Pop icon Vanessa Amorosi to kick off Tour Down Under week in Adelaide

A pop icon is set to headline an exciting line-up of music acts at the opening night concert of the Tour Down Under. See the full list.

Pop icon Vanessa Amorosi will get “absolutely everybody” ready to party at the Santos Tour

Down Under opening night concert, headlining an exciting line-up of music acts at the festival’s City of Adelaide Tour Village.

Amorosi will perform after the presentation of the competing men’s and women’s teams on the Santos Main Stage in the City of Adelaide Tour Village in Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga on January 13, ahead of ten days of world-class cycling across South Australia.

Vanessa Amorosi. Picture: Supplied

Nominated for 16 ARIA awards, the singer of hit songs like Absolutely Everybody and Shine, has just released a new album in City of Angels.

Amorosi joins an exciting line-up of musical acts including rising First Nations duo MARLON X RULLA, Stace Cadet, DJ Mell Hall, MORGEN + TINK, Adelaide’s own DJ Ruby Chew and more.

The City of Adelaide Tour Village will be the largest in the event’s history, featuring pop-up bars with daily happy hour, expert panel discussions, food and drink vendors and family zone.

Amorosi said she was excited to be heading back to South Australia.

“I’m so happy to be performing, once again, in South Australia. It has been too long since I have been there,” she said.

“The crowds in Adelaide are amazing, and I can’t wait to be singing in front of them again.”

Visit www.TourDownUnder.com.au for a full list of performing artists and programming schedule for the City of Adelaide Tour Village.