Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027

Ronan Keating returns to Australia and New Zealand in March 2027 with the Just Getting Started World Tour. Five shows are confirmed over eight days: Perth HPC on Thursday 11 March, Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on Saturday 13 March, the TikTok Entertainment Centre in Sydney on Sunday 14 March, Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch on Tuesday 16 March and Spark Arena in Auckland on Thursday 18 March.

Few visiting singers know this part of the world as well as he does. Keating spent five seasons as a judge on The X Factor in Australia, coached on The Voice Australia in 2016 and returned to the show in 2025, acted in the Australian film Goddess and the drama Love Child, and married Australian Storm Uechtritz in 2015. On stage, the setlist.fm archive follows him around the region from the Destination Tour of 2002 to a show at the Lincoln Event Centre near Christchurch in March 2026.

Tickets for all five dates have been on sale since Thursday 24 September 2026. This page sets out the confirmed itinerary, the venues, what his recent Australian and New Zealand sets have contained, and how his earlier tours of the region unfolded, from arena nights to winery lawns.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: confirmed dates

The Australian and New Zealand leg of the Just Getting Started World Tour is short and tightly routed. It opens in the west, at Perth HPC in Mount Claremont on Thursday 11 March 2027, then crosses to Melbourne for Margaret Court Arena on Saturday 13 March and Sydney for the TikTok Entertainment Centre at Darling Harbour the following night, Sunday 14 March.

New Zealand follows straight after. Keating plays Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch on Tuesday 16 March and closes the run at Spark Arena in Auckland on Thursday 18 March. That gives New Zealand two of the five dates, a higher share than on several of his earlier visits, when the country usually got one or two shows tacked on to a longer Australian schedule.

The venues are mid-sized rooms rather than the biggest arenas in each city. Margaret Court Arena and the TikTok Entertainment Centre hold far fewer people than Rod Laver Arena or Sydney's Homebush arena, and Perth HPC is a sports hall rather than a stadium. That suits a singer whose recent shows in the region have been built around a tight run of hits rather than large-scale production.

As of 9 October 2026 no support act has been announced for the 2027 shows, and there are no Brisbane, Adelaide or regional dates on the itinerary. Brisbane and Adelaide both featured on his 2012 and 2016 tours, so fans in those cities should register for alerts in case further shows are added; nothing beyond the five confirmed dates has been announced.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: venue guide

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027 at Perth HPC, Perth

Perth HPC (Perth High Performance Centre) is a sports and events complex in Mount Claremont that opened in 1986 as the Superdrome. It was later known as Challenge Stadium and then HBF Stadium before taking its current name, and its main hall holds about 4,500 for basketball and netball.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027 at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne

Margaret Court Arena is the third-largest stadium at Melbourne Park, home of the Australian Open. It opened in 1988 as Show Court One, was renamed in 2003 and gained a retractable roof in a redevelopment completed in January 2015; it is used for tennis, netball, basketball and concerts with a capacity of about 7,500.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027 at TikTok Entertainment Centre, Sydney

The TikTok Entertainment Centre is the 9,000-seat theatre of the International Convention Centre Sydney at Darling Harbour, which opened in December 2016. Previously the First State Super Theatre, Aware Super Theatre and ICC Sydney Theatre, it took its current name in November 2025.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027 at Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch

Wolfbrook Arena is Christchurch's main indoor arena, in Addington, and opened in 1998 as the WestpacTrust Centre. It has since been called Westpac Arena, CBS Canterbury Arena, Horncastle Arena and Christchurch Arena, and holds just over 7,000 for concerts.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027 at Spark Arena, Auckland

Spark Arena is Auckland's largest indoor arena, opened in March 2007 as Vector Arena in Quay Park, Parnell, close to the city centre. Spark New Zealand took over the naming rights in April 2017, and the venue holds more than 13,000 people for general events.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: night by night

Thursday 11 March 2027 — Perth HPC, Perth. In Perth, the last documented Ronan Keating concert was at Kings Park and Botanic Garden (12 November 2016). The tour starts here.

Saturday 13 March 2027 — Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne. In Melbourne, the last documented Ronan Keating concert was at Flemington Racecourse (7 November 2024).

Sunday 14 March 2027 — TikTok Entertainment Centre, Sydney. In Sydney, the last documented Ronan Keating concert was at ANZ Stadium (16 February 2020).

Tuesday 16 March 2027 — Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch. In Christchurch, the last documented Ronan Keating concert was at WestpacTrust Centre (18 July 2002).

Thursday 18 March 2027 — Spark Arena, Auckland. In Auckland, the last documented Ronan Keating concert was at Vector Arena (4 November 2016). The run finishes here.

