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The War On Drugs with special guests Spoon plus Indigo Sparke

4-5 december 2023.

On the Forecourt

Get ready! The War On Drugs are returning to Sydney.

Early entry gates open: 5:15pm Gates open: 5:45pm Indigo Sparke: 6:15pm Spoon: 7:10pm The War On Drugs: 8:30pm

*Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.

*Early Entry Experience includes:

• One (1) General Admission standing ticket
• Early Entry into the venue before the general public
• Commemorative VIP Tour Laminate
• Early access to merchandise stand^
• Designated VIP check-in and onsite staff ^Venue dependent

An instructional email will be sent 3-5 business days before the event with timings and additional information. Please contact [email protected] if this is not received.

$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction

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The War On Drugs artist pre-sale 12pm, Monday 31 July - 11am, Wednesday 2 August 2023

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Performance may contain the use of strobe lighting and smoke machines.

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Frequently asked questions, the war on drugs with special guests spoon plus indigo sparke.

Presented by Live Nation in partnership with double j, The War On Drugs return to Sydney for the first time since 2018 with special guests Spoon, plus Indigo Sparke in support of I Don’t Live Here anymore, praised by GW as “the band’s clearest, most vibrant, and upbeat”.

Led by Adam Granduciel, the GRAMMY-Award winning band has steadily emerged as one of this century’s greatest rock and roll synthesis, removing the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the obtuse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle and fractured past into unified and engrossing present.

Joining The War On Drugs will be one of rock’s most acclaimed acts, Spoon. Last here in 2017, Spoon will tour Australia for the first time since the release of their Grammy nominated tenth album ‘ Lucifer On The Sofa’. Opening for the show will be Australian singer songwriter Indigo Sparke.

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Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars. All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.

The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see  their website  for details.

Please check the  Transport NSW website  for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six min walk to the Opera House. 

The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.

The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene. Please stay home if you feel unwell and read more about our flexible ticket options .

The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval. 

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Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.

Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.

The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.

Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.

The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy . 

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The War On Drugs and Spoon add new show to Australian tour

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The War On Drugs are one hell of a band.

Across five albums, founder and frontman Adam Granduciel has cemented his place as one of the great craftspeople of American rock music.

What's more, he seems to be getting better and better. The band's fifth album I Don't Live Here Anymore was one of the best albums of 2021 , coming on like a warm hug after two tough years of isolation and intensive handwashing.

The band were last in Australia for the Laneway Festivals in 2018, and today we're beyond excited to tell you that the band will finally return to our shores for four big shows this December, with none other than Texan indie masters Spoon in support.

UPDATE 26/7: You can now make that FIVE big shows, with the first Sydney Opera House Forecourt date now completely sold out and a second show locked in for the following night. All details are below. 

It doesn't matter whether you've seen The War On Drugs live before or not, if you're a fan of the records then you probably already understand that these songs are really special when they unfold in front of you.

Their brand of beautiful, gently psychedelic, Americana inspired indie rock becomes extra transcendent in the live environment. The sounds are every bit as beautiful as on record, but the energy and vibe is even more special.

Before their most recent record, the band dazzled us with a string of modern classics. Slave Ambient proved the band had plenty to offer without former member Kurt Vile in 2011, 2014's Lost In The Dream shot them to almost-mainstream acclaim, and 2017's A Deeper Understanding showed the band's new fans that the quality of that previous record was no fluke.

While we're on the subject of fantastic bands with no bad albums, they don't come much better than Spoon . These longstanding kings of the underground are often considered one of the most underrated bands in indie rock, but those  of us who love them prefer to think of them as simply a great band.

Last year they released their 10th album Lucifer On The Sofa , a particularly strong example of Britt Daniel's songwriting prowess and the band's energised take on straight up rock'n'roll.

They also recently reissued all their other albums, so there's never been a better time to go back and dig into some of the classics. Might I recommend 2002's Kill The Moonlight ?

To have two of these brilliant rock bands in the country as part of the one show is also too exciting to bear. It's over six months til they land, but that just gives us plenty of time to bliss out to those brilliant records and get prepared for what will be a very special night.

