Fantastic Negrito

Three-time GRAMMY Award winner Fantastic Negrito will return to Australia in March 2026 for a run of special headline shows and festival performances, bringing his explosive energy, fierce storytelling and genre-bending sonic fire to audiences nationwide.

Fantastic Negrito’s journey is one of the most compelling in modern music. Raised in an orthodox Muslim household, he survived a doomed major label deal and a near-fatal car crash that permanently damaged his guitar-playing hand. But his remarkable resurgence began in 2015 when he won the inaugural NPR Tiny Desk Contest, launching a new chapter defined by artistic freedom, raw honesty and global acclaim.

Since then, Negrito has collected three GRAMMY Awards for Best Contemporary Blues Album, performed at major festivals including Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Newport Folk and WOMAD, and toured the world countless times. His collaborators range from Sting to E-40 to Tank and The Bangas, and he has shared the stage with Sturgill Simpson, Chris Cornell and Bruce Springsteen. Beyond music, he founded Revolution Plantation, an urban farm focused on youth education and empowerment.

FANTASTIC NEGRITO
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ALLY ROW, SHAUN KIRK, LANEOUS
MARCH 2026

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Tuesday 10 March
Crowbar | Brisbane, QLD
With special guest Shaun Kirk 

Thursday 12 March
Paddo RSL | Sydney, NSW
With special guest Shaun Kirk 

Friday 13 March
The Nightcat | Melbourne, NSW
With special guest Ally Row

Saturday 14 March
Meeniyan Town Hall, VIC
With special guest Laneous 

Sunday 15 March
The Espy | St Kilda, VIC
With special guest Ally Row

Also appearing at:

Sunday 8 March - Port Fairy Folk Festival | Port Fairy, VIC
Monday 9 March - WOMADelaide | Adelaide, SA