ALOE BLACC ANNOUNCES WAKE ME UP TOUR
SUPERSTAR ARTIST RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA FOR FIRST NATIONAL TOUR IN MORE THAN 7 YEARS
General tickets on sale Tuesday 2 June
Mellen Events have today announced that Grammy-nominated vocalist Aloe Blacc will return to Australia this September for his first full tour in more than 7 years.
Aloe Blacc is a global powerhouse whose music uplifts and unites. From hits like Wake Me Up, The Man, and I Need A Dollar to his mission-driven album Stand Together, Blacc delivers soulful, high-energy live shows that inspire, entertain, and leave audiences moved.
His national Wake Me UpTour will commence in Brisbane on Friday 11 September at Night at the Parkland, followed by Sydney’s Night at the Barracks on Saturday 12 September, Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Sunday 13 September and Perth’s Riverside Theatre on Friday 18 September, and conclude in Adelaide at Her Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday 19 September.
Mastercard holders have special access to presale tickets in Australia. Mastercard presale starts Thursday 28May at 9:00am and ends Tuesday 2 June at 8:00am. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Tuesday 2 June at 9:00am. Check out priceless.com/music for details.
For tickets and further information head to mellenevents.com.au.
Aloe Blacc made a welcome return in 2025 with his first new music in 5 years, including single Don’t Go Alone and long player, Stand Together. The album features a philanthropic angle for each track, and landed Top 10 on the Billboard R&B chart with a peak at No. 1 on the iTunes R&B Albums chart.
Fans can look forward to hearing this new material, alongside the smash hits that have ensured Blacc is one of the world’s most loved soul/RnB artists, when he steps out on his national tour in September.
ALOE BLACC
WAKE ME UP TOUR – AUSTRALIA 2026
With special guests WILSN and Birren
Night at the Parkland, Brisbane*
Friday 11 September
Night at the Barracks, Sydney*
Saturday 12 September
Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Sunday 13 September
Riverside Theatre – PCEC, Perth
Friday 18 September
Her Majesty’s Theatre – Adelaide
Saturday 19 September
For tickets and further information head to mellenevents.com.au
*For more on Night at the Parkland see here and for Night at the Barracks see here
ABOUT ALOE BLACC
Raised on salsa, merengue, and cumbia, Blacc fell in love with hip-hop as a kid and started writing rap songs when he was nine. With his lyrics drawing influence from socially conscious artists like KRS-One, he put out his first hip-hop mixtape at age 17. Later developing a fierce admiration for such soul musicians as Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye, he also discovered an affinity for folk-rock singer/songwriters during his college years. “One of the most important factors in my transition from hip-hop to being a singer was listening to people like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Kris Kristofferson, and Cat Stevens,” Blacc says. “Their songs are full of emotion that’s expressed in strong lyrics, and that had a big impact on me.”
After inking a deal with indie label Stones Throw, Blacc released his solo debut Shine Through in 2006 and sophomore album Good Things in 2010. Boosted by the breakout success of “I Need a Dollar” (which was selected as the theme song to HBO’s How to Make It in America), Good Things reached gold status in countries around the world and paved the way for his signing to XIX Recordings/Interscope Records in 2012. Made in collaboration with groundbreaking producers like Pharrell Williams, Lift Your Spirit dropped on New Year’s Day in 2014, debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album.
Looking back on his musical path so far, Blacc notes that landing a deal with XIX Recordings/Interscope prompted a major moment of reckoning and led him to re-examine his artistic intentions. “When I signed a major-label contract, I recognized the power of
having a larger audience, and I promised myself that I’d use my voice for social change,” he says. And in creating his upcoming album, Blacc has kept focused on making music meant to inspire a positive shift in mindset. “When things happening in the world seem so terrible and dark, it’s so easy to get stuck in all the negative,” he says. “But I try to do whatever I can to help people out of that. I want my music to be the light.”
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