'80s Rock Icons Announce 2026 Tour Dates 43 Years After Making Billboard History

Jacqueline Burt CoteWed, January 21, 2026 at 2:00 AM UTC

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True to their name, the Grammy-winning band Men at Work will be working very hard in 2026.

As Ultimate Classic Rock reported, Men at Work is heading out on the road again this year, playing shows in Mexico and Brazil in April and May, before heading back to the U.S. to play the BottleRock Festival in Napa, California on May 22. After that, they'll play a string of shows in cities including Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit, Atlantic City and Reno before wrapping things up in Los Angeles on Aug. 20.In a press release shared with the outlet, frontman Colin Hay praised Men at Work's songs for their ability to stand the "test of time."

"Forty five years on, I still hear them in the street, on the radio, in supermarkets, they are still going strong," he said. "I would never have predicted back in 1985, that 40 years on, I would still be fronting Men at Work, this version featuring Cubans, a Peruvian, an American and me."

Hay went on to say that "over the last few years, I have gone out on tour as Men at Work, on a quest of discovery."

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"To discover whether or not we still have an audience," he continued. "Turns out we do, people of all ages, of all different backgrounds, who find something in the songs that brings them joy. This summer of 2026, we are happily traveling with our musical compatriots, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Shonen Knife. Very much looking forward to it."

Men at Work made Billboard history in January 1983

As Australian Rock Company reported, Men at Work became the first Australian artists to have a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single in the United States Billboard charts in January of 1983 with Business as Usual (released on 9 November 1981) and "Down Under" (1981), respectively. They achieved the same feat (with the same works) on the Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom charts.

1983 was a big year for Men at Work, as they also won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist that same year.

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