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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Royel Otis Announce 2025 Arena Shows Across Australia
Royel Otis are heading home. The Sydney indie-pop duo have unveiled dates for their biggest Australian tour yet, set to kick off this October in support of their upcoming sophomore album, Hickey. 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
Time Out
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
How to get tickets for Royel Otis in Sydney: pre-sale, dates, venue and more
It's almost time to stop being a sofa king and start filling your pockets with oysters – Sydney-born band Royel Otis have just announced a major Australian tour, and they're performing in their home city for one huge show this October. The ARIA Award-winning indie-rock duo – made up of Royel Maddell (guitars) and Otis Pavlovic (vocals) – have been tearing up the global festival circuit with recent appearances at Glastonbury (UK), Governor's Ball (New York), Lollapalooza (Chicago) and Fuji Rock (Japan). Now, they're bringing their cheeky tunes back Otis' Meet Me In The Car tour announcement comes fresh off the release of the pair's latest album hickey, featuring their infectious new single 'car'. After playing more than 100 sold-out shows last year, there's no doubt their 2025 tour will be in seriously high demand. Here's everything you need to know about getting tickets to Royel Otis' Australian tour. When is the Royel Otis Sydney show? Royel Otis will light up Sydney's Hordern Pavilion for a single hometown show on Friday, October 24. When do Royel Otis Sydney tickets go on sale? If you're keen to catch this dynamic duo live, then set your alarms – tickets drop on Monday, July 14 at 10am. You can sign up for the ticket sale via Frontier Touring. Is there a Royel Otis pre-sale? Frontier Members get first dibs on tickets, with a pre-sale kicking off on Thursday, July 10 at 10am local time. Just be sure to sign up for pre-sale access ahead of time. How much are Royel Otis tickets? General admission standing tickets are $89.90. Who is the support act for Royel Otis' Sydney show? The duo haven't revealed the support act for their homecoming tour just yet, but we'll let you know once they do. Where is Royel Otis' 2025 Australian tour? Royel Otis are set to play their biggest Aussie venues to date this October, with four massive shows lined up across the country, including: Melbourne 's Margaret Court Arena – Friday, October 17 Brisbane 's Fortitude Music Hall – Monday, October 20 Sydney 's Hordern Pavilion – Friday, October 24 Perth 's Ice Cream Factory – Wednesday, October 29 Stay in the loop: sign up for our free Time Out Sydney newsletter
Time Out
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
How to get tickets for Royel Otis in Australia: pre-sale, prices, dates and more
Start filling your pockets with oysters – Royel Otis have just announced a major Australian tour. The ARIA Award-winning indie-rock duo – made up of Royel Maddell (guitars) and Otis Pavlovic (vocals) – have been tearing up the global festival circuit with recent appearances at Glastonbury (UK), Governor's Ball (New York), Lollapalooza (Chicago) and Fuji Rock (Japan). Now, they're bringing their cheeky tunes back home for a four-stop run this October, with shows locked in for Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth. Royel Otis' Meet Me In The Car tour announcement comes fresh off the release of the pair's latest album hickey, featuring their infectious new single 'car'. After playing more than 100 sold-out shows last year, there's no doubt their 2025 tour will be in seriously high demand. Here's everything you need to know about getting tickets to Royel Otis' Australian tour. When and where is Royel Otis' 2025 Australian tour? Royel Otis are set to play their biggest Aussie venues to date this October, with four massive shows lined up across the country, including: Melbourne 's Margaret Court Arena – Friday, October 17 Brisbane 's Fortitude Music Hall – Monday, October 20 Sydney 's Hordern Pavilion – Friday, October 24 Perth 's Ice Cream Factory – Wednesday, October 29 When do Royel Otis tickets go on sale? If you're keen to catch this dynamic duo live, then set your alarms – tickets drop on Monday, July 14 at 10am local time. You can sign up for the ticket sale via Frontier Touring. Is there a Royel Otis pre-sale? Frontier Members get first dibs on tickets, with a pre-sale kicking off on Thursday, July 10 at 10am local time. Just be sure to sign up for pre-sale access ahead of time. How much are Royel Otis tickets? General admission standing tickets are $89.90 in all four cities. Melbourne's the only stop with seating, with A Reserve seats at $89.90 and B Reserve at $69.90. Who is the support act for Royel Otis' Australian tour? The duo haven't revealed the support act for their homecoming tour just yet, but we'll let you know once they do.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Royel Otis Lands First Billboard No. 1 With ‘Moody'
