Australian art-rock collective Bleak Squad have officially announced a run of 2026 tour dates. The Melbourne-based group is made up of Adalita (Magic Dirt), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque), and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting).Following the release of their debut album Strange Love in 2024 and a few sold-out shows across Victoria, Bleak Squad are all set to hit the road in February and March 2026 for a run of headline performances, alongside festival appearances at Perth Festival, Riverboats Music Festival, and Golden Plains. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostBleak Squad took to their official Instagram page to announce the upcoming 2026 run. Their post read:"The other day at soundcheck we looked at our calendars for next year and realised there were only a few short weeks we were all in the country and available, so we’ve jam packed as many shows into them as we could because god knows when the next opportunity to play live together will happen again."The post continued:"Today we are very happy to announce a run of shows up the east coast in Feb/Mar 2026: Brissy, Sydney, Canberra as well as regional centres the Blue Mountains, Ballarat, Castlemaine, Eumundi and Murwillumbah. Adding to the already announced festival appearances at Perth Festival, Golden Plains and Riverboats Music Festival. All shows on sale NOW - (except Canberra goes on sale Dec 1st) As the Golden Plains blurb says: "Ads and Harvey on vox, Turner on guitar and Brown behind the tubs. Hooboy, is this gonna be speeeeecial. Squad goals." Tickets available from links in bio or www.bleaksquad.com"According to frontwoman Adalita, Bleak Squad first came together informally in 2019 when drummer Marty Brown invited his peers to collaborate. She stated in an interview:"We just got together and brought in our own songs or riffs that were half done to see if we could collaborate on them. There was real chemistry straight away."Complete list of dates and locations for Bleak Squad's 2026 runThe upcoming run will see Bleak Squad perform in multiple cities and regional centers across the East Coast, alongside some festival stages. A complete itinerary is as follows:Saturday, February 7, 2026, Blue Mountains, NSW, at Blue Mountains TheatreSunday, February 8, 2026, Perth, WA, at East Perth Power Station (Perth Festival)Thursday, February 12, 2026, Ballarat, VIC, at Her Majesty’s TheatreFriday, February 13, 2026, Castlemaine, VIC, at Theatre RoyalSaturday, February 14, 2026, Echuca, VIC, at Riverboats Music FestivalThursday, February 19, 2026, Brisbane, QLD, at Princess TheatreFriday, February 20, 2026, Eumundi, QLD, at Imperial HotelSaturday, February 21, 2026, Murwillumbah, NSW, at Regent CinemaWednesday, March 4, 2026, Canberra, ACT, at Canberra Theatre PlayhouseThursday, March 5, 2026, Sydney, NSW, at Factory TheatreSunday, March 8, 2026, Meredith, VIC, at Golden Plains FestivalTickets for most stops on the tour are available now through Bleak Squad's official website and venue outlets. The only exception is the Canberra Theatre Playhouse show, which will go on sale on December 1, 2025.Also Read: The Herd 2026 Australian tour: Presale, dates, venues, and more exploredPulp 2026 'You Deserve More' Australian and New Zealand tour: Presale code, dates, venues, and more explored