beabadoobee’s Australian fans are getting their biggest shows yet. Triple j confirmed the singer, born Beatrice Laus, is bringing The Powerlines Tour to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in March 2027, marking her first time headlining Australian arenas after years of building up through clubs, theatres and festival slots.
The Confirmed Australian Dates
The run is presented by Handsome Tours, triple j and Laneway Presents. Artist and PayPal presales began September 8 at 10 a.m. local time, with promoter and Spotify presales following September 9, and general tickets going on sale September 10 through Handsome Tours.
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2027 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
| March 18, 2027 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena |
| March 20, 2027 | Sydney | Afterpay Arena |
A Heavier Album Is Driving the Jump to Arenas
These aren’t just her biggest Australian shows for the sake of it. They’re built around beabadoobee’s fourth studio album, “Pylon,” arriving September 18, 2026, through Dirty Hit and Interscope. The 14-track record leans into a grittier, more distorted sound than her previous work, using the recurring image of power line pylons to explore the anxieties of navigating your mid-twenties. Early singles “Sun Has Set,” “Switchblade” and “Memories” have already previewed that shift, tracks she’s been road-testing live at Lollapalooza, Hinterland and Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre ahead of the album’s release.
The Australian leg is part of a much larger international run for The Powerlines Tour, which also includes stops at Madison Square Garden, the Kia Forum and London’s O2 Arena, making this beabadoobee’s biggest global touring cycle to date. Setlists are expected to pull from “Pylon” alongside fan favorites from “This Is How Tomorrow Moves,” which became her first UK No. 1 album and reached No. 6 in Australia, as well as “Beatopia” and her 2020 debut “Fake It Flowers.”
Her last visit to Australia came via Laneway Festival, which included a surprise Melbourne performance of “Glue Song” alongside Clairo and a triple j Like A Version cover of Bic Runga’s “Sway.” That run also served as a warm-up for the arena jump now confirmed for 2027.
How This Arena Leap Compares to Other Recent Breakouts
| Artist | Album Cycle | Time From Clubs to Arenas | Australian Venue Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| beabadoobee | “Pylon” (2026) | ~4 years since debut, first arena headline run | Rod Laver Arena, Afterpay Arena, Brisbane Ent. Centre |
| Olivia Rodrigo | “Sour” to “Guts” | ~2 years | Rod Laver Arena, Qudos Bank Arena |
| Chappell Roan | “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” | ~1.5 years, festival-to-headliner | Margaret Court Arena, Hordern Pavilion |
| Gracie Abrams | “The Secret of Us” | ~2 years | Festival Hall, Enmore Theatre |
beabadoobee’s path stands out for its patience. Rather than a rapid single-album surge, her jump to arena status has built gradually across four albums and roughly six years of steady touring, from her 2020 debut through festival slots, support tours with Clairo and Coldplay, and now a fourth record positioned to finally match her live draw to arena-sized rooms.
What Fans Should Expect
With “Pylon” still a few weeks from release at the time of the tour announcement, exact setlists remain unconfirmed, but the pattern from her recent festival sets suggests a show balancing the new album’s heavier textures with the sharper, more melodic tracks that built her fanbase in the first place. Given how quickly her past Australian shows have sold through, fans hoping for these arena dates should expect the September 8 presale window to move fast.
