{"id":723408,"date":"2026-01-27T04:47:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/723408\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T04:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:47:25","slug":"empire-of-the-sun-announce-london-alexandra-palace-show-alongside-huge-summer-2026-european-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/723408\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire Of The Sun announce London Alexandra Palace show alongside huge summer 2026 European tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/empire-of-the-sun\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Empire Of\u00a0The\u00a0Sun<\/a>\u00a0have\u00a0announced a date at London\u2019s Alexandra Palace alongside a huge summer 2026 European tour.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian electronic duo of Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore will be playing their largest ever UK headline\u00a0show\u00a0on June 27, where they promise an \u201cimmersive stage production crafted specifically for the venue\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It will come in the middle of their \u2018Ask That God\u2019 European tour, which kicks off on May 31 in Oslo\u2019s Unity Arena and will take in a total of 17 countries, including shows in Cardiff, Halifax and Dublin, before wrapping up in Luxembourg\u2019s Rockhal on July 5.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-sale for\u00a0tickets begins at 9am on Thursday (January 29)\u00a0and fans can sign up for that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.labyrinthevents.com\/empire-of-the-sun-2026?refpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.\u00a0Remaining\u00a0tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday (January 30) and you will be able to find yours\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fempire-of-the-sun-tickets%2Fartist%2F1439524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT-tVhXjFI_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Announcing the tour on Instagram, the band wrote: \u201cEmpyreans of Europe\u2026 The Empire Returns! We had such an amazing experience with our European and UK fans last summer that we want to share the love again, so we are back and excited to announce our 2026 European Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0continue sharing the powerful message of music. For those of you who missed us in the past,\u00a0here\u2019s\u00a0your invitation.\u00a0 Ask That God Europe Tour 2026! To those who\u00a0already\u00a0met us we\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait to do it again,\u00a0bigger\u00a0and better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Empire Of\u00a0The\u00a0Sun will play:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>31 \u2013 Unity Arena \u2013 Oslo, Norway\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JUNE\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>1 \u2013\u00a0Gr\u00f6na\u00a0Lund Tivoli \u2013 Stockholm, Sweden\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>3\u00a0Liseberg\u00a0\u2013 Gothenburg, Sweden\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 Northside Festival \u2013 Viby, Denmark\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013\u00a0Letnia\u00a0Scena\u00a0Progresji\u00a0\u2013 Warsaw, Poland\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Budapest Park \u2013 Budapest, Hungary\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 SRC\u00a0\u0160alata\u00a0\u2013 Zagreb, Croatia\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 Open Air Corner Luka Beograd \u2013 Belgrade, Serbia\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Vidas Art Arena \u2013 Sofia, Bulgaria\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013\u00a0Arenele\u00a0Romane \u2013 Bucharest, Romania\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Arena Open Air \u2013 Vienna, Austria\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 ZOA City \u2013 Zurich, Switzerland\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 Southside Festival \u2013 Neuhausen\u00a0ob\u00a0Eck, Germany\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 Hurricane Festival \u2013\u00a0Schee\u00dfel, Germany\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 TK Maxx Presents Depot Live at Cardiff Castle- Cardiff, United Kingdom\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>27 \u2013 Alexandra Palace \u2013 London, United Kingdom\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>28 \u2013 TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall \u2013 Halifax, United Kingdom\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>30 \u2013 Fairview Park \u2013 Dublin, Ireland\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JULY\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>3 \u2013 Down The Rabbit Hole \u2013 Ewijk, Netherlands\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 Le Zenith \u2013 Paris, France\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013\u00a0Rockhal\u00a0\u2013 Esch-sur-Alzette,\u00a0Luxembourg\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The duo\u2019s last album was \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/empire-of-the-sun-share-reflective-single-music-on-the-radio-and-announce-their-first-album-in-eight-years-ask-that-god-3757179\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ask That God<\/a>\u2019 in 2024, their fourth full-length studio effort. It included the singles \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/empire-of-the-sun-see-in-new-era-with-breakthrough-track-changes-listen-3613902\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Changes<\/a>\u2019 and\u00a0\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/empire-of-the-sun-share-reflective-single-music-on-the-radio-and-announce-their-first-album-in-eight-years-ask-that-god-3757179\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Music\u00a0On\u00a0The\u00a0Radio<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Steele was also a member of the band\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-sleepy-jackson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sleepy Jackson<\/a>, while Littlemore also plays with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pnau\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pnau<\/a>. As Empire Of The Sun, they are best remembered for their hit singles \u2018Walking On A Dream\u2019 and \u2018We Are The People\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Empire Of\u00a0The\u00a0Sun\u00a0have\u00a0announced a date at London\u2019s Alexandra Palace alongside a huge summer 2026 European tour. 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