Portugal. The Man Announce 2026 Australian Tour

Portugal. The Man return to Australia in October, touring in support of their latest album, 'Shish.'

Portugal. The Man, the project of lead singer and multi-instrumentalist John Gourley, is heading to Australia in October for a quick run of shows along the East Coast.

Gourley plays shows with a roster of impressive touring musicians when Portugal. The Man comes to town. Touring in support of the group’s latest album, Shish, released last November and marking their tenth full-length album, the tour follows the band’s 2024 appearance at Bluesfest and 2018 performances at Groovin The Moo, as well as headline shows.

The tour begins at Sydney’s Roundhouse on Wednesday, 14 October. It continues at Melbourne’s Forum on Saturday, 17 October, and concludes at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Sunday, 18 October.

Fans can access pre-sale tickets from Wednesday, 19 August, via the Mastercard pre-sale and Artist pre-sale – the latter on the band’s website – at 11 am local time. Head to the Priceless and Portugal. The Man websites for more information.

The My Live Nation members pre-sale follows on Thursday, 20 August, at 11 am local time. The general sale opens on Friday, 21 August, at 12 pm local time – head to the Live Nation Australia website for more details.

Portugal. The Man are that rare Alaskan rock band who made it to the mainstream. A hard-working, touring cult favourite group, their records are always dynamic and distinctive.

After over a decade of touring and releasing music, Portugal. The Man had a massive pop hit with their 2017 single Feel It Still, which went on to win the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Award at the 2018 Grammy Awards and topped the Billboard Alternative Songs, Hot 100 Airplay, and Pop Songs charts and became a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 upon its release.

Instead of following Feel It Still with more records that followed that sound to a T, the band released their two most fascinating albums to date, including Shish. Gourley said the highly personal album is about “survival, connection, and ambition.

“Rural life with moments of danger and absurdity, like dirt bikes, smokers, gunfire, and video games. The repeated line ‘we can be family’ pushes against isolation, reaching for something solid.”

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