| ARIA Award for Best Australian Live Act | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Missy Higgins, The Second Act Tour 2024 (2024) |
| Website | www |
The ARIA Music Award for Best Australian Live Act, is a popular-voted award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises live performers. It replaces the previous category, ARIA Music Award for Most Popular Australian Live Artist, which had been first awarded in 2011. [1] [2] ARIA members may enter eligible acts as part of the normal entry process. The entries must meet the artist eligibility criteria and must have performed at ticketed events in at least three Australian States and/or Territories during the Eligibility Period. A Judging School will vote to determine the final 10 nominees, which will then form the nominee pool for public voting. [3]
In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface. [1] [2] [4]
| Year | Winner(s) | Tour |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 (25th) | ||
| The Living End | — | |
| Birds of Tokyo | — | |
| Justice Crew | — | |
| Keith Urban | — | |
| Shannon Noll | — | |
| 2012 (26th) | ||
| Gotye | Making Mirrors Album Tour | |
| 360 | The Flying Tour | |
| Cold Chisel | Light the Nitro Tour | |
| Dirty Three | Dirty Three March 2012 Tour | |
| Hilltop Hoods | Drinking From The Sun | |
| Hoodoo Gurus | Dig It Up! the Hoodoo Gurus Invitational | |
| Kate Miller-Heidke | Nightflight | |
| The Bamboos | Medicine Man Tour | |
| The Jezabels | Prisoner Album Launch | |
| The Living End | The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating Tour | |
| 2013 (27th) | ||
| Guy Sebastian | Get Along Tour | |
| Matt Corby | Australian Tour | |
| Karnivool | Asymmetry Tour | |
| Flume | The Infinity Prism Tour | |
| The Drones | I See Seaweed Tour | |
| Birds of Tokyo | March Fires Tour | |
| Tame Impala | Lonerism Tour | |
| Keith Urban | The Story So Far Tour | |
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | National Tour | |
| Neil Finn & Paul Kelly | Australian Tour | |
| 2014 (28th) | ||
| Keith Urban | Light the Fuse Tour | |
| Boy & Bear | National Tour | |
| Dan Sultan | Blackbird Album Tour | |
| John Butler Trio | Flesh & Blood Tour | |
| Melbourne Ska Orchestra | The Diplomat Tour | |
| RÜFÜS | Worlds Within Worlds Tour | |
| Tame Impala | Big Day Out 2014 | |
| The Preatures | Two Tone Melody Tour | |
| The Presets | The National Tour | |
| Violent Soho | National Tour | |
| 2015 (29th) | ||
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour | |
| Courtney Barnett | Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Tour | |
| Gang of Youths | Gang of Youths National Tour | |
| Hermitude | Dark Night Sweet Light Tour | |
| Hilltop Hoods | Cosby Sweater Australian Tour | |
| Nick Cave | Nick Cave Australian Tour | |
| Paul Kelly | The Merri Soul Sessions | |
| Sheppard | The Bombs Away Tour | |
| The Preatures | The Cruel Tour | |
| Vance Joy | Dream Your Life Away Tour | |
| 2016 (30th) | ||
| Hilltop Hoods | The Restrung Tour | |
| Courtney Barnett | National Theatre Tour | |
| Flume | St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2016 | |
| Gang of Youths | Gang of Youths National Tour | |
| King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Nonagon Infinity Tour | |
| RÜFÜS | Bloom Tour | |
| Tame Impala | Australian Tour | |
| The Living End | Shift Tour | |
| Violent Soho | The WACO Tour | |
| You Am I | Bargain Bin Bon Vivants Tour | |
| 2017 (31st) | ||
| Illy | The Two Degrees Tour | |
| Client Liaison | Diplomatic Immunity Tour | |
| Flume | Australian Tour 2016 | |
| Gang of Youths | Gang of Youths | |
| Jessica Mauboy | All the Hits Live Tour | |
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Australia & New Zealand Tour 2017 | |
