{"id":2108250,"date":"2026-08-24T03:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T00:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2108250"},"modified":"2026-08-24T03:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T00:27:30","slug":"the-wallflowers-announce-first-ever-australian-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2108250","title":{"rendered":"The Wallflowers Announce First-Ever Australian Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe Wallflowers will play Australia for the first time, announcing a five-date tour presented by Love Police to mark the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough album, Bringing Down the Horse<\/em>. The band will perform the album in full at every show.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe tour opens at Melbourne\u2019s Palais Theatre on Friday, Dec. 4, followed by Thirroul\u2019s Anita\u2019s Theatre on Dec. 5, Sydney\u2019s Liberty Hall on Dec. 6, Brisbane\u2019s Fortitude Music Hall on Dec. 8 and Adelaide\u2019s Hindley Street Music Hall on Dec. 9. A promoter presale begins Wednesday, Aug. 26, with general tickets on sale Friday, Aug. 28.<\/p>\n

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Bringing Down the Horse<\/em>, released May 21, 1996, peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and was certified quadruple platinum in the U.S.; in Australia it went gold and reached No. 9 on the ARIA chart. Lead single \u201cOne Headlight\u201d became the band\u2019s signature hit, topping Billboard\u2019s Mainstream Rock, Modern Rock and Triple-A airplay charts simultaneously and winning two Grammy Awards in 1998 for best rock song and best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals. It later landed at No. 58 on Rolling Stone\u2019s list of the 100 greatest pop songs. The album also produced \u201c6th Avenue Heartache,\u201d \u201cThe Difference\u201d and \u201cThree Marlenas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEach show will also feature a full performance of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers\u2019 1982 album Long After Dark<\/em> \u2014 a tribute the band says reflects a formative influence on frontman Jakob Dylan. Dylan inducted Petty into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.<\/p>\n

\n\tDylan, the son of Bob Dylan, has led the Wallflowers for more than three decades. Beyond the band\u2019s catalog, he starred in the 2018 documentary Echo in the Canyon<\/em>, working alongside Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Beck, Cat Power, Norah Jones and Regina Spektor, and has placed songs in film and TV including the Wallflowers\u2019 cover of \u201cHeroes\u201d for the 1998 Godzilla<\/em> soundtrack. The band supported Eric Clapton on his 2025 U.S. tour, following earlier support runs with Clapton, the Who and the Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI loved this record when it hit the streets,\u201d Love Police\u2019s BT said in a statement announcing the tour. \u201cIt was 1996, lots of good things around that were starting to reignite the country, roots, early Americana scene\u2026 It\u2019s an excellent live show and we get a Petty album too?! Unreal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wallflowers\u2019 2026 Australian tour dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tFriday, Dec. 4 \u2014 Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Saturday, Dec. 5 \u2014 Anita\u2019s Theatre, Thirroul
Sunday, Dec. 6 \u2014 Liberty Hall, Sydney
Tuesday, Dec. 8 \u2014 Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Wednesday, Dec. 9 \u2014 Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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