{"id":1831,"date":"2026-04-30T03:31:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/1831\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T03:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:31:06","slug":"news-katseye-confirm-first-ever-australian-performance-in-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/1831\/","title":{"rendered":"News: KATSEYE confirm first-ever Australian performance in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KATSEYE, the six-piece global pop group have announced a one-off, free 30-minute pop-up performance in Melbourne, marking their first-ever appearance in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Set for Friday 8 May at\u00a0Festival Hall, the show is presented as part of Visit Victoria\u2019s \u201cMelbourne. Every bit different\u201d campaign \u2014 alongside American Express,\u00a0Live Nation,\u00a0HYBE\u00a0and\u00a0Geffen Records\u00a0\u2014 it\u2019s positioned as a launch point for the city\u2019s winter season, where live music takes centre stage.<\/p>\n<p>For fans, it\u2019s also a rare opportunity. This is the only confirmed Australian performance from KATSEYE on this visit \u2014 a short, sharp set that will likely disappear as quickly as it arrives.<\/p>\n<p>Formed through the 2023 reality series\u00a0Dream Academy, the group\u2019s origins are built into their identity. Members Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza and Yoonchae Jeung bring together influences from across the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland and the United States, shaping a version of pop that feels deliberately borderless.<\/p>\n<p>That global framing has been central from the start. Their formation was later documented in the Netflix series\u00a0Popstar Academy: KATSEYE, charting the process from audition to debut, and positioning the group within a wider HYBE-led push toward internationally-focused pop acts.<\/p>\n<p>Go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.com.au\/event\/katseye-exclusive-pop-up-performance-melbourne-tickets-edp1670647\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> for ticketing information.<\/p>\n<p> Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/> <\/p>\n<p> Related <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KATSEYE, the six-piece global pop group have announced a one-off, free 30-minute pop-up performance in Melbourne, marking their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1832,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2719,2979,2980,2981,2982,2983,2984,260,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-1831","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-melbourne","8":"tag-backseat-downunder","9":"tag-dream-academy","10":"tag-festival-hall-concert-melbourne","11":"tag-katseye","12":"tag-katseye-australia-debut","13":"tag-katseye-dream-academy-group","14":"tag-katseye-melbourne-show","15":"tag-melbourne","16":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}