Before the Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: Australia/NZ concert history

Keating's first solo tour of the region on record is the Destination Tour of July 2002. It began at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 12 July, then went to New Zealand for the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland on 15 July, the Queens Wharf Event Centre in Wellington on 16 July and the WestpacTrust Centre in Christchurch on 18 July. Back in Australia he played the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 20 July, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 22 July, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on 24 July and the Perth Entertainment Centre on 26 July. The Christchurch set, the one fully documented, ran to 18 songs, from “My One Thing That's Real” and “Lovin' Each Day” to “If Tomorrow Never Comes”, “Life Is a Rollercoaster”, a cover of “In the Ghetto” and “The Long Goodbye” to finish.

The 2010 visit was very different. After an appearance at The Domain in Sydney in December 2009, the Australian Tour 2010 took him largely to wineries in January and February: Sandalford Winery in Perth, Bimbadgen Estate at Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley, Centennial Vineyards at Bowral, Sirromet Winery at Mount Cotton, Leconfield Wines at McLaren Vale and Rochford Winery at Coldstream in the Yarra Valley, with the Cairns Convention Centre, two nights at the Sydney Entertainment Centre (20 and 21 January) and The Arts Centre in Melbourne in between. New Zealand got two more winery dates, at Mud House Winery in Waipara on 5 February and Villa Maria Estate in Auckland on 7 February.

The longest Australian run in the archive came in early 2012, shortly after his second season on The X Factor. He played two nights at the State Theatre in Sydney (26 and 27 January), the Brisbane Convention Centre, three nights at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne (5 to 7 February), the Royal Theatre in Canberra, the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, the Newcastle Entertainment Centre and two nights at the Festival Theatre in Adelaide before closing at Kings Park in Perth on 16 February. New Zealand fitted in mid-tour, with the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington on 2 February and Vector Arena in Auckland on 3 February. The 20-song set opened with “Believe Again”, the single he had released with Paulini in Australia and New Zealand, and included Burt Bacharach material from When Ronan Met Burt.

A year later the Fires Tour returned in March 2013: the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on 1 March, the State Theatre in Sydney on 4 March, The Concourse in Sydney on 5 March, the Riverstage in Brisbane on 7 March, Penrith Panthers Leagues Club on 9 March, Jupiters Hotel & Casino on the Gold Coast on 10 March and the Crown Theatre in Perth on 12 March. The Time of My Life Tour of October and November 2016 covered Hamer Hall in Melbourne, the AEC Theatre in Adelaide, the State Theatre in Sydney, Vector Arena in Auckland, the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, the Lyric Theatre in Brisbane, Newcastle Civic Theatre and, once again, Kings Park in Perth on 12 November.

Since then his appearances have been shorter and more scattered. The archive lists sets at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney in April 2017, Park Alexandra in Caloundra in October 2017, a three-song set at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on 16 February 2020, and two appearances at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne during the Spring Racing Carnival in November 2024, the second of them a full 15-song set on 7 November. The most recent entry is in New Zealand: a 15-song show at the Lincoln Event Centre, just outside Christchurch, on 7 March 2026.

The table below lists 56 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Ronan Keating between 2002 and 2026, with the most shows in Sydney (11), Melbourne (8), Perth (5), Brisbane (4), Auckland (4), Adelaide (4). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.

Concert data: setlist.fm

Ronan Keating 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 (3 February 2012 to 7 March 2026), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.

1. If Tomorrow Never Comes — played at 15 of 15 shows
2. Life Is a Rollercoaster — played at 15 of 15 shows
3. Lovin' Each Day — played at 15 of 15 shows
4. The Way You Make Me Feel — played at 15 of 15 shows
5. When You Say Nothing at All — played at 15 of 15 shows
6. Last Thing on My Mind — played at 14 of 15 shows
7. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) — played at 11 of 15 shows
8. Friends in Time — played at 11 of 15 shows
9. I Love It When We Do — played at 11 of 15 shows
10. If You Love Me — played at 11 of 15 shows
11. It's Alright — played at 11 of 15 shows
12. One More Song — played at 11 of 15 shows
13. Separate Cars — played at 11 of 15 shows
14. Believe Again — played at 10 of 15 shows

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

• Time of My Life Tour (2016): 8 Australia/NZ shows — Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Brisbane, Newcastle, Perth.
• Fires Tour (2013): 7 Australia/NZ shows — Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Penrith, Gold Coast, Perth.
• Australian Tour 2010 (2009–2010): 13 Australia/NZ shows — Sydney, Perth, Pokolbin, Bowral, Mount Cotton, Cairns, McLaren Vale, Coldstream, Melbourne, Waipara, Auckland.
• Destination Tour (2002): 8 Australia/NZ shows — Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027 and Australia/NZ festivals

Keating's record in Australia and New Zealand is made up of his own tours rather than the big rock and dance festivals. The closest equivalents are the open-air events: the winery concerts of 2010 in both countries, Kings Park in Perth in 2012 and 2016, the Riverstage in Brisbane in 2013, and race-day sets at Royal Randwick in 2017 and Flemington in 2024.

