3 weeks ago
32
American hip hop star Post Malone is set to tour Australia and New Zealand later this year, in what will be his first performances Down Under in three years.
The chart-topping singer, 30, will be bringing his cheekily named BIG ASS World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in October, performing seven shows across capital cities and regional centres, which will be his biggest ever tour of the country.
The announcement comes just weeks after Malone revealed he was pushing back his wider tour schedule as he worked to finish new music.
In a statement shared to his Instagram Stories earlier this month, he admitted the timing wasn't quite right.
The New York-born singer has a hectic schedule as he will also be headlining at the upcoming Strummingbird country music festival in Australia, which coincides with his tour.
Malone's Down Under leg will kick off in Melbourne on October 9 before moving through Ballarat, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle and the Sunshine Coast, with a final stop in Auckland on October 21.
American hip hop star Post Malone (pictured) is set to tour Australia and New Zealand later this year, in what will be his first performances Down Under in three years
The inclusion of regional dates in Ballarat and Newcastle marks a broader reach for the global superstar, alongside his usual stadium stops in major capitals.
Tickets for the tour will go on sale in stages, with an artist pre-sale beginning May 26, followed by Live Nation pre-sale on May 27, and general public release on May 28.
He will be supported by fellow US rap star Don Toliver, with the pair expected to work magic on the stage.
Malone has spent more than a decade dominating global charts with smash hits including Sunflower, Rockstar and Circles, while successfully reinventing himself as one of modern country's most talked-about crossover stars.
The hitmaker clearly had a ball on his last Australian tour, and even took part in hair-raising local customs.
During his November 2023 Australian tour, Malone performed not just one, but several 'shoeys' at the inaugural concert.
The US singer kicked off his sets Down Under in Brisbane, and decided there was no better way to be welcomed into the country than with the classic, yet disgusting, Aussie tradition.
Malone reportedly performed the shoe-drinking act at least seven times during his concert.
The chart-topping singer, 30, will be bringing his cheekily named BIG ASS World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in October, performing seven shows across capital cities and regional centres, which will be his biggest tour ever of the country
The New York-born singer has a hectic schedule as he will also be headlining at the upcoming Strummingbird country music festival in Australia, which coincides with his tour
He told the crowd he was attempting a record and repeatedly drank beer from his shoe in between songs.
The pop star even brought a few fans up onstage on separate occasions to do the Aussie tradition from several different kinds of footwear — even a boot brace — in front of a packed crowd.
The shoey is one of Australia's iconic traditions which doubles up as both a hazing punishment or celebratory ritual.
It is the practice of pouring alcohol into a sweaty shoe and then sculling it.
In the past, the tradition has come under attack as critics - including prominent Australian musicians - call for it to be banned.
English (US) ·