Australian hip-hop heavyweights Hilltop Hoods are gearing up for a triumphant return to the road in 2026 with their Never Coming Home national arena tour, supporting their upcoming album Fall From the Light.
The six-date run, presented by TEG and Blue Max Music, kicks off Feb. 14 at Hobart’s MyState Bank Arena before hitting Adelaide (Feb. 21), Sydney (Feb. 28), Melbourne (Mar. 7), Brisbane (Mar. 14), and concluding at Perth’s RAC Arena on Mar. 21. Fans can access pre-sale tickets from July 14 at 9 a.m. local time via the group’s mailing list, while general sale opens July 17 at 10 a.m. local time on the Hilltop Hoods website.
Fall From the Light, arriving Aug. 1 via Island Records/UMA, marks the ARIA-winning trio’s first album in six years following 2019’s The Great Expanse, which debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart and broke records as the band’s sixth consecutive chart-topper. The new LP promises collaborations with SIX60, Nyassa and Marlon, and includes recent singles “The Gift,” “Don’t Happy, Be Worry,” and “Laced Up.” Their latest release, “Never Coming Home,” drops this week.
“This album has been an exercise in patience,” Suffa (Matt Lambert) said in a statement. “Six years is a long time between albums, but we’ve never been so thorough, so pedantic with an album before. The result is something carefully crafted with extreme attention to detail.”
Pressure (Daniel Smith) added, “We put more years into it than any other album because we wanted it to be our best work to date. Putting it out after so long feels monumental and exciting.”
The Never Coming Home tour marks Hilltop Hoods’ first Australian headline trek since 2022’s Show Business Tour, which followed a global run and pandemic-era singles like “I’m Good?” that connected deeply with fans. Formed in Adelaide in 1994, Suffa, Pressure, and DJ Debris (Barry Francis) have built a career as one of Australia’s most celebrated groups, with six ARIA No. 1 albums, 10 ARIA Awards, and over one million records sold in their homeland.
Internationally, the group’s influence has grown steadily, with U.S. tours in 2014 and 2019, and plans to bring Never Coming Home to European and U.K. audiences later this year.
Hilltop Hoods made history in 2006 as the first Australian hip-hop act to top the ARIA Albums Chart with The Hard Road.
Hilltop Hoods Never Coming Home Tour – Australia 2026
Feb. 14 – MyState Bank Arena, Hobart
Feb. 21 – Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Feb. 28 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Mar. 7 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Mar. 14 – Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Mar. 21 – RAC Arena, Perth
