Charlie Puth Bringing His ‘Whatever’s Clever!’ World Tour To Australia And New Zealand
The American singer-songwriter is touring in support of his new album Whatever's Clever!.
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The award-winning singer-songwriter Charlie Puth has revealed he’s bringing his Whatever’s Clever! 2026 World Tour to Australian and New Zealand shores this year.
Puth’s most ambitious tour yet promises an unforgettable live experience, with the American artist sharing, “I feel like I’ve worked and waited my entire career to put this sort of live show on for you all. We have worked so hard to bring you the sort of top-level musicianship and arrangements that you all deserve in a live show, and I am beyond excited to bring my music and this incredible band and show to some of the most iconic rooms in the world. It’s going to be fun!”
The tour comes in support of Puth’s 2026 album, Whatever’s Clever!, which peaked at #33 on the ARIA Albums Chart and received glowing reviews from critics.
Puth’s Whatever’s Clever! Tour begins with one show in New Zealand at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Thursday 5 November. He then hotfoots it across to Australia for five shows at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 7 November, Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Tuesday 10 November, Brisbane’s Entertainment Centre on Friday 13 November, Adelaide AEC Arena on Sunday 15 November and finally Perth’s RAC Arena on Tuesday 17 November.
As is becoming the norm with these types of tours, there are several pre-sale options available. The first is the Artist pre-sale that begins at 10pm AEST on Monday 20 April via charlieputh.com.
Up next are the Mastercard (AU), Westpac New Zealand (NZ) and Vodafone pre-sales that run from 12pm AEST on Tuesday 21 April to 12pm AEST on Thursday 23 April. Check out priceless.com/music, priceless.com/westpacnz or vodafone.com.au/ticket for full details.
Live Nation pre-sale takes place 1pm AEST on Wednesday 22 April, followed by the general on-sale at 1pm AEST on Thursday 23 April. Full details available at charlieputh.com, livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz.
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A Grammy-nominated artist whose achived multi-platninum stauts and sold millions of records worldwide, Charlie Puth is one of the most in-demand songwriters in the music biz.
To date, Puth has amassed over 35 billion career streams, nine multi-platinum singles (including ‘Attention’, ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ and ‘See You Again’) and won three Billboard Music Awards.
This year’s Whatever's Clever!, Puth’s fourth studio album, features the singles ‘Changes’, ‘Beat Yourself Up’, ‘Home’ and ‘Sideways’ and was praised by critics.
Catch Charlie Puth performing at AEC Arena on Sunday 15 November. Ticketing information is available at livenation.com.au.
Charlie Puth Whatever’s Clever! Australian and New Zealand Tour 2026
Thursday 5 November – Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ
Saturday 7 November – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 10 November – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Friday 13 November – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 15 November – AEC Arena, Adelaide, SA
Tuesday 17 November – RAC Arena, Perth, WA
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