{"id":2511953,"date":"2026-07-22T04:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2511953"},"modified":"2026-07-22T04:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:16:20","slug":"squeeze-announce-australia-and-new-zealand-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/squeeze-announce-australia-and-new-zealand-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Squeeze Announce Australia and New Zealand Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New wave legends Squeeze are coming to Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>The English band have announced shows in Auckland, Wellington, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth, with their \u2018Tired, Tested and Trixies\u2019 hitting our shores in April of next year (see full dates below).<\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 31st at 10am local time. The early bird pre-sale begins on Wednesday, July 29th at 10am local time.<\/p>\n<p>Squeeze are hitting the road to celebrate a remarkable 53 years of songwriting and hits.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1974 by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, Squeeze rose to become one of new wave and pop music\u2019s best-loved bands thanks to hits such as \u201cUp the Junction\u201d, \u201cCool for Cats\u201d, and \u201cTempted\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are so excited to be coming back to New Zealand and Australia!\u201d Tilbrook says. \u201cWe have never sounded better and it feels special to be bringing this new show to all our fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be amazing to show off songs from our new album \u2018Trixies\u2019 and, of course, all the hits and some surprises. Looking forward to getting down there in April 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coming to ANZ will be Tilbrook, bassist Owen Biddle, percussionist Steve Smith, keyboardist Stephen Large, drummer Simon Hanson, guitarist Leon Tilbrook, and backing vocalist Danica Dora.<\/p>\n<p>Squeeze released their new album <em>Trixies<\/em> earlier this year. It was their first album in eight years but the first they ever wrote, a collection of stories set in a fictional nightclub written by the teenage Difford and Tilbrook.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Squeeze 2027 Australia and New Zealand Tour<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Presented by Destroy All Lines<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ticket information available <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.destroyalllines.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tuesday, April 13th<\/strong><br \/>Powerstation, Auckland, NZ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wednesday, April 14th<\/strong><br \/>Meow Nui, Wellington, NZ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday, April 16th<\/strong><br \/>Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, April 17th<\/strong><br \/>Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Monday, April 19th<\/strong><br \/>The Palais, Melbourne, VIC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tuesday, April 20th<\/strong><br \/>The Gov, Adelaide, SA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursday, April 22nd<\/strong><br \/>Astor Theatre, Perth, WA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New wave legends Squeeze are coming to Australia and New Zealand. The English band have announced shows in Auckland, Wellington, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth, with their \u2018Tired, Tested and Trixies\u2019 hitting our shores in April of next year (see full dates below). 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