Royel Otis Announce 2025 Arena Shows Across Australia
The four-show run, titled Meet Me In The Car, will open at Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena on Friday, Oct. 17, before heading to Brisbane's Fortitude Music Hall on Monday, Oct. 20. From there, they'll take the stage at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on Friday, Oct. 24, and wrap things up in Perth at the Ice Cream Factory on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
More from Billboard
Hilltop Hoods Announce 2026 Australian Arena Tour Ahead of New Album Release
Simon Cowell Stops 'AGT' Audition, Asks Granddaughter to Sing Instead
Mariah The Scientist Announces 'Hearts Sold Separately' Album: See When It Arrives
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 14, at 10 a.m. local time, following a Frontier Members pre-sale beginning Thursday, July 10, at 10 a.m. local time.
The tour coincides with the Aug. 22 release of Hickey via OURNESS/Capitol Records, the highly anticipated follow-up to the duo's breakout debut PRATTS & PAIN (2024). Their first album saw them claim a top 10 ARIA debut, notch multiple ARIA Awards including Best Group.
So far, the band has previewed the new album with the single 'Moody,' co-written with Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Allen and produced by Blake Slatkin (Gracie Abrams, Omar Apollo, Charli XCX). 'It's a song about a girl,' Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic said matter-of-factly when asked about its meaning.
Their latest track tops a Billboard chart for the first time as 'Moody' climbs to No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay tally dated July 12, surpassing the No. 2 peak of their cover of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 'Murder on the Dancefloor,' which reached No. 2 on Alternative Airplay in July 2024.
Prior to 'Moody,' the Sydney duo scored their highest placement on Adult Alternative Airplay with 'If Our Love Is Dead,' which peaked at No. 39 in January. They are also the first act to earn an initial No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay in 2025, following James Bay's 'Up All Night' with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan, which spent a week at the top last October.
Since forming in 2019, Royel Otis has logged two career top 10s on Alternative Airplay, with 'Murder on the Dancefloor' joined by the No. 10-peaking 'Sofa King' in November 2024.
This homecoming tour follows a whirlwind year on the global stage for Royel Otis. In addition to performing at festivals like Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and Governor's Ball, the duo embarked on sold-out headline shows and even made waves with an impromptu DJ set at Beyond the Valley in Australia. Before returning Down Under, they'll take their 'Meet Me in the Car' tour across North America.
'It's always different. It's like building a cake,' Maddell told Rolling Stone AU/NZ of their collaborative writing process, with Pavlovic adding, 'We've got a little bit of time away to just work on some music.'
Hickey arrives Aug. 22.
Royel Otis 2025 Australian Tour Dates
Oct. 17 – Margaret Court Arena | Melbourne, VIC (Lic. All Ages)
Oct. 20 – The Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD (Lic. All Ages)
Oct. 24 – Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, NSW (Lic. All Ages)
Oct. 29 – Ice Cream Factory | Perth, WA (Lic. All Ages)
Tickets: Pre-sale begins July 10; General sale July 14.
Best of Billboard
Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1
Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits
H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Cosmopolitan
2 hours ago
- Cosmopolitan
Katy Perry Fined for Filming Music Video in Protected Area
Katy Perry is finally paying the price for last year's 'Lifelines' music video shoot—and as it turns out, that price is steep. According to Majorca Daily Bulletin, Katy's production company was fined €6,001 (or ~$7,000) for filming without permission in an environmentally-protected area, with officials classifying the offense as 'serious.' This drama first began in summer 2024 when Katy dropped the music video for her second single off 143, which showed footage from sand dunes in Spain's Ses Salines Natural Park. The problem: Katy's crew didn't obtain the permit required to film is why the environment department of the Balearic Islands opened an investigation to determine whether or not filming caused environmental damage. The dune of s'Espalmador (as well as the neighboring Ses Illetes beach) are together considered the best-preserved dune system in Spain's Balearic Islands, so the resulting outrage was understandable. And while the environment department's press release noted that filming on the dunes isn't necessarily a 'crime against the environment,' it is considered an infringement of regulations. Not long after the news broke, a spokesperson for the hitmaker's label, Capitol Records, said that they believed they had the necessary permits to film on the beach. 'The local video production company assured us that all necessary permits for the video were secure,' the rep told Variety at the time. 'We have since learned that one permit was in process, although we were given verbal authority to go ahead.' They also insisted they had 'adhered to all regulations associated with filming in this area and have the utmost respect for this location and the officials tasked with protecting it.' A year later, it seems like the investigation has finally reached its conclusion. Per Majorca Daily Bulletin, Katy's production company 'promptly settled the fine' after the regional authorities issued the sanction—and more importantly, no evidence of lasting environmental damage was found. So I guess that's that on that!
