Caroline Rose

Handsome Tours are proud to present Caroline Rose making her Australian debut this November! The announcement comes in anticipation of their new album Gentling The Horse At The Walt Whitman Mall, out October 23.

Caroline will take on The Lansdowne Hotel in Sydney, and Smith St Hotel in Melbourne, following an expansive run supporting Modest Mouse in North America. 

Australian audiences will experience the new album live for the first time, as Caroline Rose brings their new tracks to life - including the album's singles 'Chow Mein', fan favourite 'Yip Yip Yow', and 'Calm' / 'Hello Again, Jim' both released today - across two intimate Australian solo shows this November.

Caroline Rose will release Gentling The Horse At The Walt Whitman Mall on October 23, marking the debut release on their own SUCK records label. Working with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Explosions in the Sky, Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen), Rose built the album through humour, layering, and instinct rather than polish. It pairs sharply observed, memoiristic songwriting with expansive guitar textures that render the everyday with violent clarity and mythic scale. The songs draw from ordinary situations and push them into exaggerated, sometimes unsettling territory, creating a portrait of contemporary American life through humour, discomfort and absurdity.

Caroline Rose has built a career defined by reinvention, razor-sharp wit, and a fiercely independent presence. Blending psychobilly, pop, shoegaze, alt-country, folk, electronic, and rock music, they move fluidly between sonic worlds while maintaining a singular artistic voice. Their albums The Art of Forgetting (2023), Superstar (2020), Loner (2018), I Will Not Be Afraid (2014) and America Religious (2012) have featured in a slew of Best Albums and Songs lists across NPR, Rolling Stone, Paste, Bandcamp, with further support from KCRW, Nylon, Uncut, a performance on Late Night With Seth Meyers and across radio locally including FBi Radio, triple j, Double J, RTR FM, Triple R, PBS and many others.

CAROLINE ROSE AUSTRALIA TOUR 2026

Thu 26 Nov - Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney

Fri 27 Nov - Smith St Hotel, Melbourne

Tickets are on sale Thu 18 Sep at 10am local via handsometours.com.

- Main line: +61 2 9209 4792
- Venue management: +61 2 9209 4700

- Located at main entrance
- Open 1 hour before event start time
- Valid photo ID required for ticket pickup
- Online booking confirmation recommended

- Limited street parking available
- Nearby paid parking stations
- Public transport recommended
- Closest train station: Central Station (10-minute walk)

- Ground floor accessible areas
- Wheelchair spaces available
- Companion card accepted
- Staff can assist with special seating requirements

- 18+ venue for most events
- No outside food or drinks
- No re-entry policy
- Dress code: Smart casual
- ID mandatory for alcohol service

- Strictly 18+ after 8:00 PM
- No minors permitted in performance spaces
- All-ages events may occur during daytime with specific restrictions