Katchafire Australia Tour 2027

Katchafire have not announced any concerts in Australia or New Zealand for 2027. As of 9 October 2026 the Hamilton roots reggae band are focused on the present: an 18-date Australian tour in October and November 2026, following a New Zealand summer of big outdoor shows earlier in the year. Nothing has been published for 2027 in either country.

Formed in Hamilton in 1997 as a Bob Marley tribute band, and named after the Wailers' album Catch a Fire, Katchafire became one of the pillars of New Zealand reggae. Their debut album Revival (2003) included 'Giddy Up', the highest-selling New Zealand single of 2002, and every one of their six albums has reached the New Zealand top 12.

Few New Zealand bands tour as relentlessly at home and across the Tasman. This page explains what is and is not known about 2027 and gives a full account of the band's documented concerts in New Zealand, from Hamilton's The Factory to stadiums, beaches and domains in every corner of the country, and in Australia, from Margaret River to Townsville.

Katchafire Australia Tour 2027: what is announced so far

There are no Katchafire concerts in Australia or New Zealand announced for 2027. No dates, venues or sale times exist for next year, and no 2027 festival line-up published so far includes the band. Any '2027 tour dates' or 'presale code' seen before an official announcement should be treated with suspicion.

The band's latest Australian run is happening now: an 18-date tour in October and November 2026, their fifth consecutive year of Australian dates in the setlist archive after visits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Those dates belong to 2026 and are not part of the 2027 listing on this site.

Katchafire's touring calendar follows a familiar rhythm. In New Zealand they are a fixture of the summer, playing the Coroglen Tavern on the Coromandel around New Year in most years since 2020, including New Year's Eve in 2022 and 2025 and a string of outdoor shows in January and February; in Australia they usually arrive in spring, between late September and mid-December. That is a pattern, not an announcement.

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Before the Katchafire Australia Tour 2027: Australia/NZ concert history

The setlist archive picks up Katchafire's New Zealand touring in mid-2019, long after their early years, but it shows how widely they cover the country. In July and August 2019 they played Trustpower Arena in Mount Maunganui, the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland on 2 August, Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua, The Factory in their home town of Hamilton and the South Waikato Sport & Events Centre in Tokoroa. The summer that followed took in Trustpower Stadium in Mount Maunganui, the Central Energy Trust Arena in Palmerston North, the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson and Pettigrew Green Arena in Napier between 27 and 30 December 2019, then the Coroglen Tavern, Rotorua's Village Green, Butlers Reef in New Plymouth, The Factory and Wharepai Domain in Tauranga in January 2020.

When the border closed, Katchafire kept playing at home. A winter tour in July and August 2020 repeated the Village Green, Te Rauparaha Arena, the Hawke's Bay Racing Centre, The Factory, Soper Reserve, the Logan Campbell Centre and McKay Stadium in Whangārei, and the summer of 2020–21 was one of their longest New Zealand runs: Butlers Reef on Boxing Day, Rotorua, Mount Maunganui, Opononi, the Coroglen Tavern, Trustpower Stadium, Trafalgar Park in Nelson, the memorial halls in Kaikōura and Cromwell, Good Home in Christchurch and Tillermans in Invercargill, before Raglan, Upper Hutt, Tauranga, Hawke's Bay and the Wellington Waterfront.

From 2022 the archive records them on bigger summer bills: the TSB Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth, Hagley Park in Christchurch and the Outer Fields at Western Springs in Auckland in January 2022, Tomoana Showgrounds in Hastings and Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei in early 2023, and Go Media Stadium in Auckland on 7 October 2023. The summer of 2025–26 was the busiest yet: Hagley Park on 9 January 2026, then Semenoff Stadium, Tremain Field in Napier, Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Waitangi Park in Wellington, Navigation Homes Stadium in Auckland on 13 February and the Bowl of Brooklands on 14 February, followed by Claudelands Oval in Hamilton on 14 March 2026. On 29 August 2026 they played a long club show at Stampede in Auckland.

Australia appears in the archive from 2022, starting with the Leisure Inn in Rockingham on 25 November 2022, a venue the band returned to in 2023 and 2024. In 2023 they played the Townsville Turf Club in March, then a spring tour that opened at the Beach Hotel in Byron Bay on 28 September and took in The Tivoli in Brisbane, Park Alexandra in Caloundra, Doug Jennings Park on the Gold Coast, the Lone Pine Tavern, the Metro Theatre and Dee Why RSL in Sydney, The Night Cat in Melbourne, the Kirwan Tavern in Townsville, the Kuranda Amphitheatre and three West Australian dates.