Sydney singer-songwriter Indigo Sparke will open all shows. Her latest album, last year's Hysteria , was produced by The National's Aaron Dessner and shows off her powerful voice and engrossing songwriting brilliantly.

Catch The War On Drugs, Spoon and Indigo Sparke playing the following shows, supported by Double J. Tickets are on sale now.

Monday 4 December – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney [SOLD OUT]

Tuesday 5 December – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney

Thursday 7 December – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne

Saturday 9 December – Brisbane Riverstage

Monday 11 December – Kings Park And Botanic Gardens, Perth

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The War On Drugs Announce 2023 Australian Tour

It's The War On Drugs' first Australian tour in five years.

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US rock act The War On Drugs will make their long-awaited return to Australia this December. After five long years, fans can soak up the band’s gorgeous melodies and Adam Granduciel ’s inimitable guitar tones.

Joining The War On Drugs for their first Australian visit since 2018 is special guests Spoon , who last performed down under in 2017, and Sydney folk artist Indigo Sparke .

The War On Drugs are promoting their latest album, October 2021’s I Don’t Live Here Anymore . The band’s fifth album received massive critical acclaim, debuted at #21 in Australia, and the track Harmonia’s Dream was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song last year.

In February last year, Spoon released their tenth album, Lucifer On The Sofa . Following 2017’s enthralling Hot Thoughts , with its added drum machines and synths, the Texas group opted to simplify the method for Lucifer On The Sofa.

Opener Held  – a Smog  cover – and The Hardest Cut, particularly, focus on a swaggering classic rock sound. The album is full of slinky, desert rock riffs, surprising turns towards stoner rock and balladry, and an undeniable feeling of defiant optimism. No one is keeping Lucifer or Spoon on the sofa. You can read The Music ’s album review here .

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The Music concluded about The War On Drugs’ previous visit to Australia: “The War On Drugs are technically perfect to the point of excellence where if you shut your eyes you can imagine reclining at home in a La-Z-Boy with the sounds filtering through top noise-cancelling headphones.” You can read the full review here .

Presented in partnership with Double J ,  tickets for all shows go on sale at 1 pm, Friday, 26 May, via the Live Nation website .

My Live Nation members can secure tickets during the exclusive presale beginning at noon, Thursday, 25 May, and ending on Friday, 26 May.

Throughout the tour, The War On Drugs will play some of Australia’s finest venues, including the Forecourt of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Brisbane’s Riverstage, and Perth’s stunning Kings Park and Botanic Garden.

THE WAR ON DRUGS

2023 AUSTRALIAN TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SPOON 

+ INDIGO SPARKE

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FORECOURT, SYDNEY        MONDAY 4 DECEMBER

SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL, MELBOURNE            THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER

RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE                                              SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER

KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN, PERTH          MONDAY 11 DECEMBER

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Sydney Opera House Forecourt , Bennelong Point, Sydney, Sydney CBD

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• General Admission : $112.10 each

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• Tue 5 Dec 2023, 6:00pm

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After selling out their first announced Sydney show, The War On Drugs have now announced a second show at Sydney Opera House Forecourt on 5 December due to overwhelming demand! Led by Adam Granduciel, the GRAMMY Award-winning band has steadily emerged as one of this century’s great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the obtuse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle a fractured past into a unified and engrossing present. The New Yorker called them “the best American ‘rock’ band of this decade” in support of 2017’s A Deeper Understanding while Stereogum hailed The War On Drugs as “one of the greatest American bands of their generation” following the release of I Don’t Live Here Anymore. It landed on numerous 2021 best albums of the year lists and garnered a second GRAMMY Award nomination (Best Rock Song) and BRIT Award nomination. Throughout their career, The War On Drugs has steadily evolved into one of rock’s most compelling live acts. “It’s hard to imagine a musical experience that’s more enveloping and uplifting” (Consequence). Joining The War On Drugs will be one of rock's most acclaimed acts, Spoon. Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors have released ten albums to date, including a string of five straight top 10 records: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), Transference (2010), They Want My Soul (2014), Hot Thoughts (2017), and Lucifer on the Sofa (2022). Hailed by TIME as “one of the greatest American rock bands”, Spoon topped Metacritic’s chart as the single most critically acclaimed band of the aughts. Last here in 2017, Spoon will tour Australia for the first time since the release of their Grammy nominated tenth album ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’. More than two decades into their career, Spoon returned with this loud, low-down, melodious rock record which The Guardian called ‘timeless perfection’ and Rolling Stone said, ‘might be Spoon’s best record ever’. Opening for the show will be Australian singer-songwriter Indigo Sparke.

