Jack Johnson Announces AU/NZ Dates With Ben Harper and John Butler

Jack Johnson has announced a six-date Australian and New Zealand tour this November, joined for the first time by Ben Harper and John Butler as special guests performing solo and acoustic.

The SURFILMUSIC 2026 Australia & New Zealand Tour opens at Brisbane’s Riverstage on Nov. 7 before heading to Kings Park & Botanic Gardens in Perth (Nov. 10), The Domain in Sydney (Nov. 14), Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne (Nov. 17), Spark Arena in Auckland (Nov. 20) and closing at Waipara Winehouse in North Canterbury, New Zealand on Nov. 22.

Indigenous artist Emily Wurramara will perform at the Sydney show only. The tour is presented by Live Nation in partnership with Double J for Australian dates.

Artist presale runs May 7-8, with Mastercard presale from May 8-12. General on-sale opens Tuesday, May 12 at 2 p.m. local time.

The tour marks Johnson’s first return to Australia and New Zealand since 2022 and celebrates the release of the SURFILMUSIC documentary soundtrack, scored by Johnson and Hermanos Gutiérrez, due May 15.

The documentary — which premiered at SXSW in March — traces Johnson’s journey from surfer to filmmaker to musician, from his youth on the north shore of Hawaii through the making of his iconic surf films Thicker Than Water (1999) and The September Sessions (2000).

Johnson will perform alongside his long-time bandmates Adam Topol, Merlo Podlewski and Zach Gill, with fans able to expect classics including “Better Together,” “Flake,” “Inaudible Melodies,” “Taylor” and “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing,” alongside new material from the soundtrack.

The addition of Harper and Butler makes for a particularly loaded bill. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner whose catalogue includes “Burn One Down,” “Steal My Kisses” and “Diamonds on the Inside” — he has sold more than 16 million records worldwide across 18 studio albums. Butler, one of Australia’s most enduring independent artists, brings more than 25 years of hits including “Zebra,” “Better Than” and the instrumental epic “Ocean.”

Johnson has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide across eight studio albums. Since 2001, proceeds from his albums and tours have resulted in more than $40 million donated to environmental, art and music education charities through the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation and the Johnson ʻOhana Foundation, which he founded with his wife Kim.

Jack Johnson SURFILMUSIC AU/NZ Tour Dates

Nov. 7 — Brisbane, Australia @ Riverstage
Nov. 10 — Perth, Australia @ Kings Park & Botanic Gardens
Nov. 14 — Sydney, Australia @ The Domain
Nov. 17 — Melbourne, Australia @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Nov. 20 — Auckland, New Zealand @ Spark Arena
Nov. 22 — North Canterbury, New Zealand @ Waipara Winehouse