South Korean alternative band SE SO NEON announce their long-awaited Australian headline tour this December.
The tour will celebrate the release of their first full-length album, NOW, out in August. Fronted by singer, guitarist and multidisciplinary artist Soyoon, SE SO NEON has become one of Korea’s most respected indie acts, known for their genre-blurring sound, raw emotion and captivating stage presence. Since forming in 2016, they have earned two Korean Music Awards and international acclaim.
SE SO NEON has become well-known for their expansive definition of rock, with the band continuing to evolve on NOW. The album features tracks like the feedback-shrouded mini-epic Secret Police and the R&B-tinged Small Heart, taking off in unexpected, thrilling directions.
SE SO NEON
- Wednesday, 10 December: The Triffid, Brisbane
- Thursday, 11 December: Metro Theatre, Sydney
- Saturday, 13 December: Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
Check out our gig guide here.
After releasing her second solo album Episode1: Love in 2023, Soyoon felt anxious about the band’s next step. Looking for a change of scenery, she travelled to New York to work with old friends, immersing herself in nearly 10-hour studio days that proved invigorating and helped her rediscover the joy in making music. The album title NOW reflects this renewed perspective and creative energy.
Following that period, SE SO NEON toured briefly and showcased at SXSW in March 2024. Soyoon later relocated to Los Angeles, where the terrain, light and new collaborators sparked further inspiration. Growing up in the mountainous North Chungcheong Province of South Korea, often spending hours in solitude among the trees, that connection to nature runs through NOW.
While the February 2025 departure of bassist Park Hyunjin changed the band’s structure, Soyoon emphasises that SE SO NEON is still a band, just one that doesn’t operate in classical band territory anymore. Soyoon’s guitar playing is central to NOW, an album that defies genre and form to create something wholly unpredictable yet natural.
Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets starting Thursday, 17 July at 11am local time, running until Monday, 21 July at 9am. My Live Nation members can secure tickets during their presale commencing Friday, 18 July from 9am local time. General public tickets go on sale Monday, 21 July at 10am local time.
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