Olivia Dean will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 for The Art of Loving tour.
In support of her second album The Art of Loving, out on September 26th, Dean will make arena appearances in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Auckland in October next year.
The Art of Loving explores love and relationships, deepening her lifelong study of love: “I think there’s a whole spectrum of how you can have relationships with people in your life and still make them really meaningful and honest,” she said. “But that’s a new thing for me, to be honest.”
Fans have already heard new tracks “Lady Lady”, “Nice to Each Other”, and “Man I Need”, which have quickly gained popularity. “Nice to Each Other” has over 94 million streams on Spotify, while “Man I Need” is sitting at nearly 43 million. Both are currently sitting on the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart at No. 30 and No. 6, respectively.
Dean has been on a monumental rise to the top. Her long-awaited debut album, Messy, released in 2023, was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize Album of the Year and reached #4 on the UK Official Album Chart. It also earned her the role of soundtrack artist for the recent Bridget Jones film Mad About The Boy, with “It Isn’t Perfect But It Might Be”.
Her music resists easy classification, marrying soul, pop, and classic singer-songwriter structures with diaristic detail and featherlight production. Tracks like “The Hardest Part” and “Dive” gave listeners a front-row seat to her inner world, while live performances, from Jools Holland’s Hootenanny to Glastonbury and Coachella, have affirmed her quiet magnetism.
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Dean made her Australia and New Zealand touring debut in February as a Laneway Festival headliner, with additional headline shows in Auckland, Sydney, and Melbourne. Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s glowing four-star review of Dean’s Sydney show highlighted her star power, noting that next time “she’ll need a bigger venue”.
“It’s clear Olivia Dean is already a star — Australia just needs to catch up,” Rolling Stone AU/NZ wrote.
She is also returning to Sydney this November, with a one-night-only outdoor concert set against the harbour at Mrs Macquaries Point.
Presale tickets will be available from 10am, Wednesday September 17th. General sale will begin at 11am the same day.
OLIVIA DEAN THE ART OF LOVING 2026 AU/NZ TOUR DATES
Presented by Handsome Tours and Laneway Presents
Tuesday, October 6th
Rod Laver Arena, Naarm/Melbourne VIC
Friday, October 9th
Qudos Bank Arena, Gadigal/Sydney NSW
Tuesday, October 13th
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Meanjin/Brisbane QLD
Saturday, October 17th
Spark Arena, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland NZ