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THE WAR ON DRUGS Announce 2023 Australian Tour

With support from spoon * first sydney show sold out - second date added*.

29 July 2023 The Rockpit

Live Nation & Mellen Events are are thrilled to announce the return of   The War On Drugs   to Australia and New Zealand for the first time since 2018. With special guests   Spoon , plus   Indigo Sparke , the band will tour the region in December 2023 in support of I Don’t Live Here Anymore, praised by GQ as “the band’s clearest, most vibrant, and upbeat.”

Throughout the tour, The War On Drugs will play some of Australia and New Zealand’s finest venues, including Wellington’s Anderson Park, Auckland’s Spark Arena, the Forecourt of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Brisbane’s Riverstage, and   Perth’s stunning Kings Park and Botanic Garden .

Led by Adam Granduciel, the GRAMMY-Award winning band has steadily emerged as one of this century’s great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the obtuse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle a fractured past into a unified and engrossing present. The New Yorker called them   “the best American ‘rock’ band of this decade”   in support of 2017’s A Deeper Understanding while Stereogum hailed The War On Drugs as “one of the greatest American bands of their generation” following the release of I Don’t Live Here Anymore. It landed on numerous 2021 best albums of the year lists and garnered a second GRAMMY Award nomination (Best Rock Song) and BRIT Award nomination.

Joining   The War On   Drugs   for the tour will be one of rock’s most acclaimed acts,   Spoon . Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors have released ten albums to date, including a string of five straight top 10 records: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), Transference (2010), They Want My Soul (2014), Hot Thoughts (2017), and Lucifer on the Sofa (2022). Hailed by TIME as “one of the greatest American rock bands”, Spoon topped Metacritic’s chart as the single most critically acclaimed band of the aughts.

The War On Drugs & Spoon 2023 Tour Dates

Mon 4 Dec – Sydney Opera House Forecourt * sold out Tue 5 Dec – Sydney Opera House Forecourt * new show Thu 7 Dec – Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Melbourne) Sat 9 Dec – The Riverstage (Brisbane) Mon 11 Dec – Kings Park and Botanic Garden (Perth)

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The War On Drugs

We are thrilled to announce the return of The War On Drugs to Australia and New Zealand for the first time since 2018. With special guests Spoon , plus Indigo Sparke , the band will tour the region in December 2023 in support of I Don’t Live Here Anymore, praised by GQ as “the band’s clearest, most vibrant, and upbeat.”

Throughout the tour, The War On Drugs will play some of Australia and New Zealand’s finest venues, including Wellington’s Anderson Park, Auckland’s Spark Arena, the Forecourt of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Brisbane’s Riverstage, and Perth’s stunning Kings Park and Botanic Garden .

Led by Adam Granduciel, the GRAMMY-Award winning band has steadily emerged as one of this century’s great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the obtuse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle a fractured past into a unified and engrossing present. The New Yorker called them “the best American ‘rock’ band of this decade” in support of 2017’s A Deeper Understanding while Stereogum hailed The War On Drugs as “one of the greatest American bands of their generation” following the release of I Don’t Live Here Anymore. It landed on numerous 2021 best albums of the year lists and garnered a second GRAMMY Award nomination (Best Rock Song) and BRIT Award nomination.

Joining The War On Drugs for the tour will be one of rock's most acclaimed acts, Spoon . Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors have released ten albums to date, including a string of five straight top 10 records: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), Transference (2010), They Want My Soul (2014), Hot Thoughts (2017), and Lucifer on the Sofa (2022). Hailed by TIME as “one of the greatest American rock bands”, Spoon topped Metacritic’s chart as the single most critically acclaimed band of the aughts.

EVENT & VENUE INFORMATION

PRODUCTION REMINDER Event may contain smoke, haze, strobe lights & pyrotechnics.

