Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027

Sticky Fingers have not announced any concerts in Australia or New Zealand for 2027. As of 9 October 2026 there is no tour, festival booking or ticket sale listed for the Sydney band next year, and their last studio album remains Lekkerboy, released in April 2022.

The band is also in a period of change. According to Wikipedia, long-time lead singer and rhythm guitarist Dylan Frost stepped away in 2025, and Claude Bailey has since taken over lead vocals and rhythm guitar. The most recent shows in the setlist archive are two nights at Liberty Hall in Sydney on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 February 2026, small-room dates by the standards of a band that has headlined Qudos Bank Arena and Melbourne Arena.

This page explains what is and is not known about 2027, then traces Sticky Fingers' long history on Australian and New Zealand stages, from the Enmore Theatre and the Tivoli to arena shows in 2019 and summer runs across the North Island, with their albums, set lists and ticket advice.

Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: what is announced so far

There is no official Sticky Fingers tour of Australia or New Zealand for 2027. No new album, single campaign or tour poster has been published as of 9 October 2026. The latest recorded release is The Bootleg Tapes (Caress Your Soul), an EP issued on 8 March 2024, which charted in New Zealand.

The change of singer makes any forecast especially uncertain. Wikipedia lists Claude Bailey as the band's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist since 2025, alongside the remaining founding core of Paddy Cornwall on bass, Seamus Coyle on lead guitar, Beaker Best on drums and Freddy Crabs on keyboards. The two Liberty Hall shows in February 2026 drew on the familiar catalogue, from 'How to Fly' to 'Cyclone', but no larger run has followed them in the data.

Historically, Sticky Fingers have toured Australia in spring and played New Zealand in the summer festival window around New Year, and in 2022 they added a three-city New Zealand arena run in August. None of that is a guide to 2027 until the band confirms dates. Treat any 2027 date list, 'presale code' or ticket listing with suspicion until an official announcement appears.

If Sticky Fingers announce Australian or New Zealand dates, this page will be updated with cities, venues and sale times, and the alert below will tell you first.

Before the Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: Australia/NZ concert history

Sticky Fingers formed in Sydney's inner west in 2008, after Paddy Cornwall and Beaker Best met Dylan Frost busking outside the Coopers Hotel in Newtown. Their early story is tied to that suburb: after being turned down twice for the Newtown Festival, they set up their own backyard stage nearby on festival day in 2010, caught the attention of producer Dann Hume, and headlined the festival the following year. Wikipedia also records a sold-out run at the Enmore Theatre, with Sydney ska band King Tide, an early influence, invited to open.

The setlist archive picks up the story at the end of 2014, with the Falls Festival site at Marion Bay on New Year's Eve. In 2015, as Land of Pleasure reached number 3, the band played the Enmore Theatre on 21 March and again on 24 October, 170 Russell in Melbourne, and a long autumn run of regional festival grounds. In 2016 they went west and north, to the Beerfarm at Metricup, the Astor Theatre in Perth, two nights at the Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns and Magnums in Airlie Beach, before three nights at the Enmore from 14 to 16 April, the Forum in Melbourne and the Tivoli in Brisbane.

The Westway tour followed the album's number-one debut in late 2016: the Enmore on 28 October, two nights at the Tivoli on 3 and 4 November, NightQuarter on the Gold Coast, Festival Hall in Melbourne on 12 November and Metro City in Perth on 18 November. On 5 December 2016 the band announced an indefinite hiatus; Wikipedia notes that the decision followed internal issues, including accusations that Frost had threatened and verbally abused other musicians, among them singer Thelma Plum, and that Frost apologised publicly and spoke of struggles with alcohol and mental health. The archive still lists festival dates in Australia and New Zealand over the 2016-17 summer, the last on 11 February 2017.

The band returned in March 2018, playing the Bad Friday street festival on Railway Parade in Sydney on 30 March, then the Big Top at Luna Park on 2 June as part of the Sticky Fingers World Tour. The Australian leg that spring was their biggest yet: two nights at Festival Hall in Melbourne on 11 and 12 October, HBF Stadium in Perth, the Riverstage in Brisbane, two nights at the Hordern Pavilion on 1 and 2 November, and the Discovery Nightclub in Darwin.

For Yours to Keep in 2019 they moved into arenas: Melbourne Arena on Friday 1 November, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Friday 8 November, the Riverstage on 15 November and the AEC Theatre in Adelaide on 28 November. The Melbourne show, at 23 songs, is the longest Sticky Fingers set in the archive.

