When MKTO last visited our shores in 2014, they were riding high on the success of “Classic.” Their debut single “Thank You” achieved chart success just two years before. They were hot property. Like most Aussies I’ll wager, I hadn’t thought of them in a decade, but they were put back on my radar with the announcement that they’re finally heading back Down Under.
“It’s been a minute since we’ve been back. We’ve always had a lot of love for Australia,” Malcolm Kelley said.
“We are so excited to get back down under and perform again!” added his bandmate Tony Oller.
This tour announcement has encouraged me to check out MKTO’s back catalogue and it’s pretty catchy. I didn’t realise that they’d collaborated with Simple Plan on 2013’s “Summer Paradise,” and there were a whole bunch of gems that had never hit my ears before.
MKTO will play just two intimate Aussie shows this October. Get on it fans, because they might leave you waiting for another decade to make their return!
30 October 2025 – 170 Russell, Naarm/Melbourne
31 October 2025 – The Metro Theatre, Eora/Sydney
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