You know we LOVE Aussie music at the Tanks, but there's also something special about getting international touring acts that gets us excited!
Haling from around the world, you don't want to miss your chance to catch this line up in Tank 5 in 2026 – you just never know when you'll get the opportunity again.
For Aussie acts taking the stage, see here.
You know that Example is a big deal when he's cracked the third top most-played video on Ministry of Sound's YouTube channel with his banger Changed the Way You Kiss Me.
Example took the world by storm when he launched onto the scene, and has played some of the biggest festivals in the world since then – from Glastonbury, Creamfields, IOW Festival, RFM SOMNII, Bestival, Latitude, Benicassim and TRNSMT in the last two years alone.
If you've been looking for an excuse to get together with your mates, this is the Kickstarts you need and your chance to Stay Awake a little longer and join our party in Tank 5 (ok, we'll show ourselves out).
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Co-founder of Old Crow Medicine Show, Willie Watson's new work stands proudly alongside the folk canon he has long championed.
With expert banjo, guitar and harmonica, his live show brings that sense of nostalgia and old-time roots – everything we love about folk music, and why it's such a mainstay of the music industry.
Supporting Willie Watson is Tablelands musician Ben Wilson, who brings his own Aussie-British flair to complement Watson's Americana twang.
If you like folk with a country-Americana edge, Willie Watson is for you.
Mad Professor is an innovator of live dub performance, journeying through the history of dub to the present. A disciple of Lee "Scratch" Perry, he stands as one of the leading producers in dub reggae's second generation. His Dub Me Crazy albums helped dub make the transition into the digital age, when electronic productions started to take over mainstream reggae in the '80s.
His space age tracks not only made use of new digital technology, but often expanded dub's sonic blueprint, adding more elements and layers of sound than his forebears typically did. In the mid-'90s, he returned to the basics, debuting a more retro-sounding style on the Black Liberation Dub series.
If there's ever a gig you'll have fun at, it's Steve Poltz. He has fun on stage, he has fun off stage, and you'll have fun as a direct result. His music and show is filled with mischief, in just the right amount.
Steve is a founding member of the indie-rock band the Rugburns and collaborated on several songs with singer Jewel, including the 1996 single You Were Meant for Me, which reached number 2 in the US.
We highly recommend you checking out Steve's video clips in anticipation of the show – they show the side of Steve that you can expect when he jumps on the Tank 5 stage.
Don't worry, we don't know how to prounce it either... shhh!
But we do know that you're going to giggle, LOL, and probably snort your way through this show – Schalk's first tour post-divorce where you, the audience, become his therapists.
He's had rave reviews as he brings his live stand-up show around the world, and we're sure you'll feel the same.
It's no surprise that Eric Bibb has grown up to be one of the world’s leading bluesmen of our time – he recalls childhood conversations with Bob Dylan, counted Pete Seeger as a family friend, and Paul Robeson as his godfather. Talk about being surrounded by royalty!
His golden voice has carried him through a successful music career of his own, including Grammy nominations and various blues awards.
He's wowed us in Tank 5 before and we just know he's going to give you goosebumps once again.
We'll add more as we announce new shows.
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Image: Eric Bibb playing at Tanks Arts Centre in 2023, photo by Nathan Kelly