Amy Shark Announces The Sadness Tour
Eagerly Awaited Australian and NZ Dates Announced for October and November
Tickets on sale Tuesday 4 June at 9am
MELBOURNE, AU (TUESDAY 28 MAY, 2024) – One of Australia’s premier pop successes, 8 x ARIA Award winner Amy Shark, has today announced The Sadness Tour – a headline tour of Australia and New Zealand in October and November that will follow the August 16 release of her upcoming third studio album ‘Sunday Sadness’.
The Sadness Tour will be Amy Shark’s first headline tour since her massive 60-date run across Regional Australia in 2022, and her first Australian capital city headline shows since 2021’s Cry Forever Tour. Shark will begin The Sadness Tour in Auckland on Saturday 12 October before heading to Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, then wrapping up in Perth on November 2.
Tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday 4 June at 9am local time.
My Live Nation members can secure tickets first during the My Live Nation presale beginning 10am local time, Friday 31 May until 8am local time, Tuesday 4 June.
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: livenation.com.au & livenation.co.nz
Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia & New Zealand starting from Wednesday 29 May, 9am until Friday 31 May, 9am. Preferred ticket access is available to Mastercard cardholders in Australia & New Zealand on Tuesday 4 June, 9am. Visit www.priceless.com/music to find out more.
In anticipation of the tour Shark said, “I can’t wait to get back on the road to see you all and bring this new record to life on stage. I’m really proud of this album and am so excited to perform it live, as well as all your favourite tracks. Counting down the days!”
Shark’s most recent singles, ‘Loving Me Lover’, the gold-accredited ‘Can I Shower At Yours’ and ‘Beautiful Eyes’ follow the plethora of hits such as the 7x Platinum ‘Adore’, 7x Platinum and APRA Song Of The Year ‘I Said Hi’, 4x Platinum ‘Mess Her Up’, 2x Platinum ‘Everybody Rise’, Gold accredited single ‘C’MON’ and 2x platinum ‘Love Song’s Ain’t For Us’ from her two previous ARIA #1 albums ‘Cry Forever’ and ‘Love Monster’.
‘Adore’ kickstarted the first of many worldwide tours for Shark, who would later go onto win an ARIA Award in 2020 for her touring efforts in Australia.
Shark’s debut/breakthrough #1 ARIA album and Platinum-certified ‘Love Monster’ was recognised in 2018 with four ARIA awards (Album of the Year, Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Producer [Dann Hume]) and was nominated for another five. ‘Love Monster’ went on to become the highest selling album by an Australian artist for 2018.
On Shark’s latest album, Gold-certified ‘Cry Forever’, she teamed up with blink 182’s Travis Barker on ‘C’MON’ and global superstar Ed Sheeran to co-write ‘Love Song’s Ain’t For Us’ featuring Grammy award winning artist Keith Urban.
In 2023, Shark graced the cover of Rolling Stone Australia, supported Coldplay for their stadium shows in Perth and made her debut as a judge on Australia Idol – for which she picked up her first Logie, winning the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent.
This win inducted Amy into the illustrious club of Australians who have taken home both an ARIA Award and Logie Award.
2024 saw Amy return to her judging role for a hugely successful second season of Australian Idol.
AMY SHARK
THE SADNESS TOUR
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2024
TOWN HALL, AUCKLAND
SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER
SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL, MELBOURNE
FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER
MAC 02, HOBART
SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER
ICC SYDNEY THEATRE, SYDNEY
FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER
RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE
SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER
AEC THEATRE, ADELAIDE
THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER
KINGS PARK & BOTANIC GARDEN, PERTH
SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER
Presented by Mellen Events
TICKETS ON SALE 9AM, TUESDAY 4 JUNE
Mastercard presale 9AM (local) WEDNESDAY 29 MAY – 9AM (local) FRIDAY 31 MAY
My Live Nation presale 10AM (local) FRIDAY 31 MAY – 8AM (local) TUESDAY 4 JUNE
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: livenation.com.au & livenation.co.nz
Notes to editors
For all tour-related enquiries, contact:
Valerie MacIver at VMPR
Valerie MacIver
+61 413 382 631
For all Live Nation related enquiries, contact:
Live Nation Australasia
Michael Edney
+61 430 289 409