WE PLAY RAIN OR SHINE If it looks like rain, please bring wet weather protection (ponchos & raincoats). Umbrellas are not permitted into the venue. Production Reminder: Event may contain smoke, haze, strobe lights & pyrotechnics.

TICKETS All tickets available through Ticketmaster.com.au and 136 100. This is a licensed event. All patrons must have a valid ticket for entry. Please note that Companion Cards can only be used when purchasing General Admission tickets.

Box Office for this event is cashless. Door sales available via EFT/Credit unless exhausted prior. 

MINORS Under 18's not permitted for this event.

SET TIMES & LINE-UP Occasionally changes to the line-up and/or program times occur that are out of the Promoters control. The Promoter reserves the right to change the line-up and/or program times without prior notification.

WHAT TO BRING Picnic rug and hamper, jacket, sun hat, sunscreen, sealed plastic bottled water/soft drink only (NO BYO Alcohol), comfy shoes and good vibes. For seating, see below. Empty aluminium or plastic water bottles are permitted to be brought into the venue for free filling at the water stations.  TICKETS -Deck – GA Standing tickets gain access to the deck in front of the stage. No seating is permitted.   -Lawn – General Admission ticket holders will need to bring their own picnic rug or seat if desired. Low-to-the-ground beach style chairs are recommended in the General Admission area. High back (deck/camping) chairs are permitted, however will be positioned at the rear of the venue. A seating area is provided for those with wheelchair requirements.

​My General Admission tickets say "GENADM" but have row and seat number on them - what does this mean? This is for ticket tracking purposes only. This information does not mean you have a reserved seat for the event. ​ PUBLIC TRANSPORT There are a range of public transport options connecting you to Kings Park & Botanic Garden. Please refer to the  Transperth Journey Planner  to plan your journey.

​ BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE    Shuttle buses run along Lovekin Drive & May Drive from 4pm - 7pm, picking up patrons at the lighting towers and delivering to main gate (Gate 1). Please note this is a ONE-WAY SERVICE ONLY, helping inbound patrons to enter the show. There are no return shuttle services. We kindly ask for a gold coin donation for this service – all proceeds go to Ronald McDonald House Perth. FOOD A wide range of food options to suit all tastes and budgets will be available for purchase at the venue. Visit jdsfastfoods.com.au to view food vendors in attendance, menus and to pre-order grazing boxes. Patrons can also visit ticketmaster.com.au to pre-order grazing boxes. Alternatively, patrons may bring their own food/picnic. Please be aware of prohibited items listed under “Not Permitted”.

SMOKING, VAPING & E-CIGARETTES The main event space is smoke, vape and e-cigarette free. If you are caught smoking/vaping outside of the designated smoking area, you may be evicted from the event

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY All bags are subject to a safety and security search upon entry. No Pass Outs. PARKING Available along Lovekin, Forrest and May Drives. A drop off zone is located at the venue entrance on Lovekin Drive. ACROD Parking is located on Forrest Drive near the DNA Tower. Access Forrest Drive via Park and Poole Avenue entrances, Crawley.

POST SHOW ROAD CLOSURE Lovekin Drive (in front of concert venue) & the pre-show drop off zone will be closed to all vehicles from just prior to show end for up to 1 hour post show. For Patrons being picked-up after the show the pick-up point is the Wadjuk Carpark.

ENQUIRIES Mellen Events on (08) 9383 3534 or [email protected]

VIP EXPERIENCES

VIP Premium Deck Experience - One (1) Deck Standing GA ticket - Early entry into the venue before the general public. - Commemorative VIP Tour Laminate - Dedicated VIP line at merchandise stand - Designated VIP check-in and onsite staff

Early Entry Lawn GA Experience - One (1) General Admission LAWN ticket. (No DECK access) - Early entry into the venue before the general public - Commemorative VIP Tour Laminate - Early access to merchandise stand - Designated VIP check-in and onsite staff

