Three decades after Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues first tore through the punk scene, Strung Out are bringing the celebration back to Australia, and they’re bringing a stack of local firepower with them.
California punk-metal veterans Strung Out have announced the support acts for next month’s Australian headline tour, with eight shows locked in across Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Caloundra, Wollongong and Sydney.
The tour marks 30 years of Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues, the 1996 album that helped cement Strung Out as one of punk’s fastest, sharpest and most melodic heavy hitters.
The record packed 13 tracks into just 32 minutes, barely giving listeners time to catch their breath between songs like ‘Firecracker’ and ‘Wrong Side of the Tracks’.
Three decades later, its combination of breakneck riffs, huge melodies and punk aggression remains a major part of the band’s legacy.
Strung Out Australian tour 2026 dates:
Wednesday, September 16th: The Rosemount, Perth
w/ Ratsalad
Friday, September 18th: Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
w/ Stabbitha and the Knifey Wifeys
Saturday, September 19th: Croxton, Melbourne
w/ Away From Now
Sunday, September 20th: Crowbar, Brisbane
w/ Dad Fight
Tuesday, September 22nd: Miami Marketta, Gold Coast
w/ Something Something Explosion
Wednesday, September 23rd: Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra
w/ Deadheat
Thursday, September 24th: Dicey Riley’s, Wollongong
w/ Wiseheimer
Saturday, September 26th: Crowbar, Sydney
w/ Irrelevant
Tickets: sbmpresents.com/tour/strung-out-australia-2026-tour/
30 years of Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues
Originally released in 1996, Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues arrived with zero interest in taking things slowly. Its 13 tracks flew by in around half an hour, balancing infectious punk melodies with the kind of high speed guitar work that became synonymous with Strung Out.
The anniversary shows will put the landmark record front and centre, but fans can expect the band to dig through their wider catalogue too.
Strung Out ‘Firecracker’
Across ten studio albums and decades of touring, Strung Out have built a reputation for live shows that are loud, precise and relentlessly energetic. Rather than treating their history like a museum piece, the band have continued to carry the same urgency into everything they do.
For Australian fans, September offers the chance to hear one of the defining records of the ’90s punk-metal crossover celebrated live, backed by a different local act in every city.
Thirty years on, Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues still sounds built for the pit.
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