The Temper Trap have announced they will embark on a whirlwind, 72-hour east coast Australian tour – taking in three cities in three days. Instead of the larger rooms the band have been accustomed to since the late 2000s, the shows will instead be in some of the smallest rooms the band have played in quite some time. All dates and ticketing information can be found below.
The Melbourne indie-rock band made their official comeback almost a month ago with the release of ‘Lucky Dimes’ – their first new original song in almost a decade. “It’s good to know that nine years after the last one, we still have something to say,” said the band’s frontman Dougy Mandagi in a press statement at the time of the single’s release. “It’s been an absolute pleasure creating this record, and we can’t wait to share it with you; not to relive the past, but to write the next chapter.”
The Temper Trap – ‘Love Lost’
Mandagi and co. will roadtest more new material from their as-yet-untitled fourth studio album, on which ‘Lucky Dimes’ will feature, at these upcoming shows. Inevitably, the shows will conclude with ‘Sweet Disposition’ – which, in July, was voted in at number 11 in triple j‘s Hottest 100 Of Australian Songs. The station described the song as a “ubiquitous indie anthem we’ve come to hold deep in our hearts” when announcing its placement. “We were all so green and inexperienced in making and performing music,” said Mandagi when speaking to the station about the creation of the song. “I guess ‘Sweet Disposition’ sort of encapsulated that moment in our lives perfectly.”
Following the October shows, The Temper Trap will hit the new year’s festival circuit with a set at Beyond The Valley in the central-southwest Victorian township of Barunah Plains. Dom Dolla, Turnstile, Addison Rae and Kid Cudi are all slated to perform, as well as the likes of Kettama, I Hate Models, 070 Shake, JoJo, Spacey Jane, Mallrat, Luude, Miss Kaninna, Kaiit and Egoism.
The Temper Trap 2025 Tour
- Friday, October 24th – Princess Theatre, Brisbane QLD
- Saturday, October 25th – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC
- Sunday, October 26th – Liberty Hall, Sydney NSW
A pre-sale for the shows runs from 2pm AEST on Monday, September 15th. General sale follows on Wednesday, September 17th – again at 2pm AEST. Both can be accessed via Frontier Touring.
Further Reading
triple j’s Hottest 200 Of Australian Songs: The Complete List
Old Mervs Share The Five Songs That Inspired Their Self-Titled Debut Album
The Temper Trap’s Dougy Mandagi On The Legacy Of Their Breakthrough Hit & What’s Next For The Band
