Aldous Harding Announces Train On The Island Aotearoa Tour

Kiwi artist Aldous Harding today announces her Train on the Island New Zealand tour dates for November. Last month, Aldous announced her first headline shows since 2023, touring across the UK and Europe. Following this tour she will bring her live show to Aotearoa, celebrating her fifth studio album, Train On The Island out on 8th May 2026.

The Train on the Island Tour kicks off in Kirikiriroa Hamilton on Wednesday November 25 at the BNZ Theatre before heading to Ōtautahi Christchurch on Friday November 27 at the Christchurch Town Hall, followed by Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s Te Paepae Theatre at the NZICC on Saturday November 28, with the final show at the Michael Fowler Centre in Pōneke Wellington on Sunday November 29.

Tickets for Aldous Harding will be available to purchase by the General Public on Thursday May 7 at 11am local time.

The Live Nation Presale starts Tuesday May 5, 10am, until Thursday May 7, 10am local time or until allocation is exhausted. To purchase presale tickets, sign up now at livenation.co.nz/register

In March this year, Aldous Harding shared a first taste of the new album in the form of the single ‘One Stop’. Premiered by Huw Stephens on his BBC 6Music radio show, ‘One Stop’ is accompanied by a Harding-fronted video directed by Michelle Henning.

In April, Aldous Harding followed up with a second release, 'Venus In The Zinnia' featuring H Hawkline, another track from the forthcoming album, Train on the Island.

The 10-track Train On The Island out on May 8, was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded the New Zealander’s previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Joining Harding and Parish on Train On The Island were pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte, harpist Mali Llywelyn, synth artist Thomas Poli, drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear) and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline) on bass, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar and organ.

Train On The Island will be available digitally and on CD, red vinyl gatefold, exclusive ‘Flying Nun Black’ vinyl gatefold, and exclusive ‘Holiday Records Copper’ vinyl gatefold [limited to 50 copies] — out on 8th May 2026 via Flying Nun Records.

ALDOUS HARDING
TRAIN ON THE ISLAND TOUR
Presented by Live Nation and 95bFM*

BNZ THEATRE, KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON
WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER

CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL, ŌTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH
FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER

TE PAEPAE THEATRE, NZICC, TĀMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND
SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
*Auckland show only

MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE, PŌNEKE WELLINGTON
SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER

TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 7 MAY AT 11AM (LOCAL) 
Live Nation Presale: Tuesday 5 May 10am, until Thursday 7 May 10am local time.

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