Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring are delighted to welcome back country music powerhouse LAINEY WILSON as she brings her WHIRLWIND WORLD TOUR down under in February 2026, which also sees the Grammy-award winner make her long-awaited New Zealand debut.
Wilson will also be headlining Howlin’ Country Festival in Newcastle. She’ll first head to New Zealand, kicking off the tour with shows in Auckland and Christchurch, before making her anticipated return to Australia for shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Last in Australia in 2024, Wilson blew fans away in her debut visit, with a headline performance to remember at CMC Rocks QLD, along with two show-stopping, sold-out nights in both Sydney and Melbourne.
Now returning in 2026, LAINEY WILSON will celebrate the release of her forthcoming Whirlwind (Deluxe) with live performances for fans in Australia and New Zealand for the very first time. Taking the album around the globe, Wilson kicked off the first leg of the WHIRLWIND WORLD TOUR in March, performing sold-out dates across Europe. The singer then takes on a vast, sold out North America leg later this month, before reaching Australia and New Zealand next February, with her biggest headline shows in the market to date.
Cementing herself as one of music’s most exciting talents, LAINEY WILSON continues to define a new generation of modern country artists and inspire fans across the world. In 2024, she took home her first GRAMMY® award for Best Country Album, adding to her growing list of accolades, including multiple #1 Billboard singles and a platinum selling catalogue. In 2023, she made history as the first woman in over a decade to win CMA’s Entertainer of the Year. Named Apple Music’s Global Artist of the Year, Wilson is an unstoppable force, rewriting the playbook for female artists in the genre.
Joining Lainey on her biggest headline Australia and New Zealand dates are fellow US country artists FLATLAND CAVALRY and KAITLIN BUTTS.
FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY – Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ
with special guests Flatland Cavalry & Kaitlin Butts
SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY – Wolfbrook Arena | Christchurch, NZ
with special guests Flatland Cavalry & Kaitlin Butts
WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY – Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD
with special guests Flatland Cavalry & Kaitlin Butts
MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY – Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW
with special guests Flatland Cavalry & Kaitlin Butts
THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY – Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC
with special guests Flatland Cavalry & Kaitlin Butts
SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY – Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA
with special guests Flatland Cavalry & Kaitlin Butts
THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY – RAC Arena | Perth, WA
with special guests Flatland Cavalry & Kaitlin Butts
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