Suzi Quatro Announces 2026 Australian Tour With Baby Animals
Suzi Quatro has announced a 2026 Australian tour, bringing headline shows and festival appearances to the country in November and December, with rock band Baby Animals as special guests on the headline dates. The tour marks the latest chapter in a relationship with Australia stretching back more than five decades, with the American-born, UK-based singer having topped the Australian charts in 1973 with "Can the Can" during her glam-rock heyday.
The headline run includes shows at Rooty Hill's Coliseum Theatre, the Sydney Opera House, Hobart's Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, The Star on the Gold Coast, Melbourne's Palais Theatre and Fremantle Prison, running from 14 November to 6 December. Quatro will also perform four Red Hot Summer Tour outdoor festival dates in Brisbane, Lake Macquarie, Torquay and the Barossa Valley alongside Australian acts including Rose Tattoo, Dragon and the Screaming Jets. General tickets go on sale on Wednesday 12 August. Now 76, Quatro released her latest studio album, Freedom, in 2026 and remains best known internationally for hits such as "Can the Can" and her 1979 US duet "Stumblin' In".
- Suzi Quatro announces Australian tour for November-December 2026
- Baby Animals join as special guests on headline shows
- Tickets go on sale Wednesday 12 August
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Suzi Quatro is an American-born, UK-based singer who first became a star in the 1970s glam-rock era, best known for the 1973 hit "Can the Can" and the 1979 duet "Stumblin' In". She has long had a strong following in Australia, where her career took off early on, and she continues to perform and record, having released a new studio album, Freedom, in 2026.
Baby Animals are an Australian rock band who will join Quatro as special guests on her upcoming headline shows. The tour also features a mix of well-known Australian acts, including Rose Tattoo, Dragon and the Screaming Jets, who will appear alongside her at outdoor festival dates.
This kind of tour matters to fans because it brings together a veteran international act with established local artists across a range of venues, from theatres to outdoor festivals, giving audiences in different parts of Australia a chance to see her perform live.