The Veils 'Fragile World' Aotearoa New Zealand 2026 Tour Announced

The only Aotearoa artist to guest star prominently in David Lynch's televisual masterwork Twin Peaks, Finn Andrews is reconvening The Veils for a full blown nationwide tour this winter, toasting the imminent release of their eighth studio album Fragile World. Along with their just-announced Tāmaki Makaurau event at The Powerstation as part of the star-powered Strange Universe: Winter 2026, The Veils band will also grace stages in Dunedin, Wānaka, Lyttelton, Hamilton and Wellington, after which Andrews will play intimate solo The Veils dates in Nelson, Gisborne, Whanganui, and Hawke’s Bay.

Laid down live to tape in Aotearoa by Paddy Hill, with production by Tom Healy, The Veils are launching their new record on 19th June via V2 Records. The world-conquering legend of The Veils is charted in-depth in Kate Powell's profile of Andrews and band for AudioCulture HERE. Experience the boisterous grandeur of lead single 'Lungs', preorder Fragile World from good record stores, and get ready to pounce when tickets go live — brought to you by Banished Music...

“It feels right to start our Fragile World tour back home in dear Aotearoa. These are some of our favorite towns to play in on earth and we can’t think of a better way to dust off this moth-bitten black suit and hat and get the show on the road. Come along, be merry, and as always come up and say hi.

We went into the studio with a lot of songs, but very little idea of the arrangements or instrumentation. It was truly exciting having no idea what this record would sound like and only a few weeks to figure it out. It’s mostly Tom and I playing everything, with Joseph McCallum coming in at times. It was all very instinctual, quite full-on, and scary at times — but a good kind of scary, not scary like the real world out there." - Finn Andrews

The Veils
Fragile World Aotearoa New Zealand 2026

Thursday 25th June - Erricks, Dunedin
Friday 26th June - Lake Wānaka Centre, Wānaka
Saturday 27th June - The Powerstation, Auckland (Strange Universe: Winter)
Thursday 2nd July - The Loons, Lyttelton
Friday 3rd July - Last Place, Hamilton
Saturday 4th July - Meow Nui, Wellington
Wednesday 8th July - Deville, Nelson (solo)
Thursday 9th July - The Dome, Gisborne (solo)
Friday 10th July - War Memorial Centre Concert Chamber, Whanganui (solo)
Saturday 11th July - Puketapu Hall, Hawke’s Bay (solo)

Presale tickets from 10am, Friday 13th March
General tickets from 10am, Monday 16th March

Tickets from banishedmusic.com
Subscribe to presale at banishedmusic.com/subscribe

Press release:

Veils alongside Banished Music announce a 10-date New Zealand tour including 6 band shows featuring the closing show of Strange Universe: Winter in Auckland, and 4 solo performances.

Arriving just over a year after their last release, ‘Fragile World’ marks a striking shift in tone and energy for the band. Recorded live to tape in New Zealand by Paddy Hill, with production by Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins, The Chills, Folk Bitch Trio), ‘Fragile World’, captures The Veils in an urgent and instinctive mode.

The album’s title is both a reflection of the present moment - a time in which many institutions appear to be crumbling before our eyes - and a metaphor for the act of creation itself. The process of making music, Andrews notes, is a delicate and fragile undertaking where thousands of small decisions gradually coalesce into a finished whole.

With its immediacy, intensity, and emotional clarity, ‘Fragile World’ stands as one of The Veils’ most compelling releases to date.