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Lorde announces 2026 Australian arena tour

The New Zealand pop star will return to Australian stages in February 2026 for her first local tour since Solar Power, performing arena shows in support of her new album, Virgin.

Lorde performs a surprise set at Glastonbury festival. Picture: Joseph Okpako/WireImage
Lorde performs a surprise set at Glastonbury festival. Picture: Joseph Okpako/WireImage

Lorde will return to Australian stages early next year, playing the largest venues of her career in the country to date.

The New Zealand-born pop star is set to tour in February, with arena dates confirmed in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.

The tour will showcase her fourth album, Virgin, which the Australian gave three-and-a-half stars, writing: “Lorde has returned to the world of largely electronic arrangements on Virgin, but it’s decidedly not a retread. Even when the album offers less than stellar results, her efforts to experiment and adapt are still present. She’s always dared to be different, so why stop now?”

Tickets will go on sale from 1pm on Tuesday, July 15.

Billed as the Ultrasound World Tour, it marks Lorde’s first Australian shows since 2023’s Solar Power tour — which The Australian’s national music writer Andrew McMillen praised as “near-perfect.”

The tour announcement coincides with Lorde’s appearance on the cover of Vogue Australia, where she was interviewed by a circle of friends and collaborators, including Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, Australian pop star Troye Sivan, writer and filmmaker Miranda July, and actor Kyle MacLachlan.

“This kind of intensity, vulnerability and catharsis. There’s always pain. There’s always joy. There’s an expression that comes out of me again and again that feels like mine,” she told the magazine.

Lorde Australia 2026 tour

Monday 16 February

Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD

Wednesday 18 February

Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW

Saturday 21 February

Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC

Wednesday 25 February

Perth Arena | Perth, WA

Geordie Gray
Geordie GrayEntertainment reporter

Geordie Gray is a digital producer and entertainment reporter based in Sydney. She writes about film, television, music and pop culture. Previously, she was News Editor at The Brag Media and wrote features for Rolling Stone.

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