The 2027 dates are all his own headline shows in indoor venues; no festival appearance in Australia or New Zealand had been announced as of 9 October 2026.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: career and records

Ronan Patrick John Keating was born in Dublin on 3 March 1977, the youngest of five children, and grew up in Bayside, Kilbarrack, and in County Meath. In 1993, aged 16, he became the youngest member of Boyzone, the Irish group that released 17 singles, three studio albums and a compilation between 1994 and 1999 and sold millions of records before going on hiatus in 2000. His mother Marie died of breast cancer in 1998, and the Marie Keating Foundation, set up in her name, has been at the centre of his charity work ever since.

His solo career began in 1999 with “When You Say Nothing at All”, recorded for the film Notting Hill, which went to number one in the UK and several other countries. His debut album Ronan (2000) topped the UK chart and reached number 5 in Australia, and was followed by Destination (2002), Turn It On (2003) and Bring You Home (2006). He co-wrote “The Long Goodbye” with Paul Brady, later a hit for Brooks & Dunn in the United States, and in 2007 Guinness World Records listed him as the only artist to have had 30 consecutive top-ten singles in the UK.

Boyzone reunited in 2007 and toured again, and the group lost Stephen Gately in October 2009. Keating's own records moved towards covers and themed albums: Songs for My Mother (2009) went to number 1 in Australia, Duet (2010) was released first in Australia and New Zealand and reached number 3, as did When Ronan Met Burt (2011), made with Burt Bacharach. Fires (2012) returned to original material, followed by Time of My Life (2016), Twenty Twenty (2020) and the Irish-themed Songs from Home (2021).

Television tied him closely to Australia. He joined The X Factor in 2010 and stayed five seasons, winning twice as a mentor, with Altiyan Childs in 2010 and Marlisa Punzalan in 2014. He coached on The Voice Australia in 2016 and was announced in January 2025 as a returning coach. In Britain he co-hosted Magic Breakfast on Magic Radio for seven years until July 2024, and he has coached on The Voice Kids UK and The Voice of Germany. He also played Guy in the West End production of Once in 2014 and 2015.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: a singer Australia knows from television

Most international pop singers who tour Australia are known through their records. Keating is also known through prime-time television. Between 2010 and 2014 he sat on the judging panel of The X Factor, alongside figures such as Guy Sebastian and Natalie Imbruglia in his first season, and took two contestants to victory. In 2016 he moved to The Voice Australia, and in 2025 he returned to that show after a nine-season gap, joining Melanie C, Richard Marx and Kate Miller-Heidke on the panel.

That television profile is one reason his album chart record in Australia is so strong. Songs for My Mother reached number 1 here, and Destination, Duet and When Ronan Met Burt all reached number 3. Duet was even released in Australia and New Zealand first, in November 2010, with a lead single featuring the Australian singer Paulini.

Off screen, the ties are personal too. He met Storm Uechtritz, who is Australian, in 2010, and they married in 2015. He shot the film Goddess in Australia in 2011 and appeared in the fourth season of the Australian drama Love Child in 2017.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: two nights in New Zealand

New Zealand has seen Keating on almost every one of his major visits. In 2002 he played Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch; in 2010 he played winery dates at Waipara and in Auckland; in 2012 he played the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington and Vector Arena in Auckland; and in 2016 he returned to Vector Arena and played the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. There was also a 2014 date at Mission Estate Winery in Napier.

The 2027 tour gives the South Island and the North Island one show each. Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch on Tuesday 16 March is the same Addington venue that hosted him in 2002, when it was called the WestpacTrust Centre. Spark Arena in Auckland on Thursday 18 March is the venue he played as Vector Arena in 2012 and 2016.

