| “Bar the microphones and lights,everything onstage is true to the Middle Ages.” — Louder |
| “It was euphorically hypnotic and those who were watchers of the experience had their minds altered to a brighter echelon.” — Wall of Sound |
HEILUNG, the ritual collective who describe their work as “amplified history”, have announced a seven-date tour of Australia and New Zealand, taking place from 1 to 16 March 2027. The run covers six cities across the two countries, opening with two nights at the Sydney Opera House and continuing through Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Auckland.
Heilung’s live show is staged as a ritual rather than a conventional concert. Reviews of recent tours describe a performance that opens and closes with ceremony, with Kai Uwe Faust, masked and horned, leading the invocation, Maria Franz in flowing white, and a stage built around percussion. Louder’s review of their 2023 ArcTanGent set described trees at each corner of the stage, large percussion instruments scattered across it and a volume that made every beat felt in the ribcage. At their 2024 show in Perth, X-Press Magazine reported, the evening began with the burning and saging of native plants and ended with a cleansing ceremony for each member of the band.
The dates mark Heilung’s return to the region after sold-out shows in Sydney and Melbourne in 2023 and a six-date run in 2024. Singer-songwriter Lilith Max, whose work draws on dark folklore, mythology and fantasy, joins as special guest on every date outside Sydney. The tour arrives ahead of Sagas, due on 11 December 2026 through Season of Mist, which collects the recordings Maria Franz, Kai Uwe Faust and Christopher Juul created in collaboration with Ninja Theory for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, alongside previously unheard material, and is Heilung’s first studio material since Drif. Its lead single, “Læknisgaldr”, is out now.
Watch the video for “Læknisgaldr”:
Pre-order & pre-save Sagas: https://orcd.co/heilungsagas
In the room, a Heilung performance is less a concert than a shared ritual, and in March 2027 it will be held seven times over.
TOUR DATES – 2027 AU & NZ:
1 March: Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House
2 March: Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House
4 March: Melbourne, AU @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
6 March: Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage
9 March: Adelaide, AU @ AEC Theatre
12 March: Perth, AU @ Red Hill Auditorium
16 March: Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena
Tickets:
Sydney: https://daltours.cc/heilung-soh
Melbourne: https://daltours.cc/heilung-smmb
Brisbane: https://daltours.cc/heilung-riverstage
Adelaide: https://daltours.cc/heilung-aect
Perth: https://daltours.cc/heilung-rha
Auckland: https://daltours.cc/heilung-spark