Announced: Sleaford Mods – Australia + NZ Tour

Sleaford Mods have announced an Australian and New Zealand headline tour for April 2026.

The band will kicks things off in Perth at the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre Front Lawn, and continue through to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Wellington and Auckland. Pre-sale starts on at 10am AEDT on Thursday 16th October and general sale will begin at 10am AEDT on Friday 17th October via handsometours.com.

This will be Sleaford Mods first time back to Australian and New Zealand soil since May and June of 2023, where they performed at events like Sydney’s Vivid LIVE and Hobart’s Dark Mofo.

“We took a year off ’cause I needed to get my nails did, and now we’re itching to get back out there and play live”, says Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson. “We released a new single Megaton last month, it’s an absolute banger so we’re buzzing to play that live for the first time. Who knows, we might have a few more new tracks to drop by then. Either way, it’s been a while since we toured, and we’re gagging for it.”

‘Megaton’, the band’s first new material since 2023’s album UK GRIM, is out now. Proceeds from the song are going to War Child, a commitment the band have deepened with this tour by partnering with PLUS1 to give $1 from every ticket sold to the charity.

“We’re incredibly grateful to Sleaford Mods for their continued generosity and support,” explained War Child’s Live Music Lead Clare Sanders-Wright. “Every ticket sold will directly support our work protecting, educating, and standing up for children affected by war, and we can’t thank them and their team enough for standing with us.”

Inspired by the song’s depiction of the noise and confusion engulfing society, artist and photographer Nick Waplington directed a video for the track that was filmed at Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park. A traditional location for speeches, debate and discussion since the 1800s, Williamson and Fearn dropped ‘Megaton’ in amongst the regular speakers who swarm the park every Sunday morning.

‘Megaton’ is available to stream now, meanwhile its seven-inch edition will be available on red vinyl from the band and Rough Trade Records’ web store, on blue from indie record shops and on general sale on black wax.

Stream / download ‘Megaton’ here.

Sleaford Mods 2026 Australian & New Zealand Tour

Sat 11 Apr, 2026 – Perth FAC Front Lawn [tickets]
Tue 14 Apr, 2026 – Melbourne Forum [tickets]
Fri  17 Apr, 2026 – Sydney Enmore Theatre [tickets]
Sun 19 Apr, 2026 – Adelaide Hindley St Music Hall [tickets]
Tue 21 Apr, 2026 – Brisbane Tivoli [tickets]
Thu 23 Apr, 2026 – Wellington Meow Nui [tickets]
Sat 25 Apr, 2026 – Auckland Powerstation [tickets]

Pre-sale starts at 10am AEDT on Thu 16 Oct | General sale starts at 10am AEDT on Fri 17 Oct.

Handsome Tours pre-sale sign up form here.