Steve Hughes Brings His ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ Show To Adelaide Fringe
The Aussie-born stand-up has announced nine shows as part of this year’s Fringe.

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Aussie larrikin Steve Hughes returns to Adelaide as part of the 2025 Fringe, performing nine shows at the Underground Comedy Club.
The tour (which also includes shows across NSW), comes after Hughes suffered a major health scare at the end of 2024.
Feeling a little off one day in early November, Hughes decided to check himself into a Sydney hospital. It turned out to be the best decision of his life after he was quickly admitted and underwent major open heart surgery to have a worn-out value replaced.
Now back fighting fit, Hughes is touring SA and NSW with his Sheer Heart Attack tour, kicking things off with nine stand-up shows at Adelaide’s Underground Comey Club from Friday, March 7 to Sunday, March 16.
Hughes then has dates lined up at Dicey Riley’s in Wollongong on Thursday, March 27, the Newcastle Hotel in Newcastle on Friday, March 28, Wamberal’s Ocean View Beach Club on Saturday, March 29 and Canberra’s The Baso on Thursday, April 3, before he wraps things up at Penrith’s Tattersalls Hotel on Friday, April 4.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via stevehughes.net.
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A comedy vet of over two decades, Steve Hughes is known for his confrontational comedy, never afraid to upset the apple cart with his hilarious wit and fierce takedowns of today’s society.
The former thrash metal drummer and conspiracy realist has a huge following both here in Australia and in the UK, having appeared on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Live at the Apollo.
Hughes is also a familiar name on comedy festival bills, having performed at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in Scotland, Just for Laughs in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Tickets for Hughes Adelaide Fringe shows are selling fast so get in quick!
Catch Steve Hughes at Underground Comedy Club from Friday, March 7 to Sunday, March 16. Tickets on sale now via adelaidefringe.com.au.
Steve Hughes 2025 Australian Tour Dates
Friday, March 7 to Sunday, March 16 – Underground Comedy Club, Adelaide
Thursday, March 27 – Dicey Riley's, Wollongong
Friday, March 28 – Newcastle Hotel, Newcastle
Saturday, March 29 – Ocean View Beach Club, Wamberal (Central Coast)
Thursday, April 3 – The Baso, Canberra
Friday, April 4 – Tattersalls Hotel, Penrith
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