16 Huge Concert Tours Australia Desperately Needs In 2018

With the hellish nightmare that was 2017 almost done and dusted, it’s time to look ahead at which concert tours Australia really needs to see in 2018, just to make us all feel better.

2017 was a pretty solid year for big-name Aussie tours, and we copped a bunch of shows which we’d waited for a while for, including tours from the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Lana Del Rey and Muse.

That said, there are still some pretty huge names who are due for a cheeky Aussie tour in the not-too-distant future, and others who we just really need to see down under sometime soon.

So without further ado, here are 16 huge concert tours that Australia desperately needs to cop in 2018…

Fingers crossed!

16 Huge Concert Tours Australia Desperately Needs In 2018

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they ~have~ confirmed a “WorldWired” tour, while Soundwave boss AJ Maddah previously promised that the band would be coming to Australia in 2017. That clearly isn’t happening, so hopefully 2018 will be the year. Let’s just hope it’s not the day that never comes.
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fake ‘2017 Eminem Australian Tour’ poster going around earlier this year which had fans freaking, and now that Eminem’s released his new album Revival, it’s about time he returned to Australia for his first local shows since 2014.
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covered Tame Impala and become BFFs with ex-PM Julia Gillard, so it’s a bloody outrage that she hasn’t toured down under since releasing her 2016 album Anti. In fact, the ‘Work’ singer hasn’t visited her Aussie fans since 2013. Better get Julia on the blower to sort this out.
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reportedly been in talks with Aussie promoters to bring their album tour down under, so it looks like 2018 could be the year Australia becomes Bat Country again!
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planning a “little tour” in 2018 though, and are also celebrating the 20th anniversary of OK Computer — two reasons for them to make Australia’s dream a reality next year.
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“absolutely” touring Australia in 2018, so we’re just playing the waiting game now. Oh and they’ve got a new album on the way too!
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JAY-Z sweeping the Grammy noms and revealing that he and Bey have made a joint album, maybe they could come together and bring the whole fam?
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were rumoured for Download Festival Australia, but that was just a glitch, so hopefully 2018 will be the year they return to patch things up.
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it might drop in 2018, it could be the perfect time for the band to return down under. That said, we could easily end up waiting another 10,000 Days for their next tour.
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planning a new album and Aussie tour for 2018, and that’s just enough time for us to go buy some new hotpants.
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could be getting back together (and might even drop an album!) next year, and if that happens they need to come back to Australia immediately. Just ’cause.
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petitioning the band to return to Australia, and the group recently said they’ll “absolutely” tour Australia soon, potentially in 2018, and potentially as part of their 30th anniversary tour for 1987 album The Joshua Tree.
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