DANIEL CAESAR EXPANDS 'SON OF SPERGY' HEADLINE ARENA TOUR WITH AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES SECOND SHOWS ADDED FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND!
SON OF SPERGY OUT NOW VIA REPUBLIC RECORDS
General tickets on sale today, Friday 7 August, from 2pm AEST
Daniel Caesar by Trent Munson
MELBOURNE, AU (Friday 7 August 2026) – Live Nation has today announced additional Australian tour dates for Daniel Caesar’s hugely successful Son Of Spergy Tour, reflecting the incredible demand during the presale period. It is his biggest global outing to date and first-ever headline arena tour.
The new dates are confirmed for Sydney’s Afterpay Arena (formerly Qudos Bank Arena) on Friday 6 November and Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Monday 9 November.
The Australian tour kicks off on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 November at Afterpay Arena in Sydney, followed by Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 November, before concluding at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Thursday 12 November.
Caesar will then head to Latin America for performances in Bogotá, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Lima before wrapping the massive global run on Thursday 10 December at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.
The tour supports Daniel Caesar's acclaimed fourth studio album Son Of Spergy and first launched in May with a run of shows across Asia. He is currently making his way through North America, with a sold-out show in Montreal taking place tonight at Bell Centre. Additional upcoming dates include Winnipeg, Vancouver, San Francisco, Anaheim, and more. He will then take the tour to Europe and the UK with shows in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and more.
Tickets: General on sale for all shows will begin today, Friday 7 August at 2pm local time at livenation.com.au.
Presale information for initial dates – subject to availability:
● Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia. Mastercard Presale is currently underway and ends at 1:00pm today (local time). Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from 2:00pm today (local time). Visit priceless.com/music for details.
● Vodafone mobile customers can be among the first to secure tickets during a presale which concludes today at 1:00pm (local time). Visit vodafone.com.au/ticket to find out more.
● The Live Nation presale runs until 1:00pm today (local time). Register at livenation.com.au/register.
VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the exclusive pre-show VIP soundcheck, early entry, exclusive VIP gift item & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit livenation.com.au/vipexperiences.
Just last month, Daniel celebrated several commercial milestones. These accolades include RIAA certifications for his debut album Freudian, now 2x Platinum, “Get You,” now 7x Platinum, “Best Part feat. H.E.R,” now 7x Platinum, “Japanese Denim,” now 3x Platinum. He also received Platinum certifications for “We Find Love,” “Loose,” “Streetcar,” “Hold Me Down,” “Blessed,” “CYANIDE,” “LOVE AGAIN,” “Who Hurt You?,” Gold & Platinum certifications for “Superpowers” and “Always,” and Gold certifications for his 2023 album NEVER ENOUGH, 2021’s CASE STUDY 01, “Take Me Away feat. Syd,” “Transform feat. Charlotte Day Wilson,” and his 2014 single “Violet.” These achievements closely followed the 2026 JUNOs, where he received the International Achievement Award, performed Son Of Spergy standout “Who Knows,” and took home the JUNO awards for Best Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.
To kick off 2026, he performed a rare, showstopping second Tiny Desk Concert and performed alongside Mustafa, Alex G, Blood Orange, Rex Orange County, Jazmine Sullivan, Geese, Ravyn Lenae, and more at the Artists for Aid benefit concert hosted by Bella Hadid and Pedro Pascal in Los Angeles, which raised $5.5 million for charities in Sudan and Palestine. This past fall, Daniel released his new album Son Of Spergy, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at #4 and Billboard R&B Album Chart at #1, his highest-charting body of work yet and first Top 10 album. Shortly after its release, he performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a moving performance of the album track “Who Knows,” a runaway streaming hit.
Son Of Spergy serves as the follow-up to his Top 15 Billboard 200-charting album NEVER ENOUGH and includes previously released singles “Have A Baby (With Me),” “Call On Me,” and most recently, “Moon,” all of which offer windows into the album’s central theme of reconciliation, specifically with his father. From the intoxicating “Root Of All Evil,” to the Bon Iver-assisted “Moon,” Caesar spends the album interrogating himself in pursuit of purer, healthier relationships.
