The Lumineers are packing their bags for the Southern Hemisphere, announcing they’ll bring their Automatic world tour to Australia and New Zealand in January 2026, their first trip down under in four years.
Presented by Frontier Touring, the run will kick off at Christchurch Town Hall on Jan. 3 before making its way through Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. It’s a long-overdue return for the US folk-rock favourites, who last played Aussie and Kiwi stages back in 2022.
The upcoming dates are part of the band’s huge Automatic world tour, which has already seen them play to massive crowds across North America and Mexico, with another 29 shows locked in before they even touch down here. And there’s extra cause for celebration — the 2026 run will also mark The Lumineers’ 20th anniversary. Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites first formed the project in New Jersey back in 2005, slowly building their reputation before breaking out in a big way in 2012.
Their self-titled debut album lit the fuse for the indie-folk explosion of the early 2010s, landing alongside names like Mumford & Sons and Of Monsters and Men. Featuring their now-classic hit “Ho Hey,” the album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, went triple-platinum in Canada, platinum in the UK and Ireland, and gold here in Australia.
Since then, The Lumineers have chalked up more than 6 billion streams across five albums, scored two Grammy nominations, earned five Billboard Music Award nods, and picked up an American Music Award nomination. Their latest record, Automatic, is their first in three years and debuted in the top 10 of multiple Billboard charts dated March 1, paced by its No. 2 start on the Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums tallies in July.
Its lead single “Same Old Song” topped Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, further cementing their place as one of the genre’s most reliable hitmakers. Automatic is the duo’s first full-length since Brightside, which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in 2022.
The Lumineers 2026 Australia & New Zealand Tour
Frontier Member pre-sale: 11am Thu Aug. 14 – 11am Fri Aug. 15
General public tickets: 12pm Fri Aug. 15
Sat Jan. 3 – Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ
Tue Jan. 6 – Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ
Fri Jan. 9 – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC
Tue Jan. 13 – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD
Fri Jan. 16 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Sun Jan. 18 – Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena, Adelaide, SA
Wed Jan. 21 – RAC Arena, Perth, WA
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