Emo favourites Cartel and American Music Award winners Hot Chelle Rae are set to make their highly anticipated return to Australia next month for the inaugural alternative event An Emo Extravaganza. Today, both bands also announce a limited run of headline shows surrounding their appearances.
Presented by Destroy All Lines, Cartel will perform a run of headline shows with support from This Wild Life, visiting Stay Gold in Melbourne and The Gov in Adelaide, before headlining Waves in Wollongong with special guests Hot Chelle Rae. Hot Chelle Rae will also deliver their own headline performances at Magnet House in Perth and Lion Arts Factory in Adelaide, supporting Cartel at Waves in Wollongong. Across the shows, both bands will celebrate their defining releases – Cartel’s ‘Chroma’ and Hot Chelle Rae’s ‘Whatever’ – delivering full-album performances alongside a stack of fan favourites.
Cartel return to Australia for the first time in over a decade. Breaking out in the mid-aughts, Cartel artfully threaded the space between the turn-of-the-millennium pop-punk tidal wave and the widespread virality of the social media generation. As the group stares down the 20th anniversary of their 2005 breakthrough LP, ‘Chroma’, they do so with both an appreciation for what their past has afforded them and an excitement for what the future holds. ‘Chroma’ spawned the Gold-certified hit Honestly, and catapulted the childhood friends onto Warped Tour, TRL, Epic Records, and millions of MySpace Top 8s.
Best known for their triple-platinum smash Tonight Tonight and Top 40 belter I Like It Like That, Hot Chelle Rae rose to global prominence with their 2011 sophomore album ‘Whatever’. The band spent years refining their live show touring alongside the likes of Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, and Justin Bieber, cementing their reputation as one of the era’s most undeniable pop-rock acts. Following a period focused on songwriting and creative growth, Hot Chelle Rae have recently returned reenergised, armed with new material and a renewed appreciation for the songs that made them household names. For Australian fans, these headline shows promise a trip down memory lane.
The headline dates surround both bands performances at An Emo Extravaganza, landing in Australia this February. The inaugural event brings together a stacked international line-up headlined by Florida alt-rock icons Anberlin, celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Never Take Friendship Personal’, alongside Broadside who will make their Australian debut, and This Wild Life performing ‘Clouded’ in its entirety.
Tickets for An Emo Extravaganza are on sale now. Tickets to Hot Chelle Rae and Cartel headline shows will go on sale Tuesday 20th January from 9 AM local time via Destroy All Lines, with early bird tickets available this Friday 16th January from 9 AM local time.
CARTEL
HEADLINE SHOWS
w/ This Wild Life
Monday 23 February – Stay Gold, Melbourne
Wednesday 25 February – The Gov, Adelaide
Friday 27 February – Waves, Wollongong
HOT CHELLE RAE
HEADLINE SHOWS
Friday 20 February – Magnet House, Perth
Tuesday 24 February – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
Friday 27 February – Waves, Wollongong*
*Supporting Cartel with This Wild Life
Early bird tickets available Friday 16th January from 9 AM local time
Tickets on sale Tuesday 20th January from 9 AM local time via Destroy All Lines
AN EMO EXTRAVAGANZA
Touring Australia February & March 2026
with Anberlin, Cartel, Hot Chelle Rae, Broadside + This Wild Life
Tickets on sale NOW via Destroy All Lines
Sunday 22 February – PICA, Melbourne VIC – 18+
Saturday 28 February – Roundhouse, Sydney NSW – 18+
Sunday 1 March – The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD – 18+
With thanks to Bigmouth PR + Destroy All Lines
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