Rising shoegaze star Wisp has announced sideshows in Melbourne and Sydney amidst her performances at Laneway Festival 2026.
Up-and-coming shoegaze artist Wisp (Natalie R. Lu) has announced she’ll be performing two exclusive headline shows in Australia while in town for Laneway Festival 2026.
The singer broke out onto the scene last year with her EP Pandora, which featured the track ‘Your Face’. The song would quickly go viral on TikTok, and as of writing, has amassed over 150 million listens on Spotify.
Earlier this year, she would release her debut studio album If Not Winter, which would see the singer pushing her now dubbed ‘nu gaze’ sound further, with bright, yet crushing riffs and ethereal vocals.
Presented by Handsome Tours, Wisp will be performing her first headline shows in Australia in Sydney and Melbourne inbetween fulfilling her dates at Laneway Festival 2026.
Wisp Australia Tour 2026 Dates
Pre-sale tickets will go on sale Thursday, October 9 at 11am AEDT. General tickets will release a day later on Friday, October 10 11am AEDT. For more information on the pre-sale and tickets, click here.
- Thursday, February 5th – Laneway Festival, Auckland, New Zealand
- Saturday, February 7th – Laneway Festival, Gold Coast, Australia
- Sunday, February 8th – Laneway Festival, Sydney, Australia
- Thursday, February 12th – Liberty Hall, Sydney, Australia
- Friday, February 13th – Laneway Festival, Melbourne, Australia
- Saturday, February 14th – Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne, Australia
Following the release of her debut album, Wisp has gone on to perform at Coachella and Bonnaroo, bringing her unique style of shoegaze to a mainstream audience.
Wisp is also coming off of a North American tour, which saw the San Francisco artist supporting System of a Down, KORN, Deftones, and Avenged Sevenfold.
The singer would also release a glimmering cover of Coldplay‘s track ‘Yellow’, giving it a makeover with her very own sonic palette, distorting the guitar and transforming it into an iconic track for the yearners.
You can stream her new album ahead of her debut Australian tour here.
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