Crowded House Australia Tour 2027

Crowded House have not announced any concerts in Australia or New Zealand for 2027. As of 9 October 2026 there is no tour, no festival booking and no one-off show on the calendar for either country, and no new album has been announced to follow Gravity Stairs, which came out on 31 May 2024.

Few bands have a closer bond with audiences on both sides of the Tasman. Formed in Melbourne in 1985 by New Zealander Neil Finn, his fellow Split Enz alumnus Paul Hester and Melbourne bassist Nick Seymour, Crowded House are counted as both an Australian and a New Zealand band. They were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in November 2016, and their farewell concert on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in November 1996 drew one of the largest crowds ever recorded for a show in Australia.

This page sets out what is and is not known about the band's 2027 plans and gives a detailed account of their concerts in Australia and New Zealand since the 2007 reunion: the Gravity Stairs arena tour of 2024, the intimate Pop Up Shows and the Red Hot Summer winery dates of 2025, and the run of regional and city shows that made them one of the most frequently seen headliners in the region over the past five years.

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: what is announced so far

There is no official information about a Crowded House tour of Australia or New Zealand in 2027. The band's most recent dates in the region were part of a long stretch of touring at home: the Australia Tour 2025 Pop Up Shows and a set of Red Hot Summer dates between October and December 2025, followed by a show at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Friday 20 February 2026. Nothing has been published for the period after that.

The pattern of the last few years helps explain why fans keep asking. Since the 2020 re-formation with Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom and Finn's sons Liam and Elroy, the band have toured New Zealand in 2021, Australia twice in 2022, both countries in late 2024 and Australia again in late 2025. That is an unusually busy rhythm for a group that went five years without playing a concert after February 2011. A quieter 2027 would not be surprising after so much activity, but nothing has been said either way.

No new studio album has been announced. Gravity Stairs (2024) was promoted with a North American tour, a European tour in October 2024 and the New Zealand and Australian dates that began in November 2024. Historically, Crowded House have built their biggest Australasian tours around a new record, so an album announcement would be the clearest sign that another large-scale tour is coming.

Until there is an official announcement, treat any list of 2027 Crowded House dates, any 'presale code' and any ticket listing for 2027 with caution. If the band confirm concerts in Australia or New Zealand, this page will be updated with the dates, venues and sale details.

Before the Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: Australia/NZ concert history

The modern history of Crowded House in the region starts with the Live On Earth tour that followed the 2007 reunion and the album Time on Earth. The setlist archive shows arena shows at Vector Arena in Auckland on Sunday 28 October 2007, the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington and the Westpac Arena in Christchurch, followed by the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and two open-air nights at the Supreme Court Gardens in Perth on 16 and 17 November 2007. Earlier that year, on 7 July 2007, they had played the Australian Live Earth concert in Sydney.

In February 2008 the band played three nights at the Leigh Sawmill Cafe, a small venue north of Auckland, and at the end of that year they toured Australia again: Tolosa Park in Hobart on 29 November 2008, two nights at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne, the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on 4 December and a large outdoor show in the Domain in Sydney on Saturday 6 December 2008. On 14 March 2009 they played a short set of 'Weather with You', 'Don't Dream It's Over' and 'Better Be Home Soon' at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The Intriguer era brought more Australian shows in 2010: the Enmore Theatre on 31 March, the Auckland Town Hall on 8 April, then an Intriguer Tour in November that took in Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Friday 5 November 2010, the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, two nights at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Peter Lehmann Wines in the Barossa, Sandalford Winery in the Swan Valley and the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong. A New Zealand winery tour in February 2011 visited Martinborough, Waipara and Church Road Winery in Napier before ending at Villa Maria Estate in Auckland on Sunday 27 February 2011, the band's last concert for more than five years.

The return came with Encore: four nights on the Forecourt of the Sydney Opera House from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 November 2016, marking twenty years since Farewell to the World, with Tim Finn as a guest. After the 2020 re-formation, the To The Island New Zealand Tour of March 2021 went far beyond the main cities: Christchurch, Dunedin Town Hall, Gibbston Valley near Queenstown, Wellington, the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson, two nights at Spark Arena in Auckland, the TSB Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth, Claudelands Arena in Hamilton, the Regent on Broadway in Palmerston North and two nights at Church Road Winery in Napier, ending on 28 March 2021.

