Lorde Is Bringing Her 'Ultrasound' World Tour to Australian and New Zealand Arenas in 2026
Fresh from her fourth album 'Virgin' debuting at number one Down Under, the New Zealand singer has locked in her next Australian and NZ gigs.
If you're a Lorde fan, there's no better news than this: in February 2026, the 'Royals', 'Green Light', 'Solar Power' and 'What Was That' singer-songwriter will hit the stage in both Australia and New Zealand. The Aotearoan star's Ultrasound world tour has just locked in gigs Down Under, heading to six cities across the two countries, making dates with arenas at every stop.
Ella Yelich-O'Connor last took her Solar Power tour to both nations in 2023. This time, as part of a run of concerts that begins in September 2025 in the US — and also includes gigs in Canada, the UK and across Europe before this year is out — she has levelled up venue-wise. First up on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 is Spark Arena in Lorde's native Auckland, then Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch on Friday, February 13, 2026. After that, she's hopping across the ditch to play Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Monday, February 16, 2026; Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Wednesday, February 18, 2026; Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on Saturday, February 21; and finally Perth Arena on Wednesday, February 25.
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The tour dates come fresh from Yelich-O'Connor's surprise 2025 Glastonbury set, as well as her fourth album Virgin releasing at the end of June, with the latter debuting at number one in Australia and New Zealand alike. This is her biggest tour of her career in general, too, with nights at the likes of Madison Square Garden in New York City and O2 Arena in London already sold out.
Featuring the aforementioned 'What Was That' — her first original new track in four years — alongside 'Man of the Year', 'Hammer', 'Favourite Daughter' and 'Shapeshifter', Virgin also hit number one in the UK and number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the US.
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There might be a three-year gap between Lorde's last Down Under shows and her upcoming Ultrasound tour concerts; however, in addition to writing and recording Virgin, she's been busy making a surprise Sydney club appearance back in May 2025 at a Lorde-themed night.
Since 2013, when her debut record Pure Heroine arrived, Yelich-O'Connor has also released 2017's Melodrama and 2021's Solar Power, won two Grammys, picked up a Golden Globe nomination for 'Yellow Flicker Beat' from the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 and notched up over 18 billion streams worldwide.
Lorde Ultrasound World Tour 2026 Australian and New Zealand Dates
Wednesday, February 11 — Spark Arena, Auckland
Friday, February 13 — Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch
Monday, February 16 — Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Wednesday, February 18 — Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Saturday, February 21 — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Wednesday, February 25 — Perth Arena, Perth
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Lorde is touring Australia and New Zealand in February 2026, with ticket presales from 1pm local time on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 and general sales from 2pm on Friday, July 18, 2025 — head to the tour website for more details.
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