The Smith Street Band & DZ Deathrays Announce 2027 Australian Tour

Touring together for the first time, the pair have announced the 2027 'The Great Australian Rock ’N’ Roll Show.'

For nearly two decades, The Smith Street Band and DZ Deathrays have developed reputations as two of Australia’s most loved bands. They’ve dominated the ARIA charts and triple j Hottest 100s, not to mention their countless festival appearances.

And yet, they’ve never toured together, until now. From March to May 2027, the pair are embarking on The Great Australian Rock ’N’ Roll Show, a 20-date tour across the country, stopping in capital cities and regional areas.

The tour follows the release of both bands’ latest albums this year – The Smith Street Band unveiled Once I Was Wild, and DZ Deathrays released Easing Out of Control.

The excitement begins at the Wollongong Uni Bar on Thursday, 4 March. The tour continues with dates in Sydney, Newcastle, Geelong, Melbourne, Mt Evelyn, Dunsborough, Fremantle, Scarborough, Adelaide, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Canberra, Tilba, and Hobart. It concludes at the Forth Pub on Saturday, 1 May.

Check out all the dates and venues below.

Ratsalad join the fun in Dunsborough, Fremantle, and Scarborough, with more special guests to be announced soon. Tickets are just $50 plus booking fees and are available from Thursday, 12 November, at 8 am local time via The Smith Street Band and DZ Deathrays websites.

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Speaking on the tour, DZ Deathrays’ Simon Ridley said, “Touring Australia is one of my favourite aspects of playing in bands, and over the years we’ve bumped into The Smith Street Band members a number of times and shared drinks and laughs with them around the country. So, it feels like after all these years it makes sense that we finally share a stage and a proper tour together.”

The Smith Street Band’s Wil Wagner added, “We’ve been fans of DZ since they started, and we can’t wait to finally tour with them. It’s gonna be a lot of fun spending two months with them playing shows all over the country! 20 shows from Cairns to Dunsborough to Forth! Can’t wait to see you there!”

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