King Stingray have announced a huge 2025 Australian tour.
The tour will take the NT rockers from Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Friday, March 21st, to Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Saturday, March 22nd. Next, they’ll hit Adelaide’s Hindley Street Music Hall on Friday, March 28th, followed by Melbourne’s Forum on Saturday, March 29th, and wrap things up at Perth’s Freo Arts Centre on Friday, April 4th.
Pre-sale starts Thursday, October 10th at 10am (local), with general public tickets available from Friday, October 11th at 10am (local). Tickets and info via handsometours.com.
King Stingray will be joined on their tour by Beddy Rays and The Belair Lip Bombs.
The band recently revealed their upcoming album, For the Dreams, which will be released on Friday, November 8th. The 12-track album includes their previous singles “Cat 5 (Cyclone),” “Through the Trees,” “Looking Out,” and the nostalgic “Best Bits.”
Described as a “joyous celebration of life and the planet,” For the Dreams aims to find optimism amid challenging times. While their debut album included tracks from their high school days, this new release reflects the band’s more recent experiences.
“Nothing’s changed in the sense that we’re still who we are, we’re still playing music and enjoying things,” King Stingray say. “But what I think is different about this one is there’s a little bit more lived experience…”
Since their self-titled debut in 2022, which catapulted them from a “pretty sleepy, rural lifestyle in the bush” to extensive touring and growing fame, King Stingray have achieved significant milestones.
Their acclaimed debut earned five ARIA nominations, won Breakthrough Artist, took out the Australian Music Prize, and secured Album of the Year and Best Independent Rock Album at the 2023 AIR Awards.
Their debut album led Rolling Stone AU/NZ to hail them as “one of the most exciting rock bands to emerge from this country in a generation.”
“Upon repeated listens, one finds an intoxicating duality in King Stingray’s music. On one layer, this is music that pulls you in and asks you to move. On another, it is music ripe with potent messages — layered with wisdom and a perspective severely needed in Australia’s homogenous popular music landscape,” our five-star review said.
King Stingray Australia Tour 2025
Presented by Handsome Tours, Select Music, Fifty Riffs Management & triple j
Tickets and info via handsometours.com
Friday, March 21st
Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Saturday, March 22nd
Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday, March 28th
Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, SA
Saturday, March 29th
Forum, Melbourne, VIC
Friday, April 4th
Freo Arts Centre, Perth, WA
