Thundercat Announces Australian Tour Dates, Bringing His Wit And Warmth Back To Our Shores This May
Niche Productions and The Operatives are proud to present THUNDERCAT AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2026.
The tour will commence on Friday May 8 at Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane followed by Hobart’s Odeon Theatre on Sunday May 10, Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on Wednesday May 13 and concluding at Melbourne’s PICA on Friday May 15.
In an age of endless notifications and fractured attention, Thundercat turns the chaos inward on Distracted, his long-awaited new album and one of his most resonant statements yet. Six years on from It Is What It Is, the record captures the restless aftermath of grief and modern overload, balancing existential weight with Thundercat’s unmistakable wit and warmth. It’s an album that laughs through the noise, folding jazz-fusion virtuosity, elastic funk and late-night introspection into songs that feel like unfiltered inner monologues: tender, funny, and painfully human.
That philosophy carries directly into the live experience. Onstage, Thundercat treats Distracted not as a lecture on modern life, but as a shared release, stretching songs, breaking the fourth wall, leaning into humour and spontaneity as a form of survival. These Australian shows with Niche Productions and The Operatives promise moments of presence inside the noise: music that drifts, refocuses, and reminds you why joy still matters. It’s playful, loose, deeply human, and a rare chance to experience Distracted and all of Thundercat the way it was meant to be felt, not scrolled past.
Presale sign up commences Thursday February 5 at 10am running until Sunday February 8 at 5pm, AEDT/Local. Sign up here.
Artist/Promoter presale commences Monday February 9 at 10am running until Tuesday February 10 at 9am AEDT/Local.
General tickets on sale Tuesday February 10, at 10am AEDT/Local.
