights at the St James Theatre in Auckland on 13 and 14 November 2004, then SkyCity in Auckland on 28 April 2005, the St James again on 29 April and the Christchurch Town Hall on 30 April 2005. She returned to Auckland in August 2012 for two nights at the Q Theatre on the Ol' Razzle Dazzle Tour.

In 2007, the year of On a Clear Night, Wikipedia records her set at Live Earth in Sydney on 7 July, where she joined Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly and John Butler for 'From Little Things Big Things Grow', and a headline set with the Sydney Youth Orchestra at the Legs 11 benefit in the Domain on 26 October. Her For One Night Only Tour in November and December 2007 took in Cairns, Sydney and Perth. The Oz tour of 2014 opened in Cairns on 20 September and finished in Melbourne in October, with Jherek Bischoff in the band and Dustin Tebbutt as special guest. In 2018 she supported Ed Sheeran on his Australian tour.

The archive is most detailed from 2023. That year she played two nights at the Sandstone Point Hotel near Bribie Island in April, the George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, the Cairns Showgrounds and the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay in May, the Palais Theatre in Melbourne in June, the Geelong Arts Centre in August, and the Barracks Precinct and Redfern Park in Sydney in September, followed by Werribee Park in November and Torquay Common in December.

The Second Act Tour 2024 was the biggest run of her recent career, with more than 40 Australian dates in the archive. It started at the Frankston Arts Centre on 28 March 2024 and Ballarat Civic Hall on 29 March, played three nights at the Perth Concert Hall (18 to 20 April), Hobart City Hall and two nights at the Princess Theatre in Launceston, then five nights at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne in May and June, three at the Concert Hall in Brisbane, three at the State Theatre in Sydney (31 July to 2 August) and two at the Canberra Theatre in August. It reached regional theatres in Mackay, Townsville, Bendigo, Traralgon, Toowoomba, Caloundra, Newcastle, Geelong and the Barossa, and finished outdoors with Sirromet Winery, Centennial Vineyards in Bowral, the Forecourt in Sydney, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on 6 December, Peter Lehmann Wines in Tanunda and Kings Park in Perth on Sunday 15 December 2024.

Since then she has kept moving. 2025 brought a string of regional outdoor shows from Port Fairy and Launceston in March to Busselton and Port Macquarie in April, a set at the Mundi Mundi Plains near Silverton in August, a full show at the Brisbane Concert Hall on 30 August, and John Cain Arena in Melbourne on 12 December. From January to May 2026 she played Batemans Bay, Warrnambool, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, the Gold Coast, Werribee Park, Berry, Bella Vista Farm in Sydney, Wodonga, Launceston, Bendigo, Mornington, Hervey Bay, Dubbo and Perth, then the Sandstone Point Hotel on 23 May 2026.

The table below lists 101 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Missy Higgins between 2004 and 2026, with the most shows in Sydney (12), Melbourne (11), Brisbane (6), Auckland (6), Perth (5), Launceston (4). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.

Concert data: setlist.fm

Missy Higgins 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 (5 April 2025 to 1 October 2026), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.

1. Craters — played at 15 of 15 shows
2. Scar — played at 15 of 15 shows
3. Ten Days — played at 15 of 15 shows
4. The Special Two — played at 15 of 15 shows
5. Peachy — played at 14 of 15 shows
6. The In-Between — played at 14 of 15 shows
7. Don't Ever — played at 13 of 15 shows
8. Steer — played at 13 of 15 shows
9. This Is How It Goes — played at 12 of 15 shows
10. Going North — played at 9 of 15 shows
11. Hidden Ones — played at 8 of 15 shows
12. NYE — played at 7 of 15 shows
13. Secret — played at 6 of 15 shows
14. Set Me on Fire — played at 6 of 15 shows

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

• The Second Act Tour 2024 (2024): 45 Australia/NZ shows — Melbourne, Ballarat, Perth, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Cairns, Townsville, Bendigo, Traralgon, Brisbane, Gold Coast….
• The Ol' Razzle Dazzle Tour (2012): 2 Australia/NZ shows — Auckland.

Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027 and Australia/NZ festivals

The archive lists Missy Higgins on the Mojo stage at Byron Bay on 20 April 2025, a 14-song set that mixed 'Watering Hole', 'Set Me on Fire' and 'Ten Days' with songs from The Second Act. Wikipedia also notes Live Earth in Sydney in 2007, WaveAid at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2005 and the all-female Wildflower festival tour of 2022, which she headlined with Kate Miller-Heidke, Kasey Chambers, Sarah Blasko, Deborah Conway, Thornbird and Alice Skye.

Her next festival booking is Ocean Sounds at Churchill Island in Victoria on Saturday 9 January 2027, with The Living End and Pete Murray. Many of her 2025 and 2026 shows were also outdoor events at parks, racecourses and showgrounds, the kind of summer concerts that draw a family audience in regional Australia.

Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027: career and records

Higgins grew up in Melbourne and went to Geelong Grammar School, where at 15, at the Timbertop campus, she wrote 'All for Believing' for a school assignment. In 2001 her sister entered the song in Triple J Unearthed; it won and went on the station's playlist. She signed with Eleven, managed by John Watson, and after a year backpacking in Europe found the song getting airplay on KCRW in Los Angeles, which led to a deal with Warner Bros.

The Sound of White (2004), produced by John Porter, sold more than 500,000 copies and won five ARIA Awards in 2005, including Album of the Year. After six months in Broome, Western Australia, she recorded On a Clear Night in Los Angeles with Mitchell Froom; it entered at No. 1 in April 2007 with 'Steer'. 'Where I Stood' was heard on several US television series, and she toured the United States with the Indigo Girls, Ben Folds and Justin Nozuka and on Lilith Fair in 2010.

After a break, during which she studied Indigenous studies at the University of Melbourne and acted in Bran Nue Dae, she recorded The Ol' Razzle Dazzle in Nashville with Butterfly Boucher and Brad Jones. It went to No. 1 in June 2012. Oz (2014) was an album of songs by Australian writers, from Slim Dusty to The Angels and Paul Kelly, and Solastalgia (2018) dealt with climate grief. A greatest hits album, The Special Ones, followed in 2018, and the mini-album Total Control in 2022.

The Second Act, released on 6 September 2024 and led by 'You Should Run', was written after the end of her marriage. It became her fourth No. 1 album. Away from music she has been a patron of Green Music Australia, has aimed to make her tours carbon neutral since the On a Clear Night tour, and has campaigned on refugees, animal welfare and the protection of the Kimberley.

Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027: touring the regions

No major Australian artist of her generation plays regional Australia as consistently as Missy Higgins. The Second Act Tour went to Mackay, Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, Caloundra, Bendigo, Traralgon, Ballarat, Geelong, Launceston and the Barossa as well as the capitals, often to regional performing arts centres and civic theatres.

In 2025 and 2026 the pattern continued outdoors: Port Fairy, Victor Harbor, Mount Gambier, Busselton, Batemans Bay, Warrnambool, Port Macquarie, Berry, Wodonga, Dubbo and Hervey Bay all appear in the archive. Wineries feature too, from Castelli Winery in Denmark, Western Australia, to Sirromet near Brisbane and Centennial Vineyards in the Southern Highlands.

If she does tour in 2027, history suggests regional towns will be on the list, not only Sydney and Melbourne. But no 2027 tour has been announced yet.

Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027: the Melbourne nights

Melbourne is her home city and the one she plays most. The Palais Theatre in St Kilda hosted her in June 2023 and for five nights on The Second Act Tour, three in May 2024 and two in June. The Sidney Myer Music Bowl followed on 6 December 2024, and John Cain Arena in December 2025.

Around the city she has also played Frankston, Werribee Park (2023 and February 2026), Mornington Racecourse (March 2025 and April 2026), Geelong and Torquay. The only 2027 date so far is in Victoria too, at Churchill Island on 9 January.

Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027: Sydney and the harbour

In Sydney, the archive moves from the Barracks Precinct and Redfern Park in 2023 to the Sydney Coliseum Theatre, the ICC Sydney Theatre and three nights at the State Theatre in 2024, then the Forecourt in December 2024, Don Lucas Reserve and the Barracks Precinct in 2025 and Bella Vista Farm in February 2026.

