Time flies, memories warp, bands implode… and somehow the songs still follow you around for decades. James Reyne is fully leaning into that in 2026.
The ARIA Hall of Famer will soon embark on the ‘Fall of Crawl Tour’, a national run built around the moment Australian Crawl called time in February 1986, celebrating the songs that have refused to leave the Australian bloodstream ever since.
If you’ve ever found yourself singing along to “Reckless” in a beer garden, yelling “The Boys Light Up” like it’s a spiritual practice, or just quietly accepting that “Errol” is basically part of our cultural DNA, this is your cue to get the crew together.
Reyne’s framing of the whole thing is classic him: part storyteller, part self-deprecation, part emotional sucker-punch. “It’s everything you know and love,” he says, “celebrating things been and gone; and how time really does f**king FLY!”
He’s not wrong — Australian Crawl’s songs have been kicking around for decades, soundtracking summers, make-ups, break-ups, road trips and that specific kind of Australian nostalgia that hits hardest somewhere between the first and fourth drink.
Boom Crash Opera are on board as special guests for the tour, which will hit a mix of theatres and outdoor venues across the country.
The tour follows on from Reyne’s recent run at Good Things, where organisers called him “the guy who’s about to prove pub rock belongs on the same stage as heavy music,” adding, “James is the beautiful oddball of our lineup… While everyone else is tuning down to drop Z, he’ll be bringing those iconic Australian Crawl anthems (and more!) that’ll have generations singing along.”
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Alongside the Crawl-heavy celebration, Reyne’s also been keeping busy on the new music front, dropping a video for recent single “Going Back to Nashville” — a fast-driving country-rock postcard that leans into old-school Western film energy. It’s self-deprecating, sharp-edged and drenched in Music City detail, like someone chasing one last swing at the myth while fully aware of what it’s cost them before.
James Reyne ‘Fall of Crawl Tour’
with Boom Crash Opera
Presented by Triple M
Tickets and info: jamesreyne.com.au
Friday, 23rd January
Prince Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday, 24th January
Prince Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Friday, 6th February
Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads, NSW
Saturday, 7th February
Jetty Beach House, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Friday, 20th February
Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Saturday, 21st February
Drifters Wharf, Gosford, NSW
Friday, 27th February
Evan Theatre, Penrith, NSW
Saturday, 28th February
Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday, 6th March
Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, SA
Sunday, 8th March
Bellarine Estate, Bellarine, VIC (+ Nick Barker)
Saturday, 14th March
The Croxton, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday, 21st March
Red Hill Auditorium, Red Hill, WA (+ 1927 & MODELS)
Friday, 27th March
Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, QLD (+ 1927)
Thursday, 2nd April
Southern Cross Club, ACT
Saturday, 4th April
Odeon Theatre, Hobart, TAS
Friday, 17th April
Toronto Hotel, Toronto, NSW
Friday, 24th April
The Events Centre, Caloundra, QLD
