Now that 2018 is in the bin, it’s time to consider which big-name acts we could (and should!) see perform in Australia in this, the year of our lord 2019.
We’ve recently scored tour announcements from the likes of Eminem and Kylie Minogue (which we were hoping for this time last year), but there are still a ton of acts who are well overdue for a trip down under.
To help get you hyped for the possibilities of the year ahead, peek below to read about 12 massive tours we think Australia deserves to see in 2019 — we’re not being greedy, we’re just trying to think positively.
They’re not in any particular order, and they are definitely just a starting point, so let us know in the comments if we’ve missed any other big ‘uns.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let some of these happen…
12 Massive Music Tours Australia Deserves In 2019
Massive Music Tours Australia Deserves In 2019
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Childish Gambino
Donald Glover was due to bring his Childish Gambino project to Australia in November, but cancelled the tour due to a foot injury. He resumed his antipodean trip in New Zealand later that month, but a rescheduled Australian tour was completely ruled out. His current world tour is expected to be his last under the Gambino name, so let's hope it eventually comes down under. (Photo: Rich Fury / Getty Images) -
Metallica
'Tallica last performed down under in 2013, but haven't completed a local headline tour since 2010. In 2018, drummer Lars Ulrich said the band have "gotta go to Australia" behind latest album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, but dates are yet to be announced -- there was a fake tour poster, though. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Images) -
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
In April 2018, News Corp reported that a deal was "locked in" to bring Bey and JAY down under in 2018 as part of their co-headline ‘On The Run II’ tour, but it never happened. Maybe 2019 will be our year? (Photo: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images) -
Smashing Pumpkins
In September, Billy Corgan suggested Australian promoters weren't eager to bring Smashing Pumpkins' current reunion tour down under. The band were owed $1.26 million by Soundwave Festival after their last trip to Australia, so while we might not deserve them, we still want to see them. (Photo: Randy Holmes / Getty Images) -
Fleetwood Mac
UPDATE: It's happening! (Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty Images) -
Gorillaz
It’s been almost nine years since the animated group performed in Australia, and Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's beloved band released their sixth studio album The Now Now in 2018. They haven't brought their last few albums down under yet though, so... Splendour In The Grass 2019, anyone? (Photo: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images) -
Radiohead
It's been seven years since Thom Yorke and co. graced Australian shores. The band completed a "little tour" in 2018 to wrap up their travels for latest album A Moon Shaped Pool, but it didn't include Australia. Hopefully in 2019 everything will be in its right place. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images) -
U2
Fans have been petitioning the Irish rockers to return to Australia since mid-2017, and while the band said they'll "absolutely" tour Australia soon, it still hasn't happened. If they make it here in 2019, it'll be their first local tour since 2010. (Photo: Kieran Frost / Getty Images) -
Avenged Sevenfold
A7X were allegedly in talks to bring their The Stage album tour to Australia in 2018, but nothing eventuated. They were last in the country for Soundwave Festival in 2014, so they're well due. (Photo: Juan Aguado / Getty Images) -
Rihanna
Ri-Ri still hasn't toured down under since 2013, and in that time she's released her 2016 album ANTI and promised a new album to come in 2019. Fingers crossed she uses the new record as an opportunity to return to Australia. (Photo: Lester Cohen / Getty Images) -
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Frontman Jared Leto said the band would "absolutely" tour Australia in 2018, but it never happened. The band last toured Australia in 2014, and released their latest album America in April 2018. (Photo: Scott Dudelson / Getty Images) -
Travis Scott
The Astroworld rapper isn't new to promoting himself in the Australian market, and he was last in the country for Listen Out festival in 2016. He hasn't been back since, and hopefully Aussie fans won't have to wait too much longer. (Photo: Timothy Norris / Getty Images)
