Red Hot Summer Tour 2026

**RED HOT SUMMER TOUR TO CREATE MUSIC HISTORY IN 2026**

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The **RED HOT SUMMER TOUR **will create history in 2026 and is thrilled to announce for the first time in 40 years, **Australian Crawl** will take to the stage, alongside the iconic **Men At Work**.  They will be joined by an all-star Aussie line-up featuring **Birds of Tokyo, Vika & Linda, Eskimo Joe, Boom Crash Opera** and **Ella Hooper.**

**James Reyne, Simon Binks** and **David Reyne** come together to celebrate the music of **Australian Crawl**.  This is the first time in over 40 years that three original members will share the stage, joined by John Watson (’83-’86), Brett Kingman, Josh Owen, Andrew McIvor, Sean Johnson, Melinda Jackson and Nicole Kurta.  In a short career between 1978 and 1986, **Australian Crawl**delivered numerous chart hits and iconic songs that have been woven into the fabric of Australia.

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*Australian Crawl*

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*James Reyne*

**James Reyne** says ***“****We ran our own shows on the Pen and a following grew.  One can only shake one’s head at the sometimes wonderful inventions of folly in all its guises and forms for the trip was a blast; such fun and high spirits were had that upon return we decided we should perhaps give this thing a year, before we returned to our studies; just to see what happens.  What a ride.”*

**Simon Binks** stated *“I’m looking forward to this upcoming celebration of Australian Crawl. Who would have thought that this far down the track three original members would be sharing the same stage once again.”*

**David Reyne** commented *“Back in 1979, a bunch of us from the beaches of the Mornington Peninsula twanged some guitars, banged some drums, blended together some tunes and played a gig or two for the local board riders’ club. They swung from the rafters, stomped the floorboards and drank an Army’s worth of beer.  Buoyed by the reaction, we loaded the gear into the back of a couple of old Holdens and plied our noise all the way up the East Coast. It was a riot. Each night a howling, joyous, sunburnt shindig. Australian Crawl was born.  What a delight it will be to do it all again with those of us from the original gang who haven’t yet propped permanently at Heaven’s Bar.”*

Formed in Melbourne in 1979 and best known for breakthrough hits such as ‘Down Under’, ‘Who Can It Be Now’, ‘Be Good Johnny’, ‘Overkill’, and ‘It’s a Mistake’, **Men At Work** achieved global success as a Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling act before disbanding in 1985.

*“The first two Men At Work records went crazy,”**** *****Colin** reflects. “*And when you have success like that, the dust never really settles. I learned only through time and experience, not to compete with my past, but embrace it, and let it live with me…. not in the main house of course, but in the casita down the back yard.”*

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*Men At Work*

Responding to demand**, Colin Hay** and **Greg Ham** continued to tour the world as **Men At Work** from 1996 into the 2000s. Sadly, **Greg Ham** passed away in 2012. Founding member **Colin Hay** has developed a solo career over the last 35 years, writing, recording, and touring extensively throughout the world as a solo artist. He is presently part of Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band.

Since 2019, he has also toured and played under the **Men At Work** banner with his formidably talented group of LA based musicians, where he plays an exclusively **Men At Work** set, including all the hits and dearly loved songs which have clearly stood the test of time.

*“My favourite Men At Work tour was the summer of 1981, when our stars were in ascension, and we hugged the coast of eastern Australia, and the west from memory.  I very much look forward to returning, 45 years on, to join the Red Hot Summer Tour 2026, to share the stage with old friends and new, and play those songs again, for all those who want to hear them!”*

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*Birds of Tokyo *

Formed in Perth in the early 2000’s, **Birds of Tokyo**  have grown from independent roots to become one of Australia’s most popular contemporary rock bands.

Since their 2008 breakthrough Universes, all five of the group’s albums have reached the ARIA top 3 including two #1 hits: March Fires (2013) and Human Design (2021). Classic songs like “Good Lord”, “Plans”, “Lanterns”, “Two Of Us”, “Brace” and “Unbreakable” have all been top 10 airplay hits and more than seventy of their tracks have featured on Triple J, making them one of the National Youth Broadcaster’s three most played artists of this millennium. The band has also won the APRA Award for “Most Performed Rock/Alternative Work” on a record setting six separate occasions.

Epic live shows have always been at the core of their appeal. **Birds Of Tokyo**have played major festivals from Splendour In The Grass & Falls to Red Hot Summer** **and they have appeared as special guests for superstars like Muse, Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, Incubus and Bon Jovi.  In recent years the band has toured across Australia with the country’s most prestigious Symphony Orchestras drawing unanimous critical acclaim and selling out three nights each at the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne’s Hamer Hall**.**

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*Vika & Linda*

**Vika & Linda** are two of Australia’s most celebrated and enduring voices who have captivated Australian audiences with their powerful harmonies and magnetic stage presence.  From their Tongan roots singing in church to global tours with The Black Sorrows, the sisters have re