Empire of the Sun have made history this past week at one of London’s most famous live music venues.
Rolling Stone AU/NZ can exclusively reveal that the Sydney-formed outfit are now the first Australian act to sell out three headline shows at Alexandra Palace.
Empire performed to over 30,000 fans at the shows, which took place on June 24th, 27th and 28th, in support of their ‘Ask That God: Afterlife’ EU/UK tour. Only a handful of major acts have accomplished the same feat at the venue, which includes Florence + The Machine, Fred Again… and Dermot Kennedy.
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Founding member Luke Steele is still on the road in support of Empire’s July 2024 record, Ask That God, their fourth top ten album in as many albums.
“We tried many things over the course of the last seven or so years,” Nick Littlemore told Rolling Stone AU/NZ back in 2024.
“But, you know, I feel like Empire’s always on divine time. And when it was the right time, we were sort of urged, I would say, from some kind of deep recesses in our subconscious. And here we are today with a collection of songs that we are extremely proud of.”
Empire of the Sun at Alexandra Palace. Pic: Ross Davidson
Steele added: “We’re really both quite sensitive artists. Extremely sensitive. It’s a miracle that we actually get any work done because we are so sensitive.”
Following an Australian headline run in late 2024, Empire of the Sun are now halfway through a world tour and will play 51 shows across 18 countries this year alone to an estimated 450,000 fans across Europe, the UK and North America.
The tour continues this week through Ireland, the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg before the band launch their North American run with a landmark appearance at Lollapalooza on July 30th. Marking their most extensive tour to date, the North American leg stretches through October with 31 headline dates, including iconic venues Red Rocks Amphitheatre in
Colorado and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, as well as festival appearances at Osheaga, Up In The Sky and Outside Lands.
