Royel Otis are heading residence. The Sydney indie-pop duo have unveiled dates for his or her largest Australian tour but, set to kick off this October in assist of their upcoming sophomore album, Hickey.
The four-show run, titled Meet Me In The Automobile, will open at Melbourne’s Margaret Court docket Area on Friday, Oct. 17, earlier than heading to Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Corridor on Monday, Oct. 20. From there, they’ll take the stage at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Friday, Oct. 24, and wrap issues up in Perth on the Ice Cream Manufacturing unit on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
Tickets go on sale to most people on Monday, July 14, at 10 a.m. native time, following a Frontier Members pre-sale starting Thursday, July 10, at 10 a.m. native time.
The tour coincides with the Aug. 22 launch of Hickey through OURNESS/Capitol Data, the extremely anticipated follow-up to the duo’s breakout debut PRATTS & PAIN (2024). Their first album noticed them declare a high 10 ARIA debut, notch a number of ARIA Awards together with Greatest Group.
To this point, the band has previewed the brand new album with the one “Moody,” co-written with Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Allen and produced by Blake Slatkin (Gracie Abrams, Omar Apollo, Charli XCX). “It’s a music a couple of woman,” Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic stated matter-of-factly when requested about its which means.
Their make money monitor tops a Billboard chart for the primary time as “Moody” climbs to No. 1 on the Grownup Different Airplay tally dated July 12, surpassing the No. 2 peak of their cowl of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Homicide on the Dancefloor,” which reached No. 2 on Different Airplay in July 2024.
Previous to “Moody,” the Sydney duo scored their highest placement on Grownup Different Airplay with “If Our Love Is Lifeless,” which peaked at No. 39 in January. They’re additionally the primary act to earn an preliminary No. 1 on Grownup Different Airplay in 2025, following James Bay’s “Up All Evening” with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan, which spent per week on the high final October.
Since forming in 2019, Royel Otis has logged two profession high 10s on Different Airplay, with “Homicide on the Dancefloor” joined by the No. 10-peaking “Couch King” in November 2024.
This homecoming tour follows a whirlwind yr on the global stage for Royel Otis. Along with acting at festivals like Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and Governor’s Ball, the duo launched into sold-out headline exhibits and even made waves with an impromptu DJ set at Past the Valley in Australia. Earlier than returning Down Beneath, they’ll take their “Meet Me within the Automobile” tour throughout North America.
“It’s all the time completely different. It’s like constructing a cake,” Maddell instructed Rolling Stone AU/NZ of their collaborative writing course of, with Pavlovic including, “We’ve obtained slightly little bit of time away to only work on some music.”
Hickey arrives Aug. 22.
Royel Otis 2025 Australian Tour Dates
Oct. 17 – Margaret Court docket Area | Melbourne, VIC (Lic. All Ages)
Oct. 20 – The Fortitude Music Corridor | Brisbane, QLD (Lic. All Ages)
Oct. 24 – Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, NSW (Lic. All Ages)
Oct. 29 – Ice Cream Manufacturing unit | Perth, WA (Lic. All Ages)
Tickets: Pre-sale begins July 10; Basic sale July 14.