The 2024 Australian tour was the longest in the archive, 19 shows from the Beach Hotel in Byron Bay on 14 November to Dee Why RSL on 15 December. It went up the Queensland coast to Maroochydore, Airlie Beach, Townsville and Cairns, through Geelong, Melbourne and Ballarat, across to Margaret River, Perth, Fremantle and Rockingham, and back east to Gosford, the Metro Theatre in Sydney and Shoal Bay. In November 2025 the band returned to the River Hotel in Margaret River, Port Beach Brewery in Fremantle, the Beach Hotel, UniBar in Wollongong, the Manning Bar in Sydney and The Night Cat in Melbourne on 29 November.

The table below lists 119 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Katchafire between 2019 and 2026, with the most shows in Auckland (9), Hamilton (7), Mount Maunganui (7), Sydney (6), New Plymouth (5), Wellington (5). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.

Concert data: setlist.fm

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

Across the 5 most recent documented Australia/NZ concerts with a full song list (8 January 2022 to 29 August 2026), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.

1. Collie Herb Man — played at 5 of 5 shows
2. Get Away — played at 4 of 5 shows
3. Love Letter — played at 4 of 5 shows
4. Seriously — played at 4 of 5 shows
5. Who You With — played at 4 of 5 shows
6. Addicted — played at 3 of 5 shows
7. Done Did It — played at 3 of 5 shows
8. Frisk Me Down — played at 3 of 5 shows
9. Irie — played at 3 of 5 shows
10. Sensimillia — played at 3 of 5 shows
11. Three Little Birds — played at 3 of 5 shows
12. Working — played at 3 of 5 shows
13. Colour Me Life — played at 2 of 5 shows
14. Down With You — played at 2 of 5 shows

Katchafire Australia Tour 2027 and Australia/NZ festivals

Many of Katchafire's New Zealand dates are summer outdoor events, though the setlist archive rarely records their names. The band have played the Wellington Waterfront, home of the Homegrown festival, in March 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, as well as Hagley Park in Christchurch, the Outer Fields at Western Springs, Tomoana Showgrounds, Mystery Creek near Hamilton, Manfeild in Feilding and Wharepai Domain in Tauranga.

In Australia their outdoor appearances in the archive include Park Alexandra in Caloundra and Doug Jennings Park on the Gold Coast in late September 2023 and the Kuranda Amphitheatre in far north Queensland in November 2023.

Katchafire Australia Tour 2027: career and records

Katchafire formed in Hamilton in 1997. Founder Grenville Bell played lead guitar with his sons Logan, on vocals, and Jordan, on drums, and the line-up grew to eight members, all Māori. Lead singer Jerry Taukamo later left the band, and Logan Bell stepped up as frontman. Today's line-up is Logan Bell, Jordan Bell, Leon Davey on percussion, Tere Ngarua on bass, Roy Kaiki on keyboards and Wiremu Barriball on lead guitar.

Their debut album Revival (2003) reached No. 5 in New Zealand and carried 'Giddy Up', which reached No. 4 and was the country's highest-selling single of 2002, plus 'Who You With' (No. 10) and 'Get Away' (No. 8). Slow Burning (2005) and Say What You're Thinking (2007) followed, and On the Road Again (2010) reached No. 3 in New Zealand and No. 3 on the US Billboard Reggae chart.

The compilation Best So Far (2013) went to No. 3, and Legacy (2018) reached No. 8. The band also joined other local reggae musicians, including Sons of Zion and Tomorrow People, on a 2014 charity cover of 'Sensitive to a Smile'.

Katchafire have toured Australia, the UK, Europe, the United States, New Caledonia, the Pacific Islands, Guam, Indonesia and Brazil, and have shared bills with The Wailers, the Marleys, Steel Pulse, Third World, UB40, Shaggy, Lauryn Hill and Horace Andy.

Katchafire Australia Tour 2027: Hamilton, the home town

Katchafire are a Hamilton band, and the city's venues come up again and again in the archive. They played The Factory in August 2019, January 2020, July 2020 and September 2023, Mystery Creek Events Centre in February 2024, Hamilton Gardens in March 2025 and Claudelands Oval on 14 March 2026.

