For one night, Sydney’s Enmore Theatre became a celebration of everyone’s inner teenager as Jonah Marais reunited with fellow Why Don’t We members Jack Avery and Zach Herron for The Dreamer Tour.
It was about as close to a Why Don’t We reunion as Sydney fans were going to get, with three of the group’s five founding members back on stage together. For a generation who grew up with the American boy band, it was a chance to reconnect with the music that had soundtracked their teenage years.
Why Don’t We built a huge international following before stepping away from the spotlight in 2022, amassing billions of streams and a fiercely loyal fanbase. Marais has since pursued a solo career, developing his own musical identity while retaining the pop instincts that first made him a star.
The Enmore show reflected that journey. The set moved between the group’s earlier material and the artists’ more recent work, tracing the shift from teenage pop stars to musicians finding their feet as adults. R&B, rap, country and pop all found a place in a performance that refused to stick to one sound.
Having Avery and Herron alongside Marais gave the night an added significance. The three hadn’t toured Australia together since 2019, and their reunion offered fans a rare opportunity to revisit the Why Don’t We years while hearing how their individual musical directions had developed.
Ultimately, The Dreamer Tour was as much about growing up as it was about revisiting the past. The music had changed, the artists had matured, and so had their fans. But for a couple of hours at the Enmore, everyone got to indulge their inner teenager again.
The tour moves to Adelaide and Perth next, tickets HERE.
Images Abbey Carter
