News · 25 March 2026

The National’s Matt Berninger Announces Australia and New Zealand solo tour

Expect to hear both his solo work and tracks recorded with The National.

Matt Berninger is heading our way for his first solo tour of Australia and New Zealand. The frontman of divorced dad favourites The National has announced a four-date tour that includes shows as part of Brisbane’s Open Season and Sydney’s Vivid LIVE.

The tour is in aid of Berninger’s 2025 record Get Sunk, an album described in press material as “a sweeping and soul-stirring record that finds him resurfacing with clarity, vulnerability and wry humour intact.”

Written following Berninger’s move from Los Angeles to Connecticut, Get Sunk was inspired by his new surroundings and the people in his life.

Fans heading along can expect to hear songs from his latest album and selections from his 2020 solo debut Serpentine Prison, along withclassics from The National’s beloved catalogue.

Berninger’s tour begins in Sydney at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for Vivid LIVE on Thursday 28 May. The singer-songwriter then performs at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre as part of Open Season on Sunday 31 May, followed by Melbourne’s Forum on Wednesday 3 June and finally in New Zealand at Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral on Friday 5 June.

Tickets for Beringer’s Sydney and Auckland shows are on sale now via handsometours.com.

Brisbane pre-sale kicks off 7am AEDT on Thursday 26 March, with general on-sale taking place 9am AEDT on Friday 27 March.

Melbourne pre-sale occurs 9am AEDT on Thursday 26 March, with general on-sale commencing 9am AEDt on Friday 27 March.

Full ticketing information is available at handsometours.com.

As the vocalist and songwriter of The National, Matt Berninger has become one of indie rock’s most beloved frontmen.

Forming in 1999, The National have released 10 studio albums, breaking through in 2010 with their fifth album, High Violet. While yet to score a #1 hit, critics fawn over the band, with The National establishing themselves as leaders of the divorced dad rock genre thanks to their melancholy lyrics and soft rock combo.

As a solo artist, Berninger has released two albums and collaborated with a slew of incredible artists, including Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Jones, Fiona Apple and more.

Catch Matt Berninger performing across Australia and New Zealand this May and June. Ticketing information is available at handsometours.com.