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The next Empire Of The Sun concert is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at Sagres Campo Pequeno in Lisboa, Portugal. See all 25 upcoming concerts
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About Empire Of The Sun
Hometown
Sydney, Australia
Formed
2006
Genre
Dance
Between their deeply immersive sound and otherworldly visual identity, the Australian electro-pop duo Empire of the Sun feel blissfully self-contained. Luke Steele (born in 1979 and raised in Perth) and Nick Littlemore (born in Sydney in 1978) had already found success with The Sleepy Jackson and PNAU, respectively, but their teaming up for 2008’s Walking On a Dream vaulted them to the next level. The title track introduced the project’s flair for cosmic theater and reeling falsetto, reshuffling just the right nostalgic cues into euphoric dance-floor catnip, while the acoustic-guitar gait of “We Are the People” evoked the folky twang of Steele’s former band. Tapping epic sci-fi cinema and new-age vistas as inspiration for their costumes, makeup, and music videos, the duo remain instantly distinctive. Their firm grasp of the grandiose extends through 2013’s Ice On the Dune, with the openly anthemic chorus of “Alive” ideal for music-festival sing-alongs, and the soft-rock dreamscapes of 2016’s Two Vines, which featured cameos from Lindsey Buckingham and Wendy Melvoin. While Littlemore acknowledged difficulties in collaborating on music remotely during the pandemic, Empire of the Sun teased its long-awaited fourth album in 2024 with the catchily resolute “Changes.”
Members of Empire Of The Sun include, or have included, Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele.
Influenced by Empire Of The SunEmpire Of The Sun has influenced the music of Midnight Mystery Club, Benjamin Amaru, Superjava and more.
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