Royel Otis tops a Billboard chart for the first time as 'Moody' lifts a spot to No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay tally dated July 12. 'Moody' exceeds the No. 2 peak of the duo's cover of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 'Murder on the Dancefloor,' which hit No. 2 on Alternative Airplay in July 2024. More from Billboard 5 Must-Hear New Country Songs: Erin Enderlin, Randy Houser, Charley Crockett & More Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Celebrates 4th of July With 'F-k Donald Trump' Chant in Belgium Spice Girls' Mel B Marries Longtime Boyfriend Rory McPhee in London Prior to 'Moody,' Royel Otis' high on Adult Alternative Airplay was notched via 'If Our Love Is Dead,' which reached No. 39 this January. Royel Otis is the first act to score an initial No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay in 2025. James Bay last achieved the feat with 'Up All Night,' with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan, for a week last October. Royel Otis — duo Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, which formed Sydney, Australia, in 2019 — boasts two career top 10s on Alternative Airplay, with 'Murder on the Dancefloor' joined by the No. 10-peaking 'Sofa King,' last November. 'Moody' concurrently reaches a new No. 15 high on Alternative Airplay. The track also ascends 16-14 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 2.4 million audience impressions, up 11%, in the week ending July 3, according to Luminate. The act's best there so far is 'Murder on the Dancefloor,' which rose to No. 5. 'Moody' is the lead single from Hickey, Royel Otis' second studio album, due Aug. 22. A second song from the project, 'Car,' was released in June. All Billboard charts dated July 12 will update Tuesday, July 8, on Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
News.com.au
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
NSW musicians finally get their own awards and it's the biggest cash prize in Australia
NSW musicians will finally get their own awards after decades of being ignored as other states celebrated their local artists. And it's the biggest music prize in Australia, with the state government offering $80,000 to the major NSW Music Award winner for the single or album judged to have 'the most significant impact.' The winners of the First Nations Music Award and Breakthrough Artist of the Year will each score $40,000. 'Despite the fact NSW is the engine room of Australia's music industry, we were one of the only states that didn't have a music prize. I thought that was a travesty, so the arrival of the NSW Music Prize will right that wrong,' Minister for Music John Graham said. While the eligibility criteria is to be finalised, there are a raft of contenders for the inaugural awards open to NSW solo artists or groups who have released new work between July 1, 2024 and June 30 this year. Sydney born and raised global rap star The Kid Laroi is a frontrunner to score a nomination, having released his new single 'How Does It Feel?' just before the June 30 cut off. Indie duo Royel Otis who have taken the world by storm have been strong favourites with awards judges over the past two years. Alternative rockers Lime Cordiale, who have been playing to record crowds in America opening for Tash Sultana, are also in the running with last year's No.1 record 'Enough of the Sweet Talk.' Established artists also vying for the major prize include electronic superstars Rufus Du Sol, acclaimed singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko, hip hop heroes Bliss N Eso, Menangle rockers The Rubens and Angus Stone with his Dope Lemon side project. There is a wealth of First Nations artists from the State making noise on the airwaves and stages also up for the inaugural gongs from proud Nowra rapper Nooky and western Sydney rhyme queen Barkaa to soulful northern NSW singer Budjerah. Emerging acts to keep an eye out for on the nominations list for the awards to be held in Sydney in November during Ausmusic Month are alternative pop chameleon Grentperez, r&b goddess Becca Hatch, Barnesy's grand-daughter Ruby Rodgers and Cronulla all-women indie rockers The Buoys. Graham said the awards were overdue to address the identity crisis suffered by NSW music-makers. 'For a lot of NSW citizens, I don't think they know who their NSW artists are, they would think of them as Australian artists,' he said. 'We just want them to have that second thought to realise how local they are so that deepens the connection between the fan and the artists.' NSW has a long and illustrious roll call of musicians who have claimed global success over the decades from AC/DC, INXS and Midnight Oil to Flume, 5 Seconds of Summer and Dean Lewis. The Breakthrough award will prove a profile-boosting game-changer for emerging talent who struggle to get airplay or cut through on streaming services against top tier international acts. The struggle for local artists can be seen on the ARIA charts where streaming has shut out homegrown releases from the top 50. 'The thing that really worries me is our artists getting locked out of the international music system at the moment as streaming really narrows the chances of our artists taking off,' Graham said. 'Every global success has got to start locally somewhere. And we've got to recognise how important the local scene is and when our local artists do succeed, either on the national or the international stage, we've got to claim them and celebrate them. We've singly failed to do that until now.' Other states are huge on blowing the trumpet for their local acts with long-standing gongs via the Music Victoria Awards (paused for 2025), Queensland Music Awards and SA Music Awards. Respected promoter, indie record label owner and Australian music champion Michael Chugg agreed the awards are long overdue. 'I think nationally we need to get more Aussie kids into Australian music, and these things help,' he said. 'With streaming now, to make it in your own country, you pretty much need to have a big hit in America or England. 'There has been a disconnect here and a lot of people don't even know those artists doing really well overseas are Australian.' The government is now calling for Expressions of Interest to join the nominations committee and judging panels via Sound NSW.
