News · 8 December 2025

Dave Announces ‘The Boy Who Played The Harp’ 2026 Australian Tour

The UK rapper returns to Australia in support of his latest record, The Boy Who Played the Harp.

Award-winning UK rapper and songwriter Dave has announced his first Australian arena tour set for June 2026.

Last in the country back in 2021 touring his sophomore album We're All Alone in This Together, Dave’s Aussie return comes in support of his acclaimed 2025 third record, The Boy Who Played the Harp.

Presented by Live Nation, Secret Sounds and triple j, the tour commences in Brisbane at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Thursday 18 June, with stops at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Saturday 20 June and Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 23 June, before wrapping up at RAC Arena in Perth on Saturday 27 June.

As is often the case these days, there are several pre-sale options for fans detailed below:

Vodafone pre-sale runs from Tuesday 9 December, 9am AEDT to Thursday 11 December, 9am AEDT
Mastercard pre-sale runs from Tuesday 9 December, 9am AEDT to Thursday 11 December, 9am AEDT
Live Nation pre-sale runs from Thusday 11 December, 10am AEDT to Friday 12 December, 9am AEDT
Secret Sounds pre-sale runs from Thursday 11 December, 10am AEDT to Friday 12 December, 9am (AEDT

General sale tickets go on sale on Friday 12 December, 10am AEDT via livenation.com.au and secretsounds.com.

The past five years have seen Dave rise to the top of the UK rap scene. Combining introspective lyrics with captivating modern beats, all three of Dave’s albums have received acclaim. He’s also won two BRIT Awards and the 2021 Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song for his track ‘Children of the Internet’.

This year saw his self-produced Central Cee collaboration ‘Sprinter’ become the first UK rap single to debut at #1 on the Australian chart, while his latest single, ‘Raindance’, featuring Tems, looks set to join ‘Sprinter’, ‘Location’ and ‘Clash’ in achieving platinum status in Australia.

The Boy Who Played Harp topped both the UK Album Charts and the ARIA Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart, with NME calling it Dave’s “most introspective album yet.”

Catch Dave performing in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in June 2026. Ticketing information available at livenation.com.au and secretsounds.com.