Stereolab | Forum, Melbourne
Schedule
Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am
UTC+10:00Location
Forum Melbourne | Melbourne, VI
Fans of Anglo-French avant-pop group Stereolab rejoice! As they return this June for just their 4th ever visit to Australia.Riding high off the back of 2025’s sensational comeback album Instant Holograms on Metal Film (Album of the week 2SER, Triple R, RTRFM, 3D), Stereolab will play shows in Fremantle, their biggest Melbourne headline yet at The Forum, Sydney’s Metro and their first Brisbane show since 2009.
"Capturing the inspiring spark in bygone visions of what the future could be is one of Stereolab's greatest strengths, and the brilliant ways they do this on Instant Holograms on Metal Film don't just live up to their legacy -- they push it forward” - AllMusic
"The overwhelming impression is of a band looking forward, seizing opportunities and further boosting their reputation.” - musicOMH
"The band’s indefinite hiatus has not been in vain, as they have clearly been spending this time carefully piecing together what feels like their strongest album in years." - The Quietus
Live too, the band has gone from strength to strength with audience sizes since the album release almost doubling in London (Royal Festival Hall), NYC (Brooklyn Steel), Chicago (Metro x 2), Los Angeles (Bellwether) and more.
"Ephemeral yet timeless, they exist in multiple eras at once; as comfortable in a 60s casino or an 80s club show as a hall in Brighton in 2025, their cult just keeps growing.” - Brighton and Hove News
“Let’s revisit the past,” said Sadier before launching into “Motoroller Scalatron” from the band’s 1996 record Emperor Tomato Ketchup. Futuristic cyber graphics drifted over the purple curtains, the bass and drums reverberated throughout the room, and the floor beneath me pulsed with each note." - berkely.edu
Stereolab’s relationship with Australia runs deep, having featured Australian musician / co-lead vocalist Mary Hansen in their ranks from 1992-2002. They have played iconic Australian festivals Laneway and Golden Plains and their new album is tainted with Australiana.
“I somehow picked up a copy of this old audio magazine when on a tour of Australia a few years back. It’s got a nice cover and it was just laying around the studio when I was writing the demos and every time I finished one I just opened the magazine to a random page and picked a name from it, which I used as a rough title. Some of those titles later got changed but the LP name is straight out of that mag.” - Tim Ganes (Stereolab founder / guitarist)
Don’t miss Stereolab live in Australia this June.
Where is it happening?
Forum Melbourne, 154 Flinders st (Corner Russell & Flinders Streets),Melbourne,VIC,Australia
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