Mumford & Sons

Sydney — Friday 7 February 2025

Folk-rock luminaries Mumford & Sons will bring their anthemic sound to the Sydney Opera House with an exclusive performance in the Concert Hall on Monday 17 March. The Grammy Award-winning trio – Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane – returns for their only Australian show in six years to showcase the highly anticipated fifth studio album Rushmere – ahead of its release on March 28 – along with a selection of their smash hits.

Rushmere – named for the south-west London pond, where the group originally hung out and imagined the initial idea of putting a band together – marks Mumford & Sons’ first new album in seven years, and their first as a trio. Mumford & Sons emerged from the West London scene to break through with their Mercury Prize-nominated debut, Sigh No More (2009), before going on to top the charts worldwide with the multi-platinum albums Babel (2012), Wilder Mind (2015) and Delta (2018). They’ve won two Grammys, a Brit Award, an ARIA, sold millions of records and have over two billion Spotify streams across their top three songs alone.

Sydney Opera House Head of Contemporary Music, Ben Marshall, says: “What an extraordinary moment to welcome Mumford & Sons exclusively to Sydney for their Opera House debut – a band that has completely reconstructed the DNA of contemporary folk-rock for a new generation. For a group that regularly headlines festivals and arenas worldwide with their fierce and emotionally charged live performances, it is a genuine honour to have them unveil the Australian debut of Rushmere, together with key hits from their brilliant catalogue in the fitting setting of our Concert Hall. Mumford & Sons’ influence on modern music is immeasurable, inspiring countless artists with their raw honesty, spellbinding musicianship and raucous, cathartic choral swells. This will be a show-stoppingly intimate evening with one of music's most vital live acts."