ILLY - The Two Degrees 10th Anniversary Tour

The Copper Mug, Manning Rd, 2006 Camperdown Kort

lau. 27.06.2026 19:30

Miðar / Skráning

This June and July sees Illy celebrating the 10th anniversary of “Two Degrees”, one of Australia's most successful hiphop releases ever. Featuring iconic songs “Papercuts”, “Catch 22”, “Oh My”, and “Hazard To Myself”, among other fan favourites, “Two Degrees" marked the rapper/singer/songwriter's first of three ARIA #1 albums.

Hitting capital cities across the country, Illy and his band will be delving into this pivotal album, performing album tracks live for the first time since 2016. With a nod to this shared musical history with the people, Illy will be performing much loved, often requested songs from earlier albums including “Cinematic" and "The Chase”, inviting supporters to help curate the shows track lists ahead of tour commencing. As Illy notes: “I’m not one for looking back too often, but this milestone for "Two Degrees" is a moment worth celebrating with the people who it meant something to then, and still does to this day. I wouldn’t be here without them, and I look forward to playing Two Degrees, and some even deeper cuts from the back catalogue, for the first time in a long time, with the people who’ve been with me the longest”.

Fresh off joining the Hilltop Hoods for their sold out arena tour, and with new Illy music not too far away, The Two Degrees 10th Anniversary Tour is a one-off chance to appreciate the journey so far.

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Leaning into the unknown and embracing new sonic inspirations has long been a source of fuel for multi-Platinum selling artist, ILLY.

The music ILLY creates today is done so with reinvigorated confidence for the craft; his 2021 record The Space Between landed as one of his most personal and artistically defining records of his career. Stories of reflection, rediscovery and growth were delivered against a backdrop of expansive sounds and textures: a representation of just how strong ILLY’s vision for his work moving forward had become.

Recent writing sessions with DMA’S songwriter Johnny Took and Peking Duk’s Reuben Styles have birthed ‘Like You’ – the first new piece of music from ILLY to break open his forthcoming seventh studio album.

The single, buoyed by vocal harmonies layered over a slick pairing of EDM and a driving acoustic guitar, never loses its sense of self-awareness or fun.

Across six studio albums, fans have followed along as ILLY built a career as a formidable champion of Australian hip hop; before fortifying that early success in becoming one of Australia’s most acclaimed pop artists today.

That crossover success established ILLY as one of Australian hip hop’s integral triumphs; along with the Hilltop Hoods, bringing the genre to widespread – and maintained – mainstream success. For ILLY, his creative evolution has seen him emerge as one of the country’s beloved performers.

Collaborations with artists like Anne-Marie and Vera Blue brought ILLY key records that demonstrated his versatility as both vocalist, songwriter and duet partner, while also highlighting the strength as a lyricist – a natural talent to cross between genres with ease.

" Throughout my career, [with] the risks I’ve taken, there’s been validation that it was the right thing to do. Even just being able to play songs at shows and having people tell me how deeply they connect with my music.”

Much like acclaimed records Cinematic (2013) and Two Degrees (2016), ILLY’s new material serves as a reminder that he is the type ofartist who thrives on change and the desire to keep pushing himself into new creative places.

“The safe thing would be to retread the same ground you’ve always been on. If I was just doing the same stuff, I wouldn’t enjoy it. I like taking risks, and I also really love the journey that comes with that.”

The release of Cinematic proved a touchstone moment for ILLY, earning him his first ARIA nomination for the then-titled Best Urban Album; a multi-Platinum single (‘Tightrope’) and an ARIA Gold certification by year’s end.

And then with theTwo Degrees era, ILLY expanded his influence, thanks to the multi-Platinum success of ‘Papercuts ft. Vera Blue’ and‘Catch 22 ft. Anne-Marie’. The album became ILLY’s first ARIA #1record, properly solidifying ILLY’s presence as a premier Australian pop success story.

With the release of ‘Like You’ and the new ILLY record on the horizon, this story continues; driven by new inspirations and that pure instinct that has only seen him go from strength to strength, time will tell just how far this next era will take him.