5 SECONDS OF SUMMER ANNOUNCE CUB SPORT AS SUPPORT FOR TOUR KICKING OFF IN OCTOBER

History-making multiplatinum Australian alt-rock and future punk/pop band 5 Seconds of Summer have announced Cub Sport as support on their EVERYONE’S A STAR! World Tour. The tour kicked off in March with a European and UK leg running through May, followed by US dates from May to August, before heading to New Zealand and concluding in the band’s home country of Australia.

There are few trajectories in Australian music more remarkable than that of Cub Sport. Since they emerged as a promising young indie band, the Meanjin (Brisbane) four-piece, comprised of Tim Nelson, Sam Netterfield, Zoe Davis and Dan Puusaari, have become known for their powerful, must-see live show and their ardent fanbase, as well as ARIA Platinum- and Gold-certified singles like “Come On Mess Me Up”, “Chasin” and “Sometimes”.

Boasting over 300 million streams and 2x top 10 albums, including an ARIA #1 album (2023’s Jesus At The Gay Bar), and ARIA #2 Album (2020’s LIKE NIRVANA), Cub Sport are firmly established as one of Australia’s most significant pop exports, profoundly influential, prolific and among the most successful independent (self-managed and self-released) bands in the country. 2023 also notably saw Cub Sport songwriter and front-person, Tim Nelson, receive his first GRAMMY nomination for contribution’s to Baynk’s Adolescence.

Cub Sport have achieved some of the highest possible honours in Australian music, with 3x ARIA nominations, 4x platinum and gold records, 5x Queensland Music Award wins, 2x Australian Independent Record Award wins, 2x National Live Music award wins, performing at the 2020 AFL Grand Final and placing in triple j’s Hottest 100 six times. Their music blends pop classicism with experimental and electronic elements, and has been praised by the likes of The Guardian, BBC Radio 1, Rolling Stone, Billboard, i-D, Vice, Gay Times, The FADER and countless others.

EVERYONE’S A STAR! WORLD TOUR AUS + NZ 2026
WITH SUPPORT FROM CUB SPORT

Sat Oct 24 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena

Wed Oct 28 – Brisbane, Australia – Riverstage

Fri Oct 30 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena

Mon Nov 02 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena

Wed Nov 04 – Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Fri Nov 06 – Perth, Australia – Kings Park

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ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

Formed in Sydney, Australia in 2011, 5 Seconds of Summer have grown from local high school friends into one of the biggest bands of the 21st century. Across fourteen years, the multi-platinum group has sold over 18 million albums, moved more than six million tickets worldwide, generated over 10 billion streams, and achieved three Billboard 200 #1 debuts, while winning multiple accolades at the ARIA Awards, MTV EMAs, MTV VMAs, and beyond. Known for their genre-defying collaborations and globe-spanning tours, the quartet – Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood, and Ashton Irwin – continue to reinvent what a modern band can be.

With the release of their highly anticipated sixth album EVERYONE’S A STAR- their first under Republic Records – 5 Seconds of Summer usher in their most ambitious era yet, led by the explosive singles “NOT OK,” “Boyband,” and now “Telephone Busy.”