21/10/2025

New shows announced for IRON & WINE | NZ + Hobart | February & March 2026

Handsome Tours are thrilled to announce more shows for US indie folk icon Iron & Wine, when he returns to Australia and New Zealand this February and March, presented by Double J.

Iron & Wine — the moniker of singer/songwriter Sam Beam — will perform in New Zealand, with shows confirmed for Auckland and Wellington, alongside a newly added performance in Hobart, Tasmania. These additions join his highly anticipated run of Australian capital city and festival appearances.

Known for his deeply burnished vocals, keen melodic sensibility, and introspective, free-flowing lyrical point of view, Iron & Wine is one of the preeminent artists and collaborators of the first wave of indie folk.

Following his most recent EP release of covers, Making Good Time – a collaboration with Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), and his 2024 full length album Light Verse, Iron & Wine come to Australia off the back of a huge US tour with award-winning trio I’m With Her and Seattle favourites Band of Horses.

For more than a decade, Iron & Wine has crafted a body of work spanning seven studio albums, numerous EPs and singles, each marked by atmospheric arrangements, poetic storytelling, and Sam Beam’s singular voice. From modest beginnings with The Creek Drank the Cradle, through the rustic beauty of The Shepherd’s Dog, the bold explorations of Kiss Each Other Clean and Ghost on Ghost, to the reflective resonance of Beast Epic and the orchestral sweep of Light Verse, Iron & Wine has earned acclaim for its capacity to move between the hushed and the grand with elegance and emotional clarity.

Iron & Wine will perform solo, playing stripped back music from his expansive catalogue including songs from latest album Light Verse, fan favourites from his collaborations with Calexico and I’m With Her, and the cinematic gems such as the slow dance soundtrack from Twilight.

Iron & Wine tours Australia and New Zealand this February and March 2026, bringing audiences an intimate evening of joyful folk and heartfelt storytelling. This is not to be missed. Supports to be announced.