Fri 19 Mar 2027
7:00pm
General Public Tickets
Thu 5 Nov 2026
12:00PM
Beth Orton
This event is strictly 18+
Frontier Touring is delighted to announce BRIT Award winner and Mercury Prize nominee Beth Orton will return to Australia in March 2027.
Renowned for her mesmerising live presence, powerfully emotive vocals and singular approach to songwriting, Orton arrives following the release of 2026 release The Ground Above (Partisan/Mushroom) – a bold, deeply personal new chapter in a career spanning more than decades. Building on the spectral, dreamlike world of 2022’s acclaimed release Weather Alive, her latest work finds Orton on more direct and urgent terrain, exploring survival, renewal, love and grief with hard-won strength.
Across a catalogue that stretches from the pioneering folktronica of 1996’s Trailer Park to the earthy, classic-rock textures of 2006’s Comfort of Strangers and 2022’s acclaimed, self-produced Weather Alive, Orton has continually defied categorisation. On The Ground Above, she pushes further still, bringing together raw, searching compositions, timeless melodies, spiritual jazz and improvisation in music rooted in lived experience.
Split into two distinct halves, The Ground Above traces the parallel certainties of grief and love, navigating motherhood, mortality, political unease and the ongoing choice to remain present in the world. Self-produced by Orton, the album brings together a trusted circle of collaborators, including multi-instrumentalists Shahzad Ismaily and Sam Beste, drummers Tom Skinner (The Smile) and Chris Vatalaro, and bassist Tom Herbert.
“All the songs on the record are looking through the prism of the years from many directions at once,” Orton says. “If writing songs is therapy, it’s hallucinogenic therapy. It’s working with the unconscious, it’s lucid dreaming.”
Long celebrated for a voice capable of moving from whispered intimacy to a primal howl, Orton continues to make music that feels both deeply personal and expansive – an invitation to connect, to reckon with what has come before, and to find the courage to begin again.
Don’t miss the chance to experience one of the UK’s most distinctive and respected songwriters live in Australia next March.
You must be 18 years or over to attend this event.
Valid Proof of Age photo ID is required by all patrons (Australian Driver’s License, Victorian Learners Permit, Passport, Proof of Age Card, Keypass). Photocopies and photos of ID will not be accepted.
Conditions of Entry:
To ensure you have a safe and enjoyable experience, please be aware of Forum Melbourne's Conditions of Entry here.
*Please note, steel cap shoes are not permitted to be worn inside the venue.
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Booth Ticket Holders: Please go to the Box Office on arrival at the venue to collect your wristband and our staff will then direct you to your booth. Note that a General Admission ticket plus a Booth Upgrade ticket must be purchased and presented together for booth access.
Please note the booths are a seated area and standing is not permitted. If you wish to stand, please move on to the floor standing section or behind the booths in the rear standing area.
Location: Forum Melbourne is located at 154 Flinders Street, Melbourne 3000.
Parking: Discounted parking rates are available at some nearby Wilson Car Parks. More info here.
Accessibility: Forum Melbourne is committed to making performances accessible to the widest possible audience. For further information about accessibility call 1300 11 10 11 and select option 2 for our accessibility customer service line, or you can find more info here.
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Cloakroom: A cloakroom is available upstairs on the Mezzanine level. The cost for cloaking is $5, which includes up to 3 items.
Bag checks: Due to security requirements, you will be required to show the contents of your bag to venue staff. Prohibited items will not be allowed into the venue and may be confiscated or entry may be refused.
Cameras: Phone cameras and small point and shoot cameras are permitted. No larger cameras or cameras with detachable lenses are permitted. No flash photography.
This event is strictly 18+
Fri 19 Mar 2027
7:00pm
General Public Tickets
Thu 5 Nov 2026
12:00PM