After the pandemic, the Lekkerboy shows returned them to the Hordern Pavilion on 8 and 9 July 2022, the Riverstage on 15 July and Festival Hall on 29 July and again on 14 October. The Riverstage in Brisbane on 28 October 2023 was their last large Australian show in the archive before the two Liberty Hall nights in Sydney in February 2026.

The table below lists 77 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Sticky Fingers between 2015 and 2026, with the most shows in Sydney (15), Melbourne (8), Brisbane (7), Mount Maunganui (6), Auckland (4), Nelson (3). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.

Concert data: setlist.fm

Sticky Fingers 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 (6 January 2019 to 19 February 2026), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.

1. Australia Street — played at 15 of 15 shows
2. Bootleg Rascal — played at 15 of 15 shows
3. Gold Snafu — played at 15 of 15 shows
4. How to Fly — played at 15 of 15 shows
5. Land of Pleasure — played at 15 of 15 shows
6. Rum Rage — played at 15 of 15 shows
7. Cool & Calm — played at 14 of 15 shows
8. Cyclone — played at 14 of 15 shows
9. Liquorlip Loaded Gun — played at 14 of 15 shows
10. Outcast at Last — played at 14 of 15 shows
11. Not Done Yet — played at 9 of 15 shows
12. Lazerhead — played at 8 of 15 shows
13. Sad Songs — played at 8 of 15 shows
14. Loose Ends — played at 7 of 15 shows

Before the Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: past Australia/NZ tours at a glance

• Sticky Fingers World Tour (2018): 2 Australia/NZ shows — Sydney, Auckland.

Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027 and Australia/NZ festivals

Festival stages have carried Sticky Fingers around the country. The archive shows the Falls Festival site at Marion Bay on 31 December 2014, Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton in January 2015 and December 2016, the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm near Byron Bay, the Bluesfest site, on 2 April 2015, and a regional run in April and May 2015 through Oakbank, Bunbury, Bendigo, Canberra, Maitland and Townsville. In 2015 they also played Nobbys Beach in Newcastle, Coolum and Forbes Showground, and in July 2016 North Byron Parklands, home of Splendour in the Grass.

In New Zealand, the band has been a regular of the New Year festival season, with shows at Mount Maunganui in January 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023, the Coroglen Tavern on the Coromandel Peninsula, Trafalgar Park in Nelson, Church Road Winery in Napier and Riverside Park in Taupo on 27 December 2022. No Sticky Fingers festival appearance is announced for 2027.

Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: career and records

Sticky Fingers formed in Sydney in 2008. The line-up that made the albums was Dylan Frost on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Paddy Cornwall on bass, Seamus Coyle on lead guitar, Beaker Best on drums and Freddy Crabs on keyboards; Taras Hrubyj-Piper played guitar and keyboards until 2009. Frost stepped away in 2025, and Claude Bailey has since sung and played rhythm guitar with the band. They describe their sound as a mix of reggae, psychedelia and rock, citing the Clash, Pink Floyd and Arctic Monkeys as influences.

Three EPs, Helping Hand (2009), Extended Play (2010) and the acoustic Happy Endings (2011), preceded the debut album Caress Your Soul in March 2013, produced by Dann Hume. Land of Pleasure followed in August 2014 and reached number 3 in Australia, and the band began to build audiences in New Zealand, the UK and Europe.

Westway (The Glitter & the Slums), recorded mostly at Karma Sound Studios in Thailand in early 2016, was released on 30 September 2016 and debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, the band's first chart-topper. After the hiatus of 2017, the comeback single 'Kick On' arrived in April 2018, followed by Yours to Keep in 2019, which reached number 4.

Lekkerboy, the fifth album, was released on 20 April 2022, led by 'We Can Make the World Glow', 'Saves the Day' and 'My Rush'. In October 2023 the band published a book, Belly of the Beast: On the Road with Sticky Fingers, and in March 2024 issued The Bootleg Tapes (Caress Your Soul) EP.

Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: the Sydney story

No Australian city has seen more of Sticky Fingers than Sydney. The Enmore Theatre in Newtown, a short walk from where the band first met, appears in the archive on 21 March 2015, 24 October 2015, three nights from 14 to 16 April 2016 and 28 October 2016. After the hiatus they came back on Railway Parade at Bad Friday in March 2018 and at the Big Top in Luna Park in June 2018.

The Hordern Pavilion followed with two nights in November 2018 and two more in July 2022, and Qudos Bank Arena hosted their largest Sydney show on 8 November 2019. Most recently, the band returned to a far smaller room, Liberty Hall, for two nights in February 2026.

Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: New Zealand summers

New Zealand has been unusually loyal to Sticky Fingers. Their summer visits in the archive start in January 2017 at the ASB Arena and Mount Park in Mount Maunganui and the Coroglen Tavern, and the pattern repeated in January 2019 (Mount Maunganui, Nelson, Napier) and January 2020 (Mount Maunganui, Coromandel, Nelson, Napier and two nights at Auckland's Logan Campbell Centre on 10 and 11 January).

In August 2022 the band toured New Zealand arenas outside the festival season: GLOBOX Arena in Hamilton on 11 August, the Trusts Arena in Auckland on 12 August and Christchurch Arena on 13 August. Riverside Park in Taupo in December 2022 and Mount Maunganui in January 2023 are the last New Zealand shows in the archive. No New Zealand date is announced for 2027.

Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: Brisbane and the Riverstage

Brisbane has followed the band from the Tivoli, where they played in April 2016 and twice in November 2016, to the open-air Riverstage beside the Brisbane River. The Riverstage appears four times: 26 October 2018, 15 November 2019, 15 July 2022 and 28 October 2023.

That 2023 Riverstage set ran to 20 songs and mixed the Lekkerboy singles 'We Can Make the World Glow' and 'My Rush', plus newer songs such as 'Lupo the Wolf' and 'Multiple Facets of the Same Diamond', with 'Australia Street', 'Rum Rage' and 'How to Fly'.

Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: Melbourne and Festival Hall

In Melbourne, Festival Hall has been the band's regular home: 12 November 2016, 11 and 12 October 2018, 29 July 2022 and 14 October 2022. Before that they played 170 Russell in March 2015 and the Forum in April 2016.

Their one Melbourne arena show, at Melbourne Arena on 1 November 2019, was also their longest recorded set, 23 songs including 'Yours to Keep', 'If You Go' and 'Another Episode'.

Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: what to expect live

Sticky Fingers' headline sets in the archive usually run to 17 to 20 songs. The core is remarkably stable: 'Australia Street', 'Rum Rage', 'Liquorlip Loaded Gun', 'Gold Snafu', 'Land of Pleasure' and 'How to Fly' each appear in nearly every full set, followed by 'Outcast at Last', 'Bootleg Rascal', 'Lazerhead', 'Velvet Skies', 'Sad Songs' and 'Cyclone'. 'Cyclone', 'How to Fly' and 'Lazerhead' often come at the end of the night.

The Liberty Hall shows of February 2026, the most recent in the archive, ran to 14 and 15 songs. The first night opened with 'Land of Pleasure' and 'Outcast at Last' and closed with 'How to Fly', 'Cyclone' and 'Lazerhead'; the second opened with 'How to Fly' and 'Gold Snafu' and ended with 'Saves the Day' and 'Cyclone'. Festival sets are shorter, often under 13 songs.

Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027 tickets and presales

As of 9 October 2026 no Sticky Fingers tickets are on sale for any 2027 date in Australia or New Zealand, and no presale has been announced. Do not buy from sites offering 2027 tickets or 'presale codes' before an official announcement.

When a tour is announced, use the official outlet named in the announcement or the venue's own box office, and join any fan pre-registration the band offers. Many Australian and New Zealand tickets are mobile and name-locked, so buy through the official outlet or its official resale service to make sure the ticket is in your name.

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Sticky Fingers Australia Tour 2027: questions and answers

Are Sticky Fingers touring Australia in 2027?

No tour has been announced as of 9 October 2026.

Who is the singer of Sticky Fingers now?

According to Wikipedia, Dylan Frost stepped away in 2025 and Claude Bailey has since taken over lead vocals and rhythm guitar.

When did Sticky Fingers last play in Australia?

At Liberty Hall in Sydney on 18 and 19 February 2026, the latest shows in the setlist archive.

When did Sticky Fingers last play New Zealand?

The archive's latest New Zealand dates are Riverside Park in Taupo on 27 December 2022 and Mount Maunganui and Nelson in January 2023.

What is the biggest venue they have headlined in Australia?

Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on 8 November 2019 and Melbourne Arena on 1 November 2019.

Why did Sticky Fingers go on hiatus?

In December 2016 they announced an indefinite hiatus after internal issues; they returned in March 2018.

What is their latest album?

Lekkerboy, released on 20 April 2022.

Which album reached number 1 in Australia?

Westway (The Glitter & the Slums), in 2016.