Niall Horan is bringing his world tour to Australia — but no Aotearoa New Zealand dates have been announced.
Announced yesterday morning, the Irish singer-songwriter will play shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane next February, accompanied by Jude York (see full dates here).
“I always love coming back to Australia, so I’m absolutely buzzing to finally announce ‘Dinner Party Live On Tour’ for February 2027,” the former One Direction member shared in a statement.
“The support from Australian fans has always been amazing, and I can’t wait to get back over there and play these new songs for you. We’ve got a bigger and better show planned, four albums worth of tunes to get through, and a few surprises up our sleeves. It’s going to be a really special run.”
There was no place for any New Zealand city, not even Ōtautahi Christchurch with its shiny new One NZ Stadium, in his ANZ tour announcement.
At the time of writing, Horan has no confirmed tour dates, apart from his newly announced Australian shows, between November 16th and March 17th, which would indicate there’s enough time in his schedule for a New Zealand visit.
Horan’s tour promoter and publicist did not respond to Rolling Stone AU/NZ‘s request for comment.
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Horan was last on these shores in 2024, when he played a well-reviewed show at Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s Spark Arena.
Former One Direction member and ‘Slow Hands’ hitmaker Niall Horan brought fun-loving beats and smooth vocals to the Spark Arena stage – and induced a boy-band craze in his loving fans,” praised the New Zealand Herald.
There was no mention of New Zealand on the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Uncut podcast, but Horan did fondly express his love of Australia while speaking with Editor-in-Chief Neil Griffiths.
“I’ll be down early next year for sure,” he said. “We haven’t got to the announcement part of it yet, but there’s no doubt I’ll be down, [and] I can’t wait.”
Horan added that Australia is his “favourite place in the world” as he’s “always felt very much at home.”
“I think we’ve got a very similar sense of humour, we’re quite similar people and I just always felt love considering how far we are away from Australia,” he continued. “You just feel right at home the minute you get there and I genuinely like, no jokes, I just love being there, I love playing the shows down there.
“The Australians have always been really good to me, taking me under their wing. So I’ll be down early next year. Tell your mother, tell your sister, tell your auntie and uncle, I’m coming down.”
