Tour News - Wheatus on Jan tour add extra NZ Show and confirm local openers - 10th December 2025

Presented by Teamwrk Touring & BA

Photo Credit - Gabrielle White

NEXT MONTH, Wheatus will return to Australia and make their long awaited live debut in
New Zealand on an epic run of shows through January 2026 performing their iconic 
self titled album IN FULL!

Many of the shows are down to their final tickets with Wellington, NZ fully SOLD OUT. A new show in Napier, NZ has been added but no further dates will be. So get in fast or miss out!

Fans are in for a special treat with Thomas Nicholas joining the tour for all shows (except Napier)

Thomas Nicholas continues the celebration of 25 years of American Pie and is hot on the heels of his 7th album featuring artists: Bowling For Soup, & Less Than Jake.

Nicholas, (Kevin Meyers in the American Pie films) is still acting full time, his recent TV series Underdeveloped with Tom Arnold is on Tubi & Amazon. TNB’s 2012 single 
My Generation was included on the American Reunion soundtrack album.
Last year, TNB recorded 1999 a parody of Bowling For Soup's 1985.

Local supports have also been locked in.

For Brisbane, Newcastle and Sydney shows, welcome Purple Disturbance.
A art rock punk powerhouse, full of gritty riffs and raw attitude, Purple Disturbance are equal parts loose chaos and tight precision. They deliver a ferocious nod to the old school, echoing the Ramones, Black Flag, the Stooges while remaining in lock step with their peers, Amyl and IDLES.

Canberra and Melbourne prepare for a Busted Lip.
Busted Lip are a right mess that is making quite the noise in Melbourne’s alternative rock scene. Continually refining a trippy new sound oozing with catchy charm, mixed with a tonne of facemelting energy that you’d be spewing to miss.

Wheatus are a finely tuned rock and roll machine, committed to spend every waking moment celebrating the anniversary of their debut album that still means so much to so many. In addition to playing their awesome debut record in full each night they’ll also be taking requests from their Australian and New Zealand fans for any other favourites from their three decade career - a ritual they’ve upheld at headline shows for almost 20 years now.

So grab two tickets and don’t say maybe…

It has been 25 years since the release of the album and its timeless smash hit, 
Teenage Dirtbag, yet somehow the song is arguably the biggest it has ever been.

You definitely know THAT song, but for those needing a reminder about the enduring magic of “Teenage Dirtbag’, Wheatus’ iconic debut single, released back in 2000, remains a cultural touchstone a quarter of a century later.

The viral "Teenage Dirtbag photos" trend on TikTok has attracted over a million participants, including celebs like Madonna, Lady Gaga, Mark Ruffalo, Lil Nas X, Jon Bon Jovi, Chevy Chase and the hashtag #teenagedirtbag has been viewed over 2 billion times! The song’s universal appeal has also led to it being featured in Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” Disney’s “Cruel Summer,” and in 2023, it incredibly re-entered the UK Top 40 charts!

Against all odds, this fresh frenzy has led to the band playing some of the most prestigious gigs of their career, sharing the stage with the likes of Alice Cooper, Blondie, Busted, Everclear, Hoobastank, Living Colour, Phantom Planet, The Wallflowers, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, The 1975, Muse, Jack White, Blink-182, Paramore and Coheed & Cambria 
In 2023, Wheatus embarked on an unprecedented 47 date tour of the UK and Ireland and then came back to play to more than 20 000 people at Download UK in 2024.

Most recently, Wheatus did massive tours of both the USA and UK with their old friends Bowling For Soup, to some of the largest sold out crowds both bands have seen in their entire careers.
And just last month, Brendan jammed with an unassuming fan - Ed Sheeran!

Tour Dates:

TOUR DATES
Thurs, Jan 15th - Crowbar, Brisbane SELLING FAST
Fri, Jan 16th - UC Hub, Canberra SELLING FAST
Sat, Jan 17th - King St Bandroom, Newcastle 
Mon, Jan 19th - Blazes Showroom, Tamworth
Tues, Jan 20th - Manning Bar, Sydney SELLING FAST
Thurs, Jan 22nd - 170 Russell, Melbourne SELLING FAST
Fri, Jan 23rd - Wrest Point, Hobart
Sat, Jan 24th - Freo Social, Fremantle SELLING FAST
Sun, Jan 25th - The Carine, Duncraig
Tues, Jan 27th - Tuning Fork, Auckland LAST TIX
Wed, Jan 28th - San Fran, Wellington SOLD OUT
Thurs, Jan 29th - Paisley Stage, Napier* NEW SHOW - TIX HERE

*Thomas Nicholas not appearing in Napier

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