TICKET PRICING

DECK STANDING = $152.78 LAWN GA = $112.00 VIP PREMIUM DECK STANDING = $178.27 VIP EARLY ENTRY LAWN = $142.58

*Prices are exclusive of transaction fees

RUNNING TIMES

5:00PM - General Gates Open 

6:10PM - Indigo Sparke

7:10PM - Spoon

8:30PM - The War On Drugs

* Times are approximate and subject to change 

PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Alcohol • Unsealed drink containers *empty reusable water containers permitted • Illicit drugs • Weapons, knives or wine spikes *cutlery & small cheese knives permitted • Glass *perfume bottles permitted. • Large items – i.e. bean bags, tents, sun shelters or tables • Trolleys including beach trolleys, sack trolley or wagons • Umbrellas • Sporting equipment • Professional recording devices, SLR cameras or drones • Animals (other than registered assistance animals) • Lasers or laser pointers • Any Dangerous goods

DO I NEED TO PURCHASE A TICKET FOR MY BABY or CHILD? No minors are permitted. 18+ only event.

MY GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS SAY "GENADM" BUT HAVE ROW & SEAT NUMBERS ON THEM - WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? This is for ticket tracking purposes only. This information does not mean you have a reserved seat for the event. Please refer to SEATING under the TICKET PRICES tab.

​General Admission Grass ticket holders will need to bring a picnic blanket or rug with them to sit on (should you wish) or alternatively a low-to-the-ground beach style chair or director/camping chair. Please note that beach chairs (being low-to-the-ground) will be positioned in the first half of the General Admission Grass area and director/camping chairs (being higher off the ground) will be positioned toward the rear of the General Admission Grass area.

I LOST SOME BELONGINGS AT A SHOW // LEFT BEHIND CLOAKED OR CONFISCATED ITEMS - WHAT DO I DO? Please contact the Mellen Events office on (08) 9383 3534 or [email protected] in the days immediately after the show. If you cloaked items at the free cloakroom (or had a confiscated item cloaked), please let us know your Cloaking Ticket Number to better help us locate your item.

I PURCHASED A DRINK (ALCOHOLIC) AT THE VENUE & HAVEN'T FINISHED IT BY THE END OF THE SHOW. CAN I WALK OUT THE VENUE WITH IT? No, the event area is a licensed venue and as such, no alcohol can be taken off the premises (just as you can't purchase a drink at a pub and walk out with it - it must be consumed within the licensed area). Please assist security by leaving any unfinished alcoholic beverages behind.

The War on Drugs Announce 2023 Australian Tour with Special Guests Spoon

By Alex Gallagher

Philadelphia indie rockers The War on Drugs have announced they will return to Australia at the end of the year for their first tour of the country since 2018. They’ll be joined around the country by Texas indie greats Spoon – who themselves last played shows here in 2017 – along with singer-songwriter Indigo Sparke .

UPDATE 26/07/2023: A second show on the Sydney Opera House Forecourt has been announced after the first sold out. Find the details below.

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The War on Drugs are touring in support of their fifth studio album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore . The band’s latest record arrived in 2021 after being previewed with singles ‘Living Proof’, its title track and ‘Change’. Album cut ‘Harmonia’s Dream’ received a nomination for Best Rock Song at the Grammy Awards earlier this year.

Spoon, meanwhile, released their latest album Lucifer on the Sofa last year, to widespread acclaim and a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 2022 Grammys. Sydney’s Indigo Sparke released debut album Echo in 2021 via Sacred Bones, following it up last year with Hysteria .

The War on Drugs 2023 Australian Tour

w/ Spoon, Indigo Sparke

• Monday, 4th December – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW – SOLD OUT
• Tuesday, 5th December – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW – NEW SHOW
• Thursday, 7th December – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC
• Saturday, 9th December – Riverstage, Brisbane QLD
• Monday, 11th December – Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth WA

Tickets on sale Friday, 26th May

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American indie-rockers The War On Drugs will be heading down under for the first time in five years.

To cap off the year, The War On Drugs will be gracing Australian stages for the first time since 2018.

They’ll be starting out in Sydney before making their way through Melbourne and Brisbane and then flying out to Perth for a big finish at Kings Park.

The War On Drugs 2023 Australia Tour

• Dec 4 – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney
• Dec 7 – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
• Dec 9 – Riverstage, Brisbane
• Dec 11 – Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth

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On their Aussie tour, The War on Drugs will be joined by the Texas experimental rock group  Spoon  as well as the rising Sydney folk-rock star  Indigo Sparke .

