Mall Grab Leads Tomorrowland CORE's Melbourne Debut at Flemington
tomorrowland CORE will make its Australian debut in Melbourne on 28 November 2026 at Flemington Racecourse. The one-day event runs from 2pm to 11pm, is limited to patrons aged 18 and over, and opens a fifth continent for the festival brand.
Mall Grab will headline a back-to-back set with UK artist Effy, giving the Melbourne launch a local name at the top of the bill. Pre-sale tickets go on sale at 9am AEST on Friday, 5 June, with general public sales following next week.
Flemington Racecourse in November
The Melbourne edition will be hosted within The Nursery at Flemington Racecourse, an open-air precinct that gives the event a fixed footprint rather than a citywide festival spread. That setup keeps the debut concentrated in one venue and one date, which is usually how a new market entry gets tested before any wider rollout.
Organisers said registrations for the Melbourne edition have exceeded levels seen for previous CORE events. That is the clearest signal yet that the brand’s first Australian booking is arriving with demand already built in, before the ticket window even opens.
Honey Dijon and Moodymann
The lineup also includes Honey Dijon, Moodymann, TSHA and Dino Lenny, pairing house and techno names with Mall Grab and Effy at the top of the bill. CORE has spent previous years moving beyond Europe into North America, South America and Asia, and Australia becomes the fifth continent to host the event.
The Mano stage will return for Melbourne after appearing only once before at CORE Los Angeles. Its lineup includes Kobosil, Daria Kolosova, HiTMiLØW, Lola Voss b2b Billy Currie, fumi and Noise Mafia b2b Peterblue, giving the debut a second, harder-edged lane inside the same one-day program.
Humanitix ticketing deal
CORE also announced a ticketing partnership with Humanitix, which directs profits from booking fees to charitable causes, particularly education initiatives supporting disadvantaged children. For buyers, that means the first Australian edition is not just a new city on the circuit; it is also being sold through a ticketing model with a stated social dividend.
With pre-sale opening on Friday morning and general sales following next week, Melbourne buyers now know the date, the venue, the age limit and the artists that matter most. The clear read is simple: CORE is not experimenting with a placeholder booking in Australia; it is planting a full festival identity at Flemington on 28 November 2026.
