Burna Boy Announces Australian Arena Tour For October 2025
Hot on the heels of dropping his eighth studio album No Sign Of Weakness, the GRAMMY-winning Afrofusion king is heading to Australia this October for a string of massive headline shows across the country.
Burna Boy – 'Change Your Mind' Ft. Shaboozey
The No Sign Of Weakness Australia Tour strtches across four huge nights, kicking off on Thursday, 16th October at Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl, before hitting Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, and wrapping things up at Perth's RAC Arena on Friday, 24th October.
Known for his electric stage presence, genre-melding sound, and sold-out arena takeovers across the globe, Burna Boy's Aussie return follows a history-making run — he's the first Nigerian artist to ever headline Red Rocks Amphitheatre in the US (yep, the same place U2 and Radiohead have torn up), and the first African artist with two albums to rack up over a billion streams on Spotify.
His new record No Sign Of Weakness is also a straight-up flex — featuring collabs with Travis Scott ('TaTaTa') and Shaboozey ('Change Your Mind), plus reggae-tinged hit 'Sweet Love', the euphoric 'Bundle By Bundle', and chant-along anthem 'Update'.
With 11 GRAMMY nominations, four BET Award wins, and a 2023 Billboard trophy for Top Afrobeats Artist, Burna Boy has become the global ambassador for African music, shattering records and stereotypes with every release. His sound blends Afrobeats with pop, hip-hop, R&B, reggae and everything in between.
You can suss all the dates and details of his 2025 Aussie arena tour down below.
Burna Boy 2025 Australian Tour Dates
Thurs 16 Oct | Melbourne | Sidney Myer Music Bowl | TICKETS
Sat 18 Oct | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | TICKETS
Mon 20 Oct | Brisbane | Entertainment Centre | TICKETS
Friday 24 Oct | Perth | RAC Arena | TICKETS
Tickets go on sale to the general public Thursday, 24th July at 12pm (local time)
Further Reading
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