Matchbox Twenty are working on some big plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album, and it includes an Australian trip.
In an interview with Rolling Stone AU/NZ to promote his new solo album, All Night Days, frontman Rob Thomas revealed what the US band have been discussing to mark the milestone of the 1996-released 12x Platinum record, Yourself or Someone Like You.
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“I was on the phone with Paul [Doucette] from Matchbox the night before last for, like, two hours. We’re thinking about, well, just in case I’m still doing something next year at the beginning for this record, let’s leave that off the table,” he said.
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“Matchbox starts here doing some festivals, some one-offs, kind of getting started doing that. We’re working on some really big ideas at the end of the year here in New York to maybe kick off like a residency on Broadway, maybe something fun like that. And then next year doing a proper tour here, [a] proper tour in Australia, a proper tour in Brazil, maybe.
Because 2025 also marks the 20th anniversary of Thomas’ first solo album, …Something to be, it’s more likely that Matchbox Twenty plans will start in 2027. Yourself or Someone Like You debuted at #1 in Australia following its release in October 1996 and features some of the band’s biggest hits, including “3AM”, “Real World” and “Push”.
Thomas said the 30th anniversary may also include a new release: “I don’t think it’s gonna be a full original record, but we do have some pretty fun ideas.”
Matchbox Twenty last toured Australia in 2024 for their biggest tour of the country to date in support of their first album in 11 years, Where the Light Goes.
Thomas will head our way next month for a string of headline shows in support of his new record out now.
Read the full interview with Thomas here.
