Kate Miller-Heidke
Wharf 1 Theatre, Wharf 4/5, 2000 Sydney Central Business District Kort
fös. 04.09.2026 19:30
Join genre-defying singer-songwriter KATE MILLER-HEIDKE as she launches her new album, and explores territory at once both ancient and new - deconstructing our past, illuminating the present, and casting her eye towards our future, on her new gothic folk masterpiece, THE KISS AND THE ABYSS
On her new album, Kate Miller-Heidke returns to her musical roots - while pushing further into the unknown than ever before. A striking fusion of gothic folk, theatrical storytelling, cinematic soundscapes, and avant-garde textures, the new album finds one of Australia’s most singular voices at her most fearless, expansive and self-assured. Kate takes the folk music that was the first love of her songwriting youth, and refracts it through a darker, more experienced lens, to focus on the ills - and the hopes - of the modern world.
THE KISS AND THE ABYSS is a meditation on the Internet age - its distortions, seductions, and impact on our humanity. Old-world instrumentation and mythological imagery collide with distinctly modern anxieties, creating a work that is both timeless and sharply of the moment, reflecting the emotional and ideological battlegrounds of contemporary life.
Join KATE MILLER-HEIDKE, with longtime collaborator KEIR NUTTALL on guitar, as she performs a wide selection of tracks from the album – some for the first time – alongside the songs that have made her one of the most acclaimed and respected singers, songwriters, and creative forces in contemporary Australian music.
THE KISS AND THE ABYSS is out 14 August through EMI Music Australia. Pre-order now with exclusive merch bundles at katemillerheidke.com. New single ‘Holiday’ out now.
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Kate Miller-Heidke
From opera, to indie-pop, musical theatre, and TV - Kate Miller-Heidke is a superstar.
She is the only artist in the world to have performed on stage at Coachella, the New York Metropolitan Opera, and the Eurovision Song Contest.
She has released five top 10 studio albums and had multi-platinum sales for songs such as The Last Day On Earth and Caught In The Crowd.
Her work has been nominated for ARIA Awards in categories as diverse as Best Pop Release, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Best Classical Album, Best Soundtrack, Best Comedy Release and Best Australian Live Act.
With her collaborator Keir Nuttall, she wrote the music and lyrics for the Sydney Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of 'Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical’, which is currently being re-tooled for a Broadway run.
She represented Australia at Eurovision in 2019 with her original song Zero Gravity - her heartfelt performance and out of this world staging winning her 1st place in her semi-final and a top 10 placing in the grand final.
She released her latest studio album ‘Child in Reverse’ during the early days of the pandemic, and is – finally! – touring it around the country in July. On Thursday she releases her new single ‘You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore’.
Here is Kate Miller-Heidke.