Featured Music Event: Wolf Alice

Featured Music Event: Wolf Alice

WOLF ALICE ANNOUNCE HEADLINE SHOWS THIS DECEMBER

including LIVE AT THE GARDENS AT ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS MELBOURNE — SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER, 2026

  • TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY
  • NATIONAL TOUR DECEMBER 2026
  • ONLY VICTORIAN SHOW

Live at the Gardens, Melbourne’s much-loved outdoor concert series, will return to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne this November and December, launching its fifth season with another unmissable program of music under the stars in one of the city’s most iconic settings. Acclaimed UK rockers Wolf Alice lead the first announcement in the series, with the GRAMMY-nominated outfit set for summer headline shows around the country, including this one-night-only performance in Melbourne on Saturday 5 December amid the stunning surrounds of the Gardens.

Currently in Auckland for 2026’s Laneway Festival, following dates in Japan and China, the North London quartet have cemented their status as one of Britain’s most razor-sharp live bands. Widely praised for their commanding stage presence, the last 12 months have marked a defining chapter for Wolf Alice, including three Brit Awards nominations for Album of the Year, Group of the Year and Alternative / Rock Act. Released in August 2025, The Clearing showcases a band at the peak of their powers, a sublime widescreen collection of songs that are bold in ambition, full of heart, and the band’s most refined work yet. Featuring singles Bloom Baby Bloom, The Sofa and White Horses, The Clearing arrived as a moment of crystallisation for one of the UK’s most inventive and emotionally charged bands.

Having made their triumphant return to the global festival circuit with historic sets at Primavera Sound, Radio 1’s Big Weekend and a sunset performance at Glastonbury, Wolf Alice’s live momentum carried into a massive run of sold-out headline dates across North America, Europe, the UK and Ireland, culminating in the biggest shows of the band’s career to date – including a headline performance at London’s O2 Arena.

Tickets for Wolf Alice Live at the Gardens go on sale Wednesday 11 February from Ticketmaster at 11.00am local time, with Live at the Gardens, MG Live and Frontier Members presales beginning Monday 9 February at 11.00am local time.

Press quotes:

“A phenomenal band at the peak of their powers” – NME ★★★★★ “Britain’s best rock band of the last decade” – Rolling Stone ★★★★★ “The four-piece have undergone their most fun and complete reinvention yet” – The Guardian ★★★★

After a spectacular debut in 2024, Live at the Gardens has fast become one of Melbourne’s most magical live-music experiences. A collaboration between MG Live and Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, it returns for its fourth season this March before lighting up the Observatory Precinct again in November and December. Previous seasons have featured standout international acts like Franz Ferdinand, Groove Armada, Róisín Murphy and Lake Street Dive, alongside Australian favourites including The Living End, The Presets, Chet Faker, Matt Corby, Tash Sultana, Xavier Rudd, Sarah Blasko, Vika & Linda and more.

PRAISE FOR LIVE AT THE GARDENS

“Any event that can be enjoyed under the stars is a welcome addition to the summer calendar.” – The Music “Live at the Gardens teased what it’s like to be in Melbourne for a summer of music, nature and culture.” – Arts Hub “The people behind the acclaimed A Day On The Green series have transformed Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens’ Observatory Precinct into a delightful new inner-city live music experience … Incredible band, great venue, good times.” – Australian Musician Magazine “One of the most beautiful places on earth.” – Alex Kapranos, Franz Ferdinand

Set against the breathtaking beauty of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne in the heart of the city, this will be an unforgettable night of live music under the stars, featuring a must-see performance from Wolf Alice, with more exciting Live at the Gardens announcements coming soon.

Wolf Alice Australian Tour Tickets on sale Wednesday 11 February, 2026 at 11.00am local time. Presale from Monday 9 February, 2026 at 11.00am local time (for 47 hours or until presale allocation exhausted).

WOLF ALICE – LIVE AT THE GARDENS Saturday 5 December, 2026 | Live at the Gardens | Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, VIC — Lic. All Ages

FRONTIER TOURING DATES (ALL DATES 18+)

  • Wednesday 2 December, 2026 | Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD
  • Sunday 6 December, 2026 | Hindley Street Music Hall | Adelaide, SA
  • Tuesday 8 December, 2026 | Ice Cream Factory | Perth, WA

OTHER DATES

  • Friday 4 December, 2026 | On The Steps, Sydney Opera House Forecourt | Sydney, NSW (Presented by Live Nation, Lic. All Ages)

Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers. We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the MG Live, Live at the Gardens and Frontier Touring websites.

LIVE AT THE GARDENS TICKET PRICE General Admission $129.90 (A handling fee of $5.95 applies per transaction)

EVENT INFORMATION Live at the Gardens is Licensed All-Ages. Strictly no BYO alcohol or food. Broad offering of food and beverages will be available on site with every attempt to ensure all dietary requirements are catered for. Everyone requires a paid ticket excluding babies in arms 24 months and under. Patrons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian at all times.

TRANSPORT & PARKING: liveatthegardens.com.au/transport

About Wolf Alice… Wolf Alice have come a long way since the North London quartet first emerged in 2013 as a young band holding a mirror up to their own emerging generation. Today, they stand as one of the most important and consistently acclaimed British bands of the past decade. Their fourth album The Clearing finds Wolf Alice at the peak of their powers — a confident, emotionally rich record that topped the UK Albums Chart on release last summer and since earned them a spot on the shortlist for the 2025 Mercury Prize, marking an extraordinary four nominations across their four-album career. Following the Grammy-nominated My Love Is Cool, the Mercury Prize-winning Visions Of A Life and the UK Number 1, BRIT Award-winning Blue Weekend, The Clearing signals a band who have transcended the trend cycle to arrive at a collection of songs that is truly timeless.

Written in Seven Sisters and recorded in Los Angeles with Grammy-winning producer Greg Kurstin, The Clearing captures a moment of clarity, peace and hard-won self-knowledge, delivered with the ambition and melodic authority that have become synonymous with Wolf Alice. Since its release, the band have celebrated the album with their most ambitious global tour to date, playing landmark festival sets at Glastonbury and Radio 1’s Big Weekend before taking to some of the biggest stages of their career across North America, Europe, the UK and Ireland, and most recently Asia. Entering 2026, Wolf Alice have been recognised with BRIT Award nominations for Best British Group, Album of the Year and Alternative Rock, cementing their status as a generational band still growing, evolving and pushing forward together.