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Live Nation Australia<\/a> and the Australian Open<\/a> are expanding the Grand Slam\u2019s entertainment footprint with AO Live Opening Week, a new four-night concert series launching Jan. 13\u201316, 2026.<\/p>\n The announcement arrives under a growing trend of major sporting events integrating large-scale live music programming, aligning the Melbourne tournament with global models like the U.S. Open\u2019s annual concert kickoff and the Super Bowl\u2019s festival-style lead-up events.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Staged at TOPCOURT on Birrarung Marr \u2014 the riverside precinct adjacent to Melbourne Park \u2014 the open-air series will spotlight international electronic acts including Hot Chip, Elderbrook, Cassian and The Presets, each performing headline evening sets beneath the city skyline. The venue, already a fan hub during the tournament, will be reimagined as a dedicated music stage for the first time.<\/p>\n In a statement, Live Nation promoter Mike Ross said the partnership aims to open the tournament \u201clike never before,\u201d citing the combination of global acts, local talent and the AO\u2019s outdoor setting as a defining shift for Opening Week. AO Entertainment Experience Producer Gus Carmichael added that the new series is designed to \u201cstart the Australian Open with a bang,\u201d positioning the event as a cultural moment as much as a sporting one.<\/p>\n Hot Chip will launch the series on Tuesday, Jan. 13, performing live alongside Milo Eastwood and O\u2019Honey. The British synth-pop group\u2019s appearance coincides with the release of their new Best Of<\/em> collection Joy in Repetition<\/em>, expected to make the show a highlight for long-time fans.<\/p>\n The announcement comes following singer, songwriter and actor\u00a0Rene\u00e9 Rapp\u00a0was revealed as the fifth and final headliner for AO LIVE<\/a> Presents at Australian Open 2026, marking her first time performing in Australia.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Live Nation Australia and the Australian Open are expanding the Grand Slam\u2019s entertainment footprint with AO Live Opening Week, a new four-night concert series launching Jan. 13\u201316, 2026. The announcement arrives under a growing trend of major sporting events integrating large-scale live music programming, aligning the Melbourne tournament with global models like the U.S. Open\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2160515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[414188,407812,27786,414189,342257],"class_list":["post-2160514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-australian-open","tag-hot-chip","tag-live-nation","tag-melbourne-park","tag-opening-week"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hot-Chip-and-The-Presets-Lead-Australian-Open-Live-Opening.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2160514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2160516,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160514\/revisions\/2160516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2160515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2160514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2160514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2160514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}