One of Australia’s most beloved rock bands is set to make history when Australian Crawl reunites three original members on stage for the first time in more than four decades as part of the Red Hot Summer Tour 2026.
The iconic summer concert series has unveiled one of its biggest line-ups yet, led by Australian Crawl and Men At Work, alongside Birds of Tokyo, Vika & Linda, Eskimo Joe, Boom Crash Opera and Ella Hooper.
The tour will roll into Victoria Park in Ballarat on Saturday 7 November and the Mornington Racecourse on Sunday 8 November.
For fans of Australian music, the Australian Crawl reunion is the headline moment. James Reyne, Simon Binks and David Reyne will perform together for the first time in more than 40 years, celebrating a catalogue that helped define Australian rock during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The special performance will feature a band of longtime collaborators and musicians revisiting classics that have become part of the nation’s soundtrack.
“We ran our own shows on the Pen and a following grew,” said James Reyne. “One can only shake one’s head at the sometimes wonderful inventions of folly in all its guises and forms for the trip was a blast; such fun and high spirits were had that upon return we decided we should perhaps give this thing a year, before we returned to our studies; just to see what happens. What a ride.”
Simon Binks added, “I’m looking forward to this upcoming celebration of Australian Crawl. Who would have thought that this far down the track, three original members would be sharing the same stage once again?”
Joining them is another Australian institution, Men At Work. Fronted by founding member Colin Hay, the Grammy-winning group will return to Australian stages with a set packed with global hits including Down Under, Overkill and Who Can It Be Now. Hay said his favourite Men At Work tour was the band’s breakthrough run around Australia in 1981 and that he is looking forward to returning 45 years later to share the stage with old friends and new.
“My favourite Men At Work tour was the summer of 1981, when our stars were in ascension, and we hugged the coast of eastern Australia, and the west from memory,” Hay said.
” I very much look forward to returning, 45 years on, to join the Red Hot Summer Tour 2026, to share the stage with old friends and new, and play those songs again, for all those who want to hear them!”
For more information and ticket details, visit https://www.redhotsummertour.com.au
Red Hot Summer Tour 2026
- Saturday 17 October – Queens Park, Toowoomba, QLD
- Sunday 18 October – Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point, QLD
- Saturday 24 October – Berry Showground, Berry, NSW
- Sunday 25 October – Keirle Park, Manly, NSW
- Saturday 31 October – Roche Estate, Hunter Valley, NSW
- Sunday 1 November – Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta, QLD
- Saturday 7 November – Victoria Park, Ballarat, VIC
- Sunday 8 November – Mornington Racecourse, Mornington, VIC
- Saturday 14 November – Sandalford Wines, Swan Valley, WA
- Sunday 15 November – Glenelg Beach, Glenelg, SA
