Charlie Puth has cancelled all six Australian and New Zealand concerts scheduled for November, with fans told their tickets will be automatically refunded. The reason for the cancellation remains unknown.
by Paul Cashmere
Charlie Puth has cancelled his entire Australian and New Zealand leg of the Whatever’s Clever! 2026 World Tour, just weeks before the first concert was due to take place, with no reason given for the decision.
The six arena shows, scheduled for Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth throughout November, have been removed from sale and officially listed as cancelled. Ticket holders have been notified and told that their tickets will be automatically refunded through the original payment method.
Puth has not yet made a public statement explaining the cancellation, and there has been no confirmation that the concerts will be rescheduled.
The cancellation is particularly notable because the Australian and New Zealand dates had been announced only in April as a major regional leg of Puth’s 2026 world tour. The run was to begin at Auckland’s Spark Arena on 5 November before moving through five Australian cities.
For Australian fans, the itinerary included Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Afterpay Arena in Sydney, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Adelaide Entertainment Centre and RAC Arena in Perth.
The concerts would also have marked Puth’s return to Australia following his 2023 visit.
When the dates were announced, Puth spoke enthusiastically about the scale of the production he had planned.
“I feel like I’ve worked and waited my entire career to put this sort of live show on for you all,” he said. “We have worked so hard to bring you the sort of top-level musicianship and arrangements that you all deserve in a live show, and I am beyond excited to bring my music and this incredible band and show to some of the most iconic rooms in the world. It’s going to be fun!”
That planned show will now not take place in its announced form.
The cancellation affects six dates across two countries rather than an individual performance. Auckland was scheduled for 5 November, followed by Melbourne on 7 November, Sydney on 10 November, Brisbane on 13 November, Adelaide on 15 November and Perth on 17 November.
Official ticketing information confirms the cancellation and the refund process. AXS states that tickets purchased through its system for the Melbourne performance will be automatically refunded in full, with funds expected to reach customers within 10 business days. Ticketek customers are being directed to that ticketing company for their refund information.
RAC Arena has also confirmed the Perth performance is cancelled and says tickets will be automatically refunded to the original payment method. Afterpay Arena has issued the same advice for the Sydney concert.
At this stage, there is no official explanation for why the Australian and New Zealand shows have been cancelled. There is also no indication from the official listings that the dates have been postponed rather than cancelled. Ticketmaster’s Auckland listing, for example, now records the 5 November performance as cancelled.
That leaves the possibility of future dates open, but there is currently no confirmed rescheduled itinerary. Existing ticket holders should therefore rely on communication from their original ticketing provider rather than assuming their cancelled tickets will transfer to a future performance.
The concerts were to support Puth’s fourth studio album, Whatever’s Clever!, released in March 2026. The album followed 2022’s CHARLIE and includes the singles ‘Changes’ and ‘Beat Yourself Up’, with Puth also continuing his work as a songwriter and producer.
Puth has built a substantial global audience since breaking through with ‘See You Again’, his 2015 collaboration with Wiz Khalifa for the Fast & Furious soundtrack. His catalogue also includes ‘Attention’ and ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’, while his work behind the scenes has established him as a songwriter and producer for other artists.
The promotional campaign for the Australian dates highlighted more than 35 billion career streams and nine multi-platinum singles, underlining the scale of the arena run that has now been cancelled.
For Australian and New Zealand fans, the immediate outcome is clear. All six November concerts have been cancelled and official ticket purchases are being refunded.
What remains unanswered is why the tour was cancelled and whether Charlie Puth will eventually return to Australia and New Zealand with a new set of dates.
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