After nearly 20 years away, the Finn brothers are reuniting Split Enz for the Forever Enz Tour. Melbourne and Sydney first nights already sold out. Here\'s everything you need to know.

Stop what you're doing. Split Enz are coming back.

Not a one-off charity gig. Not a festival cameo. A full national tour – their first in nearly 20 years. Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner and Noel Crombie are getting the band back together, and if you grew up on "I Got You," "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" or "Message to My Girl," this is the news you've been waiting your entire adult life for.

The Forever Enz Tour

The Forever Enz Tour lands in Australia in May 2026, hitting arenas in four cities across three weeks. And it's already causing absolute mayhem – the first Melbourne and Sydney dates sold out so fast that second shows were immediately added.

Here are the dates:

Melbourne – Rod Laver Arena

  • Wednesday 13 May – SOLD OUT
  • Thursday 14 May – Second show added

Sydney – TikTok Entertainment Centre

  • Monday 18 May – SOLD OUT
  • Tuesday 19 May – Second show added

Perth – RAC Arena

  • Friday 22 May

Adelaide – Entertainment Centre

  • Monday 25 May

They're also headlining Bluesfest at Byron Bay on Saturday 4 April 2026, which is worth the trip alone.

Who's on Stage?

The core four are all there: Tim Finn (vocals, piano), Neil Finn (vocals, guitar), Eddie Rayner (keyboards) and Noel Crombie (percussion, spoons, and those legendary costumes). Rounding out the lineup are Matt Eccles on drums and James Milne (better known as Lawrence Arabia) on bass.

Matt Eccles is the son of original Split Enz drummer Brent Eccles, so the family connection runs deep. And Lawrence Arabia has been a key collaborator with Neil Finn and Crowded House for years – the man knows these songs inside out.

50 Years of Mental Notes

The timing isn't a coincidence. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Mental Notes, Split Enz's debut album, released back in 1975 when the band was a chaotic art-rock experiment operating out of Auckland. From those wild early days through the new wave brilliance of True Colours (1980) and the pop perfection of Time and Tide (1982), Split Enz carved out one of the most unique careers in music history.

They weren't just a band – they were a phenomenon. The costumes. The colours. The songs that sounded like nothing else on Earth. And at the centre of it all, two brothers from Te Awamutu whose musical chemistry was so potent it spawned not one but two of the most successful bands in Australasian history.

What the Finns Are Saying

Neil Finn put it perfectly:

"Split Enz was my first band, my initiation into the magic of music and collaboration. It feels very special to be reuniting with that feeling and reigniting the flame. We'll be in top form I know it, out of respect for the songs and our audience."

And Tim? Characteristically direct:

"It feels like the time is right to play these songs again."

Couldn't agree more, Tim.

What to Expect

If you've never seen Split Enz live, you're in for something special. This was never a band that just stood on stage and played. Noel Crombie's visual flair – the handmade costumes, the theatrical staging, the element of genuine surprise – made every Split Enz show an event. Combined with a setlist that's essentially a greatest hits of Australasian pop-rock, this is going to be extraordinary.

Expect the big ones: "I Got You," "Six Months in a Leaky Boat," "Message to My Girl," "One Step Ahead," "History Never Repeats," "Dirty Creature," "I See Red." Expect deep cuts that'll have the diehards weeping. And expect the kind of energy that only comes from musicians who genuinely love playing together after decades apart.

Why This Matters

Split Enz aren't just a nostalgia act. They're one of the most important bands in Australian and New Zealand music history. Without Split Enz, there's no Crowded House. Without Crowded House, the landscape of '80s and '90s pop-rock looks completely different. Tim and Neil Finn's songwriting has soundtracked weddings, road trips, heartbreaks and celebrations across both sides of the Tasman for half a century.

The fact that they're doing this at arena scale – and selling out – proves that great songs don't have an expiry date. These are songs that have been passed down from parents to kids, from vinyl to streaming, from Auckland to Adelaide. They're part of who we are.

Get Your Tickets

Perth and Adelaide shows are still available at time of writing, but given the sell-out speed of Melbourne and Sydney, don't wait. Tickets are available through Live Nation and Ticketek.

If you miss out on tickets, keep an eye out – the band has form for adding extra dates when demand is there.

History never repeats? Well, sometimes it does – and thank goodness for that. See you in May.