Suki Waterhouse expands "The Loveland Tour" to four Australian cities: concerts in December 2026
British singer-songwriter Suki Waterhouse is bringing "The Loveland Tour" to Australia in December 2026, with four consecutive performances in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. According to the official Live Nation Australia pages, the Australian leg begins on 8 December at the outdoor Sydney Opera House Forecourt, continues the following day at The Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane, then arrives at Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide on 11 December, and concludes on 12 December at Festival Hall in Melbourne. Each of the four concerts has a separate official ticket page, and the organiser has also announced the presale schedule and the start of the general sale.
The most important deadline for fans who want to buy tickets through the general sale is Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 10:00 local time in each city. A day earlier, on Wednesday, 23 September, the presale periods begin: the artist presale opens at 10:00, while the Mastercard and Live Nation presales begin at 11:00 local time. According to the official sales pages, these presales end on 24 September at 09:00 or earlier if the allocated quantity of tickets sells out. Live Nation also states on the Australian concert pages that there is a limit of up to six tickets per transaction.
Four concerts in five days
The Australian schedule for "The Loveland Tour" is concentrated into five days and connects four major music markets on the country's eastern and southern coasts. Live Nation Australia confirms the following dates and venues:
- 8 December 2026 - Sydney, Sydney Opera House Forecourt
- 9 December 2026 - Brisbane, The Fortitude Music Hall
- 11 December 2026 - Adelaide, Hindley Street Music Hall
- 12 December 2026 - Melbourne, Festival Hall
The Sydney concert differs from the other three because it is being held outdoors. Sydney Opera House has included Waterhouse in the "On The Steps" programme, an outdoor concert series on the Forecourt beside Sydney Harbour. According to the official Opera House page, entry to the venue for her concert is scheduled from 18:00, with the performance beginning at 19:00. The event is marked as suitable for all ages, with a rule requiring children aged 15 and under to be accompanied, while the published general admission ticket price at the time of checking is 129.90 Australian dollars, plus a booking fee of 8.95 Australian dollars per transaction. The organiser also warns that prices and programme details are subject to change.
For Brisbane, Live Nation has listed an 18+ age restriction, while Ticketmaster describes the event as a general admission concert without numbered seating. That sales page provisionally lists doors opening at 19:00 and the programme beginning at 20:00, with a note that the finishing time has not yet been confirmed. For Adelaide and Melbourne, Live Nation confirms the dates and venues, but buyers should check the final entry conditions, schedule and any age restrictions with the authorised seller before purchasing. Live Nation specifically states that door opening and concert start times may change without prior notice.
Artist presale starts first, with general sale on 24 September
The sales schedule is important because not all presale windows open at the same time. The official Sydney Opera House page and authorised sales pages for the Australian concerts state that the artist presale begins on Wednesday, 23 September, at 10:00 local time and runs until Thursday, 24 September, at 09:00. The Mastercard presale and Live Nation presale begin one hour later, on 23 September at 11:00, and also end on 24 September at 09:00, unless the available allocation is exhausted earlier.
The general sale begins on Thursday, 24 September, at 10:00 local time. Live Nation also lists Preferred ticket access for Mastercard cardholders from the moment the general sale begins. Because the organiser publishes all deadlines in local time, buyers accessing the sale from other countries should keep in mind that the sale start is not expressed as one universal global time. Adelaide is in a different time zone from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, so when purchasing it is useful to follow the time shown on the page for the specific concert.
Live Nation states that to access its presale, users should sign in to their account and select the ticket purchase option once the presale opens, and that no special code is required. Separate access conditions determined by the artist and the authorised ticketing channel apply to the artist presale. Access to the Mastercard presale is intended for users who meet the card programme requirements. Because presale allocations may be exhausted before the deadline, simply entering the presale window does not guarantee ticket availability.
Six-ticket limit and warning about unauthorised resale
Live Nation's pages for the Australian dates state a limit of up to six tickets per transaction. Sydney Opera House additionally lists a limit of six tickets per customer, while Ticketmaster for Brisbane also publishes a limit of six tickets per user and warns that orders exceeding the permitted number may be cancelled. These rules may be enforced based on information associated with the purchase, so placing several separate orders does not necessarily mean that the restriction can be bypassed.
At the same time, the organiser warns buyers to use authorised sales channels. Live Nation states on the event pages that it cannot guarantee the validity of tickets purchased through unauthorised resale services and recommends purchasing through official ticketing partners. For Sydney, Sydney Opera House is listed as the only authorised agency for the event, and tickets are issued through its system. People who require accessible seating or additional assistance are directed by the official pages to contact the appropriate seller or venue box office directly instead of using the standard online purchasing process.
This is particularly important for events where heightened interest is expected immediately after sales open. Fake websites, imitations of organiser profiles and offers appearing outside official channels are a common risk with major concert announcements. Live Nation therefore explicitly advises checking whether the pages and accounts with which buyers communicate are verified and connected with official partners. Availability, categories and prices may differ between cities, so information from one sales page should not automatically be applied to all four concerts.
