Shihad Add New Shows to the Final Tour

Late last year, Wellington’s globally beloved band SHIHAD announced they were calling it a day on their 37-year-long career with a final tour of Australia. Fans responded, snapping up tickets in record time, with shows in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney selling out.

So, in response and to ease the pain of those who missed out, SHIHAD are thrilled to announce second shows in Perth and Melbourne where they will play their iconic 1999 album, ‘The General Electric’ in full. And Brisbane, where they will play 2002’s epic opus ‘Pacifier’.

Forged in the fires of 1988’s thrash metal scene, Wellington’s SHIHAD quickly evolved into one of Australia’s most beloved bands. SHIHAD (Jon Toogood, Karl Kippenberger, Phil Knight, Tom Larkin) has sold over a quarter of a million records, released ten studio albums, received multiple ARIA nominations, won countless Aotearoa Music Awards and toured endlessly through the world’s most loved clubs, festivals, and arenas. Touring with metal icons like Faith No More, Tool, Back Sabbath, Motorhead and one of their biggest early influences, AC/DC. Live is where SHIHAD is truly an oversized presence.

SHIHAD’s songbook is teeming with iconic tunes like Run, The General Electric, La La Land, Pacifier, My Mind’s Sedate, Deb’s Night Out, Gimme Gimme, Wait and See and the brutal I Only Said (1993), their highest charting single which pounded its way to No.3. And, you can’t forget Home Again, their instant classic that became an anthem not just for SHIHAD, but for all Kiwis abroad.

The upcoming LOUD FOREVER tour offers both the band and its nation of fans the opportunity of a fittingly loud and raucous farewell.

Discography:

Churn (1993)
Killjoy (1995)
Shihad (1996)
The General Electric (1999)
Pacifier (2002)
Love Is the New Hate (2005)
Beautiful Machine (2008)
Ignite (2010)
FVEY (2014)
Old Gods (2021)

SHIHAD
The Final Tour
Loud Forever 1988 – 2025
With Special Guests Battlesnake & BodyJar (Melb Only)

Thursday 13 Feb The Gov SELLING FAST Adelaide SA
With Special guests, Battlesnake tix on sale from https://bit.ly/4fcN4Br

Friday 14 Feb Round House SELLING FAST Sydney NSW
With Special guests, Battlesnake tix on sale from https://bit.ly/3UJierT

Friday 21 Feb              Astor Theatre             SOLD OUT                   Perth               WA
With Special guests, Battlesnake tix on sale from https://bit.ly/3UJierT

Saturday 22 Feb          Rosemount Hotel       JUST ANNOUNCED     Perth WA
Performing ‘The General Electric’ in full.
With Special guests, Battlesnake tix on sale from https://bit.ly/421NNkX

Thursday 27 Feb         Crowbar                      JUST ANNOUNCED     Brisbane QLD
Performing ‘Pacifier’ in full.
With Special guests, Battlesnake tix on sale from https://bit.ly/4aakuir

Friday 28 Feb              The Tivoli                   SOLD OUT                   Brisbane         QLD
With Special guests, Battlesnake tix on sale from https://bit.ly/3UG07Tp

Wednesday 5 Mar      Corner Hotel               JUST ANNOUNCED Melbourne      VIC
Performing ‘The General Electric’ in full.
With Special guests, TBC tix on sale from https://bit.ly/3DGsueC