Tommy Vietor

Wanstock will deliver a genuine first in 2026, with Canadian hitmakers Loverboy confirmed to play their debut Australian shows when the festival returns to Sydney and Melbourne in March. The long-running rock event has grown steadily since its beginnings in 2018 and now stands as one of the most reliable gatherings for classic rock devotees, with next year's line-up built around an unprecedented mix of Australian and international acts.

Southern Sons will return to Australian stages in 2026, as the band prepares to launch its Heart In Danger Tour, a national run built around the songs that shaped their rise during the early 1990s. The tour, named after their 1990 breakthrough single Heart In Danger, will begin in April 2026 and will travel through major cities and selected regional centres, delivering a full retrospective of the group's catalogue.

Swedish post-punk disruptors Viagra Boys will return to Australia and New Zealand in January with The Infinite Anxiety Tour, a run already generating intense demand, with three shows sold out and remaining tickets moving fast. The tour will bring the group's chaotic and cathartic live presence back to fans who first embraced the band's unfiltered mix of satire, noise, and dark humour when they emerged from Stockholm in 2015. With the countdown now underway, Viagra Boys have confirmed the acts joining them on the road across both countries.

Pierce Brothers will enter 2026 with momentum few Australian acts can match, rising from the success of their fourth studio album Moonrise, released in late 2025, and now preparing for an extensive Australian tour from March through May.

Tim Rogers, newly inducted into the Rock ‘N' Roll Hall of Fame, will return to the stage in March and April 2026 for a rare run of intimate solo dates. The tour, titled Le Charme Defensif, brings the celebrated Australian songwriter into close-quarters rooms across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT, offering a direct connection to a career that has shaped Australian music for more than three decades.

5 Seconds Of Summer have expanded their Everyone's A Star! World Tour with the confirmation of a new Adelaide show, scheduled for Wednesday 4 November at Adelaide Entertainment Centre, after strong demand from South Australian fans. The additional date lands toward the end of the Australian leg, which closes a near year-long global run beginning in Europe in March.

Linkin Park will return to Australia in March 2026, with Adelaide receiving its first headline show from the band in 12 years. The group, featuring Mike Shinoda, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Hahn, Emily Armstrong, and Colin Brittain, will perform at Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Thursday 12 March. The show expands their Australian run to seven major arena dates across Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney.