The band sets five shows for this winter
Alt-rock icons Garbage return to Australia and New Zealand in December 2025, with four electrifying shows for Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney via Frontier Touring. Standing among the most influential alternative rock bands of modern times, the band – Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Market & Butch Vig – are true pioneers, selling over 20 million albums and responsible for a catalogue of era-defining hits. These summer shows will be Garbage’s first Australian headline performances since 2016, and the band’s first appearance in Auckland since 2013.
‘To be able to return to sacred, stunning New Zealand and to Australia – the home country of our most beloved music business guru, Michael Gudinski – is an immense thrill for us as a band. We have been aching to return to this part of the world for a long time now and this tour will be played every night in Gudinski’s honour,” Manson shares.
Performing in ornate theatres in each city, including a tour closing night onstage in the Concert Hall at the iconic Sydney Opera House, these shows are a must for long-time Garbage fans. Garbage returns to celebrate their highly acclaimed eighth studio album, Let All That We Imagine Be The Light. Since its release in May 2025, the band has been hitting the road, midway through their first North American headline tour in a decade, which began in early September. In November, they’ll head to Mexico before closing out their US run with a final Los Angeles show, ahead of their long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand.
Garbage 2025 Australian & New Zealand Tour Dates:
Dec 3 – Auckland, NZ @ Auckland Town Hall
Dec 11 – Melbourne, VIC @ Palais Theatre
Dec 12 – Adelaide, SA @ Thebarton Theatre
Dec 14 – Sydney, NSW @ Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
