Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE have announced a series of headline shows in Australia and New Zealand for May, in addition to their previously confirmed joint appearance at Sydney’s Vivid LIVE festival.

The tour includes Auckland’s Studio The Venue on May 22, Melbourne’s The Timber Yard on May 23, and Brisbane’s The Tivoli on May 27. The Sydney Opera House show for Vivid LIVE on May 24 completes the series. C.FRIM and Chef Chung will support at selected dates. Presale begins Thursday, March 26 at 8 a.m. AEDT, with general public sales starting Friday, March 27 at 9 a.m. AEDT.

The shows follow the announcement of POMPEII // UTILITY, a collaborative album from Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, and New York collective SURF GANG, set to release on April 3 via 10k/Tan Cressida Records.

The double-disc project — featuring the lead single “Minty // Earth” — unites two artists whose friendship and creative partnership spans over a decade, with previous collaborations including “Allstar” on MIKE’s 2020 album Weight of the World and “Sentry” on Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist’s 2023 collaboration VOIR DIRE.

Earl Sweatshirt — born Thebe Kgositsile — emerged at age 16 as part of the Odd Future collective before launching a critically acclaimed solo career. His debut album Doris (2013) debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Top Rap Albums. His subsequent records I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside (2015) and Some Rap Songs (2018) both peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard 200 and received widespread critical acclaim. His most recent solo album, Live, Laugh, Love, was released in August 2025.

MIKE, the New York-born rapper and producer, has established one of the most prolific and critically respected catalogs in underground hip-hop over the past decade. His album Showbiz!, released in 2025, was among the year’s most celebrated releases.