Australia had to wait until 2022, when the Dreamers Are Waiting Australian Tour ran in two parts. In April the band played the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, two nights at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, two at the Aware Super Theatre in Sydney and Centennial Vineyards in Bowral. In October and November they went to Darwin Convention Centre, Cairns, Townsville, two nights at Sirromet Winery in Mount Cotton, the WIN Entertainment Centre, Stage 88 in Canberra, Tamworth, Hobart, Geelong, Adelaide's parklands, Rod Laver Arena and three nights at Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Perth, ending on Sunday 27 November 2022.

The Gravity Stairs Tour opened in New Zealand at the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington on Saturday 9 November 2024 and ended at Spark Arena in Auckland on 23 November, after Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Mount Maunganui and Hamilton. The Australian leg began in Adelaide on 16 November, played three nights at Kings Park in Perth, four on the Sydney Opera House Forecourt between 4 and 8 December, Rod Laver Arena, Newcastle Entertainment Centre and finished at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday 14 December 2024. A year later the Australia Tour 2025 Pop Up Shows opened at the Cairns Convention Centre on Wednesday 8 October 2025 and included two nights each at Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane, the State Theatre in Sydney, the Palais Theatre in Melbourne and Fremantle Prison, plus the Green Room in Byron Bay and Hobart, alongside Red Hot Summer dates from Toowoomba and the Gold Coast to Mornington and the Sandalford Winery in Perth.

The table below lists 122 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Crowded House between 2007 and 2026, with the most shows in Sydney (19), Perth (10), Melbourne (10), Brisbane (6), Auckland (6), Hobart (4). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.

Concert data: setlist.fm

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027 setlist: the songs played most often in Australia and New Zealand

Across the 15 most recent documented Australia/NZ concerts with a full song list (30 October 2025 to 20 February 2026), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.

1. Better Be Home Soon — played at 15 of 15 shows
2. Chocolate Cake — played at 15 of 15 shows
3. Distant Sun — played at 15 of 15 shows
4. Don't Dream It's Over — played at 15 of 15 shows
5. Fall at Your Feet — played at 15 of 15 shows
6. Four Seasons in One Day — played at 15 of 15 shows
7. Message to My Girl — played at 15 of 15 shows
8. Private Universe — played at 15 of 15 shows
9. The Howl — played at 15 of 15 shows
10. To the Island — played at 15 of 15 shows
11. When You Come — played at 15 of 15 shows
12. World Where You Live — played at 15 of 15 shows
13. Something So Strong — played at 14 of 15 shows
14. Weather With You — played at 14 of 15 shows

Before the Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: past Australia/NZ tours at a glance

• Red Hot Summer (2025): 13 Australia/NZ shows — Moreton Bay, Pokolbin, Berry, Ballarat, Coldstream, Toowoomba, Gold Coast, Mannum, Seppeltsfield, Mornington, Perth.
• Australian Pop Up Shows 2025 (2025): 12 Australia/NZ shows — Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Byron Bay, Hobart, Fremantle.
• Gravity Stairs Tour (2024): 18 Australia/NZ shows — Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Adelaide, Palmerston North, Mount Maunganui, Hamilton, Auckland, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle….
• Dreamers Are Waiting Australian Tour 2022 (2022): 24 Australia/NZ shows — Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Bowral, Byron Bay, Darwin, Cairns, Townsville, Mount Cotton, Wollongong, Canberra, Pokolbin….
• To The Island New Zealand Tour 2021 (2021): 12 Australia/NZ shows — Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown, Wellington, Nelson, Auckland, New Plymouth, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Napier.
• Encore (2016): 5 Australia/NZ shows — Sydney.
• New Zealand Winery Tour 2011 (2010–2011): 6 Australia/NZ shows — Pokolbin, Tanunda, Martinborough, Waipara, Napier, Auckland.
• Intriguer Tour (2010): 7 Australia/NZ shows — Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Tanunda, Perth, Wollongong.
• Live On Earth (2007): 7 Australia/NZ shows — Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth.

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027 and Australia/NZ festivals

Crowded House have long been a festival band in the region. Wikipedia notes that in their earliest days they played festivals in Australia and New Zealand before the debut album broke through, and in 2010 the release of Intriguer was timed for their appearance at the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival near Perth, which the setlist archive places at Fremantle Park on 28 March 2010. A week later, on Sunday 4 April 2010, they played the Byron Bay Bluesfest site at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm.

