Ed Sheeran, March 12, Optus Stadium

Adored by young and old, this will be Ed’s first tour in Australia since his record-breaking 2018 Divide Tour. That tour saw Sheeran smash the record for the highest selling tour in history, with a phenomenal 1,006,387 tickets sold across Australia and New Zealand alone.

Pixies, December 10, Fremantle Arts Centre

Almost two years to the day, alt-rockers the Pixies were forced to leave Australia when the global pandemic took hold. With only one show in Auckland and one in Melbourne completed, the band were determined to get the show back on the road and will return to Australia this December. Their It’s Surfer Rosa tour will see the Pixies celebrate both their 1987 album Come On Pilgrim and their ’88 album Surfer Rosa with all 21 tracks from the records. Surfer Rosa is a record made up of rage, religion, gore, incest and superheroes named Tony – a debut album so good that it’s since been seen as a masterpiece.

Ministry of Sound Classical, December 10, Kings Park

It’s been 30 years since Ministry of Sound opened the doors to its famous club in London, the first dedicated to house music. Now its enduring middle-aged fans are more likely to be sipping a chardy than popping a pill. So it seems like a logical transition that The Ministry of Sound has put a classical spin on some of the most legendary dance anthems to ever pulsate through the clubs. And that their forty-something fans can rediscover their musical past in the more sedate surrounds of a park rather than a sweaty warehouse.

Backstreet Boys, February 26, RAC Arena
Backstreet’s back, alright! The fact that these boys can still fill an arena three decades after they formed is testimony to the enduring popularity of their arsenal of megawatt hits and the deep pockets of its Gen X and millennial fans. In March 2017, the group began a two-year residency in Las Vegas and ended up being the fastest selling residency in Vegas history.

Florence + The Machine, March 4, RAC Arena

This English indie rock band have been wowing audiences with breathtaking vocals and spellbinding choreography since they formed in 2007. Led by namesakes Florence Welch and Isabella “Machine” Summers, the group broke into the mainstream on the strength of their platinum singles Dog Days Are Over, You’ve Got the Love and Shake It Out.

Doobie Brothers and Counting Crows, April 1, Nikola Estate
For the first time Bluesfest is coming to Perth direct from Byron Bay with a huge day of live music featuring Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Doobie Brothers, Counting Crows, Australian singer, song-writer John Butler, Jessica Mauboy and globally recognised Michael Franti & Spearhead. For over five decades, The Doobie Brothers have been known for delivering mind-blowing, roots based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll and they boast one of the most loyal fan bases in music, selling more than 48 million albums.

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