Crowded House Announce 2024 Australian Tour

Crowded House will return to Australia and New Zealand in November and December in support of their new album, Gravity Stairs.

Kicking off the tour on Saturday, 9 November, at Wellington’s TSB Arena, Crowded House then head to the Dunedin Town Hall (Tuesday, 12 November), Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch (Wednesday, 13 November), Regent On Broadway in Palmerston North (Tuesday, 19 November), Mercury Baypark Arena in Tauranga (Wednesday, 20 November), and Auckland’s Spark Arena (Saturday, 23 November).

After the New Zealand dates come to an end, Crowded House begin their Australian run at Perth’s Kings Park & Botanic Garden (Friday, 29 November) before hosting two nights at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt (Wednesday, 4, and Thursday, 5 December), a night at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena (Tuesday, 10 December), Newcastle Entertainment Centre (Friday, 13 December), and wraps up at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday, 14 December.

In a statement, singer Neil Finn said about the band’s return down under: “So looking forward to getting amongst our people having practised on the Northern Hemisphere for a few months. The band will be running hot, and we can't wait to sing with you and elevate our collective spirits. Sing it if you want to be a part of Some Greater Plan.”

Crowded House Fan Club members can access tickets before the general public from 11 am local time on Monday, 27 May, until 11 am local time on Wednesday, 29 May. The general sale starts at noon on Thursday, 30 May – head to the band’s website for more ticketing details.

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The multi-platinum-selling group announced the album, which is due for release on Friday, 31 May, back in February.

Gravity Stairs was made in partnership with producer Steven Schram (Paul Kelly, San Cisco), who watched on as Crowded House’s current line-up – Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, and Finn's sons Elroy and Liam – created another set of new songs.

The album was influenced by a set of heavy stone stairs – figurative “gravity stairs” – near Finn’s favourite vacation spot that inspired him as a creator.

The singer-songwriter explained, “It's a metaphor for getting a little older and becoming aware of your own mortality, your own physicality. Things are getting a little harder, and there's more determination needed to get to the top, but there's still the same compulsion to climb them.”

You can pre-order/pre-save Gravity Stairs here.