Olivia Dean Confirmed To Perform At The 2025 ARIA Awards

British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean will make her ARIA Awards debut this November. Today, she’s been announced as the first performer for this year’s award ceremony.

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Olivia Dean is a Mercury Prize-nominated artist. She heads back to Australia in support of her just-released new album, The Art Of Loving. It’s the follow-up to her debut album Messy, released in 2023, which reached #4 in the UK and #10 in Scotland.

From November 2019 to September 2023, Dean released five EPs: Ok Love You Bye, What Am I Gonna Do On Sundays?, Olivia Dean If You Know What I Mean, Growth, and Ladies Room, and grew her neo-soul sound.

On Thursday, 20 November, she’ll perform a one-off, exclusive gig titled An Evening At The Fleet Steps in Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney, making her the perfect performer for this year’s ARIA Awards, taking place the night before on Wednesday, 19 November, at the Hordern Pavilion.

“I love Australia and I’m so excited to perform at the 2025 ARIA Awards,” Dean commented in a press release. “This will be my first time at the awards ceremony; it’s going to be lots of fun!”

More performers and presenters for the 2025 ARIA Awards will be announced soon.

Winners of this year’s event will be announced during the award ceremony in November. Artists will be honoured across 29 categories, including the 2025 ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, You Am I.

Viewers will be able to tune in to the 2025 ARIA Awards live on Paramount+ and broadcast on Channel 10, with performances and other moments to be shared via ARIA’s official social media channels.

Olivia Dean performed at this year’s massive Laneway Festival alongside Charli XCX, Clairo, beabadoobee, Remi Wolf, and many others. She will return in October 2026 for an in-demand arena tour, which has already seen second dates added in Melbourne and Sydney.

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