Grunge Icons Mudhoney Announce 2026 Australian Tour

“When it comes to grunge or even just Seattle, I think there was one band that made the definitive music of the time. It wasn’t us or Nirvana, but Mudhoney.” That’s not coming from us – that’s Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder.

The grunge pioneer is talking about fellow Seattle legends Mudhoney, who have just announced their return to Australia this October for a run of intimate club shows, alongside a headline appearance at Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ’s annual Zed 51 Festival.

Mudhoney – ‘Touch Me I’m Sick’

Formed in Seattle in 1988, Mudhoney were one of the flagship acts on the legendary Sub Pop label and helped lay the foundations for the explosion of grunge that would soon take over the world. Long before Nevermind changed mainstream rock forever, tracks like Touch Me I’m Sick and later Suck You Dry had already established the band’s trademark blend of filthy garage rock, punk attitude and fuzz-drenched riffs that would inspire an entire generation.

Nearly four decades later, they’re still going strong.

The band released their 11th studio album Plastic Eternity in 2023 and continue to earn rave reviews for live shows that remain every bit as raw and ferocious as the records that made them underground icons.

Joining Mudhoney on most Australian dates will be Californian garage-rock trio Primitive Ring, whose members have also played with the likes of Ty Segall, Iggy Pop, Fuzz, GØGGS and Mikal Cronin.

The tour will see them visit fans in Melbourne, Torquay, Castlemaine, Ballarat, Manly, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Byron Bay.

Suss all the details down below.

Mudhoney Australian Tour 2026

Supported by Primitive Ring

•  FRI 16 Oct – The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne VIC – tix
• SAT 17 Oct – Torquay Hotel, Torquay VIC – tix
• SUN 18 Oct – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC – tix
• TUES 20 Oct – Volta, Ballarat VIC – tix
• WED 21 Oct – Felons Barrel Room, Manly NSW – tix
• THURS 22 Oct – Factory Theatre, Sydney NSW – tix
• FRI 23 Oct – King Street, Newcastle NSW – tix
• SAT 24 Oct – ZED 51, Brisbane QLD – tix
• SUN 25 Oct – The Northern, Byron Bay NSW – tix

Tickets on sale Tues 30th June (9:00AM) via pressplaypresents.com/artists/mudhoney

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