Boy & Bear Touring Aotearoa New Zealand in June

Sydney indie-folk stars Boy & Bear are bounding back our way this winter, toasting the launch of their new album Tripping Over Time with a triple date tour of Aotearoa New Zealand. Returning to our shores following an extensive run of shows in the UK, EU and Canada, the ARIA Award-winning five piece have June headline dates locked in for Wellington's Meow Nui, Christchurch's James Hay Theatre and Auckland's The Powerstation, all brought to you by Eccles Entertainment. Frontman Dave Hosking recently opened up to Rolling Stone about the themes unpacked on Boy & Bear's sixth studio record...

"(Tripping Over Time is) about how time changes us, we grow up, our priorities shift, our lives move onto new chapters and with this comes new insights but also new challenges. It’s a balancing act of reflecting, or even yearning for our youth whilst also embracing life as it inevitably moves forward."

Boy & Bear NZ Tour June ‘26

Thursday 11th June - Meow Nui, Wellington
Friday 12th June - James Hay Theatre, Christchurch
Saturday 13th June - Powerstation, Auckland

Tickets on sale from 12pm, Tuesday 7th April via boyandbear.com

Hit play on the title track to Boy & Bear's latest album Tripping Over Time...

Press release:

Australian indie-folk favourites Boy & Bear announce their return to Aotearoa, playing three consecutive shows in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland this June. Tickets go on sale Tuesday 7 April at midday.

Off the back of their sixth studio album Tripping Over Time, released in December 2025 and an extensive international tour across Canada, the UK and Europe, the band are set to arrive in peak form.

Boy & Bear emerged onto the global stage with their breakthrough debut album Moonfire, which earned multi-platinum success and five ARIA Awards in 2011. Two years later their follow-up, Harlequin Dream debuted at #1 on the ARIA Albums charts, and they went on to amass five consecutive Top 10 albums and more than half a billion streams worldwide.

New Zealand last saw the band in 2024, for their Harlequin Dream 10th Anniversary Tour. That milestone celebrated one of their most beloved records, featuring hit single ‘Southern Sun’ that remains a favourite in New Zealand alongside its music video filmed against a scenic backdrop near Queenstown. Now they return to Aotearoa with a catalogue that spans over a decade and a brand new album. Tickets go on sale Tuesday 7 April, 12pm.