Taylor Swift’s friend Gracie Abrams announces Australian leg for her The Secret of Us tour

American pop singer Gracie Abrams will travel Down Under next year for a series of stadium concerts in May.

The 24-year-old indie favourite, who is good friends with Taylor Swift, has performances planned in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

The tour, ‘The Secret of Us’, is named after her latest hit album and also includes a show in Auckland, New Zealand on April 29, prior to the concerts in Australia.

Gracie announced the exciting news on Instagram on Sunday, sharing her tour dates Down Under, captioning it, “I could cry.”

She also added that pre-sales cards will go on sale from September 6th.

The Australian shows kick off on May 2 in Sydney at the Qudos Arena, followed by a performance at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane on May 6.

The I Love You, I’m Sorry hitmaker will then travel to Melbourne for a performance at Rod Laver Arena on May 9.

The Grammy nominee will close out the tour with a show at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on May 13 and at the RAC Arena in Perth on May 16.

Gracie’s decision to include Perth in her tour comes after Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney recently cancelled the Western Australian capital from their tour.

Adelaide also missed Swift and the former Beatle during their recent tours, with the South African capital recently being passed over by Crowded House, Coldplay and Pearl Jam.

Meanwhile, Gracie is coming to Australia after her album Secret of Us became a huge chart hit Down Under in June.

Her second LP, the 13-song pop record, debuted at number one after Grace made her first trip to Australia in January.

She eventually performed a number of sold-out concerts in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

The 24-year-old indie favourite has shows planned in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne

Gracie is the daughter of director JJ Abrams, who is best known for his work on the recent Star Wars and Star Trek films.

She previously indicated that her father probably influenced her to pursue a creative career.

‘[Yes] “I think it’s inevitable that this happened,” Gracie told V Magazine, adding that music is her “true passion” and that she needs it to “stay sane.”

“But it’s not like I told everyone I wanted to be a pop star when I grew up,” she added.

‘I’ve always been a very shy person with a lot of fears. I absolutely didn’t want to sing in front of anyone.’

However, the singer overcame her fears and left Barnard College after her freshman year to focus on music.

She released her debut single Mean It in October 2019, after signing with Interscope Records.

The tour, named after her last hit album, ‘The Secret of Us’ also includes a show in Auckland, New Zealand on April 29, prior to the Australian concerts.

In July 2020, the bedroom pop star released her debut EP Minor, featuring songs like I Miss You, I’m Sorry and Friend.

Last year she released her debut studio album Good Riddance.

During an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 in January 2021, Olivia Rodrigo told the host that her mega-hit Drivers License was inspired by Minor and that she was Gracie’s “biggest fan.”

Gracie’s mother is public relations executive Katie McGrath, who married Abrams in 1998. She also has two brothers, Henry and August.

Last month, Gladiator II star Paul Mescal, 28, was romantically linked to the pop star, with the pair seen packing on the PDA on a London street.

Last year Gracie joined Taylor for over 30 shows across the US on the Eras Tour and the pair released a new single together called us