Lime Cordiale Reveal Australian Orchestral Tour But Skip Adelaide
The Sydney duo are teaming with a selection of Australia’s finest symphony orchestras for a special tour.
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Lime Cordiale are changing things up with their latest tour, announcing nine shows performing with various symphony orchestras across the country.
Oliver and Louis Leimbach, the duo behind the hugely successful indie act, have teamed with symphony conductor, Vanessa Scammell (Birds of Tokyo, The Cat Empire), and arranger, Alex Turley (Genesis Owusu, Dan Sultan), to give Lime Cordiale’s catalogue a symphonic twist.
Each concert will see over 80 musicians on stage, transforming your favourite Lime Cordiale tracks into orchestral masterpieces. Sadly the lads have decided to skip Adelaide, so fans keen on seeing Lime Coridale perform with an orchestra will have to travel interstate.
“With a cello-playing mum, we grew up playing classical clarinet and trumpet,” says the indie-pop sibling duo. “The band came together while Oli was studying at the Conservatorium, and playing in concert bands and orchestras was a big part of Lime Cordiale’s beginnings.
“This is a major bucket list tick for us. It’s scary and intimidating, but our inner band nerds are all for it! We can’t wait to dive into some epic orchestral arrangements of our songs.”
Lime Cordiale’s orchestral tour begins with a show at Wrest Point in Tassie on Tuesday, August 27 alongside the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. The duo then hooks up with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall for two shows on Thursday, September 11 and Friday, September 12.
This is followed by a single concert with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Friday, September 27 and three performances with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday, October 16, Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18. The tour wraps up with two concerts with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra at Perth’s Riverside Theatre on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15.
Pre-sale tickets are available from 9:30am local time today, Tuesday, March 25 here. General on-sale takes place at 9:30am local time on Thursday, March 27 via limecordiale.com.
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Lime Cordiale are one of Australia’s most successful acts of recent years, having amassed over 500 million streams on Spotify, more than 40 million Apple Music streams, and exceeded 30 million YouTube views.
The duo’s third album, Enough of the Sweet Talk, dropped in July 2024 to much acclaimed and was the first-ever recipient of the ARIA’s Australian #1 Award, which is given to the best-selling Aussie album.
The announcement of Lime Cordiale’s orchestral tour arrives less than a month before they embark on a regional tour of the country, taking in five states and territories.
Catch Lime Cordiale on their orchestral tour from August to November. For ticketing information visit limecordiale.com.
Lime Cordiale with the Symphony Orchestra Australian Tour 2025 Dates
Tuesday, August 27 – Wrest Point, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, September 11 – Hamer Hall, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Friday, September 12 – Hamer Hall, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Friday, September 27 – Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, October 16 – Sydney Opera House, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Friday, October 17 – Sydney Opera House, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, October 18 – Sydney Opera House, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Friday, November 14 – Riverside Theatre, West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, November 15 – Riverside Theatre, West Australian Symphony Orchestra
