London singer-songwriter Matt Maltese will return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2026 for his largest headline tour across the region to date, performing in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington. Tickets go on sale Friday 31 October at 11am via Handsome Tours.
The tour comes in the wake of Maltese’s sixth studio album, Hers — a self-produced collection of understated confessionals that finds him turning inward with both humour and humility. It’s a record that trades his trademark irony for vulnerability, where creaking pianos and soft orchestral textures frame songs that feel lived-in and unguarded.
Maltese walks the fine line between wit and wistfulness. His lyrics can cut through a melody’s sweetness with a single sardonic phrase, only to reveal something more fragile beneath. “The job is not to be the coolest guy; the job is to be vulnerable,” he recently said — a sentiment that defines Hers and his current creative stride.
Since first emerging with Bad Contestant in 2018, Maltese has built a reputation for turning the ordinary into something quietly transcendent. From packed shows at London’s Electric Brixton to sold-out nights across the US and Asia, his audience has grown steadily — now stretching from Sydney to São Paulo, Jakarta to Tokyo. The upcoming tour cements that evolution, promising evenings that blend new material with fan favourites in a set both poetic and disarmingly human.
MATT MALTESE AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2026
TICKETS AT HANDSOMETOURS.COM
FRIDAY 13 MARCH | ASTOR THEATRE, PERTH
SUNDAY 15 MARCH | FORUM, MELBOURNETUESDAY 17 MARCH | PRINCESS THEATRE, BRISBANE
WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH | ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY
