Charlie Puth is heading to Australia and New Zealand this November on his Whatever’s Clever! World Tour.
Live Nation confirmed the six-date run on Tuesday, with general on-sale tickets available from Thursday, April 23 at 1 p.m. local time.
The tour opens Nov. 5 at Spark Arena in Auckland before moving to Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Nov. 7, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Nov. 10, Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Nov. 13, Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Nov. 15, and RAC Arena in Perth on Nov. 17.
Puth will be backed by a full live band across all dates.
“I feel like I’ve worked and waited my entire career to put this sort of live show on for you all,” Puth said in a statement. “We have worked so hard to bring you the sort of top-level musicianship and arrangements that you all deserve in a live show, and I am beyond excited to bring my music and this incredible band and show to some of the most iconic rooms in the world. It’s going to be fun!”
The tour supports Whatever’s Clever!, Puth’s fourth studio album, which is out now. The run follows a strong start to 2026 for the multi-platinum artist, who performed at the Super Bowl in San Francisco in February. An artist presale begins Monday, April 20 at noon local time at charlieputh.com, with Vodafone and Mastercard presales also running from Tuesday, April 21.
Puth has built one of pop’s more consistent chart resumes over the past decade. His highest-charting solo single remains “Attention,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2017, while “We Don’t Talk Anymore” featuring Selena Gomez reached No. 9. His co-written and co-produced track “Stay” for The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber topped the Billboard Hot 100 and reigned atop the Billboard Global 200 for 11 weeks in 2021. To date, Puth has amassed over 35 billion career streams, nine multi-platinum singles and four Grammy nominations.
Tickets for all dates are available via charlieputh.com, livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz.
The third and final day (Apr. 12) of this year’s Coachella festival might have been its most diverse, particularly among its two main stages. The two performance areas spent the final portion of the night ping-ponging between EDM, alt-pop, hip-hop, jazz, reggaetón and K-pop — an array of genres even remarked upon by Laufey while delivering the penultimate set of the night on the Outdoor Stage.
Closing the Coachella Stage shortly after was of course Sunday headliner Karol G, who went on a half-hour late but made the wait worth it with a triumphant closing set that brought the fireworks both figuratively and very, very literally. She also brought out a variety of guests, including Mariah Angeliq, Becky G, and Wisin, who performed a number of Wisin y Yandel favorites. (A reunited BIGBANG also played out the Outdoor Stage simultaneously.)
In general, it was easily the most temperate of the three days at the festival, with a hint of rain even briefly materializing in the afternoon. But the performers continued to bring the heat, with yet more big Coachella debuts and reunions, and even a mini-run of punk rock legends in the early evening. And one of the biggest disappointments from earlier in the weekend was made good on when DJ/producer Anyma’s Friday set — which had been canceled due to weather concerns — was rescheduled for the DoLab on Sunday night.
Round out a strong weekend of big performances and memorable moments, here were our staff’s 10 favorite things we saw on Sunday.
Arguably, Bruno Mars has held the keys to the Las Vegas Strip for more than a decade, thanks to two record-breaking residencies at The Cosmopolitan and Dolby Live, which have brought in more than $200 million.
As of Friday, April 10, Mars now possesses the actual key to the city thanks to a day of back-to-back career milestones, which included a street named in his honor, Bruno Mars Drive; an official day proclamation and a real key to the castle; and a ceremonial state flag from Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo. The spectacle coincided with the launch of his first tour in more than a decade, where he will visit North American football stadiums for the first time.
All this … and a parade with Hello Kitty made the debut of Mars’ The Romantic Tour an unforgettable occasion for the sold-out crowd that gathered to celebrate Mars both during the day and later that night at Allegiant Stadium.
As for the main event, the first of his two shows in Las Vegas, Mars kicked off the two-hour maximalist soul, funk and pop jam session, around 8:50 p.m., and didn’t relinquish until he played every new track, old hit and crowd favorite — even bringing back Silk Sonic with Anderson .Paak.
The setlist immersed the stadium of 65,000 fans into Mars’ universe from the soul-piquing opening ballad “Risk it All” to the anthemic “Uptown Funk.”
Between razor-sharp choreography and the enrapturing musical talent of his band The Holligans, Mars framed the night not as a retrospective, but as a statement — one that positions The Romantic era as his most confident and swagger-laden yet. Living up to the newly bestowed title, the “King of Las Vegas,” Mars is one of the greatest showmen on the road today.
Here’s a look at the full opening night setlist for The Romantic Tour.
RISK IT ALL
CHA CHA CHA
ON MY SOUL
24K MAGIC
TREASURE
GOD WAS SHOWING OFF
I JUST MIGHT
PERM
WHY YOU WANNA FIGHT
LOW RIDER MEDLEY (OH GIRL, MISS YOU, EVERYTHING, WANNABE, THAT’S WHAT I LIKE
SOMETHING SERIOUS
BLAST Off
777
FLY AS ME
SMOKING OUT THE WINDOW
LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN
MARRY YOU
DIE WITH A SMILE
PIANO MEDLEY – IT WILL RAIN
TALKING TO THE MOON
WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN
LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
UPTOWN FUNK
DANCE WITH ME