Counting Crows 2026 Australian and New Zealand tour: Presale, dates, venues, and more explored

American rock band Counting Crows are officially set to return to Australia and New Zealand. The Grammy and Academy Award-nominated group will bring The Complete Sweets! tour to the region in March and April 2026. It will be their first visit since their 2023 appearances at Bluesfest and select headline shows.

This newly announced run is being presented by Live Nation. It has been designed to celebrate over 30 years of the band's music and to support the release of their latest album, Butter Miracle: The Complete Sweets!. It is an extension of their 2021 EP Butter Miracle, Suite One.

Counting Crows took to their official Instagram page to announce the upcoming ANZ run, captioning:

"The Complete Sweets! Tour is coming to Australia and New Zealand in 2026! Tickets on sale Monday 20 October at 11am local. See you soon."

Complete list of dates and venues for Counting Crows' 2025-26 run

Counting Crows' four-city 2026 leg in Australia and New Zealand will kick off at Auckland's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. Then, the band will move through Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne. Tour dates are as follows:

• Sunday, March 23, 2026, Auckland, NZ, at Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre
• Friday, March 27, 2026, Adelaide, SA, at Festival Theatre
• Sunday, March 29, 2026, Sydney, NSW, at Enmore Theatre
• Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Melbourne, VIC, at Palais Theatre

Before heading Down Under, Counting Crows will continue The Complete Sweets! world tour across Europe and the UK through late 2025. A complete itinerary is as follows:

• Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Barcelona, Spain, at Razzmatazz 3
• Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Madrid, Spain, at La Riviera (Sold Out)
• Friday, October 17, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal, at Coliseu dos Recreios
• Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Dublin, Ireland, at 3Arena
• Thursday, October 23, 2025, Newcastle, England, at O2 City Hall Newcastle (Sold Out)
• Friday, October 24, 2025, Manchester, England, at O2 Apollo Manchester (Sold Out)
• Sunday, October 26, 2025, Leeds, England, at O2 Academy Leeds (Sold Out)
• Monday, October 27, 2025, Edinburgh, Scotland, at O2 Academy Edinburgh (Sold Out)
• Wednesday, October 29, 2025, Wolverhampton, England, at The Halls Wolverhampton – Civic Hall
• Friday, October 31, 2025, Portsmouth, England, at Portsmouth Guildhall (Sold Out)
• Saturday, November 1, 2025, London, England, at OVO Arena Wembley
• Monday, November 3, 2025, Stockholm, Sweden, at Annexet Stockholm Live
• Friday, April 24, 2026, Indio, CA, at Stagecoach Festival

Presale and ticket details

Tickets for the 2026 ANZ shows will go on sale to the general public on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 11 am local time. Fans can also access the following presale opportunities before the general sale.

• Mastercard presale: Thursday, October 16, 10 am to Monday, October 20, 10 am
• One NZ presale: Thursday, October 16, 10 am to Monday, October 20, 10 am
• Live Nation presale: Friday, October 17, 10 am to Monday, October 20, 10 am

Mastercard cardholders will have access to preferred ticket options through Priceless. Live Nation members can register for presale access via its official website.

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