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More than 300,000 tickets sold in six days for Powderfinger's original 26-date Australian tour have prompted a final run of shows, with Hobart and Canberra finally included, extra Melbourne and Perth dates and two outdoor concerts in Brisbane to close the tour.

Powderfinger will play stadium-sized big tops in six cities from September, the first time the original line-up has shared a physical stage since the Sunsets Farewell Tour closed in 2010.

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.

As Australian Rock Collective prepares to take one of rock's most scrutinised albums back to the stage, Darren Middleton says the process of deciding who performs each Eagles song has less to do with impersonation and more to do with finding the right voice for the material.