Spoon rose to fame in the mid-2000s with two breakout albums, Girls Can Tell and Kill The Moonlight.

The group is best known for their alternative, art-rock sound as well as their hit single The Way We Get By which was featured in Stranger Than Fiction, The O.C. and Shameless.

The War On Drugs will be touring in support of their most recent album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore. Released in 2021, the album featured the singles Living Proof, Change and Harmonia’s Dream, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

The Philadelphia-based seven-piece has been around since 2005. Beloved for their unique fusion of indie rock, Americana and psychedelia, the band has released five studio albums.

They are fronted by the enigmatic musician and songwriter Adam Granduciel, who has also worked closely with Kurt Vile, Sharon Van Etten and Sore Eros.

The band is expected to bring a lively and moving performance to Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl when they touch down on December 7.

Tickets to see The War On Drugs with Spoon and Indigo Sparke will go on sale on May 26. To get yours, head  here .

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Monday 4 December 2023 from 7pm to 10pm Tuesday 5 December 2023 from 7pm to 10pm

Monday 4 December now sold out!

Starting from : $112.10

Monday 4 December sold out! New show just added on Tuesday 5 December with special guests Spoon plus Indigo Sparke.

Led by  Adam Granduciel,  the GRAMMY Award winning band has steadily emerged as one of this century’s great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the obtuse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle a fractured past into a unified and engrossing present.  The New Yorker  called them “the best American ‘rock’ band of this decade” in support of 2017’s  A Deeper Understanding while Stereogum hailed The War On Drugs as “one of the greatest American bands of their generation” following the release of  I Don’t Live Here Anymore . It landed on numerous 2021 best albums of the year lists and garnered a second GRAMMY Award nomination (Best Rock Song) and BRIT Award nomination.

Throughout their career, The War On Drugs has steadily evolved into one of rock’s most compelling live acts. “It’s hard to imagine a musical experience that’s more enveloping and uplifting” ( Consequence ).  

Joining  The War On Drugs will be one of rock's most acclaimed acts,  Spoon.  Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors have released ten albums to date, including a string of five straight top 10 records: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), Transference (2010), They Want My Soul (2014), Hot Thoughts (2017), and Lucifer on the Sofa (2022). Hailed by TIME as “one of the greatest American rock bands”, Spoon topped Metacritic’s chart as the single most critically acclaimed band of the aughts.

Last here in 2017,  Spoon  will tour Australia for the first time since the release of their Grammy nominated tenth album ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’. More than two decades into their career,  Spoon  returned with this loud, low-down, melodious rock record which The Guardian called ‘timeless perfection’ and Rolling Stone said, ‘might be Spoon’s best record ever’.

Opening for the show will be Australian singer-songwriter  Indigo Sparke.

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Adam Granduciel and his comrades in The War On Drugs are back for their first tour of Australia since 2018 . The American band released its fifth studio album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore , in 2021. They’re joined on the Australian tour by Texas indie rock band Spoon , who haven’t been here since 2017, and Australian singer-songwriter Indigo Sparke .

The tour begins with two dates at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, followed by performances at major outdoor venues in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. It’ll bring a close to two years of hard graft for The War On Drugs, who’ve conducted extensive tours of the USA, UK, Canada, Mexico and Europe since the release of I Don’t Live Here Anymore . Find all the tour setlists below.

The War On Drugs – ‘Red Eyes’

Riverstage, brisbane.

Saturday, 9th December

An Ocean in Between the Waves

I Don’t Wanna Wait

Strangest Thing

Harmonia’s Dream

Living Proof

Eyes to the Wind

Play It All Night Long (Warren Zevon cover)

Under the Pressure

I Don’t Live Here Anymore

Occasional Rain

Lost in the Dream

Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne

Thursday, 7th December

Sydney Opera House Forecourt

Tuesday, 5th December

Monday, 4th December

Arms Like Boulders

The War On Drugs 2023 Australian Tour

w/ Spoon & Indigo Sparke

Monday, 4th December – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW

Tuesday, 5th December – Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW

Thursday, 7th December – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC

Saturday, 9th December – Riverstage, Brisbane QLD

Monday, 11th December – Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth WA

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