Montaigne
King St Hotel, 15 Steel St, 2302 Newcastle Kort
lau. 08.08.2026 20:00
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their award-winning debut album Glorious Heights, Montaigne is heading out on national tour to sing, dance, laugh and cry with fans old and new! Experience the album played in full with a sprinkling of beloved tunes from other eras when they hit the road in August 2026.
This historic celebration comes off the back of a motley crew of career successes, including: releasing their first independent and self-produced album it’s hard to be a fish in 2025, amassing over 64 million streams on their song 'Red Flags' with Tom Cardy, a 31 date tour of Europe and the UK alongside Eurovision collaborator Dadi Freyr, and earning a Grammy nomination for their collaboration with acclaimed indie composer Austin Wintory.
Grounded as a person but elevated as a performer, Montaigne is one of those rare artists whose talent and skill on stage and off is rivalled by their ability to connect authentically with their audience, finding joy, humour, and catharsis in every performance.
Expect powerhouse vocals, theatrical movement inspired by friend and collaborator David Byrne, a strong sense of community, and a warm, inclusive space for all. It’s time to reach glorious heights!
“glorious to watch and hear” - themusic.com.au
"Montaigne possesses an incredible, swooping voice, sitting somewhere between Kate Bush and Lola Young, and keeps the crowd in the metaphorical palm of their hand” - God Is In The TV, UK concert review
Presented by Select Music
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MontaigneSince first emerging in 2012, Montaigne has established themselves as one of Australia’s most eclectic performers, a natural storyteller and entertainer that has captured attention across the world.
Their expansive debut album GLORIOUS HEIGHTS arrived in 2016, featuring the ARIA Platinum certified single ‘Because I Love You’. The album earned landed at #4 on the ARIA charts, and Montaigne took home the ‘Best Breakthrough Artist’ award at the 2016 ARIA Awards.
In 2019, Montaigne was selected to represent Australia at Eurovision in Rotterdam 2020, having won the Eurovision: Australia Decides competition with their stunning original song, ‘Don’t Break Me’. While the global music event was delayed due to the pandemic, Montaigne returned in 2021 to represent Australia on the world stage in May of 2021 with their kaleidoscopic single ‘Technicolour’.
Montaigne returned with third album making it! in 2022. Key amongst making it! were two urgent and gloriously prismatic songs sculpted alongside Talking Heads’ visionary leader David Byrne.
Refusing to be boxed in, Montaigne has also worked in theatre, musical comedy, podcasts and video games with an ever-diversifying portfolio. They were recently nominated for a 2024 Grammy for their songwriting work on Australian indie video game 'Stray Gods' alongside Austin Wintory and Tripod.
They released their first ever independently released album in 2025, 'it's hard to be a fish'.