It has been a massive week for tour announcements across Australia and New Zealand. From rock festivals to hip-hop heavyweights, comedy legends to anniversary tours, here is everything that dropped this week and where you can get tickets through Ticket Merchant.
Check out the list below to see if your favourite artist announced a tour and find out if tickets are still available!

Concerts and Tours

JME

UK grime icon JME is returning to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 11 years. He plays Christchurch and Mangawhai in late December 2026 before heading to Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne in January 2027.

JME tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

Men at Work

Men at Work are back on the road across Australia this October and November, playing select tracks from their classic album Business As Usual alongside all the hits. Expect Down Under, Who Can It Be Now, and more. Shows in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, and Fremantle.

Men at Work tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

SAFIA

SAFIA are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album Internal with a national Australian tour in October 2026, hitting Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, and Perth.

SAFIA tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

The Rubens

The Rubens are bringing their Group Therapy Tour to venues right across Australia from October through to December 2026, with support from Selve. The run covers an extensive list of cities from Sydney to Wagga Wagga. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 19 August.

The Rubens tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

Stand Atlantic

Stand Atlantic hit the road for the Godbreath Tour with special guests Knuckle Puck across five Australian cities in October and November 2026. Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth are all on the run. Tickets on sale Wednesday 19 August at 9am local time.

Stand Atlantic tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

Baby Keem

Baby Keem brings his Casino Tour to Australia in December 2026 in support of his second studio album Casino. Shows kick off at Festival Hall in Melbourne on 9 December, followed by Brisbane and Sydney on 16 December. General on-sale begins Thursday 20 August.

Baby Keem tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

I Hate Models

French techno artist I Hate Models heads to Melbourne for one night only on Saturday 12 December 2026.

I Hate Models tickets are available through Ticket Merchant

Rosetopia: The Rose

Korean rock band The Rose bring their Rosetopia tour to Festival Hall in Melbourne on 9 October 2026. Presale goes live Wednesday 19 August with general public tickets releasing Friday 21 August.

The Rose tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

Suzi Quatro

Rock legend Suzi Quatro returns to Australia for her Down Under 2026 tour with special guests Baby Animals. Headline shows run from mid-November through to early December across Sydney, Hobart, Gold Coast, Melbourne, and Fremantle, with additional Red Hot Summer Tour festival dates also on the calendar.

Suzi Quatro tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

Thaiboy Digital

Thaiboy Digital brings his Underworld Tour to Auckland on 28 November 2026 at Studio The Venue with support from Eurohead, followed by an Australian date at 170 Russell in Melbourne on 1 December.

Thaiboy Digital tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

Kevin Bridges

Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges is coming to Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2027 for his Here If You Need Me Tour. The tour kicks off in Perth in late February before heading to New Zealand with dates in Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland. Australian dates then continue through Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Newcastle, and a three-night run at Hamer Hall Melbourne from 22 to 24 March 2027.

Kevin Bridges tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

Festivals

Good Things Festival 2026

Good Things Festival is back and the lineup is enormous. Limp Bizkit headline alongside Simple Plan, Spiritbox, Polaris, The All American Rejects, Bad Religion, Alexisonfire, Grinspoon, Millencolin, Ministry, MXPX, Neck Deep, Speed, Slowly Slowly, P.O.D, The Devil Wears Prada, Choirboys, and many more.

The festival hits Melbourne on 4 December, Sydney on 5 December, and Brisbane on 6 December 2026.

Good Things Festival tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

Rock the Bowl, Taranaki

Rock the Bowl returns on 29 December 2026 at the Bowl of Brooklands in Taranaki, New Zealand. The lineup features Fat Freddy's Drop, Ocean Alley, Carl Cox, No Cigar, and Coast Arcade.

Rock the Bowl tickets are available through Ticket Merchant.

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