The Temper Trap Announce Australian Tour 2026

The Melbourne indie quartet are hitting the road in support of their fourth long player, Sungazer.

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As The Temper Trap gear up for the release of Sungazer, their first studio album in 10 years, the Melbourne quartet have today announced a five-date national tour in support of the LP.

Dropping Friday 10 July via Mushroom Music/Virgin Music Group, Sungazer is The Temper Trap’s first album since 2016’s Thick As Thieves and arrives four years after the band took an extended hiatus.

“With time apart and much personal growth from us all, Sungazer feels like it’s captured the most pure collection of music we’ve ever made,” says the band about their new record. “We had more fun making this record and in the writing room than on any of the previous records we’ve done. We’re in a great place creatively, and in our friendships, we’re closer than ever. Being back into the studio together really felt like coming home.”

The Temper Trap’s long-awaited Aussie tour commences with a hometown show in Melbourne at the Forum on Friday 11 September. The band then swings by Brisbane for a Night At The Parkland on Saturday 12 September, followed by headline performances at Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide on Wednesday 16 September and Sydney’s Night At The Barracks on Friday 18 September, rounding things out with a final show at ICF: Warehouse in Perth on Friday 9 October.

Frontier Members have first dibs via the Frontier pre-sale on Thursday 16 April from 10am AEST, before general on-sale kicks off at 11am AEST on Friday 17 April. Tickets and tour information via frontiertouring.com.

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Forming in 2005, The Temper Trap rose to prominence with the release of their debut album Conditions, which included the hit singles ‘Sweet Disposition’, ‘Fader’ and ‘Love Lost’.

Two more albums followed, The Temper Trap (2012) and Thick As Thieves (2016), with both debuting at #1 on the ARIA Album Charts.

The Temper Trap have gone on to amass over 2 billion streams worldwide and played some of the biggest festival stages globally, including Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, Primavera, Big Day Out and Laneway Festival.

Announced as support for Muse’s North American tour this July and August, The Temper Trap are also playing several festivals before returning to Australia, with a national tour hopefully on the cards.

Sungazer by The Temper Trap is out Friday 10 July via Mushroom Music/Virgin Music Group. Pre-order here. Catch The Temper Trap performing at Hindley Street Music Hall on Wednesday 16 September. Ticketing information is available via frontiertouring.com.

The Temper Trap Australian Tour 2026

Friday 11 September – Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC

Saturday 12 September – Night At The Parkland, Brisbane, QLD

Wednesday 16 September – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, SA

Friday 18 September – Night At The Barracks, Sydney, NSW

Friday 9 October – ICF: Warehouse, Perth, WA

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