TEEKS posing and sitting on the floor

TEEKS

  • Contemporary Music
  • Concert Hall
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Aotearoa’s soul sensation returns with powerful new music

To celebrate the release of his long-awaited new music, the critically acclaimed Māori soul artist TEEKS returns for his first performance at the Sydney Opera House since his transcendent debut at Vivid LIVE 2022 – this time in the Concert Hall.

Musically gifted from a young age and raised on everything from traditional waiata and kapa haka to Bob Marley and Sam Cooke, Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi – better known as TEEKS – emerged in 2017 with the top-ten soul EP The Grapefruit Skies, for which he was awarded Best Māori Artist at the New Zealand Music Awards. He soared to number one in 2021 with his multi-platinum debut album Something To Feel, which won him Best Solo Artist, Best Soul/RnB Artist and Best Māori Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards, MTV European Music Award’s Best NZ Act and Best New Artist at the 2022 Rolling Stone New Zealand Awards. In June 2026, he released his first single in more than two years, the playfully vulnerable “My Boy”, challenging ideas about queerness and sexual identity within Polynesian and POC masculinity.

A global sensation who has captivated audiences from the US to South Africa, TEEKS combines emotional catharsis, connection and culture to create a musical experience nothing short of the spiritual. Don’t miss his return to Australia in what is sure to be one of the most soulful and sensual shows of the year.

Presented by the Sydney Opera House

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His voice could lift just about anything.

Rolling Stone

TEEKS stuns and delights… a magical moment doesn’t even begin to describe it.

New Zealand Herald

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Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. 

All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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