New York Times
10 hours ago
- New York Times
Sydney Sweeney Has a Secret
Those of us with insomnia have shamefully low bars for our late-night television viewing, which is how I justify my acquaintance with 'Echo Valley,' a bonkers new Apple TV+ movie about a mother's sacrifices for her drug-crazed daughter. It requires not so much the suspension of disbelief as the incineration of it. But it gives its actors a lurid excess of opportunities to suffer nobly or scheme nefariously, so it lured A-listers such as Julianne Moore, whom I'll follow into almost any valley, gulch or gorge of her choosing, and Domhnall Gleeson, who'd be riveting reciting a recipe for porridge. Also Sydney Sweeney, who steals the movie from them both. She plays the cursed daughter to Moore's mom, though 'plays' doesn't do the performance justice. She reels. Rages. Combusts. During one sequence, as she asks and then terrorizes Moore for money, her desperation metastasizes into a hysteria so raw and so real that I gasped. Forget Sweeney's 'great jeans.' She has great talent. Not that anyone would know that from the overwrought, omnipresent, cynically engineered chatter about Sweeney's cheeky ad campaign for American Eagle. Over the past few weeks, Sweeney the actor has been swallowed whole by Sweeney the pitchwoman, Sweeney the provocateur, Sweeney the partisan chew toy, Sweeney the political riddle. I say that not out of sympathy for her — she's obviously a willing, witting participant in at least some of this. I say it out of sadness for the rest of us and for a society in which attention is a greater currency than artistry, professional distinction is too often a mere steppingstone to ambient celebrity and objects of admiration turn into endlessly deconstructed objects of curiosity, both against their wishes and by their own design. Can't actors just be actors, musicians just musicians and athletes just athletes without conscription into our culture wars? Must they exploit their prominence for maximum profit or be exploited as social media fodder? I barely remember the performances that won Gwyneth Paltrow and Matthew McConaughey their Oscars; those golden moments receded behind the dross of all the merchandising they've done, all the cultural baggage they took on, as they traveled a drearily familiar arc from being celebrated for their artistic achievements to being famous for being famous. George Clooney — whose suavity has been used to hawk watches, coffee, tequila — won praise for his lead role in the Broadway production of 'Good Night and Good Luck' this year, but I bet more Americans are familiar with the role he played in last year's presidential race, entering the fray by publicly questioning President Joe Biden's cognitive state and beseeching him not to run for re-election. Starring alongside Clooney in the 2024 election was Beyoncé, who blessed the use of her song 'Freedom' as a campaign anthem for Vice President Kamala Harris and took the stage with her at a Houston rally — an appearance that President Trump recently railed against, calling for a criminal investigation into it. Amid such ridiculousness, a person could briefly lose track of Beyoncé's musical genius. And of her own denim evangelizing — for Levi's. Not all celebrity endeavors and endorsements are created equal. Occasionally they reflect genuine conviction, real caring, altruistic goals. But there's something crass and confusing about so many successful entertainers' readiness to stray into just about any arena of American life. And there's something about the digital age and social media that has mixed their various ventures together more thoroughly than ever before, into a sort of all-purpose dough, a.k.a. brand, that can be stretched, shaped and cooked this way and that, in accordance with a star's appetite for influence and income. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Yahoo
Interior designer slams The Block team's 'fall from grace': 'Disappointing'
They may have won last week's room reveal with their impressive bathroom, but Robby and Mat failed to please the judges in Sunday night's episode of The Block with their kids' bedrooms. The best mates received a score of 20.5 out of 30, with Marty Fox comparing their second room to an 'upmarket nursing home'. 'Boys, what have you done?' Shaynna Blaze questioned upon seeing their custom-made bedhead and minimal kid-friendly styling. 'It's gone to a very old styling aesthetic.' RELATED: The Block's 2026 location accidentally revealed after $11 million deal The Block 2025 producers make major change after fan demand: 'Baffling' The Block host calls out 2024 cast after dramatic season: 'Deeply affected' It's not just the show's judges who have criticised their rooms, with Chris Carroll, director of TLC Interiors, telling Yahoo Lifestyle that he believes House 5 had a 'disappointing' week. 'Robby and Mat had the biggest fall from grace between week one and two. Some teams are better at designing wet rooms but flounder when it comes to designing and styling living spaces and bedrooms. I hope this isn't the case for the boys,' he shares. 'It has to be said, though; there's barely one positive thing you can say about either of their spaces.'The Block's Robby and Mat's kids bedroom reveal These images were originally published on Photo: Channel 9 'They deserved the win' As for this week's winners, House 3's Britt and Taz, who received a score of 28 from the judges, Chris declares that they had 'one of the best kids' rooms The Block has seen in recent years'. 'From the neutral colour palette to the patterned wallpaper, it was packed with charm,' he details. 'It ticked all the boxes; a room a kid would like, a space a buyer can appreciate, and most importantly, it could easily convert into a guest bedroom without having to make major design changes. They deserved the win for that room alone.' Chris adds that his biggest tip for viewers thinking of renovating a kids' bedroom is to consider the longevity of the design. 'The best approach is to lock in a theme, but keep the shell of the room fairly versatile,' he says. 'Kids change their interests so quickly, so you're better off going wild with smaller elements like artwork and quilt cover sets, removable wallpaper and/or decals. 'Keep walls, floors, window coverings and pendant lights timeless. That way you won't be spending buckets of money completely redoing the room every five years.' Which team has the best style? While it's still early days on this year's season of The Block, Chris shares that House 1's Emma and Ben are 'showing the most promise'. 'They're not afraid to be bold; taking risks with colour, pattern and texture all while ensuring the rooms remain aspirational but approachable,' he remarks. SHOP: 🏉 Rugby fan's huge airport surprise after landing in Sydney: 'Surreal' 🛒 Popular Coles product offers a 'simple switch' to up daily protein intake 😃 Aussie's multi-million dollar business idea after job rejection: 'Went viral' 'They're delivering the unexpected without it feeling garish or amateur, which is a line so many inexperienced Blockheads cross. They seem to get it almost right with each room, which is admirable so early in the game.'
