Meredith Music Festival has announced headlining shows for three of its key international visitors – namely TV On The Radio, Perfume Genius and Bar Italia. All three indie-rock acts will perform along the east coast of Australia, weaving in and around their appearance at the regional Victorian festival. The full list of sideshow dates for each act, as well as ticketing information, can be found below.
TV On The Radio will be returning to Australia for the first time in over a decade, having last performed in Australia as part of the Vivid LIVE festivities in 2015 – which saw them make their Sydney Opera House debut. The band entered a largely inactive period following their Seeds world tour, performing only occasionally up until around 2019. The band reunited in 2024, without co-founding guitarist Dave Sitek, and have been touring extensively for the last year. Frontman Tunde Adebimpe also launched a solo career this year, releasing his debut album Thee Black Boltz.
TV On The Radio – ‘Staring At The Sun’
Perfume Genius, meanwhile, returns after over three years. His last tour, with longtime collaborator and live bandmate Hand Habits, took place in June 2022 – coincidentally, also as part of that year’s Vivid programming. While he performed at Carriageworks last time, this run of dates will see him make his Opera House debut in support of his seventh studio album Glory, released in March.
“Perfume Genius is at once raw and theatrical – a soul-baring artist whose emotionally arresting soundscapes and clear-eyed vulnerability have cemented his place as one of the most compelling voices in alternative music today,” said Ben Marshall, the Opera House’s Head Of Contemporary Music. “To witness that kind of emotional intensity and artistic precision in the sweeping Concert Hall promises to be a profoundly transcendent and intimate experience – one that will move, comfort, challenge and inspire.”
Bar Italia made their Australian debut in June 2024, performing at Melbourne’s RISING festival as well as their own sold-out shows in Sydney and Brisbane. Since they were last here, the UK-based post-punk and art-rock trio have finished work on their fifth studio album. Titled Some Like It Hot, it is slated for release via Matador Records in October, two months before their Australian return.
TV On The Radio 2025 Australian Tour
- Tuesday, December 2nd – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
- Thursday, December 4th – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD
- Saturday, December 6th – Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith VIC
- Monday, December 8th – Forum Theatre, Melbourne VIC
A pre-sale for the tour will run from 11am AEST on Monday, August 25th. General sale will then follow on Wednesday, August 27th – again at 11am AEST. Both can be accessed via Frontier.
Perfume Genius 2025 Australian Tour
- Wednesday, December 3rd – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat VIC
- Thursday, December 4th – Forum Theatre, Melbourne VIC
- Friday, December 5th – Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith VIC
- Sunday, December 7th – Princess Theatre, Brisbane QLD
- Tuesday, December 9th – Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney NSW
A pre-sale for all shows except Sydney will go live from 9am AEST on Friday, August 22nd. General sale for these shows will then follow on Monday, August 25th – again at 9am AEST. Both can be accessed via Mistletone. Pre-sale for Sydney will go live from Wednesday, August 27th at 9am AEST. General sale follows on Friday, August 29th at 9am AEST. Both via SydneyOperaHouse.com.
Bar Italia 2025 Australian Tour
- Saturday, December 6th – Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith VIC
- Sunday, December 7th – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC
- Wednesday, December 10th – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
- Thursday, December 11th – Crowbar, Brisbane QLD
A pre-sale for the tour will go live from 9am AEST on Friday, August 22nd. General sale will then follow on Monday, August 25th – again at 9am AEST. Both can be accessed via Mistletone.
Further Reading
TV On The Radio Talk The Loss Of Gerard Smith & Vivid LIVE 2015
Love Letter To A Record: Phantastic Ferniture On Perfume Genius’ ‘No Shape’
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