Sienna Spiro won’t be making the trip to Australia next week, as planned, where she was expected to perform at the 2026 ARIA Awards.
The rising British singer and songwriter pulls out of the 40th annual awards ceremony, due to the physical demands of her latest tour.
“I am so incredibly sorry I won’t be able to make it to the ARIA Awards this year,” she writes in a post, shared on ARIA’s Instagram Stories. “I’ve been looking forward to coming back for months, however this tour has taken its toll on me and my voice.”
Spiro recently completed the North American run of the My House World Tour, in support of her hit debut album, Visitor.
“As much as I wanted to be there,” her statement continues, “I have to listen to my body and give it the rest it needs to be able to give you the best shows possible when I return in January.”
Spiro was the first international performer announced for this year’s ARIAs, to be presented Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion. In years past, the ARIAs has booked the likes of Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift and Olivia Dean, who has been a force on the ARIA Charts ever since her performance at the 2025 edition.
Her trip to the ARIAs was meant to be Spiro’s second trip to Australia following an intimate fan event last year at Pleasure Club in Newtown, Sydney. She’ll return in January 2027 for her eight-date My House Tour of Australia and New Zealand, which includes two nights at the Hordern. The trek sold out in a matter of hours, according to promoter Frontier Touring.
“I am incredibly grateful to the ARIA team for the opportunity and so sad to let you all down,” she writes.
At just 21 years of age, the Londoner has already accumulated more than 36 million monthly listeners on Spotify, headline sponsor of the ARIAs, and upwards of 2 billion total streams; bagged three simultaneous Billboard Hot 100 singles; and six entries on the ARIA Singles Chart. “Die On This Hill” is certified platinum by ARIA, while “You Stole The Show,” “MAYBE,” “Material Lover” and “The Visitor” are all certified Gold in these parts.
In her place, Atlantic Records-signed, Melbourne-based hyperpop trio Blusher will join the line up for the ARIAs, reads a statement from the trade body, for what will “be an unforgettable night honoring four decades of Australian music.”
With eight nominations each, Tame Impala and Genesis Owusu lead the pack for the 40th annual ARIA Awards, while Ecca Vandal, winner of the 2026 Australian Music Prize, is close behind with seven nods.
The 2026 ARIA Awards is supported by Destination NSW, in partnership with Spotify, and will be live on Paramount+ and broadcast on 10. Performances and moments will also be available on the @ARIA.official YouTube channel.