Her most recent Sydney concert was at the Fleet Steps, on the harbour beside the Royal Botanic Garden, on 1 October 2026. Back in 2007 she headlined the Legs 11 benefit in the Domain with the Sydney Youth Orchestra, and in 2005 she sang at WaveAid at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027: Auckland and New Zealand

Missy Higgins has played New Zealand only a handful of times according to the archive: two nights at the St James Theatre in Auckland in November 2004, SkyCity and the St James again in April 2005, the Christchurch Town Hall on 30 April 2005, and two nights at the Q Theatre in Auckland in August 2012.

That makes 2012 her last listed New Zealand visit. Nothing has been announced for 2027, and New Zealand fans should wait for an official announcement rather than trust early listings.

Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027: what to expect live

Her full shows on The Second Act Tour ran to about 22 songs, mixing the new album with the catalogue. Recurring songs included 'You Should Run', 'A Complicated Truth', 'The Second Act', 'Blue Velvet Dress', 'The Cactus That Found the Beat', 'All for Believing', 'Where I Stood' and 'Craters', with older songs rotated from night to night, among them 'Sugarcane', 'Falling', 'The Battle' and 'Sweet Arms of a Tune'.

The 2026 outdoor sets were shorter, about 12 or 13 songs: 'Going North', 'Ten Days', 'The In-Between', 'Hidden Ones', 'Peachy', 'Craters', 'Don't Ever', 'This Is How It Goes', 'The Special Two', 'Scar' and 'Steer', sometimes with 'Total Control', 'If I'm Honest' or 'NYE'. At Roma Street Parklands and the Fleet Steps in September and October 2026 the set grew again to 16 to 18 songs, with 'Song for Sammy', 'Katie', 'Secret', 'Set Me on Fire', 'Everyone's Waiting' and 'When 4 Became 3'.

She plays piano and guitar on stage, usually Maton guitars, and the shows tend to move from full band to solo moments at the piano. 'Scar' and 'Steer' close most outdoor sets.

Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027 tickets and presales

There are no tickets on sale for a Missy Higgins national tour of Australia or New Zealand in 2027, because none has been announced. Tickets for Ocean Sounds on 9 January 2027 are sold by the festival, not as part of a Missy Higgins tour.

When new dates are announced, buy only through the official seller named by the venue, the venue box office or the artist's mailing list presale. Many Australian venues now use name-locked mobile tickets. Be wary of anyone selling a 'presale code': codes are given away free by the artist, the venue or a recognised promoter.

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Missy Higgins Australia Tour 2027: questions and answers

Is Missy Higgins touring Australia in 2027?

No national tour has been announced as of 9 October 2026. Her only confirmed 2027 date is the Ocean Sounds festival at Churchill Island, Victoria, on 9 January 2027.

Who else plays Ocean Sounds 2027?

The Living End and Pete Murray head the bill with her, along with other Australian acts.

When did Missy Higgins last play Sydney?

At the Fleet Steps on 1 October 2026.

When did Missy Higgins last play Melbourne?

At John Cain Arena on 12 December 2025, according to the setlist archive. She played Werribee Park on 8 February 2026 and Mornington on 11 April 2026.

Will Missy Higgins play New Zealand in 2027?

Nothing has been announced. Her last listed New Zealand shows were at the Q Theatre in Auckland on 6 and 7 August 2012.

What was The Second Act Tour?

Her 2024 national tour behind The Second Act, with more than 40 Australian dates, from Frankston in March to Kings Park in Perth on 15 December 2024.

How long is a Missy Higgins concert?

Headline theatre shows on The Second Act Tour had about 22 songs; outdoor sets in 2026 had 12 to 18.

How many No. 1 albums does Missy Higgins have?

Four: The Sound of White, On a Clear Night, The Ol' Razzle Dazzle and The Second Act.

Is there a Missy Higgins presale code for 2027?

No national tour has been announced, so any code offered now is not official. Sign up for the alert to hear first.