Founding One Direction member Louis Tomlinson is set to bring his world tour to Australia next year, announcing a pair of 2020 headline dates earlier today.

When English pop group One Direction announced their indefinite hiatus back in 2016, fans the world over wondered when each of the group’s remaining members would embark on a solo career.

With Louis Tomlinson answering this question by releasing ‘Just Hold On’ with Steve Aoki, he followed this up with ‘Back To You’ and ‘Miss You’ in 2017, before going a little bit quiet. This year though, fans began to get a taste of his debut solo record with the release of singles like ‘Two Of Us’ and ‘Kill My Mind’.

Now, with Tomlinson revealing that his debut album, Walls, would be released on January 31st of 2020, he added to this news by dropping his latest tune, ‘We Made It’, which was inspired by stolen nights out in Manchester in the early days of One Direction.

“Any time off I had, I’d go to Manchester for nights out with my mates,” he explained. “It made me realise I didn’t live in the real world anymore and I missed it.

“I loved being normal, reckless and stupid. It was the best escape. We’d stay up all night, talking about our dreams and what we thought would happen to us. That age is such an exciting time. You’ve no idea what the future holds, but you have so much potential. Where is my life headed? Who knows?”

Now, with the new record out early next year, Aussie fans will be among the fist to get a taste of it on the live stage, with Louis Tomlinson announcing a pair of Australian headline dates for April of 2020.

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Kicking off at the Big Top in Sydney on April 25th, he’ll bring his live show to Melbourne’s Palais Theatre just two days later, ensuring that fans of all ages will see why he’s been renowned as one of the finest members of the currently-inactive One Direction.

Tickets to these shows go on sale from 12pm on Friday, November 1st, with a fan club pre-sale and a Live Nation pre-sale kicking off in the preceding days. Read on for all the pertinent details.

Check out ‘We Made It’ by Louis Tomlinson:

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Louis Tomlinson Australian Tour 2020

Saturday, April 25th, 2020
Big Top, Sydney, NSW

Monday, April 27th, 2020
Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Tickets on sale from 12pm on Friday, November 1st

Louis Tomlinson Fan Club pre-sale begins 10am on Tuesday, October 29th and runs until 10am on Thursday, October 31st

Live Nation pre-sale begins 11am on Thursday, October 31st and runs until 11am on Friday, November 1st

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