Niall Horan has hinted that Australian fans won’t have to wait much longer for a return visit, revealing that tour dates are expected to be announced soon following the release of his latest album, Dinner Party.

Speaking on Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s Rolling Stone Uncut podcast, Niall revealed that plans are already underway for a trip Down Under in support of his newly released fourth studio album.

“I’ll be down early next year for sure,” Horan told the publication. “We haven’t got to the announcement part of it yet, but there’s no doubt I’ll be down, [and] I can’t wait.”

“I just love being there, I love playing the shows down there,” he added.

While Horan stopped short of confirming dates, venues or ticket details, the comments are his clearest indication yet that an Australian tour announcement is on the horizon. The singer last visited the region in 2024 on The Show Live on Tour.

The tour tease arrives as Horan releases Dinner Party, his first studio album since 2023’s The Show. The new set continues a solo career that has made him one of the most successful members of One Direction following the group’s hiatus.

Horan’s debut solo album, Flicker, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2017, making him the first One Direction member to top the chart with a solo release. Follow-up albums Heartbreak Weather and The Show also reached the Billboard 200’s upper tier, while singles including “Slow Hands,” “This Town,” “Nice to Meet Ya,” “Heaven” and “Meltdown” helped establish him as a global solo star.

In a separate interview with Pedestrian, Horan discussed the personal inspiration behind several songs on Dinner Party. The album’s title track recounts how he met longtime partner Amelia Woolley.

“We literally met at a dinner party, and we’re still together,” Horan said. “It’s kind of like one of those — to me — once-in-a-lifetime things that you never expected to come in, and it hits you. You don’t realise, you’re not looking for it at the time.”

Elsewhere, Horan revealed that the song “Flowers” was inspired by a fan tweet he came across while writing the album.

“Just seeing a tweet online while we were writing the song, ‘Your eyes could grow flowers,’ I thought was a great concept,” he said. “I just love the idea of someone being so powerful that they could do something so unrealistic.”

No official Australian dates have been announced, but Horan’s comments suggest fans can expect news sooner rather than later.