Jack Johnson has announced a stacked Australian and New Zealand tour featuring Ben Harper and John Butler as special guests.
The multi-platinum musician is bringing his SURFILMUSIC tour to six venues across Australia and New Zealand in November, with three-time GRAMMY Award winner Ben Harper and one of Australia’s most prolific independent artists, John Butler, both joining the bill. Harper and Butler will each be performing solo and acoustic sets across the run.
Tickets for all shows go on sale at 2pm local time on 12 May. The Jack Johnson Artist Presale runs from 12pm on 7 May to 12pm on 8 May (local time), with sign-ups available through Ticketmaster. A Live Nation Presale kicks off at 1pm local on 11 May. Australian shows are presented in partnership with Double J.
Jack Johnson SURFILMUSIC 2026 Australia & New Zealand Tour
- 7 November — The Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
- 10 November — Kings Park & Botanic Gardens, Perth, WA
- 14 November — The Domain, Sydney, NSW
- 17 November — Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC
- 20 November — Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ
- 22 November — Waipara Winehouse, North Canterbury, NZ
Stay up to date with what’s happening in and around Melbourne here.
The SURFILMUSIC tour marks Johnson’s long-awaited return to touring since 2022, bringing more than two decades of catalogue to the stage. He’ll be joined by his longtime bandmates Adam Topol, Merlo Podlewski and Zach Gill, with fans set to hear tracks including Better Together, Flake, Inaudible Melodies, Taylor and Sitting, Waiting, Wishing. New material from the forthcoming SURFILMUSIC soundtrack, scored by Johnson alongside Hermanos Gutiérrez and due for release on 15 May, will also feature.
The tour takes its name from the SURFILMUSIC documentary, which traces Johnson’s journey from surfer to filmmaker to musician. The film follows his early days on Hawaii’s north shore through the creation of his surf films Thicker Than Water and The September Sessions, right up to the launch of his recording career. Details on Australian and New Zealand screenings of the documentary and the original surf films are still to come.
Harper brings a catalogue spanning 18 studio albums and more than 16 million records sold worldwide, with tracks like Burn One Down, Steal My Kisses and Diamonds On The Inside all in the arsenal. Butler, meanwhile, draws from over a quarter of a century of material, including signature songs Zebra, Better Than and his legendary instrumental piece Ocean.
Emily Wurramara, the AIR Award-winning and ARIA-nominated artist, will join the bill for the Sydney show at The Domain on 14 November.
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