Brother Ali and Horrorshow are teaming up for an Australian tour

Brother Ali and Horrorshow are joining forces for a three-city Australian tour in September, spanning Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

The pairing sets two ends of the same genre side by side. Brother Ali is the American rapper, activist and speaker making his first Australian return since 2017, while Horrorshow anchor the local end of the bill as one of the country’s longest-running hip hop acts.

Brother Ali and Horrorshow Australian tour

• 17 September, Factory Theatre, Sydney
• 19 September, The Triffid, Brisbane
• 20 September, Corner Hotel, Melbourne

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Pre-sale access opens at 10am AEST on 7 July, with general tickets on sale from 10am AEST on 8 July. The Melbourne show closes the run at the Corner Hotel on 20 September, following earlier stops in Sydney and Brisbane.

Brother Ali’s most recent album, Satisfied Soul, sits alongside nine other studio records built up across his career, continuing the reflective, socially minded writing that runs through much of his catalogue. It stands as his 10th studio album to date. He’s counted figures like Chuck D and Rakim among his mentors, and has headlined stages around the world, including a slot at Coachella.

He won’t be travelling solo either. Joining him is DJ Abilities, the Minneapolis producer and DJ known for his turntable work as a soloist and as part of the groups Eyedea & Abilities and Semi.Official, with a name that carries weight across the US underground.

Horrorshow arrive gold-certified and ARIA-nominated, with five studio albums to their name since first emerging on Sydney’s scene in the mid-to-late 2000s. Their live return has leaned on that back catalogue, keeping older material in rotation for audiences new and old.

For Australian audiences, it’s the first chance to catch Brother Ali live in close to a decade, with the September run his only scheduled dates in the country.

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