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Powderfinger reveal dates for national comeback tour

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Australian rock band Powderfinger has announced a national comeback tour with 18 shows scheduled across Brisbane, Cairns, Perth, Sydney, and Adelaide starting from September. The band reunited after 16 years of disbanding, confirming the news through social media videos on Friday and detailed tour dates posted Monday morning. Fans had been speculating about the reunion based on cryptic displays in major cities leading up to the announcement.

Written by AI on 2026-10-11, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Powderfinger, an iconic Australian rock band known for hits like Odyssey Number Five, has confirmed their reunion after a 16-year hiatus. The announcement was made through cryptic billboards in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, which sparked fan speculation earlier this month. On October 9th, the band released a video on social media confirming plans for a national tour starting in September 2024. The tour includes 18 shows across major cities like Brisbane, Cairns, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne, with the first four nights set to take place at Brisbane Showgrounds from September 3rd to 6th. This marks their return to performing live after disbanding in 2010 and follows years of fan anticipation since their last performance in 2014.

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Brisbane Cairns Melbourne Powderfinger Sydney

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Brisbane GPE · 10× Melbourne GPE · 6× Sydney GPE · 6× Adelaide GPE · 3× Cairns GPE · 3× Perth GPE · 3× Powderfinger ORG · 3× Instagram ORG · 2× Australian NORP · 1× Bernard “Bernie” Fanning PERSON · 1×

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The tour dates are: - Friday 3 September – Brisbane, Brisbane Showgrounds - Saturday 4 September – Brisbane, Brisbane Showgrounds - Friday 10 September – Brisbane, Brisbane Showgrounds - Saturday 11 September – Brisbane, Brisbane Showgrounds - Friday 17 September – Cairns, Cazalys Stadium - Saturday 18 September – Cairns, Cazalys Stadium - Friday 24 September – Perth, Wellington Square - Saturday 25 September – Perth, Wellington Square - Friday 1 October – Sydney, The Domain - Saturday 2 October – Sydney, The Domain - Friday 8 October – Sydney, The Domain - Saturday 9 October – Sydney, The Domain - Friday 15 October – Adelaide, Ellis Park - Saturday 16 October – Adelaide, Ellis Park - Friday 22 October – Melbourne, Melbourne Park Oval - Saturday 23 October – Melbourne, Melbourne Park Oval - Friday 29 October – Melbourne, Melbourne Park Oval - Saturday 30 October – Melbourne, Melbourne Park Oval In the days leading up to the announcement, displays in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney featured sprawling letters, symbols and numbers connected to an Instagram account called The Return of the Electric Horsemen. Fans speculated it referenced Powderfinger’s song (Return of) The Electric Horseman from their 1996 album Double Allergic.

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🔮 “We always said that if we were going to get back together to do some shows, that you guys would be the first to know.

2026-10-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald

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Australian rock band Powderfinger have confirmed their national tour dates just days after announcing their reunion and 16 years after disbanding. asserted

band → confirm → reunion

The 18-show tour includes dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Perth, and Adelaide and kicks off in the band’s hometown, Brisbane. “We are absolutely ecstatic to be coming together to play again,” the band said in a statement posted to a new website on Monday morning. asserted

band → include → morning

“Over the years there have been tons of suggestions for us to go back on the road but, until now, it never felt quite right or lined up for all of us.” asserted

it → go → us

On Friday, the band uploaded videos to various social media platforms confirming their reunion and announcing a national tour after much speculation. asserted

band → upload → speculation

We’re Powderfinger, and we’ve got a little announcement to make for you today,” guitarist and vocalist Bernard “Bernie” Fanning said in the YouTube video. asserted

Fanning → ’re → video

“We always said that if we were going to get back together to do some shows, that you guys would be the first to know. asserted

guys → say → shows

And so now you’re the first to know. asserted

you → ’re → ?

We’re going to do some shows all around Australia from September next year. asserted

We → go → September

it → lead → album

Later, the band’s official Instagram posted the same image. asserted

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The last time the band performed was an impromptu reunion in 2017 during Splendour In The Grass. asserted

band → perform → Grass