LIVE: CONAN GREY – Perth | Boorloo, 8 Oct 2026

LIVE: CONAN GREY – Perth | Boorloo, 8 Oct 2026
RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia
Reviewed by Tia Pinnegar
Photography by Stu McKay

“This is the biggest show we’ve ever done and I’m going to think about this for the rest of my fucking life”

Conan Grey debuted in Perth last night to perform the last show in his Wishbone world tour. From beginning this tour in February and travelling all around the world to share his album Wishbone and other smash hits, Perth got a beautiful close to this era of his music. His crew of musicians, technicians and of course the one and only Conan himself put on an almost flawless show, exceeding expectations of me and undoubtedly many others.

Conan used Olivia Rodrigo’s famous “stop” challenge she carries out in her concerts by blasting “Bad idea right” over the speakers and dropping the lights while the band began playing just like clockwork on “I Know I Should STOP……” – it’s a very sweet way to pay homage to one of his friends. As the orchestral music began playing blue lights – which were quite a common theme throughout the show – engulfed the audience and “My World” began to play.

Conan’s outfits were very on theme for his sailor-esque Wishbone aesthetic: changing three times he went from a sailors hat and rhinestone pajamas to a medieval-type waistcoat and getup, finally to close in a completely bedazzled ringleader outfit for his encore. His performance was broken into 4 parts each with their own poetic name.

The first instalment, “A wishbone never breaks even”, is where he set the mood for the night, was carried out ingeniously. Opening with songs like “My World”, “Never Ending Story” and “Care”, Conan approached the stage (which in the beginning was set to look like a wheat field with a windmill to the left side and a letterbox to the right) with such enthusiasm and confidence one could assume he thought it was his own bedroom.

Act 2, “I got the short end of the stick” followed, transforming the stage into a cloudy and dreamy set with a bed in the middle. Conan’s all female band, ranging from drums to guitar and wind instruments, were lined up at the back partially engulfed by varying stage props (which changed depending on the act) in different sections, beginning with wheat/grass crops to clouds, ocean waves and boats.

During Act 3 “I took the long way to realisation” the stage took on the look of a boat lost at sea. It was in this instalment Conan played his Wishbone tradition with two girls chosen from the audience. Whoever won got to choose the song, “The Exit” being the winner this time.

Throughout every part of this show the audience was so alive, and the presence of emotion in the arena was astronomical. Conan’s ability to connect with this audience – and I can only imagine his demographic around the world – is incredible. He is easily the kind of artist who creates music that benefits teenagers and young adults, not only in the way of entertainment, but rather a “music is medicine” way. The power he holds through his music and how amplified that was in an arena full of (mostly) young adults was shocking even to me, someone in his key demographic.

“I wished for love and I found it” was the title of Act 4, where he played the songs that gave him fame and a following. Grey introduced “Heather” by saying “Heather, if you’re out there I’m sorry… but not really because this is a SMASH HIT!” and not a single person in that audience missed a line of the song – making it more like The RAC Arena Audience featuring Conan Grey.

He performed other hits like “Maniac” and “The Cut That Always Bleeds” until he thanked us and abruptly left the stage – only to, of course, come back and give us not one but two extra songs. “Memories” and “Caramel” were accompanied by a confetti cannon and roaring cheers from every side of the venue. It would be criminal for anyone to not admit this man’s stunning talent at only 27 years old.

 

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