The band announced a reunion show at the 2020 Byron Bay Bluesfest in August 2019, and they finally appeared on the Bluesfest lineup in 2022, playing the Crossroads stage in Byron Bay on Sunday 17 April 2022. They returned to the same stage on Saturday 19 April 2025. In late 2025 they joined the Red Hot Summer touring festival, with dates at Victoria Park in Ballarat, Rochford Winery in Coldstream, Queens Park in Toowoomba, Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast, Mannum Golf Club, Seppeltsfield, Mornington Racecourse and Sandalford Winery in Perth on Saturday 6 December 2025.

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: career and records

Crowded House grew out of Split Enz. Neil Finn and drummer Paul Hester decided to form a new band during the Enz with a Bang farewell tour of late 1984, and Nick Seymour, younger brother of Hunters & Collectors singer Mark Seymour, asked to audition after the Melbourne show. First called the Mullanes, the group played their first gig on 11 June 1985, signed to Capitol Records and moved to Los Angeles, where the label insisted on a new name. Crowded House referred to the cramped Hollywood Hills house they shared while recording.

The self-titled debut album (1986) was a slow burn. 'Don't Dream It's Over' reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one in New Zealand, and the album finally topped the Australian chart in June 1987, nearly a year after release. At the first ARIA Music Awards in March 1987 the band won Best New Talent, Song of the Year and Best Video. Temple of Low Men (1988) was another Australian number one, with 'Better Be Home Soon' reaching number two in both countries.

Tim Finn joined for Woodface (1991), home to 'Chocolate Cake', 'Fall at Your Feet', 'Four Seasons in One Day' and 'Weather with You', the band's biggest UK hit; he left during the UK tour later that year. Together Alone (1993), recorded at Karekare Beach on Auckland's west coast, brought 'Distant Sun' and 'Private Universe'. Neil and Tim Finn were each made an OBE in 1993. Hester left in April 1994, and after the compilation Recurring Dream went to number one in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, the band split in 1996, signing off with Farewell to the World at the Sydney Opera House on 24 November 1996, with Custard, Powderfinger and You Am I in support.

Hester died in Melbourne in March 2005. The band re-formed in 2007 with Matt Sherrod on drums and released Time on Earth (2007) and Intriguer (2010), both Australian number ones on the discography chart table. After a long hiatus, a new line-up of Neil Finn, Seymour, Mitchell Froom and Liam and Elroy Finn released Dreamers Are Waiting (2021) and Gravity Stairs (2024). The band have sold more than 15 million albums, won 13 ARIA Awards, and in 2025 triple j's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs placed 'Don't Dream It's Over' at number five.

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: the Sydney Opera House story

No venue is more closely tied to Crowded House than the Sydney Opera House. Worried that their 1996 goodbye in Europe and Canada had neglected home fans, the band staged Farewell to the World on the Opera House steps on Sunday 24 November 1996, raising money for the Sydney Children's Hospital. Estimates of the crowd ranged from 120,000 to 250,000, and the concert was later released on video, then on CD and DVD for its tenth anniversary in 2007.

The band returned to the same spot twenty years later, playing four Encore concerts on the Forecourt between 24 and 27 November 2016. In December 2024 the Gravity Stairs Tour took them back to the Forecourt for four more nights between 4 and 8 December. For many Sydney fans, the Forecourt is simply where Crowded House play.

If the band were to return to Sydney in 2027, nothing indicates which venue they would choose. Their recent Sydney visits have ranged from the State Theatre to the open air at Bondi Beach in February 2026.

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: Auckland and New Zealand

Neil Finn's own Roundhead Studios is in Auckland, and the band's New Zealand tours have tended to reach well beyond the main centres. The To The Island tour of March 2021 played thirteen shows from Dunedin and Queenstown to New Plymouth and Napier.

The Gravity Stairs Tour of November 2024 was shorter but still covered seven cities, with Spark Arena in Auckland as the final night. Earlier New Zealand visits include the Live On Earth arena shows of 2007, the three-night stand at the Leigh Sawmill Cafe in February 2008 and the 2011 winery run.

There are no New Zealand dates for 2027. Crowded House have not played a ticketed concert in New Zealand since 23 November 2024, according to the setlist archive.

