Tour News - Childish Gambino Returns to Australia & New Zealand with The New World Tour
Presented by: Frontier Touring & AEG Presents
Childish Gambino is set to take the global stage once again with The New World Tour.
The long-awaited Australia and New Zealand leg kicks off on 28 January 2025 at Auckland’s Spark Arena, before continuing through Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in February 2025, and follows extensive North American, European and UK dates. This will be Childish Gambino’s first visit down under since 2019. Amaarae is confirmed as direct support for Australia and New Zealand.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Monday 20 May from 11am AEST (staggered timings, see below) at thenewworldtour.com. Fans can also sign up for early access to tickets via the artist presale for all tour dates at thenewworldtour.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public. Amex Presale Tickets for the Australia and New Zealand dates are available on Thursday 16 May from 9am AEST. Frontier Touring members can access presale tickets on Friday 17 May from 9am AEST.
Alongside The New World Tour announcement, Gambino surprised fans with the release of Atavista (3.15.20 reimagined versions) via Liberator Music (part of the Mushroom Group), including 2 new tracks “Atavista'' and “Human Sacrifice.” Additionally, he dropped the official music video for “Little Foot Big Foot,” directed by Hiro Murai, featuring Young Nudy. Check out the video below, and listen the full album here!
Tour Dates:
TUESDAY 28 JANUARY Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ
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SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD
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TUESDAY 4 FEBRUARY Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW
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FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC
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TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY RAC Arena | Perth, WA
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Ticket Sales:
AMERICAN EXPRESS PRESALE
via americanexpress.com
Runs 48 hours from: Thursday 16 May (staggered timings as below)
or until presale allocation exhausted
Sydney & Brisbane: 9am local
Perth: 10am local
Melbourne: 12pm local
Auckland: 12pm local
ARTIST PRESALE
via thenewworldtour.com
Runs 45 hours from: Thursday 16 May (staggered timings as below)
or until presale allocation exhausted
Sydney & Brisbane: 11am local
Perth: 1pm local
Melbourne: 3pm local
Auckland: 2pm local
FRONTIER MEMBER PRESALE
via frontiertouring.com/childishgambino
Runs 24 hours from: Friday 17 May (staggered timings as below)
or until presale allocation exhausted
Sydney & Brisbane: 9am local
Perth: 10am local
Melbourne: 12pm local
Auckland: 12pm local
TICKETS ON SALE
Begins: Monday 20 May (staggered timings as below)
Sydney & Brisbane: 11am local
Perth: 11am local
Melbourne: 1pm local
Auckland: 2pm local
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