As a wildly successful artist at such a young age, Caesar lived much of his 20s in self-indulgence. The only people who really ever told him no, who ever truly held him accountable, were his family members. Now, at 30 years old, he uses this album to animate his thoughts on core concepts: his own purpose on this Earth, what he means in relation to his parents, and how the world will change when he eventually becomes a dad. “I have a lot of respect for my dad, and I hold him in high regard. The album is about me realizing that I am exactly like him,” he shares. “In that sense, it’s about having patience, respect, and admiration for myself.”
Mainly recorded in Jamaica, Daniel is joined by Sampha, Bon Iver, Blood Orange, Yebba, 646yf4t, and his own father, Norwill Simmonds, for an album that is both compositionally and melodically breathtaking. Ahead of the album’s release, Daniel put on a tour of pop-up, impromptu performances at parks in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Bozeman, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta, performing intimate sets for massive crowds of fans. Daniel was joined by Mustafa for many of the performances, and, in Los Angeles, Turnstile’s Brendan Yates performed a solo rendition of his band’s song “NEVER ENOUGH” on the keys. Earlier that week, Caesar wrapped up the string of moving performances with a pair of shows at the Harlem Parish Church.
Son Of Spergy was first teased with a video letter shared on socials and discussed in Daniel's Billboard cover story. In a conversation with Tyler, The Creator for Billboard, the two discuss Daniel's career to date, their creative relationship (especially as it pertains to Daniel's extensive work across Tyler's 2024 album CHROMAKOPIA), what fans can expect from Son Of Spergy, and more. Earlier in 2025, Daniel joined forces with close friend and collaborator Rex Orange County for a special two-track bundle, “Rearrange My World / There’s A Field (That’s Only Yours).” Daniel was also featured on "The Field," from Blood Orange's new album Essex Honey, alongside Caroline Polachek, Tariq Al-Sabir, and The Durutti Column, and contributed songwriting, backing vocals, and production to “DEVOTION” featuring Dijon on Justin Bieber’s GRAMMY® nominated album, SWAG.
Listen to Son Of Spergy above and stay tuned for more from Daniel Caesar coming soon.
Daniel Caesar
Son Of Spergy 2026 Tour – Australia
Produced by Live Nation
Thursday 5 November - Sydney, Afterpay Arena
Friday 6 November - Sydney, Afterpay Arena – NEW DATE
Sunday 8 November - Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
Monday 9 November - Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena – NEW DATE
Thursday 12 November - Brisbane, Brisbane Entertainment Centre
General on sale: Today, Friday 7 August at 2pm (local)
For tickets and further information visit livenation.com.au
Latin America Tour Dates - Just Added
29/11 - Bogotá, Colombia - Vive Claro Music Hall
02/12 - São Paulo, Brazil - Suhai Music Hall
05/12 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Estadio Obras
08/12 - Lima, Peru - Costa 21 Duomo
10/12 - Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena
Upcoming North American Tour Dates - Previously Announced
06/08 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre +
10/08 - Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre +
13/08 - Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place +
14/08 - Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome +
16/08 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena +
17/08 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena +
18/08 - Portland, OR @ Moda Center +
20/08 - San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center +
21/08 - San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center +
23/08 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center +
24/08 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center +
26/08 - Denver, CO @ Ball Arena +
UK/EU Tour Dates - Previously Announced
29/08 - London, UK @ All Points East ^
02/09 - London, UK @ The O2 ^
04/09 - Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
06/09 - Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
08/09 - Brussels, BE @ Forest National
09/09 - Paris, FR @ Adidas Arena
11/09 - Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Arena
+ = support from 070 Shake
^ = non-Live Nation date
Son Of Spergy album artwork
Daniel Caesar
Son Of Spergy
Republic Records - October 24, 2025
1. Rain Down (Feat. Sampha)
2. Have A Baby (With Me)
3. Call On Me
4. Baby Blue (Feat. Norwill Simmonds)
5. Root Of All Evil
6. Who Knows
7. Moon (Feat. Bon Iver)
8. Touching God (Feat. Yebba & Blood Orange)
9. Sign Of The Times
10. Emily’s Song
11. No More Loving (On Women I Don’t Love) (Feat. 656yf4t)
12. Sins Of The Father (Feat. Bon Iver)
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