Nearby Raglan, Tokoroa and the Bay of Plenty towns are part of the same circuit: Wainui Reserve in Raglan, Trustpower Stadium, Bay Oval, Soper Reserve and Totara Street in Mount Maunganui, and Wharepai Domain in Tauranga.

Katchafire Australia Tour 2027: a New Zealand summer on the road

For Katchafire the New Zealand summer is peak season. The archive has them on stage on Boxing Day, between Christmas and New Year and on New Year's Eve in several years, often at the Coroglen Tavern on the Coromandel, Butlers Reef in New Plymouth, the Opononi Hotel in Hokianga or Rotorua's Village Green.

The run continues through January and February at domains, reserves, showgrounds and regional stadiums. The 2025–26 summer, with stadium and park dates from Whangārei to Christchurch, showed how far the band's draw now reaches. Whether 2026–27 brings a similar run has not been announced.

Katchafire Australia Tour 2027: Australia's coastal circuit

In Australia Katchafire have built a circuit of their own, much of it in coastal towns with large New Zealand and Pacific communities: the Beach Hotel in Byron Bay, the River Hotel in Margaret River, Port Beach Brewery in Fremantle, Leisure Inn in Rockingham, Magnums in Airlie Beach and venues in Townsville, Cairns, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.

In the big cities the band favour clubs and pubs such as The Night Cat in Melbourne, the Metro Theatre and Manning Bar in Sydney and Dee Why RSL on the Northern Beaches. The October–November 2026 tour continues that approach, and there is no 2027 Australian date yet.

Katchafire Australia Tour 2027: Western Australia

Western Australia has become a regular stop: the band played Rockingham in 2022, Margaret River, Fremantle and Rockingham in 2023, Margaret River, Perth's Rosemount Hotel, Freo.Social and Rockingham in 2024, and Margaret River and Fremantle in 2025. Few New Zealand reggae acts play the West as consistently.

Katchafire Australia Tour 2027: what to expect live

Katchafire's full sets are long. At Stampede in Auckland on 29 August 2026 the band played 24 songs, from 'Sensimillia', 'Now Girl' and 'On the Road Again' through 'Working', 'Love Letter', 'Colour Me Life', 'Addicted', 'Irie' and 'Frisk Me Down' to 'Giddy Up', 'Who You With', 'Get Away', 'Seriously', 'Collie Herb Man' and 'Done Did It', with Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds' and 'Iron Lion Zion' among them.

Their festival-length sets are shorter: nine songs at Navigation Homes Stadium in Auckland in February 2026, including 'Redemption Song', and fifteen at Tomoana Showgrounds in January 2023. Marley covers remain a nod to their origins as a tribute band; at The Back Room in Brisbane in November 2024 the archive notes 'Redemption Song' and 'Three Little Birds'.

Most Australian shows have no documented set list, so the table of most played songs below leans on New Zealand dates.

Katchafire Australia Tour 2027 tickets and presales

There are no tickets for Katchafire concerts in Australia or New Zealand in 2027, because no 2027 dates have been announced. There is no 2027 presale, general sale or presale code.

When dates appear, buy from the official ticket outlet named in the announcement or from the venue itself; many of the band's Australian shows are in pubs and clubs that sell tickets directly. Some venues use name-locked mobile tickets, so buy through the official outlet or its official resale service to make sure the ticket is in your name, and pub shows can be 18+.

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Katchafire Australia Tour 2027: questions and answers

Are Katchafire touring Australia in 2027?

Not as of 9 October 2026. No 2027 dates have been announced in Australia or New Zealand.

Are Katchafire touring Australia now?

Yes. The band are on an 18-date Australian tour in October and November 2026.

Where are Katchafire from?

Hamilton, New Zealand. The band formed there in 1997, originally as a Bob Marley tribute band.

When did Katchafire last play New Zealand?

The latest New Zealand date in the setlist archive is Stampede in Auckland on 29 August 2026, after Claudelands Oval in Hamilton on 14 March 2026.

Which Sydney venues have they played?

The Metro Theatre, Dee Why RSL, the Lone Pine Tavern and the Manning Bar, according to the setlist archive.

Do Katchafire play Western Australia?

Regularly: Margaret River, Fremantle, Perth and Rockingham have all been on their Australian tours since 2022.

What is Katchafire's biggest song?

'Giddy Up', the highest-selling New Zealand single of 2002, which reached No. 4.

Is there a Katchafire presale code for 2027?

No. Without announced dates there is no presale. Sign up below for the alert.