salute Announces Australian Tour 2026
Catch the acclaimed DJ and producer spinning the decks at Electric Circus on Valentine’s Day next year.
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Austrian-born, UK-based DJ and producer salute are bringing their wild genre-mashing dance beats to venues across Australia next year.
salute is touring off the back of 2024 release True Magic, a gripping electronic wonder fueled by Japanese street-racing culture, classic house and nostalgic video-game worlds. The album features collaborations with Rina Sawayama, Disclosure, Sam Gellaitry and more and debuted at #5 on the UK Dance Albums Chart.
Returning for a run of intimate club shows and festival appearances, salute commences their tour of Australia in Perth at Villa on Friday 13 February. salute then hits up Adelaide’s Electric Circus on Saturday 14 February followed by Sydney’s Summer Dance on Sunday 15 February, Brisbane’s Princes Theatre on Friday 20 February and Melbourne’s Sugar Mountain on Sunday 22 February. The final two performances take place at Byron Bay’s Beach Hotel on Friday 27 February and Canberra’s Digi Culture & Music Festival on Saturday 28 February.
Tickets for Sugar Mountain and Digi Culture & Music Festivals are on sale now, with all other shows going on general sale at 10am AEDT on Tuesday 16 December via handsometours.com. There is also the option to grab pre-sale tickets at 10am AEDT on Monday 15 December. Sign up here.
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salute has been dropping bangers and getting clubgoers dancing for close to 15 years. The UK-based artist is currently signed to the famed independent record label Ninja Tune and first found fame as a teen for their remixes of Aaliyah's ‘Rock the Boat’ and Sam Smith's ‘Money on My Mind’.
With nine EPs, the mini-album My Heart and full-length debut True Magic under their belt, salute can’t wait to return down under next year and perform for their fans in packed venues.
Catch salute performing at Electric Circus on Saturday 14 February. Ticketing information is available at handsometours.com.
Salute 2026 Australian Tour Dates
Friday 13 February – Villa, Perth, WA
Saturday 14 February – Electric Circus, Adelaide, SA
Sunday 15 February – Summer Dance, Sydney, NSW
Friday 20 February – The Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 22 February – Sugar Mountain, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 27 February – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 28 February – Digi Culture & Music, Canberra, ACT
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