The Kid Laroi touches down in Sydney with girlfriend Katarina Deme ahead of his Australian tour

Publish date: 2024-07-19

Back on home soil! The Kid Laroi touches down in Sydney with his glamorous girlfriend Katarina Deme, 18, as he prepares to tour Australia

By Jade Watkins for Daily Mail Australia

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He is set to kick off the Australian leg of his End Of The World tour next week.

And rapper The Kid Laroi looked thrilled to be back home on Friday morning after touching down in Sydney with his glamorous model girlfriend, Katarina Deme.

Laroi, 18, whose real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, was in great spirits as the couple were picked up by a chauffeured car from the airport.

Back on home soil! The Kid Laroi touched down in Sydney on Friday morning with his glamorous girlfriend Katarina Deme ahead of his Australian tour

Back on home soil! The Kid Laroi touched down in Sydney on Friday morning with his glamorous girlfriend Katarina Deme ahead of his Australian tour 

The teen sensation waved to fans out of the car window while Katarina filmed him on a small GoPro.

The pair looked fresh from their long flight, both clad in comfortable tracksuits.

Katarina wore a purple tracksuit from Laroi’s close pals Justin Bieber’s clothing line, Drew House and covered her no doubt tired eyes with designer sunglasses. 

Happy: The teen sensation waved to fans out of the car window while Katarina filmed him on a small GoPro

Happy: The teen sensation waved to fans out of the car window while Katarina filmed him on a small GoPro

Comfort first! Both Laroi and Katarina were clad in comfortable tracksuits

Comfort first! Both Laroi and Katarina were clad in comfortable tracksuits

It’s been three years since Laroi left Australia to following his dream of conquering the United States.

And just hours after he opened the 2021 MTV VMAs with Justin Bieber last year, Laroi announced he will bring his End of the World tour Down Under.

‘I am beyond excited to share this experience with you all,’ he said in a statement.

Heading Down Under: It's been three years since he left Australia to following his dream of conquering the United States. And just hours after he opened the 2021 MTV VMAs with Justin Bieber last year, Laroi announced he will bring his End of the World tour Down Under

Heading Down Under: It’s been three years since he left Australia to following his dream of conquering the United States. And just hours after he opened the 2021 MTV VMAs with Justin Bieber last year, Laroi announced he will bring his End of the World tour Down Under

‘It’s always been a dream of mine to headline a global tour. I cannot wait to see my fans all around the world and give them something that they won’t ever forget. It’s been a long time coming.’

Fans can look forward to The Kid Laroi performing hits from each chapter of his award-winning mixtape, F**k Love.

He kicked off his End of the World tour in the US before bringing it Down Under.

'I am beyond excited to share this experience with you all,' the rapper, 18, said in a statement. 'I cannot wait to see my fans all around the world'

‘I am beyond excited to share this experience with you all,’ the rapper, 18, said in a statement. ‘I cannot wait to see my fans all around the world’

The tour will be his first in Australia since he opened for his late mentor Juice WRLD in 2019.

Opening in his hometown at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on May 26, he will play Perth’s RAC Arena on May 30 and Adelaide Entertainment Centre on June 1.

Before morning on to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on June 3 and Brisbane’s Riverstage on June 6. 

Heading home: The tour will be his first in Australia since he opened for his late mentor Juice WRLD in 2019. Opening in his hometown at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena on May 26, he will play Perth's RAC Arena on May 30 and Adelaide Entertainment Centre on June 1

Heading home: The tour will be his first in Australia since he opened for his late mentor Juice WRLD in 2019. Opening in his hometown at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on May 26, he will play Perth’s RAC Arena on May 30 and Adelaide Entertainment Centre on June 1

Laroi has enjoyed huge success and has already hit several major career milestones.

Stay and Laroi’s F**k Love mixtape reached No. 1 on the global Billboard charts in early August, making him the youngest Australian artist to achieve this accolade. 

He is also the youngest artist to top the Australian ARIA album charts in February 2020 with his mixtape.

The Kid LAROI: End of the World tour dates

Australia 

 26 May 2022 – Sydney – Qudos Bank Arena

30 May 2022 – Perth – RAC Arena 

01 June 2022 – Adelaide – Adelaide Entertainment Centre 

03 June 2022 – Melbourne – Rod Laver Arena 

06 June 2022 – Brisbane – Riverstage

New Zealand

10 June 2022 – Wellington – TSB Arena

11 June 2022 – Auckland – Spark Arena  

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