LOYLE CARNER ANNOUNCES GLOBAL TOUR AND NEW ALBUM, hopefully !

MELBOURNE (April 24, 2025) – LOYLE CARNER has today announced his brand new album hopefully !, which is set for release on Island EMI on June 20. Loyle has additionally detailed plans for an extensive global tour to follow his Glastonbury headline set (The Other Stage, June 27). Loyle will return to Australia after his sold out tour in 2023, with stops in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth this December.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Wednesday April 30 at 9am local time.  

Pre-order hopefully ! now for access to the artist album pre-sale starting Monday April 28 at 9am local time.

Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia. Mastercard Presale starts Monday April 28 at 9am local time and ends Wednesday April 30 at 8am local time. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Wednesday April 30 at 9am local time. Check out www.priceless.com/music for details.

My Live Nation members may also secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning Tuesday April 29 at 9am local.

Spotify pre-sale begins Tuesday, April 29 at 11am local.

hopefully ! was introduced recently alongside two surprise new songs, ‘all i need / in my mind’, marking the groundbreaking British artist as you’ve never seen or heard him before. A life-affirming exploration of fatherhood, childhood and alternative music, the album is buoyed by a positivity and lightness of touch achieved in large part by stepping out of your comfort zone. In a series of firsts - singing, producing, accidentally forming the band of his dreams - Loyle Carner cultivates healthier boundaries, whilst also allowing his audience in (the album’s moving artwork features his muse of a son, who can also be heard throughout the record).

A musician, writer, director, producer, entrepreneur and actor, Loyle Carner first emerged with 2013’s A Little Late EP, and has since forged a signature blend of unflinching, diaristic lyricism with ambitious, genre-disruptive sounds. His debut album, 2017’s Yesterday’s Gone, untangled personal experiences of grief, and the pressures of coming-of-age; 2019 follow-up, Not Waving, but Drowning, further showcased Loyle’s ability to set lithe rap against old-soul wisdom. A cathartic turning point proved to be 2022’s hugo: a taut, textured exploration of Black identity and anger, which also secured his second Top 3 album. Having been twice shortlisted for the Mercury Prize - and scored further BRIT and NME Award nominations - Carner has earned an impassioned worldwide following, with 1.1B streams, campaigns with global brands (YSL, New Balance, Nike) and sold-out shows including Alexandra Palace, Wembley Arena, Eventim Apollo, O2 Academy Brixton and Royal Albert Hall in his beloved London hometown alone.  This journey climaxed in a headline appearance at All Points East’s 35,000 capacity Victoria Park last summer, which hopefully ! emerged in the wake of.

Sunlight streaming through the window, hopefully ! signals a new era in which Loyle Carner continues to push the boundaries of his art (and himself). A passionate advocate around his experiences of dyslexia and ADHD - notably founding the Chilli Con Carner cookery workshops - last year he received an honourary doctorate from UAL in recognition of his powerful rise thus far. He was also recently confirmed to make his acting debut in Mint, a BBC drama from BAFTA-nominated Scrapper director Charlotte Regan, with further exciting visual projects to follow. In an always-unpredictable career, Loyle Carner’s work has remained as affectingly personal as it is uplifting and universal. Now a decade in, his impact has never been clearer: the same local hero, now rightly regarded as one of the UK’s most vital voices.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.livenation.com.au   

hopefully !

A WORLD TOUR BY LOYLE CARNER 

FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE
TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 

ON THE STEPS AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FORECOURT, SYDNEY
THURSDAY DECEMBER 4 

SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL, MELBOURNE
SATURDAY DECEMBER 6 

METRO CITY, PERTH
TUESDAY DECEMBER 9 

TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 30 AT 9AM LOCAL

Artist Album pre-sale Monday April 28 at 9am local
Mastercard pre-sale Monday April 28 at 9am local
Live Nation pre-sale Tuesday April 29 at 9am local
Spotify pre-sale Tuesday April 29 at 11am local

Praise for hugo
“A beautiful, blistering masterpiece” - The Observer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Loyle Carner is opening himself up to the world” - NME ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Loyle Carner proves his willingness to take risks and it pays off” - DIY Magazine ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“His most essential album to date” - The Wire

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: https://loylecarner.com/ & www.livenation.com.au

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For all tour-related enquiries, contact:

Live Nation Australasia
Lia Kent Mackillop
lia.mackillop@livenation.co.nz
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