When a second show gets added before the first one has even happened, you know something is building. Live Nation has today confirmed a new Auckland date for Buffalo Traffic Jam’s Down Under Tour 2026, with The Tuning Fork on Tuesday 27th October joining the already-announced Wednesday 28th October show after extraordinary demand. For a duo who only began gaining serious online momentum in the past three months, the speed of it is remarkable.
Frankie Cassidy and Nathan Ross first crossed paths as students at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana — bonding over a love of storytelling and acoustic sound that quickly translated into music evoking wide-open landscapes and the quieter emotions that live beneath everyday life. Their self-titled debut EP gave way to singles Rescue Me and Forgot Your Roots, the latter sparking the kind of online growth that turns a devoted following into a genuine phenomenon. Their newest release, the Take Me Home EP, has clocked over eight million streams since its October 2026 release and marks a deeper, more expansive chapter in their sound while staying rooted in the heartfelt lyricism that first won people over.
Hot off a sold-out US tour and festival debuts at Under the Big Sky and Redwest Fest, the Down Under run is their most ambitious stretch of dates yet. After Auckland, the tour moves to Sydney’s Metro Theatre for two nights on 31st October and 1st November, Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane on 4th November, and closes at Northcote Theatre in Melbourne on 7th and 8th November.
Rich harmonies, stripped-down instrumentation and vocals that carry longing, joy and that bittersweet in-between — Buffalo Traffic Jam make the kind of music that lingers long after the last chord fades. These shows are going to feel special, and on the evidence of the demand so far, they’re not going to hang around.