Madness Announce 2027 Australian & New Zealand Tour

English ska-pop outfit Madness will make their Australian and New Zealand return in 2027 on their All Aboard for the Madness Hit Parade Tour.

A decade on since their last visit to Australia, and a whopping 46 years since they last played New Zealand, the tour announcement coincides with the release of their definitive career-spanning collection Hit Parade, which features 45 singles from 45 years.

The band are also re-issuing their first five studio albums – One Step Beyond…, Absolutely, 7, The Rise & Fall, and Keep Moving – in January, just in time for their Australian and New Zealand adventure.

Fans can expect the lovable ensemble to perform all their biggest hits, including 'Our House', 'It Must Be Love', 'Baggy Trousers', 'House of Fun' and countless others.

Madness get things underway in Fremantle at Palace Foreshore on Saturday 27 February, followed by dates at On The Banks in Brisbane on Tuesday 2 March and Sydney Opera House Forecourt on Friday 5 March. The band then make their way to Adelaide for WOMADelaide on Sunday 7 March, before heading north to Melbourne and playing Palace Foreshore on Tuesday 9 March. It's then off to New Zealand for the final two shows at Auckland's Spark Arena on Friday 12 March and Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena on Saturday 13 March.

Tickets on sale Thursday 24 September 9am AEST at handsometours.com.

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Formed in 1976, Madness dominated the UK charts right up until they called it quits in 1986, selling millions of albums, releasing chart-topping singles and playing sold-out concerts.

Since reforming in 1992, the band have continued to release new music, with their most recent studio album, 2023's Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie, landing at #1 on the UK Official Albums Chart, performed on the roof of Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations and headlined enormous stages around the world.

This February and March, be prepared and get All Abroad for the Madness Hit Parade Tour, bringing the hits, the mayhem, the memories and their unmistakable British spirit to Australia and New Zealand.

Catch Madness performing at WOMADelaide 2027 on Sunday 7 March. Tickets on sale now at womadelaide.com.au.