Ethel Cain adds tour dates in Australia and New Zealand for Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour

Ethel Cain is set to bring her widely acclaimed Willoughby Tucker Forever tour to Australia and New Zealand in March, marking an exciting extension of her already successful North American and European performances. Presented by Frontier Touring and Penny Drop, the tour will feature stops at prestigious venues such as Auckland Town Hall, Melbourne’s Palais Theatre, Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall, and Fremantle Arts Centre.

Presales for the upcoming shows will kick off on Wednesday, August 13 at 11:00 am local time, with general ticket sales opening on Monday, August 18 at 11:00 am on frontiertouring.com/ethelcain. The tour announcement follows the recent release of Cain’s new album, ‘Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You’, which serves as a precursor to her debut album ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ from 2022 and explores the inception of a romance with the character Willoughby Tucker.

Recorded across various studios in Daleville, Alabama, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, and Tallahassee, Florida, the album features songs that span Cain’s musical journey to date. The tour’s initial legs saw phenomenal success, selling out over 170,000 tickets for shows at iconic venues like Radio City Music Hall in New York, the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, London’s Eventim Apollo, and Paris’ L’Olympia.

Under the moniker Ethel Cain, artist Hayden Anhedonia, a Florida native, first captured widespread attention with her EP ‘Inbred’ in 2021, recorded in a church basement in Indiana. Her debut album, ‘Preacher’s Daughter’, received critical acclaim and propelled her onto global stages, as well as collaborations with renowned acts like Florence + the Machine, Mitski, and fashion houses Givenchy, Miu Miu, and Calvin Klein.

The Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour in Australia 2026 will include performances at the following venues: Palais Theatre in Melbourne on February 16 and 17, Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on February 21, The Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane on February 25, and Fremantle Arts Centre on February 28. For more ticketing information, interested fans can visit the official website for Frontier Touring.

In conclusion, music enthusiasts in Australia and New Zealand can look forward to experiencing Ethel Cain’s spellbinding performances as she brings the captivating narrative of Willoughby Tucker to life through her music on stage.