Bernard Fanning Cancels Hobart Show

Sixteen years after their final public concert, the five members end the mystery campaign with a direct video message promising shows across the country and full details next week.

Powderfinger have broken their silence on the reunion speculation, using a coded video, a refreshed website and one very specific date to turn the mystery campaign into their clearest signal yet.

Cryptic billboards in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane are connecting a series of numbers, songs and career milestones to Powderfinger, while a new Instagram account appears to be spelling out the band's history one clue at a time.

Powderfinger's second album, Double Allergic, turns 30 on 2 September 2026, marking three decades since the record established the Brisbane band as a significant force in Australian rock.

Brisbane's new outdoor concert event On The Banks expands its 2026 program with a diverse slate of support acts across QPAC's South Bank season.

Brisbane's riverfront is set to become Australia's newest major live music destination when On The Banks, a fresh outdoor concert series, launches in March 2026. The Cultural Forecourt at South Bank will transform into a riverside music hub for three weeks from 1 March to 22 March, presenting a lineup of international heavyweights and Australian icons across hip-hop, alternative, pop, garage, folk, R&B and more.

Bernard Fanning will celebrate two decades of his landmark debut solo album Tea & Sympathy with a national Australian tour in February and March 2026. Following the lightning-fast sell-out of his anniversary concert at Brisbane's QPAC, Fanning will bring the full album performance to stages across the country, performing Tea & Sympathy in its entirety for the first time in twenty years, along with a selection of fan favourites from his career.