Lainey Wilson’s 2026 Australia & New Zealand tour: Dates, venues, special guests & how to get tickets

Country music superstar Lainey Wilson is headed down under in February 2026, bringing her WHIRLWIND WORLD TOUR to Australia and New Zealand, with Flatland Cavalry and Kaitlin Butts joining as special guests.

The Grammy-winning artist will also make her long-awaited New Zealand debut and headline the Howlin’ Country Festival in Newcastle.

In 2024, she earned her first GRAMMY® for Best Country Album and made history in 2023 as the first woman in over a decade to win CMA’s Entertainer of the Year.


Named Apple Music’s Global Artist of the Year, she has also topped the Billboard charts multiple times and built a platinum-selling catalogue, cementing her status as one of country music’s most influential voices.

Lainey Wilson's Australia and New Zealand 2026 tour overview

Wilson will kick off the run in Auckland and Christchurch before heading to Australia for her biggest headline shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth.

Last seen in Australia in 2024, Wilson wowed fans with sold-out nights in Sydney and Melbourne, and a show-stopping set at CMC Rocks QLD.

Now, she’s back with her deluxe album Whirlwind (Deluxe), set for release on 22 August 2025, featuring five brand-new tracks including “Somewhere Over Laredo” and “Bell Bottoms Up.”

How to get tickets

• Frontier Members Presale: Opens Tuesday, 12 August at 12 pm local time
  
  
• General On Sale: Begins Friday, 15 August at 1 pm local time
  
  

Tickets & info: frontiertouring.com/laineywilson

New Zealand tour dates of Lainey Wilson's 2026 concert

• Fri 6 Feb – Spark Arena, Auckland | ticketmaster.co.nz
  
  
• Sun 8 Feb – Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch | ticketmaster.co.nz

Lainey Wilson's Australia 2026 tour dates

• Wed 11 Feb – Brisbane Entertainment Centre | ticketek.com.au
  
  
  
• Mon 16 Feb – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney | ticketek.com.au
  
  
  
• Thu 19 Feb – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne | ticketek.com.au
  
  
  
• Sun 22 Feb – Adelaide Entertainment Centre | ticketek.com.au
  
  
  
• Thu 26 Feb – RAC Arena, Perth | ticketek.com.au
  

About the special guests

• Flatland Cavalry – Celebrating 10 years in country music with ACM Award nominations, Gold-certified hits, and more than 500M streams.
  
• Kaitlin Butts – Known for her theatrical storytelling and bold songwriting, nominated for the 2024 Americana Awards’ New Emerging Act.