MELBOURNE (5 December): Following the announcement of Mumford & Sons’ highly anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 for full-scale arena shows on their Prizefighter Tour, comes news that the Grammy award winning folk-rock band have added an extra Melbourne date to meet the overwhelming demand for tickets!
This new show is Friday 24 April at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
Mumford & Sons’ 2026 Prizefighter Australia & New Zealand Tour now includes 4 massive arena dates: Friday 24 and Saturday 25 April at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, Wednesday 29 April at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena and Saturday 2 May at Auckland’s Spark Arena.
Mumford & Sons will be joined by special guests Folk Bitch Trio on all shows.
General public tickets for all shows on sale today at 11am (local).
For tickets and further information, head to secretsounds.com, livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz.
These 2026 dates land in the wake of Mumford & Sons’ forthcoming sixth studio album Prizefighter – out 13 February via Gentlemen of the Road/Island Records – a new chapter co-produced with The National’s Aaron Dessner and featuring guest appearances from Hozier, Gracie Abrams, Chris Stapleton and Gigi Perez. Arriving just months after 2025’s Rushmere, Prizefighterfinds the band in a remarkably prolific, re-energised phase, and these shows will give fans the first chance to experience the new songs alongside the anthems that have defined their career.
Once again, Mumford & Sons have partnered with PLUS1 to support War Child. $1 from every ticket sold will help War Child to protect, educate, and stand up for the rights of children affected by war. https://www.warchild.org.uk/
For tickets and further information, head to secretsounds.com, livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz.
ABOUT MUMFORD & SONS:
Mumford & Sons formed in West London in 2008 and quickly rose from small gigs to headlining festivals, winning Grammys, and topping charts worldwide. The renowned band will release their sixth studio album, Prizefighter, on February 13, which was co-produced and co-written with The National’s Aaron Dessner at his Long Pond Studio
and features collaborations with Hozier, Gracie Abrams, Chris Stapleton and Gigi Perez. The new project comes less than a year after their album RUSHMERE, which debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. this past spring and fuelled a sold-out global arena tour.
Along the way, they’ve collaborated with legends like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Brandi Carlile, among others, building genuine creative partnerships. Live performance has defined their story, from global tours and community stopovers. Through creative changes and evolving sounds, the band remains driven by passion, continually finding new ways to connect with audiences.
