The VeronicasPride Day at the Australian Open has grown into one of the summer’s most joyful traditions with an explosion of colour, community, and unapologetic self-expression woven into the tournament’s electric off-court atmosphere. With the stadium pulsing in Pride flag hues and thousands of fans in a wash of colour, the night unfolds like a perfectly curated festival within a Grand Slam.
Memphis LK opens the stage with her hybrid of electro beats, futuristic pop textures and diaristic light and airy vocals that’s been steadily winning her a devoted following. Even with the arena still filling, she takes the stage with the confidence of someone who knows exactly how to build and hold a crowd. Her set quickly turns the arena into a nightclub, exploding with shimmering synths and crisp percussion.
In amongst her energetic hits No Tomorrow and latest track That Boy’s Not Nice, she also debuts an unreleased song that’s an intimate, pulsating slow burner building from a delicate melodic hook into a warm, rhythmic swell.
SOFI TUKKER take things from a pop warm-up to a full-blown dance party. Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern bound onto the stage with infectious energy, backed by pounding percussion and a visual display of neon colours and kinetic lighting. They immediately launch into an uninterrupted DJ set designed for pure elevation. Tucker works the decks with ferocious precision while Sophie drifts between vocals, guitar, and crowd command.
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From the opening notes of Drinkee, the audience is theirs. The duo toggle between their catalogue and wild reinventions, including Pick Up The Phone, a riotous Throw Some Ass, and a delirious Blur Song 2 remix that gets the entire arena up on their feet dancing.
Best Friend snaps the crowd into a shouting chorus, and Original Sin arrives dripping with playful energy and the perfect beat drop. Between tracks, Sophie climbs on top of the decks and leaps forward with her guitar, delivering sunburst riffs, while Tucker amps the crowd like the night’s ringmaster.
The Pride Day production peak comes during Trompa, their collaboration with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano. As the beat thumps and horns blare, the entire stage bursts into rainbow colours. Dancers spin in metallic fabrics, voguing under strobes and shake their bodies to the bass.
From there, SOFI TUKKER keeps the surprises rolling. They road test a couple of new unreleased songs, all sharp edges and jungle-like percussion, then twist the White Lotus theme song Renaissance into an iconic, seductive house remix. They premiere a brand-new track called Cook that Tucker also jumps in on vocals for, and it lands instantly with heavy, playful, and loaded with irresistibly infectious dance beats.
They close with the perfect party anthem Purple Hat, as the pyrotechnics light up the stage with flames and smoke cannons for a big finish.
When the lights drop again, a video montage lights up the screens, and we watch The Veronicas (Lisa and Jess Origliasso) smashing serves, backhand slices, and slow-motion victory poses in a tongue-in-cheek tennis tribute. It’s the perfect entry to showcase their moves on the Australian Open court. The crowd erupts as they stride onstage to their swaggering post-punk opener Popular.
Backed by a full live band, The Veronicas deliver a supercharged, emotional, and high-octane set full of feel-good moments. Take Me On The Floor arrives early and sends the arena spinning into an electro pop frenzy. Then they dig into nostalgia, dedicating Everything I’m Not to “the OGs,” which earns one of the loudest sing-alongs of the night.
From the crunchy guitars of Hook Me Up to the goosebump-inducing ballad You Ruin Me, the twins move effortlessly between chaos and clarity. Their voices harmonise with razor-sharp clarity, soaring across the arena.
Deep cuts like the anthemic Revolution have long-time fans singing along with excitement in hearing tracks from their debut album live after so long.
Tonight is a special moment for the identical twin sisters from Brisbane. “It’s a sold-out crowd with 10,000 people in the arena, which means it’s our first sell-out arena show ever,” Jess informs the audience excitedly. “Twenty-one years ago, we started The Veronicas, and there are babes in the crowd who have been with us every step of the way. Thank you for being our lifeblood,” Lisa exclaims.
Momentum soars with the infectious hit In My Blood and a ferocious, cathartic rendition of Mother Mother that sees them drop to their knees and go full-on screamo on the chorus.
The final stretch plays like a masterclass in Australian pop history, with 4ever igniting pure 2000s ecstasy, sending waves of nostalgia crashing over the arena. Their unofficial Australian national anthem Untouched is their final serve of the evening. The string intro alone is enough to trigger screams, and when the beat kicks in, the floor underneath our feet trembles from the excited bodies moving around in celebration.
