It started with cryptic billboards and towering light projections at prominent locations around Australia and a nation’s curiosity kicked in. Then fans cracked the code: Powderfinger were coming back. The tour news lit up the country, with 26 shows selling out in just days. Now the band are excited to announce that they’ll bring their 2027 tour home with a final Encore Run of shows across November and December.
Tassie and ACT fans, you’ve been heard! The Encore Run will see Powderfinger head to new locations, playing two nights at Cornelian Bay Oval, Hobart and a show at Stage 88 in Canberra. We know some of you who are local to Hobart and Canberra have already locked in plans to see the band elsewhere on the tour. If you live in TAS or ACT and you manage to get tickets to your home town show, you’ll be able to request a refund on your original event tickets. More details on how to do this will be shared once the new shows are on sale. Subscribe to powderfinger.com for more updates.
The Encore Run will also see the band pitch their stadium-sized tent back at Melbourne Park Oval for two more nights and add two additional shows in Perth at the stunning Sandalford Estate. Adelaide fans, you haven’t been forgotten. Hang in there.
For the grand finale, the band will take it outdoors for two massive festival-format shows at the Brisbane Showgrounds, bringing the tour home to the city where it all began with a bunch of amazing artists along for the ride. The very final show will be an all Bris-band celebration and a tribute to their hometown.
“When we saw how many people missed out on tickets, we knew we couldn’t leave it there. So we’re adding some final shows and we’ve been able to include dates in Hobart and Canberra, which we’re really excited about. We also have some very talented mates joining us. Thank you for keeping the faith and for being so patient. We can’t wait to see you out there. Love BF xx” said Bernard Fanning on behalf of Powderfinger.
True to their promise, Powderfinger have curated an incredible, all-Australian lineup of support acts for the Encore Run. The band can’t wait to share their stage with Australia’s wealth of homegrown talent and to back the crews, managers and creatives who make up our music industry.
Across The Encore Run, Powderfinger will be joined by a powerhouse line-up of support acts, from Australian favourites Ocean Alley, Violent Soho, The Living End, Ball Park Music, John ButlerTrio, Something For Kate, Thelma Plum, DMA’S, You Am I, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, The Preatures, The Belair Lip Bombs and Luca Brasi, to a new wave of brilliant emerging artists including Full Flower Moon Band, South Summit, Carla Geneve, Banjo Lucia and Special Features. It’s a celebration of the depth and diversity of Australian music. Check the full tour details below to see who’s playing each show.
Support acts for the other 26 sold out tour dates are still being finalised – it’s a lot! – and will be announced soon!
The response to the announcement of Powderfinger’s return to the stage has been beyond anything the band could have imagined. More than 300,000 tickets were snapped up, for the first run of tour dates, in just six days – every show in every city sold out. This Encore Run is the band’s way of making sure as many people as possible can be there for what is shaping up to be a truly special moment in Australian music.
The Encore Run marks the final Powderfinger tour locations to be announced for 2027. It’s going to be a time to remember!
POWDERFINGER: THE ENCORE RUN
NEW SHOWS – NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2027
FRI 5 NOV – MELBOURNE PARK OVAL, MELBOURNE
+ Something For Kate and The Belair Lip Bombs
SAT 6 NOV – MELBOURNE PARK OVAL, MELBOURNE
+ Something For Kate an The Belair Lip Bombs
SAT 13 NOV – CORNELIAN BAY OVAL, HOBART
+ DMAs, Thelma Plum and Full Flower Moon Band
SUN 14 NOV – CORNELIAN BAY OVAL, HOBART
+ John Butler Trio, The Preatures and Luca Brasi
SAT 20 NOV – SANDALFORD ESTATE, PERTH
+ Ocean Alley, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers and Carla Geneve
SUN 21 NOV – SANDALFORD ESTATE, PERTH
+ Ocean Alley, South Summit and Banjo Lucia
SAT 4 DEC – STAGE 88, CANBERRA
+ Violent Soho, Something For Kate and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
FRI 10 DEC – BRISBANE SHOWGROUNDS
+ The Living End, You Am I and Special Features
SAT 11 DEC – BRISBANE SHOWGROUNDS
+ Violent Soho, Ball Park Music, Thelma Plum and Full Flower Moon Band
The encore run continues Powderfinger’s partnership with Mission Australia, an organisation doing extraordinary work for the most vulnerable in our communities. Homelessness is complex and rarely a solo issue, often the by-product of family violence, mental health and financial hardship. It’s a cause close to the band’s heart, and throughout the tour they will raise funds and awareness for Mission Australia and those who need their support. More details on this partnership, and how fans can get involved, will be released down the track.
For complete tour, ticket and VIP Experience information, visit: www.livenation.com.au