Australian Crawl and Men At Work Lead 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour
Australian Crawl and Men At Work will headline the red hot summer tour in 2026, with the line-up set to bring two of the country’s biggest legacy rock names back onto the same summer circuit. The run begins in Queensland at Coolangatta Beach on November 1, and general ticket sales for the November shows open on June 25.
Australian Crawl Reunion
The most notable booking is Australian Crawl’s first shared stage in 40 years for original members James Reyne, Simon Binks and David Reyne. Simon Binks said, “I’m looking forward to this upcoming celebration of Australian Crawl. Who would have thought that this far down the track three original members would be sharing the same stage once again” and James Reyne added, “What a delight it will be to do it all again with those of us from the original gang who haven’t yet propped permanently at Heaven’s Bar”.
Australian Crawl’s career ran from 1978 to 1986, and the band is still identified with Reckless and The Boys Light Up. This version of the group also includes John Watson, Brett Kingman, Josh Owen, Andrew McIvor, Sean Johnson, Melinda Jackson and Nicole Kurta, putting a larger live unit around the reunion rather than a stripped-back nostalgia bill.
Men At Work In 2026
Men At Work formed in Melbourne in 1979 and disbanded in 1985, but Colin Hay is back on the road with the tour and leaning into that history rather than pretending it does not exist. He said, “The first two Men At Work records went crazy” and followed it with, “And when you have success like that, the dust never really settles. I learned only through time and experience, not to compete with my past, but embrace it, and let it live with me…. not in the main house of course, but in the casita down the back yard.”
Boom Crash Opera, Birds of Tokyo, Vika & Linda, Eskimo Joe and Ella Hooper round out the 2026 line-up, a mix that keeps the bill squarely in the Australian rock lane. Sandalford Wines Swan Valley is set for Saturday, November 14, giving the tour an early Queensland launch and a Western Australian stop that should pull strong advance interest once June 25 rolls around.
