Spiderbait’s ‘Ivy & The Big Apples’ 30th anniversary tour is picking up serious heat, with the band adding a second Melbourne show after the first Forum date sold out.
For anyone who missed out, this newly announced night is now the last shot to catch the Spiderbait classic played front to back in Melbourne.
The extra show lands Thursday, July 23rd at Forum Melbourne, joining the already announced July 24th date, both shows will feature Magic Dirt, stacking the lineup with a heavy dose of ‘90s Australian alternative history.
Spiderbait ‘Ivy & the big apples’ 30th anniversary tour July 2026
Saturday, July 4th
Brisbane, QLD – The Tivoli (18+)
With Custard + The Gnomes
Saturday, July 11th
Perth, WA – The Ice Cream Factory (18+)
With The Meanies + The Gnomes
Thursday, July 23rd
Melbourne, VIC – Forum (18%) New Show
With Magic Dirt + The Gnomes
Friday, July 24th
Melbourne, VIC – Forum (18+)
With Magic Dirt + The Gnomes
Saturday, July 25th
Adelaide, SA – Hindley Street Music Hall (Lic. All Ages)
With The Meanies + The Gnomes
Friday, July 31st
Sydney, NSW – Enmore Theatre (Lic. All Ages)
With Tumbleweed + The Gnomes
Ticket Info
Frontier Member Presale (New Melbourne Show):
Thursday, April 23rd (12pm local) – 24 hours or until allocation exhausted, details here.
General On Sale (New Melbourne Show):
Friday April 24th (1pm local)
Tickets for all other shows are on sale now via Frontier Touring.
More than a nostalgia run
‘Ivy & The Big Apples’ isn’t just being dusted off for the sake of it, the 1996 record still hits with that wired, off kilter energy that made Spiderbait impossible to ignore in the first place, playing it in full gives fans the chance to sit inside that era again, but don’t expect a straight run through. Spiderbait have already made it clear they’ll be pulling from across their catalogue too, meaning you’ll get more than just one album.
A stacked national run
The broader tour pulls together a rotating cast of Aussie heavy hitters, including Custard, The Meanies, Tumbleweed, Magic Dirt, and The Gnomes, who appear across all dates.
It’s a lineup that feels deliberately rooted in the same DNA as Spiderbait’s rise, it’s going to be loud, and a little unpredictable.
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