Calvin Harris will make his first dedicated Australian headline tour in February 2027, with four major outdoor shows in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
by Paul Cashmere
Calvin Harris will undertake his first ever Australian headline tour in February 2027, with the Scottish DJ and producer scheduled to perform four major outdoor shows across the country. The Calvin Harris Australia Tour 2027 begins at Langley Park in Perth on Thursday, 18 February, followed by RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane on Friday, 19 February, The Domain in Sydney on Saturday, 20 February, and Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Friday, 26 February.
The tour represents a change from Harris’s previous Australian appearances, which have largely been festival performances or appearances connected to other artists’ tours. He last performed in Australia as a mainstage headliner at Festival X in 2022.
The four-show run will bring together material spanning Harris’s studio catalogue, including 18 Months, Motion, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 and his 2024 compilation 96 Months. The set is also expected to include major collaborations such as “One Kiss” with Dua Lipa, “This Is What You Came For” with Rihanna, “Sweet Nothing” featuring Florence Welch and “Blame” featuring John Newman.
Harris’s Australian history extends back more than 15 years. He performed at the Big Day Out in 2010 and subsequently appeared at Stereosonic in 2011, 2012 and 2014. In 2011 he also played Sydney’s Mardi Gras Party while supporting Rihanna’s Australian tour.
That period coincided with a significant expansion of Harris’s international profile. His 2011 collaboration with Rihanna, “We Found Love”, became a global number one and Harris’s first US Billboard Hot 100 number one as a songwriter and producer. The song was included on 18 Months, the album that established Harris as one of the leading crossover figures between electronic dance music and mainstream pop.
The Australian connection also extends into Harris’s songwriting and production work. Early in his career, he co-wrote and produced “In My Arms” and “Heart Beat Rock” for Kylie Minogue’s 2007 album X. “In My Arms” became a UK top 10 single.
18 Months subsequently produced an unusually large run of successful singles, including “Feel So Close”, “Let’s Go”, “We’ll Be Coming Back” and “Sweet Nothing”. Harris ultimately established a UK chart record by generating eight top 10 singles from the one album, a record that was later surpassed by Ed Sheeran.
His 2014 album Motion continued the move towards large-scale dance-pop collaborations, with “Summer”, “Blame” and “Outside” among its key singles. “Summer” became Harris’s sixth UK number one and reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Australia eventually provided Harris with his first ARIA number one. “How Deep Is Your Love”, recorded with Disciples, topped the Australian chart in 2015.
Harris later shifted towards a funk-influenced sound on Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 in 2017 and its 2022 sequel, while continuing to release major collaborations. The catalogue expanded further with 96 Months, his first compilation album, released in 2024.
For the 2027 Australian shows, the breadth of that catalogue gives Harris material spanning his early electro-pop recordings through the chart-focused dance productions that established him internationally and his later funk-oriented work.
Tour Dates
18 February 2027, Perth, Langley Park
19 February 2027, Brisbane, RNA Showgrounds
20 February 2027, Sydney, The Domain
26 February 2027, Melbourne, Flemington Racecourse
Ticket Details
Calvin Harris Pre-Sale: Wednesday, 23 September, 12pm local time to Thursday, 24 September, 12pm local time
General On-Sale: Thursday, 24 September, 1pm local time
https://www.livenation.com.au/calvin-harris-tickets-adp6285
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