His most recent New Zealand appearance, at the Lincoln Event Centre near Christchurch on 7 March 2026, suggests the Canterbury audience is still strong: the 15-song set mixed his solo hits with Boyzone songs such as “Words”, “No Matter What”, “Love Me for a Reason” and “Picture of You”. Wellington is not on the 2027 itinerary.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: back at Darling Harbour

Sydney's 2027 date at the TikTok Entertainment Centre has a neat link to his past. The venue is the 9,000-seat theatre of the International Convention Centre Sydney at Darling Harbour, and its name, adopted in November 2025, revives that of the old Sydney Entertainment Centre nearby in Haymarket, where Keating played on the Destination Tour in July 2002 and twice more in January 2010.

Between those visits and now, his Sydney shows mostly moved to theatres. He played the State Theatre on Market Street in 2012, 2013 and 2016, plus The Concourse in 2013, before the racecourse and stadium appearances of 2017 and 2020. A single night on Sunday 14 March 2027 is a step back up in size from the State Theatre, without going to the city's largest arena.

As with every date on this run, there is only one Sydney show. If it sells out, the usual pattern is to watch for an added date or for production-hold releases close to the night; neither had been announced as of 9 October 2026.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: Perth and Melbourne

Perth has hosted Keating on almost every tour, from the Perth Entertainment Centre in 2002 to Sandalford Winery in 2010, Kings Park in 2012 and 2016 and the Crown Theatre in 2013. In 2027 he opens the whole Australian and New Zealand leg at Perth HPC in Mount Claremont on Thursday 11 March, a sports venue that has become a regular stop for touring acts.

Melbourne has a longer list still: Rod Laver Arena in 2002, The Arts Centre in 2010, three nights at the Regent Theatre in 2012, the Palais Theatre in 2013, Hamer Hall in 2016 and Flemington Racecourse in 2024. The 2027 show is at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne Park on Saturday 13 March, the only weekend date of the run apart from Sydney on the Sunday.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: what to expect live

His recent sets in the region have been compact greatest-hits shows of about 15 songs. At Flemington on 7 November 2024 and at Lincoln on 7 March 2026 the running order was close to identical: solo songs such as “Lovin' Each Day”, “The Way You Make Me Feel”, “If Tomorrow Never Comes”, “Last Thing on My Mind”, “When You Say Nothing at All” and “Life Is a Rollercoaster”, alongside Boyzone hits including “Words”, “Baby Can I Hold You”, “Father and Son”, “No Matter What”, “Love Me for a Reason”, “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going” and “Picture of You”, with a cover of “Brown Eyed Girl” near the end. The Lincoln show also included a version of “Faith”.

His full tours have run longer. The State Theatre show in Sydney on 1 November 2016 had 22 songs, opening with “Time of My Life” and taking in “Wasted Light”, “Landslide”, “Falling Slowly” from Once, “Let Me Love You” and “The Long Goodbye”. The 2013 Riverstage set opened with “Fires” and covered a lot of that album, including “Wasted Light”, “Nineteen Again” and “Easy Now My Dear”.

“When You Say Nothing at All” and “Life Is a Rollercoaster” have appeared in almost every documented set in Australia and New Zealand since 2002, usually towards the end. Expect them again in 2027; the exact set list for the Just Getting Started shows had not been published as of 9 October 2026.

Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027 tickets and presales

Tickets for all five shows went on general sale on Thursday 24 September 2026 and remain available through the authorised ticket sellers for each venue and the venue box offices. Each city has a single date, so there is no second night to fall back on if your preferred show sells out.

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Ronan Keating Australia Tour 2027: questions and answers

When does Ronan Keating's 2027 Australian tour start?

At Perth HPC on Thursday 11 March 2027.

Which cities are on the tour?

Perth, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, then Christchurch and Auckland in New Zealand. There are five shows in total.

Where is the Sydney show?

At the TikTok Entertainment Centre at Darling Harbour on Sunday 14 March 2027.

Is Ronan Keating playing Brisbane or Adelaide in 2027?

Not as of 9 October 2026. He last played Brisbane on the Time of My Life Tour in November 2016, at the Lyric Theatre, and Adelaide at the AEC Theatre the same year.

What are the New Zealand dates?

Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch on Tuesday 16 March 2027 and Spark Arena in Auckland on Thursday 18 March 2027, which closes the run.

Are tickets on sale?

Yes. General sale began on Thursday 24 September 2026 for all five shows.

Who is the support act?

No support act had been announced as of 9 October 2026.

When did Ronan Keating last perform in Australia?

The most recent Australian entry in the setlist archive is a 15-song set at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on 7 November 2024. His most recent show in the region was at the Lincoln Event Centre near Christchurch on 7 March 2026.

Will he sing Boyzone songs?

His recent sets in Australia and New Zealand have included Boyzone hits such as “Words”, “No Matter What”, “Love Me for a Reason” and “Picture of You” alongside his solo songs.