Tour follows third album "Loveland"
The Australian concerts come several months after the release of "Loveland", Suki Waterhouse's third studio album. Island Records states that the album was released on 10 July 2026 and contains 14 tracks. The label lists Amy Allen, Aaron Dessner, Joel Little, Dan Wilson, Jules Apollinaire and Natalie Findlay among the writers and collaborators on the material, while Universal Music, in an announcement marking the album's release, also named Mick Fleetwood among the musical collaborators. The album follows 2024's "Memoir of a Sparklemuffin" and her 2022 debut "I Can't Let Go", placing the Australian leg of the tour within a period in which Waterhouse is promoting her latest original material.
According to Live Nation and Sydney Opera House, Waterhouse had accumulated more than 1.75 billion global streams by September 2026, while organisers highlight "Good Looking" as one of her most recognisable singles. Official Charts records that the song entered the official UK singles chart in 2022 and reached number 92, while achieving a significantly higher position on the UK independent chart. These figures provide broader context for her transition from an artist who built her first major music successes through digital platforms into a performer appearing at larger concert venues and on international festival stages.
The official description of the album "Loveland" highlights themes of identity, motherhood and personal change, while the track list includes the titles "Back in Love", "Any Man", "Notting Hill", "When I Get Drunk (I Want You Boy)", "Seasons", "Morals", the title track "Loveland" and the closing track "Weirdo". Although the final set list for the Australian concerts has not been announced, the name of the tour and the promotional materials clearly connect it with the album. Audiences can therefore expect the new material to play an important role in the programme, although the exact selection of songs and their performance order have not currently been officially confirmed.
Return after Melbourne performances in 2025
December 2026 will not be Waterhouse's first concert visit to Australia. The official RISING festival archive confirms that she gave two performances in Melbourne in June 2025: on 6 June at the Athenaeum Theatre and on 7 June at PICA, or Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts. Those performances were presented as an Australian-exclusive festival programme and focused on the album "Memoir of a Sparklemuffin".
The new Australian route is considerably broader because instead of two concerts in one city, it includes Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. "The Loveland Tour" therefore takes Waterhouse through four different venues, from the outdoor Forecourt in front of Sydney Opera House to large indoor venues in the other three cities. This configuration also brings different entry conditions: Sydney is officially marked as an all-ages event with rules for minors, while Brisbane is marked as 18+ on the Live Nation page. Visitors should therefore check the information for their own city rather than relying only on the general tour announcement.
The Sydney date is also part of "On The Steps", a concert series that Sydney Opera House is organising on the Forecourt during late November and December 2026. Other artists announced in the same programme include Wolf Alice, James Blake, Dizzee Rascal and Spacey Jane. Waterhouse performs on 8 December, between concerts by other international and Australian artists, placing her appearance within a broader seasonal concert programme at one of Sydney's most recognisable locations.
What buyers should check before sales begin
For audiences planning a purchase, the most important thing is to distinguish between the four official events and their authorised sales channels. Live Nation has separate event pages for Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne, and links from those pages lead to authorised ticketing partners. At the time of checking on 22 September 2026, all Australian dates had been announced for December and the general sale had not yet begun. The artist presale is scheduled for 23 September at 10:00 local time, the Mastercard and Live Nation presales follow at 11:00, and the public sale opens on 24 September at 10:00.
Before paying, buyers should check the city, date, age rules, ticket type and accessibility information. It is particularly important to note that conditions differ between venues: Sydney has a published price and detailed schedule on the Opera House page, Brisbane has a published 18+ status and provisional schedule, while for some details in Adelaide and Melbourne, buyers should rely on information from authorised ticketing partners when sales open. Organisers also warn that entry and programme start times may change.
If everything proceeds according to the published schedule, the Australian leg of "The Loveland Tour" will begin in Sydney on 8 December and end in Melbourne on 12 December, with concerts in Brisbane and Adelaide between those two dates. For Waterhouse, it will be a return to Australian audiences after her festival performances in Melbourne in 2025, but this time with a tour covering four major cities and promoting the album "Loveland" from July 2026. The most immediate step for interested visitors is now ticket sales: the presale windows open on 23 September, while the general sale begins on 24 September at 10:00 local time.
Sources:
- Live Nation Australia - official listing of the four Australian dates, venues, Live Nation and Mastercard presale deadlines and general sale (link)
- Live Nation Australia, Sydney - official event page with the date, venue, sales deadlines and ticket quantity limit (link)
- Live Nation Australia, Brisbane - official event page with the date, venue, 18+ age rating and sales rules (link)
- Sydney Opera House - details of the 8 December concert, On The Steps programme, artist presale, price, schedule and entry rules (link)
- Ticketmaster Australia - Brisbane, artist presale, general admission, provisional schedule and six-ticket limit (link)
- Ticketmaster Australia - Melbourne, artist presale, general sale and six-ticket limit (link)
- Moshtix - Adelaide, official artist, Mastercard and Live Nation presale deadlines and start of general sale (link)
- Island Records - official information about the album "Loveland", its release date, number of tracks and listed collaborators (link)
- Universal Music Canada - announcement of the album "Loveland" and additional information about the musical collaborators on the release (link)
- RISING Melbourne - official archive of Suki Waterhouse's performances in Melbourne in June 2025 (link)
- Official Charts - official chart history of the song "Good Looking" on the UK charts (link)