Hot Chip, the “thinking person’s party band” known for mixing euphoria with melancholy and considered one of the most important British groups, has just announced an Australian ‘Best Of’ tour with an exclusive headline show in Brisbane this January. The Joy In Repetition: The ‘Best Of’ Performed Live Australian tour includes appearances at Sydney Festival at Sydney Opera House and a Melbourne show on January 13 with further details to be confirmed.
Hot Chip’s Brisbane date is confirmed for Saturday 10 January 2026, at Fortitude Music Hall.
Hot Chip also performs in Melbourne on January 13 with details to be later confirmed. They’ll also appear at Sydney Festival, at the Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall on January 14 and 15*.
BRISBANE TICKETING INFORMATION:
An artist presale commences Friday November 7 at 11am running until Monday November 10 at 11am.
Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia. Mastercard Presale starts Friday November 7 at 11am and ends Monday November 10 at 11am. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Tuesday November 11 at 12pm. Check out priceless.com/music for details.
A Secret Sounds presale commences on Monday 10 November at 12pm, concluding on Tuesday 11 November at 11am.
General public tickets on sale Tuesday November 11 at 12pm. All times are local.
Their live shows are renowned for their energy, often featuring extended, reworked versions of their songs, mixing electronic performance with live instrumentation. Over the years, Hot Chip has remained a major influence in electronic and indie dance music, releasing an array of acclaimed albums over a 20-year period.
These shows will be a celebration of their latest album compilation, released on September 5 via Domino Records, Joy in Repetition. More than two decades and eight studio albums in, Hot Chip remain as vital as ever: playful, profound and perpetually locked in the groove. This is their first anthology, mapping out an artistic evolution from DIY beginnings into “the greatest British pop group of their generation” (the Guardian) with six Top 20 albums, a Mercury Music Prize nomination, sell-out residencies at Brixton Academy and who’ve collaborated over the years with David Byrne, Jarvis Cocker, Robert Wyatt, Brian Eno and more. It’s a collection shaped by dancefloors, bedroom studios, festival stages and friendship.
The anthology is less a Best Of, more like a Best Loved – a collection of tracks that have connected during their thrilling live shows and have taken on a life of their own beyond the original recorded versions. Consider the delirious, subaqueous Clavinet riff of ‘Boy From School’, the radiant synth-pop chorus of ‘Melody of Love’ and the off-kilter techno pulse of ‘Flutes’: Hot Chip’s discography dives deep into dedication – to the beat and to each other – and shows how it can lead somewhere surprising, even transcendent.
The Joy In Repetition really is in you.
HOT CHIP
JOY IN REPETITION. THE ‘BEST OF’ PERFORMED LIVE
AUSTRALIA 2026
Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Saturday 10 January
VENUE TBC, Melbourne^
Tuesday 13 January
Sydney Opera House, Sydney Festival*
Wednesday 14 January
Thursday 15 January
BRISBANE PRESALE INFO:
Artist Presale: Fri 7 Nov, 11am – Mon 10 Nov, 11am
Mastercard Presale: Fri 7 Nov, 11am – Mon 10 Nov, 11am
Secret Sounds Presale: Mon 10 Nov, 12pm – Tue 11 Nov, 11am
GP Onsale: Tue 11 Nov, 12pm
^Further details for Melbourne date to be confirmed.
*Sydney Festival is not promoted by Secret Sounds.
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MORE ABOUT HOT CHIP
Emerging out of the 2000’s, Hot Chip are a pioneering British electronic band whose fusion of synth-pop, house, and disco has shaped the sound of modern dance music for over two decades. Formed in London by childhood friends Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard, and joined by Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin, Hot Chip have become synonymous with emotional depth on the dancefloor, balancing groove and vulnerability, technology and humanity.
From their early DIY beginnings in a South London bedroom to global stages, Hot Chip have built a career defined by creativity, friendship, and rhythm. Across eight acclaimed studio albums and countless remixes, they’ve earned critical and commercial success, including six Top 20 albums, a Mercury Prize nomination, and sold-out Brixton Academy residencies. Their live shows, often described as a joyful blur of live instruments, synths, and soaring choruses, have become a staple of major festivals and clubs around the world.
Hot Chip’s anthology Joy in Repetition marks a celebration of this evolution. It captures their transformation from underground innovators to one of Britain’s most enduring electronic acts, featuring fan favourites like Over and Over, Ready for the Floor, Boy From School and Melody of Love. More than a “Best Of,” it’s a reflection of their devotion to rhythm, collaboration, and the shared joy of creation — themes that have defined their music since day one.
Over the years, the band have collaborated with David Byrne, Brian Eno, Jarvis Cocker, and Robert Wyatt, and inspired countless artists who followed in their wake. Whether producing shimmering dancefloor anthems or tender synth ballads, Hot Chip continue to explore the intersection of emotion and movement: sound that’s equally at home in intimate clubs and massive festival tents.
Two decades on, Hot Chip remain a band devoted to the beat — still discovering new ways to express joy, devotion, and connection through rhythm, over and over again.