POWDERFINGER ADD NINE NEW SHOWS: HERE'S HOW TO SNAG TICKETS THIS TIME
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If you missed out on Powderfinger tickets and have been quietly sulking ever since, here is your second chance.
The Brisbane rock legends have added nine encore shows to their 2027 reunion tour after the original run sold out in a matter of days.
The new concerts take the tour to 35 dates and bring it to cities that were left off the first announcement, including Hobart and Canberra, along with extra nights in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.
The new dates
According to Blunt Magazine, the encore run kicks off with two nights at Melbourne Park Oval on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 November 2027.
The band then heads to Cornelian Bay Oval in Hobart on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 November, before two shows at Sandalford Estate in Perth's Swan Valley on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 November.
Canberra gets its turn at Stage 88 on Saturday 4 December, and the tour wraps up where it all began, with two outdoor homecoming shows at the Brisbane Showgrounds on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 December.
How to get tickets
If you are keen, set an alarm.
Artist and Live Nation presales open at 10am local time on Wednesday 4 November, with general sale following at 11am local time on Thursday 5 November.
To join the artist presale, fans need to register at the official Powderfinger website before 6pm AEDT on Tuesday 3 November.
There is good news for anyone who already bought tickets interstate because their city was not originally on the list: some Hobart and ACT ticket holders may be eligible for a refund on their original tickets, so check the conditions on the ticketing page before you buy.
The support line up is a treat too, with an all Australian bill that includes Something For Kate in Melbourne, plus the likes of Ocean Alley, DMA'S, John Butler Trio, The Living End and Violent Soho across the new shows.
The final Brisbane night features Violent Soho, Ball Park Music, Thelma Plum and Full Flower Moon Band.
Why Powderfinger came back
The figures are extraordinary.
The first 26 concerts sold around 300,000 tickets in six days, outstripping the 220,000 tickets the band sold for its 2010 farewell tour.
Frontman Bernard Fanning said that when the band saw how many people had missed out, they knew they could not leave it there.
In a warm interview with ABC News, the five members, Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John "JC" Collins and drummer Jon Coghill, revealed they had been secretly plotting the reunion for 18 months, after meeting with long-time manager Paul Piticco in May 2025.
Fanning said his main reason was his children, who have never seen the band play live.
The group also spoke about wanting to bring a bit of joy back into a divided world, and Middleton reflected that they were lucky to still be here to do it, when friends in the industry have lost that chance.
Fans hoping for fresh material may have to wait.
Fanning said there are no plans for a new album, revealing that Jimmy Barnes advised them against making one, although the band is not completely closed to the idea of a new song.
Rehearsals start in December, and the set list is expected to run to around 22 songs.
A soundtrack to our lives
For a generation of Australians, Powderfinger songs such as My Happiness, These Days and Passenger are woven into memories of road trips, uni parties and first loves.
Seeing them again, perhaps this time with your own kids in tow, feels like a very special full circle moment.
So charge your phone, register for the presale and maybe start practising the high notes in the car.
It looks like 2027 is going to be a very good year.
