Kita Alexander ‘Rage’ Australian Tour @ Metro Theatre Sydney 18/09/2026.

Brisbane Australia’s very own indie-pop sensation Kita Alexander is back in Sydney after a momentous 18 months. After releasing her debut studio album ‘Young In Love’ in 2024, Kita went on to support Dua Lipa on the ‘Radical Optimism’ 2025 Australian tour. On top of that, Kita toured Australia for the release of her single ‘Press Pause’ in July 2025, which I was lucky enough to attend the Sydney show on that tour. And finally, in June of this year, Kita gifted the world with her second studio album ‘Rage’, which she tours off now.

When I saw Kita last year on the ‘Press Pause’ tour, her musical catalogue thus far filled the set with vibrant pop anthems with charm and sparkly bits, whereas her second studio album ‘Rage’, I feel, is no less vibrant, but has a cozier, emotive vibe.

Let’s find out what the Rage is all about. If tonight’s show will leave me wanting to Tell My Friends all about it, and if it’s Worth It all in all.

Tonight’s show is a little bit difficult for me to do a complete review of. You see, I don’t like to be negative and overly critical when it’s not necessary. So, is this review/show negative/bad? Well, no. Let me explain, or at least, try to.

As I previously mentioned in the opening paragraph, Kita’s second album ‘Rage’ is, I feel, more warm, cozy, and emotive, without a lot of the sparkly, larger-than-life anthemic drive as Kita’s earlier hits. So, as the focus of tonight is on ‘Rage’, the show, which kicks off with the track Metal Detecter Man, has a pleasant, warm, cozy and, yes, you guessed it, emotive feel to the first cluster of songs.

All in all, the energy and feel in the venue is a happy, feel-good vibe of positivity. I just wouldn’t say it’s bursting with exuberance or anything. It’s kind of like being out for a surf on a beautiful sunny day and the radar has some good waves anticipated, but at the moment, the waves are nice enough. They’re fun, a bit bouncy, and there’s a pleasant, smooth texture to them, but they’re not the big ones you’re chasing.

The smooth, easy-going musical waves, which include the “get stuck in your head” chorus of ‘Tell My Friends’, ‘Avoidance’ and ‘Centimental Letter’, are all kept afloat by a body of sound beautifully mixed to be loud, but clear and not needing my earplugs to soften the blow.

Kita’s band, consisting of drums, guitar, bass and keys (the musical kind, not the ones you use to start your car), all give Kita’s warm, expressive vocals extra sustenance, pushing Kita’s vocals further into the hearts of the audience and catching Kita’s vocals if they fall.

Just like that forecasted big wave slowly building, as the set goes on, Kita chats to us on a personal friend level and gets us all to sing happy birthday to her fellow bandmate on keys/bass. Further extending the friendship connection with the audience, Kita brings tonight’s supporting artist back on stage for a song, which Kita tells us that she feels she should be the one supporting her.

The energy around me is definitely building as the set goes on, and we’re treated to hits like ‘Zodiac’ and ‘Press Pause’, with the latter having more raw, prominent, commanding drums in its chorus, which I quite like. It’s easy to dance to.

Here she is, that big one we’ve been waiting for, it seems. Soon after, Kita invites a fan at the front, whom she met in the VIP meet and greet before the show, up on stage to read to us a letter/poem/song (forgive me, I’m not too sure), which made a massive impression on Kita. She then comes into the audience to dance with us for her anthemic track ‘Don’t Wanna Go Home’ before returning to the stage and closing out the show with ‘Worth It’.

This song has proven to be a hit of Kita’s new album, and the energy in the audience after Kita came to dance with us, got a fan on stage, treated us to all the hits we all know and love, plus gave us a personal glimpse into her life and feelings throughout it all, makes this last song go down perfectly.

So, what’s negative about that, you ask? What was so hard about that? Well, for me, I’ve been to so many truly spectacular, high-energy, euphoric concerts, several being this year alone, and tonight for me was nice, it was enjoyable and, yes, worth it, but that’s it.

It’s shows like these that I often need to step back and really look at it from, well, not me with my incredible personal concert stories. A typical fan, I guess.

For someone who’s bar isn’t incredibly high at times, for someone just wanting a nice, feel-good night of music, for someone who likes to get up close to artists even if you’re at the back of the venue and feel connected with them, this is the show for you, then!

Would I come back and do it again? I would, yes!

Until next time, keep a Keen Eye 4 Concerts…