Olivia Dean Announces 'The Art Of Loving' Australian Arena Tour

After making her Australian and New Zealand debut in February for Laneway Festival, British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean is returning Down Under in October 2026 with a massive arena tour.

Promoting her forthcoming album The Art Of Loving—set for release on Friday, 26 September—the tour arrives as Dean is having a huge moment in the mainstream.

Dean’s 2023 debut album, Messy, was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, nominated for BRITs, and has led to a soundtrack appearance in the latest Bridget Jones film, Mad About The Boy, with It Isn’t Perfect But It Might Be.

Dean’s tour follows a one-off performance she has booked at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt this November, as part of this year’s On The Steps program.

The tour begins at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, followed by Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Friday, 9 October, and the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Tuesday, 13 October, before Dean heads to New Zealand for a show at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Saturday, 17 October.

Fans who pre-order Dean’s new album from the Universal Music Australia website (AU) and JB Hi-Fi website (NZ) can access pre-sale tickets from Friday, 12 September, at 11 am local time until Tuesday, 16 September, at 10:59 am local time.

Visa cardholders can access exclusive pre-sale tickets on Friday, 12 September, at 11 am local time until Tuesday, 16 September, at 10:59 am local time. You can find more pre-sale information here.

Tour promoters Handsome Tours also have a pre-sale, which runs from Tuesday, 16 September, at 11 am local time until Wednesday, 17 September, at 10 am local time. Sign up here to access those tickets.

The general sale opens on Wednesday, 17 September, at 11 am local time via the Handsome Tours website.

Olivia Dean’s new album explores love – not the romantic spectacles, but the smaller, everyday elements of love. She explained, “I think there’s a whole spectrum of how you can have relationships with people in your life and still make them really meaningful and honest. But that’s a new thing for me, to be honest.”

Presented by Handsome Tours and Laneway Presents

OLIVIA DEAN

THE ART OF LOVING 2026 AU/NZ TOUR DATES

Tuesday 6 October - Rod Laver Arena - Naarm / Melbourne
Friday 9 October - Qudos Bank Arena - Wangal / Sydney
Tuesday 13 October - Brisbane Entertainment Centre - Meanjin / Brisbane
Saturday 17 October - Spark Arena - Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland