Perfume Genius will return to Australia for a one-night headline performance.
The American singer-songwriter, also known as Mike Hadreas, is set to play at Sydney Opera House’s Concert Hall on Tuesday, December 9th, in addition to playing Meredith Festival.
Hadreas, an Iowa-born artist, will perform with his live band, presenting material from his seventh studio album, Glory (2025), alongside selections from his previous albums. Glory included the song “No Front Teeth” with New Zealand singer-songwriter Aldous Harding.
The album follows 2022’s Ugly Season (which Hadreas originally wrote to accompany a dance piece by choreographer Kate Wallach).
Perfume Genius has released seven studio albums to date, including Set My Heart on Fire Immediately (2020), which received critical acclaim from outlets such as The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone. His work spans alternative pop and rock styles and explores themes including queer identity, personal trauma, and transformation. Glory was produced in collaboration with Blake Mills, longtime partner Alan Wyffels, and band members including Meg Duffy (Hand Habits).
Sydney Opera House Head of Contemporary Music, Ben Marshall, said: “Perfume Genius is at once raw and theatrical – a soul-baring artist whose emotionally arresting soundscapes and clear-eyed vulnerability have cemented his place as one of the most compelling voices in alternative music today. To witness that kind of emotional intensity and artistic precision in the sweeping Concert Hall promises to be a profoundly transcendent and intimate experience – one that will move, comfort, challenge and inspire.”
Tickets for the performance will go on sale in stages: the Insiders pre-sale begins at 9am AEST on Tuesday, August 26th, the What’s On pre-sale starts at 9am AEST on Wednesday, August 27th, and general public tickets will be available from 9am AEST on Friday, August 29th. Visit sydneyoperahouse.com.
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Perfume Genius Show 2025
For tickets and more info, visit sydneyoperahouse.com
Tuesday, December 9th 2025
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW
