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News · 11 November 2026

Lizzy McAlpine Shares New Single ‘The Wheel’

The track is taken from ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' soundtrack.

By Tobias Handke

Singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine reclines on a vintage floral armchair wearing a white long-sleeve top and boots.
Lizzy McAlpine - photo supplied

American singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine has shared new single 'The Wheel', her contribution to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack.

Co-written with Omar Akrouche and Mason Stoops, 'The Wheel' is the latest taste of the 29-track compilation that also features songs from The Smashing Pumpkins, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Nicks, Depeche Mode, Noah Kahan and more.

'The Wheel' follows McAlpine's fourth studio album, Angel, which dropped in September and features the singles 'The Light in the Painting' and 'Ugly Things'.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping hits cinemas on Thursday 19 November. Set 24 years before the events of the original, the film follows 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada) on the morning of the 50th Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell.

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McAlpine is also returning to Australia and New Zealand in the New Year for a run of shows in support of Angel.

"We're going over country!!! I am so excited to play these songs live for you. See you so soon," McAlpine said in a statement.

Joined by emerging singer-songwriter Mila Bea, McAlpine's The Over Country Tour commences with two sold-out shows in Adelaide on Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 February at Thebarton Theatre.

McAlpine then plays shows at Perth's Red Hill Auditorium on Friday 5 February, Sydney's TikTok Entertainment Centre on Sunday 7 February, Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Wednesday 10 February and Brisbane's Riverstage on Friday 12 February, wrapping things up with another sold-out show, this time in New Zealand at Auckland's Ta Paepae Theatre on Sunday 14 February.

Tickets for the remaining shows are on sale now at frontiertouring.com.

'The Wheel' is out now. Listen here. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack is out Friday 13 November. Catch Lizzy McAlpine performing at Thebarton Theatre on Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 February. Tickets are sold out.

Lizzy McAlpine The Over Country Australian & New Zealand Tour

with special guest Mila Bea

Tuesday 2 February – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA SOLD OUT

Wednesday 3 February – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA SOLD OUT

Friday 5 February – Red Hill Auditorium, Perth, WA

Sunday 7 February – TikTok Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW

Wednesday 10 February – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC

Friday 12 February – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD

Sunday 14 February – Te Paepae Theatre, NZIC, Auckland, NZ SOLD OUT

Lizzy McAlpine The Over Country Tour poster for Australia and New Zealand featuring tour dates and Lizzy holding a paper cutout chain.

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