The Cat Empire

Aussie icons The Cat Empire catapulted into 2023 with a fresh new line-up of band members, with Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill continuing on the legacy, while preserving the vibrant energy and exhilarating musicality that fans adore.

In 2024, they embarked on a massive 40-date worldwide tour across the UK, including Glastonbury Festival, Europe, and North America, before returning home for a string of sold-out orchestral performances with Australian symphony orchestras in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, and Perth, selling more than 25,000 tickets nationwide.

In 2025, they released their tenth studio album Bird in Paradise, debuting at #2 on the ARIA Charts and marking a return to a more organic, “live in the room” recording style, capturing musicians playing together in real time.

The Cat Empire toured Bird in Paradise across North America, Australia, Europe, and the United Kingdom from June through October 2025. Highlights included a sold out show at the 3000 capacity Troxy in London, appeareances at Calgary Stampede, Winnipeg Jazz and Ottawa Blues Festival and a sold out shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

In May 2026, they released Live at Sydney Opera House with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, capturing the energy of their acclaimed orchestral performances as they prepare for their national encore tour across Australia from August 2026 to January 2027.

They also performed in Vancouver for the FIFA World Cup, marking their 20th show in 20 years at the Commodore Ballroom and announced their first tour of South America in over a decade for this November.

Looking ahead, The Cat Empire are currently working on new original music scheduled for release later in 2026.

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