Jungle Add US Indie‑Pop Band Sports to Their Australian Tour
MELBOURNE, Thursday 21 July, 2026: BRIT Award winning band Jungle has today announced indie-pop band Sports as supports on their upcoming Australian tour dates.
Hot off their own Australian headline tour, Sports has racked up more than 8.5M global streams, 68M YouTube views and 5.1M monthly Spotify listeners. The Oklahoma-duo found mammoth viral success with their debut single “You Are The Right One”, becoming a generational indie pop anthem, with 220M+ streams on Spotify alone, and a firm fan favourite across the globe. They’ve since released three acclaimed albums, each one distilling their indie pop elixir. With their latest record, the band have gone back to their roots – self-produced, self-recorded, and self-titled, it’s the sound of a band with an incredible bond, making the music that thrills them.
Jungle have cemented their status as a major global force. The band’s 2023 album ‘Volcano’ earned them their first BRIT Award and featured their worldwide smash hit single “Back On 74”. The trio – J Lloyd, Tom McFarland and Lydia Kitto – have also announced their eagerly anticipated new album Sunshine is set for release next month, on August 14th. Their latest single “Someday, Somewhere”, released on July 8th already has more than 1.4 million streams on Spotify, and premiered as Radio 1’s Hottest Record, continuing the build-up to the new album following pervious singles “Carry On” and “The Wave”.
The Sunshine album is available to pre-order HERE. Physical formats include 180-gram black vinyl, Desert Peach vinyl and a translucent brown marble vinyl – all packed as single gatefold LPs – as well as a digipak CD.
Presented by Live Nation and triple j, the Australian leg of their world tour will commence on Tuesday 2 March, 2027 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, followed by Thursday 4 March at Sydney’s Afterpay Arena, Saturday 6 March at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, and concluding on Wednesday 10 March at Perth’s RAC Arena.
Tickets on sale now.
For tickets and further information, head to livenation.com.au
JUNGLE
With Special Guests Sports
Presented by Live Nation and triple j
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Tuesday 02 March 2027
Afterpay Arena, Sydney
Thursday 04 March 2027
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Saturday 06 March 2027
RAC Arena, Perth
Wednesday 10 March 2027
Tickets on sale now.
For tickets and further information head to livenation.com.au
About Jungle
Jungle were formed in London in 2013 by Tom McFarland and J Lloyd, before their regular collaborator Lydia Kitto became an official member of the group in 2024. Matching a euphoric concoction of modern disco, soul and hip-hop with exemplary visual content defined by world-class choreography, they shot to attention with their self-titled UK Top 10 debut album in 2014. Their rise continued with another Top 10 with 2018’s For Ever and then Loving In Stereo which hit #3 in 2021.
2023 saw Jungle become a global force with Volcano. Reaching #3 in the UK, the album featured their biggest hit to date in the shape of ‘Back On 74’ which has been certified Platinum in both the UK and US. The campaign saw Jungle rise to sell-out arenas all over the world, playing to hundreds of thousands of fans across 2023/24 with highlights including The O2 in London, Coachella and headlining All Points East. To date, Jungle have amassed an incredible 3.4 billion streams.
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About Sports:
Sports have come full circle. The Oklahoma band hinges on the friendship between Christian Theriot and Cale Chronister, two musicians who met as kids and instinctively bonded. Finding mammoth viral success, they’ve released three acclaimed albums, each one distilling their indie pop elixir. With their new record, the band have gone back to their roots – self-produced, self-recorded, and self-titled, it’s the sound of people with an incredible bond, making the music that thrills them.
Sports struck gold first time out, with early single ‘You Are The Right One’ becoming a generational indie pop anthem. Nudging 180 million streams on Spotify alone, the track has become their hallmark, a fan favourite and also an economic support structure. “I think what’s kept us going is that we just haven’t stopped,” says Cale. “We keep moving, we keep putting out music.”
Arriving 10 years on from their breakout moment, Sports has garnered over 185 million streams, an impressive feat for a band who’s stayed true to their independent roots and DIY ethos. Now complete, Sports’ new album is exceptional. Retaining the wicked hooks of their early work, it also fully embraces maturity, and creative independence.
Follow Sports:
Official site | Spotify | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok
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