In response to the overwhelming demand and creating history, Face To Face Touring and Red Hot Summer Tour announce two more massive outdoor shows at two superb locations. Brisbane’s premier venue, Riverstage, will stage the show on Friday 20th November and Melbourne’s iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl will take place on Sunday 22ndNovember.
For the first time in 40 years, Australian Crawl will take to the stage, alongside the iconic Men At Work. They will be joined by an Aussie favourites Vika & Linda and Boom Crash Opera.
James Reyne, Simon Binks and David Reyne come together to celebrate the music of Australian Crawl. This is the first time in over 40 years that three original members will share the stage, joined by John Watson (Australian Crawl ’83-‘86), Brett Kingman, Josh Owen, Andrew McIvor, Sean Johnson, Melinda Jackson and Nicole Kurta. In a short career between 1978 and 1986, Australian Crawl delivered numerous chart hits and iconic songs that have been woven into the fabric of Australia.
Formed in Melbourne in 1979 and best known for breakthrough hits such as ‘Down Under’, ‘Who Can It Be Now’, ‘Be Good Johnny’, ‘Overkill’, and ‘It’s a Mistake’, Men At Work achieved global success as a Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling act before disbanding in 1985.
Responding to demand, Colin Hay and Greg Ham continued to tour the world as Men At Work from 1996 into the 2000s. Sadly, Greg Ham passed away in 2012. Founding member Colin Hay has developed a solo career over the last 35 years, writing, recording, and touring extensively throughout the world as a solo artist. He is presently part of Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band.
Since 2019, he has also toured and played under the Men At Work banner with his formidably talented group of LA based musicians, where he plays an exclusively Men At Work set, including all the hits and dearly loved songs which have clearly stood the test of time.
Vika & Linda are two of Australia’s most celebrated and enduring voices who have captivated Australian audiences with their powerful harmonies and magnetic stage presence. From their Tongan roots singing in church to global tours with The Black Sorrows, the sisters have released nine studio albums, topped charts, written an autobiography, and collaborated with legends like Paul Kelly and Kasey Chambers. Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and awarded the OAM for their service to music, Vika & Linda are revered for their genre-spanning versatility and soul-stirring performances. With enduring influence and boundless energy, they remain one of Australia’s most treasured and trailblazing vocal duos.
Their stunning new album, Where Do You Come From? is a record that marks the sisters’ emergence as powerful songwriters in their own right, it is the most personal and revealing body of work in their nearly four-decade career. After a lifetime of lending their voices to the stories of others, this record marks a moment of stepping forward, the sisters telling their own story in full; a widescreen work that spans identity, ancestry, motherhood, ageing, grief, joy, and the grounding presence of water.
These here are crazy times. But Boom Crash Opera is one band you can rely upon.
The producer of their debut album told them: “The most important thing a group can do is stay together. Keep it together and you can do anything you want.”
Boom Crash Opera took those words to heart, proudly becoming one of Australia’s most-loved bands, with 13 Top 50 singles and five Top 50 albums. As founding member Peter Farnan says, “We sounded like our name.” It’s an intoxicating mix of indie pop and stadium rock, with unforgettable hits such as ‘Great Wall’, ‘Hands Up In The Air’, ‘City Flat’, ‘Onion Skin’ ‘Get Out Of The House’, ‘The Best Thing’ and ‘Dancing In The Storm’. Nearly four decades after the band began, the start of ‘Onion Skin’ remains an irresistible rallying cry: Keep it in! Cut it out! Kick it out!
RED HOT SUMMER TOUR – NEW DATES 2026:
Riverstage, Brisbane QLD
Sunday 22nd November
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC
Red Hot Summer Tour / Face To Face Pre-sale:
Wednesday 9th September 10.00am > Thursday 10th September 10.00am (local time)
General Public On Sale:
Thursday 10th September 12.00pm (local time)
Tickets are available at:
