Bernard Fanning Announces 'Tea & Sympathy' 20th Anniversary Australian Tour

Bernard Fanning is hitting the road in February 2026 for a special tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut solo album, Tea & Sympathy.

Upon its release on Halloween in 2005, the album topped the ARIA Albums Chart and earned Fanning three ARIA Awards and an APRA Award. It was also nominated for Album of the Year for the 2005 J Awards.

More country-folk inspired than his work in Powderfinger, Tea & Sympathy spawned the ultra-successful singles Wish You Well, Songbird, Watch Over Me, and Weekend of Mystery. Wish You Well went on to top the triple j Hottest 100 of 2005, and, earlier this year, landed at #57 in triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.

Fanning will celebrate 20 years of the album early next year, starting at Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre on Friday, 27 February, followed by dates in Perth, the Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Thirroul, Canberra, Melbourne, and concluding at the Gold Coast’s HOTA Theatre on Saturday, 28 March.

You can see the full list of tour dates and venues below.

Artist and venue pre-sales open at 10 am local time on Monday, 3 November, and close at 9 am local time on Wednesday, 5 November (or until allocation is exhausted). The general sale opens at 12 pm local time on Wednesday, 5 November. You can sign up for pre-sale access and purchase tickets via Bernard Fanning’s website.

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Joining Fanning on all dates of the tour are another two of Australia’s finest troubadours, Sam Cromack (of Ball Park Music fame) and Georgia Mooney (All Our Exes Live in Texas). In Perth, another special guest is joining in on the fun: Jebediah’s Bob Evans.

Fanning said of the forthcoming tour, “It’s such a privilege to have made a record that people connected with on such a deep, personal level.

“I have had so many people tell me that it changed their lives. As an artist, that is one of the things that you hope for. Playing these songs live has always been a communal experience, with the audience sharing in both the intimacy and the full-throated sing-along glory of the songs.”

He added, “It’s such a joy to be taking another lap around our country to play Tea & Sympathy again. We’ve got most of the original band back together and can’t wait to play this record front to back in some of the country’s most iconic venues. Having Sam and Georgia along just triples the fun.”