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: touring the regions

One distinctive feature of Crowded House's recent Australian tours is how far they reach. The 2022 dates included Darwin, Cairns, Townsville, Tamworth, Hobart and Geelong, and the 2025 run returned to Cairns, Townsville and Hobart and added Mackay's Harrup Park, Toowoomba, Ballarat, Berry Showground and the Hunter Valley.

Wineries and outdoor sites have become a staple: Sirromet Winery at Mount Cotton, Bimbadgen Estate and Roche Estate in Pokolbin, Rochford Winery in the Yarra Valley, Seppeltsfield in the Barossa and Sandalford Winery in the Swan Valley. These daytime-into-evening shows tend to draw an older, family-heavy crowd and suit a band with a catalogue of sing-along songs.

Whether a future tour would follow the same model is unknown. Fans in regional centres have had more chances to see the band since 2022 than in the whole period from 1996 to 2016.

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: a family band

The current Crowded House is partly a family affair. Neil Finn's sons Liam and Elroy joined for the 2020 re-formation, alongside longtime bassist Nick Seymour and keyboardist Mitchell Froom. Seymour, also a visual artist, has designed the band's album covers since the beginning.

On stage, that line-up has made the shows feel loose and conversational, which has always been the band's style. Neil Finn once explained Tim Finn's 1991 departure partly by saying the band were very off-the-cuff, while Tim preferred spectacle; the current group leans firmly towards the former.

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: what to expect live

A Crowded House concert in Australia or New Zealand usually runs to about 20 to 26 songs, and the Pop Up Shows of October to December 2025 stretched to as many as 30 at Fremantle Prison. The festival-style Red Hot Summer sets were shorter, generally 18 to 21 songs.

The core of the set barely changes: 'Distant Sun', 'Mean to Me', 'World Where You Live', 'Fall at Your Feet', 'Private Universe', 'Four Seasons in One Day', 'Something So Strong', 'Don't Dream It's Over', 'Weather with You' and, almost always last, 'Better Be Home Soon'. 'Chocolate Cake', 'Locked Out', 'When You Come' and the recent 'To the Island' and 'Teenage Summer' appear most nights.

The Pop Up Shows dug deeper into the catalogue, with Split Enz songs such as 'I Got You' and 'Message to My Girl', rarities like 'In My Own Shell', 'At the Station' and 'Recurring Dream', and covers including 'Groove Is in the Heart' and 'Throw Your Arms Around Me'. At Bondi Beach on 20 February 2026 the set was 19 songs, closing with 'Weather with You' and 'Better Be Home Soon'.

Crowded House Australia Tour 2027 tickets and presales

There are no Crowded House tickets on sale for Australia or New Zealand in 2027, because no concerts have been announced as of 9 October 2026. Any site selling seats or offering a presale code for 2027 dates is not official.

When the band have toured the region recently, tickets have gone through a fan presale followed by a general sale on official outlets and venue box offices. If 2027 dates are confirmed, buy only from the official seller named in the announcement and expect mobile tickets in the buyer's name.

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Crowded House Australia Tour 2027: questions and answers

Is Crowded House touring Australia in 2027?

No dates have been announced as of 9 October 2026. There is no confirmed Australian or New Zealand tour for 2027.

When did Crowded House last play in Australia?

According to the setlist archive, at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Friday 20 February 2026, after the Pop Up Shows and Red Hot Summer dates of late 2025.

When did Crowded House last play in New Zealand?

At Spark Arena in Auckland on Saturday 23 November 2024, the final New Zealand night of the Gravity Stairs Tour.

Are Crowded House Australian or a New Zealand band?

Both. They formed in Melbourne in 1985, but singer and songwriter Neil Finn is a New Zealander, and the band are generally described as Australian/New Zealand.

Who is in Crowded House now?

Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom and Neil's sons Liam and Elroy Finn, the line-up since the 2020 re-formation.

What was Farewell to the World?

The band's 1996 farewell concert on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on 24 November 1996, with a crowd estimated at 120,000 to 250,000 and Custard, Powderfinger and You Am I in support.

What is the latest Crowded House album?

Gravity Stairs, released on 31 May 2024. It reached number 3 in Australia. No follow-up has been announced.

How long is a Crowded House concert?

Recent headline shows have had about 20 to 30 songs, usually ending with 'Better Be Home Soon'.

Is there a Crowded House presale code for 2027?

No. With no tour announced, there is no presale. Any code offered now should be treated as fake.