Music News - Macklemore (US) announces tour of New Zealand for May 2024
08 November 2023 - 0 Comments
MG Live and Frontier Touring are excited to announce multi-platinum & Grammy award-winning artist, Macklemore will make his highly-anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand with a series of headline shows in May 2024.
Macklemore will first head to New Zealand for a show at Wellington’s TSB Arena on Wednesday 8 May and Auckland’s Spark Arena on Thursday 9 May. The singer-songwriter will then perform four headline shows in Australia including Hordern Pavilion, Sydney on Saturday 11 May, Melbourne’s John Cain Arena on Wednesday 15 May, Brisbane’s Riverstage on Friday 17 May before rounding out his headline tour with a final show at Perth’s HBF Stadium on Monday 20 May.
Frontier Members can access presale tickets on Wednesday 15 November from 12noon local, before general public tickets go on sale on Friday 17 November from 10:00am local. Tickets via
frontiertouring.com/macklemore.
Macklemore will also perform at the 2024 edition of Bass in the Grass in Darwin on Saturday 18 May. Tickets and tour info: bassinthegrass.com.au
Last in Australia in 2022, performing the headline slot for the fifth edition of Fridayz Live alongside fellow legendary artists, Akon, TLC & Craig David, Macklemore returned home and bunkered down, working on the release of his first album in six years. Releasing his third solo studio album Ben in 2023, the project includes the single Chant featuring Australia’s very own Tones And I, No Bad Days feat. Collett, Heroes feat. DJ Premier & Maniac feat. Windser with the rapper, singer & songwriter proving his passion for music and exceptional lyricism once more with critical acclaim and admiration from fans.
Consistently touring the Ben project globally throughout 2023, alongside the hits the fans know and love, Macklemore’s return to Australia will see him perform tracks from the album for the very first time.
With a total of 13.2 billion combined streams to date, worldwide accolades and critical acclaim, Macklemore is one of the most successful independent artists of the 21st century. Gemini, Macklemore’s first solo effort in 12 years, was released in 2017 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #3 on the ARIA album chart, featuring the 9 x ARIA platinum certified single, Glorious (featuring Skylar Grey) and 5 x ARIA platinum Good Old Days (featuring Kesha). Gemini followed two releases with producer Ryan Lewis: the multiple-Grammy award winning and multi-platinum album, The Heist (which earned three #1 singles in Australia, the 13 x ARIA platinum certified Thrift Shop, 11 x ARIA platinum Can’t Hold Us (over 1 million sales in AU) & 7 x ARIA platinum Same Love and 2016 release This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, which featured the 7 x ARIA platinum single Downtown. Collectively Macklemore’s music videos have been viewed over 5 billion times and he is one of only two rappers to have an RIAA Diamond-certified single for ‘Thrift Shop’.
A household name with worldwide acclaim and an unforgettable live presence, don’t miss Macklemore’s return to Australia & New Zealand in 2024 for a series of show stopping performances.
MACKLEMORE
TOUR OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
MAY 2024
Presented by MG Live & Frontier Touring
FRONTIER MEMBER PRESALE
via frontiertouring.com/macklemore
Runs
24 hours from: Wednesday 15 November (12pm local)
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted
TICKETS ON SALE
Begins: Friday 17 November (10am local time)
Wednesday 8 May
TSB Arena | Wellington, NZ
Lic. All Ages
On sale: Friday 17 November (10am local time)
ticketmaster.co.nz
Thursday 9 May
Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ
Lic. All Ages
On sale: Friday 17 November (10am local time)
ticketmaster.co.nz
Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers.
We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.
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