It seems we just can’t get enough of The Drones. After all it’s been a decade since the iconic Australian band has toured the country. As soon as word got out that they’d be getting the band back together, tickets have been snapped up and more dates have been added.
And for the people of Hobart and Newcastle, your online shouting has been rewarded too. The Drones are heading your way! After rapid sell-outs, a fourth and final show in Melbourne, third shows in Sydney and Brisbane, and a second show in Perth have been added. Castlemaine and Archies Creek are both now sold out.
The Drones return for their first national tour in a decade, featuring songs spanning their seven studio albums!
Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin will take a mini break from their other baby, Tropical F Storm, which has spent the past ten years relentlessly touring the globe and releasing ARIA Award-winning records.
Sauntering along the edges of chaos and precision, The Drones built a reputation off the back of their iconic live shows, delivering epic performances that are both confrontational and liberating at the same time. Led by Gareth Liddard (Tropical F Storm, Springtime, Spencer P Jones and The Nothing Butts, Bond Odyssey), one of the most uncompromising, distinctive songwriters of modern times, marked by his dense poetic lyricism and spitting vocal style. Lauded by peers, fans and critics alike for his blend of political commentary, dark humour, vivid storytelling and brutal musical conveyance.
The Drones turned their outsider status into a badge of honour, releasing seven studio albums, with classics like, ‘Taman Shud’, ‘To Think That I Once Loved You’, ‘Shark Fin Blues’, ‘Jezabel’, ‘Boredom’, ‘I See Seaweed’, ‘How To See Through Fog’ and ‘River Of Tears’.
They won the inaugural Australian Music Prize, for their LP ‘Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By’, and toured with the likes of Neil Young, Patti Smith, The Dirty Three, to name a few.
In 2016, they returned to where it all began for five sold-out nights straight at The Tote. You can watch one full set here!
The Drones 2026 Tour Dates With Guests The Mess Hall
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Saturday, 8 Aug Darwin Festival Darwin NT
Tix on sale May 22nd.
Friday, 14 Aug SOLD OUT Thornbury Theatre Thornbury VIC
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Saturday, 15 Aug SOLD OUT Thornbury Theatre Thornbury VIC
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Friday, 21 Aug SELLING FAST Thornbury Theatre Thornbury VIC
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Saturday, 22 Aug Thornbury Theatre Thornbury VIC
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Wednesday, 26 Aug Crowbar Brisbane QLD
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Thursday, 27 Aug SOLD OUT Crowbar Brisbane QLD
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Friday, 28 Aug SOLD OUT Crowbar Brisbane QLD
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Saturday, 29 Aug SOLD OUT Factory Theatre Marrickville NSW
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Sunday, 30 Aug SOLD OUT Factory Theatre Marrickville NSW
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Friday, 4 Sept The Gov Adelaide SA
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Saturday, 5 Sept SOLD OUT Rechabite Perth WA
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Sunday, 6 Sept Rechabite Perth WA
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Friday, 11 Sept SOLD OUT Theatre Royal Castlemaine VIC
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Saturday, 12 Sept SOLD OUT Archie’s Creek Hotel Archies Creek VIC
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Friday, 18 Sept Hamilton Station Newcastle NSW
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Saturday, 19 Sept Factory Theatre Marrickville NSW
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Friday, 25 Sept Altar Hobart TAS
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