CLEAN DiRT & under The Radar present John Otway and band New Zealand Tour March 2026 John Otway returns with band.
Exactly 20 years since they should have taken off. John Otway is finally going around the world with his band next year 20th March - 6th April 2026.
During their circumnavigation they will be playing Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
About 50 fans are expected to follow them on the adventure. Many of these are veterans of the original Otway world tour 2006.
Following his top ten Hit record Bunsen Burner, John attempted to hire his own jet to do a similar tour - the collapse of which was documented in the movie Rock and Roll’s Greatest Failure which is currently showing on Netflix.
It’s also the thirty three and a third anniversary of the band (which is something of a long playing record).
To celebrate this achievement Otway is crowdfunding the band’s next album . The World record A 12 inch picture disc - one of the sides will be an image of the North hemisphere - the other the south hemisphere.
On the north side will be tracks recorded in London Vancouver and Tokyo and on the South side tracks laid down in New Zealand and Australia.
When you place the record on the turntable the spindle will represent the North Pole and visa versa. Listeners can then observe the world revolving around Otway’s music Also South of Melbourne is the Otway National Park - it’s brilliant - John can introduce his band to the The Otway Cape, The Otway Lighthouse, The Otway fly tree top adventure, they can drink Otway pale ale, stay in the Otway Motel - and then do a gig.
“The Otway band plays the Otway Arts Centre in the Otway National Park”. - OTWAY OTWAY OTWAY
John Otway and band in New Zealand March 2026
Tuesday 24th - Auckland at Whammy Bar
Wednesday 25th - Dunedin at The Crown
Thursday 26th - Oamaru at The Penguin Club
Saturday 28th - Christchurch at A Rolling Stone
Tickets available from undertheradar.co.nz