| Tash Sultana | Tash Sultana Aus/NZ 2017 | |
| King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Gizzfest | |
| Peking Duk | Clowntown Tour | |
| Violent Soho | Violent Soho with special guests The Bronx | |
| 2018 (32nd) | ||
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Meet You There Tour | |
| Amy Shark | Love Monster Tour | |
| Client Liaison | Expo Liaison | |
| Courtney Barnett | Tell Me How You Really Feel National Tour | |
| Dean Lewis | 2017 National Tour | |
| Gang of Youths | Gang of Youths 2017 National Tour | |
| Paul Kelly | Life Is Fine Tour 2017 | |
| Peking Duk | The Wasted Tour | |
| Pnau | Pnau Changa Australian Tour | |
| Tash Sultana | Homecoming Tour | |
| 2019 (33rd) | ||
| Hilltop Hoods | The Great Expanse World Tour | |
| Amy Shark | Amy Shark Australian Tour | |
| Baker Boy | Cool as Hell Tour | |
| Electric Fields | 2000 and Whatever Tour | |
| Gang of Youths | Say Yes to Life Tour | |
| Keith Urban | Graffiti U Tour 2019 | |
| King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Australian Tour 2019 | |
| Midnight Oil | Midnight Oil | |
| Peking Duk | Peking Duk's Biggest Tour Ever... So Far | |
| The Teskey Brothers | The Teskey Brothers – Intimate Venue Tour | |
| 2020 (34th) | ||
| Amy Shark | Amy Shark Regional Tour | |
| Baker Boy | Falls Festival | |
| Cold Chisel | Blood Moon Tour | |
| DMA's | Unplugged & Intimate, Laneway Festival | |
| King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | St Jerome's Laneway Festival | |
| Paul Kelly | Paul Kelly - Making Gravy 2019 | |
| Pnau | All of Us Australian Tour | |
| RÜFÜS DU SOL | 2019 Summer Festival Tour | |
| Sampa the Great | The Return Australian Tour 2019 | |
| The Teskey Brothers | Run Home Slow | |
| 2021 (35th) | ||
| Lime Cordiale | Relapse Tour | |
| Amy Shark | Cry Forever Tour 2021 | |
| Ball Park Music | Ball Park Music - The Residency | |
| Budjerah | Budjerah 2021 Aus Tour | |
| Genesis Owusu | Smiling With No Teeth Album Tour | |
| King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Micro Tour | |
| Midnight Oil | Makarrata Live | |
| The Avalanches | The Avalanches Live | |
| The Teskey Brothers | The Teskey Brothers (Headline Shows + Festivals) | |
| Thelma Plum | Homecoming Queen Tour | |
| 2022 (36th) | ||
| The Wiggles | The OG Wiggles Reunion / Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour | |
| Amy Shark | See U Somewhere Australia Tour 2022 | |
| Amyl and the Sniffers | Comfort to Me Tour 2022 | |
| Baker Boy | Gela Tour | |
| Budjerah | The Conversations Australian Tour | |
| Gang of Youths | Angel in Realtime | |
| Genesis Owusu | Genesis Owusu & the Black Dog Band | |
| Midnight Oil | Resist. The Final Tour. 2022 | |
| The Kid Laroi | End of the World Tour | |
| Thelma Plum | The Meanjin Tour | |
| 2023 (37th) | ||
| G Flip | Drummer Australian Tour | |
| Baker Boy | Regional Vic Tour | |
| Brad Cox | Acres Tour | |
| Budjerah | Budjerah Australian Tour | |
| DMA's | DMA's Live at Falls Festival | |
| Dom Dolla | Dom Dolla Australian Summer Festival Tour | |
| Julia Jacklin | Pre Pleasure Tour | |
| King Stingray | That's Where I Wanna Be Tour | |
| Rüfüs Du Sol | Rüfüs Du Sol Australian 2022 Tour | |
| Tame Impala | Slow Rush Tour | |
| 2024 (38th) | ||
| Missy Higgins | The Second Act Tour 2024 | |
| Angie McMahon | Making It Through Tour | |
| Barkaa | Barkaa | |
| Confidence Man | Laneway Festival | |
| Dirty Three | Love Changes Everything Tour | |
| Dom Dolla | Australian Tour 2023 | |
| King Stingray | Regional Run 2024 | |
| Royel Otis | Pratts & Pain Tour | |
| Rüfüs Du Sol | 2024 Australian Summer Tour Dates | |
| Tones and I | P!nk supported by Tones and I |
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