UPDATE: Due to demand, new shows have been added. Ethel Cain is bringing her acclaimed ‘Willoughby Tucker Forever’ tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2026, adding a string of local dates to her sold-out global run.
The tour starts at Auckland Town Hall on February 14th, then continues to Melbourne’s Palais Theatre (February 16th and 17th), Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion (February 21st), Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall (February 25th), and finishes at Fremantle Arts Centre (February 28th).
Frontier Member pre-sale starts Wednesday, August 13th at 11am local time, with general tickets on sale Monday, August 18th via frontiertouring.com/ethelcain.
The tour follows Cain’s new album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, which has earned raves from everyone from The New York Times to The Wall Street Journal. The record serves as a prequel to her 2022 debut Preacher’s Daughter, telling the story of Cain’s first love, Willoughby Tucker, in what’s described as a “humid, laden romance.”
“I produced and recorded the album over the past year in my studios in Daleville, Alabama, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, and Tallahassee, Florida,” Cain said. “Some of the songs date back to the very beginning of the Ethel Cain project.”
Cain’s North American and European tour legs sold all 170,000 tickets within weeks earlier this year. She’ll headline some of her biggest shows yet, including New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and London’s Eventim Apollo.
The Florida-born multidisciplinary artist (real name Hayden Anhedönia) broke out with her 2021 EP Inbred, recorded in the basement of an old Indiana church. Her debut Preacher’s Daughter cemented her status as one of the most compelling new voices in music, leading to collaborations with Florence + the Machine, Mitski, Givenchy, Miu Miu, and Calvin Klein.
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For full tour details and ticket info, head to frontiertouring.com/ethelcain.
Ethel Cain’s last Australian shows were in mid-2023, when she performed at Sydney’s Vivid LIVE and Hobart’s Dark Mofo festivals, amongst other dates.
Ethel Cain 2026 Australia & New Zealand Tour
Presented by Frontier Touring and Penny Drop
Frontier Member pre-sale via frontiertouring.com/ethelcain runs 48 hours from Wednesday, August 13th (11am local time) or until presale allocation exhausted
General on sale begins Monday, August 18th (11am local time)
Friday, February 13th
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland
Saturday, February 14th
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland
Monday, February 16th
Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Tuesday, February 17th
Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Wednesday, February 18th
Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Thursday, February 19th
Palais Theatre, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
Saturday, February 21st
Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Sunday, February 22nd
Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Wednesday, February 25th
The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Thursday, February 26th
The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Saturday, February 28th
Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle
