AIRBOURNE RELEASE CHRISTMAS SINGLE, “CHRISTMAS BONUS,” ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

Airbourne give fans — naughty and nice alike — a seasonal surprise with Christmas Bonus, their spirited new single, unwrapped today.

Not only does the track contain a guitar solo cunningly constructed to unleash good cheer, even at a distance, but it also features references to the first Die Hard movie, surely the most explosive festive flick of them all.

Airbourne frontman Joel O’Keeffe comments, “Christmas is a time to rock ‘n’ roll! I remember being a little kid, and I really didn’t like carols at all — I thought they were annoying. I just wanted to listen to AC/DC and Black Sabbath. But then I got this new AC/DC record, The Razor’s Edge, and there was this song, Mistress For Christmas. I had no idea what it meant, but that’s what I was playing for Christmas that year. Rockin’ out at Christmas is one of the best times of the year to rock out — let’s all headbang around the Christmas tree.”

Watch the NSFW animated music video for Christmas Bonus below.

Christmas Bonus, alongside Airbourne‘s recently released new single Gutsy (listen here), were produced by Brian Howes, who worked with the band on 2013’s Black Dog Barking album.

Airbourne will return to Europe early next year, rockin’ hard through the winter into spring.

The full list of announced 2026 Airbourne live appearances is as follows: –

Jan. 30 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Feb. 3 – Munich, Germany @ TonHalle
Feb. 5 – Klosterneuburg, Austria @ Raiffeisenbank
Feb. 7 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
Feb. 9 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Poolen
Feb. 10 – Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
Feb. 12 – Stockholm, Sweden @ B-K
Feb. 14 – Hamburg, Germany @ Georg Elser Halle
Feb. 16 – Utrecht, the Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
Feb. 17 – Luxembourg @ Luxexpo The Box
Feb. 20 – Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
Feb. 21 – Zenith Paris – Paris, France @ La Villette
Feb. 24 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham
Feb. 25 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
Feb. 28 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
Mar. 2 – Norwich, UK @ UEA (University of East Anglia)
Mar. 3 – Southampton, UK @ O2 Guildhall
Mar. 6 – Groningen, the Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort
Mar. 8 – Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
Mar. 9 – Saarbrücken, Germany @ Garage
Mar. 11 – Lyon, France @ Transbordeur
Mar. 13 – Zürich, Switzerland @ Halle 662
Mar. 14 – Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz
Mar. 17 – Cenon, France @ Le Rocher de Palmer
Mar. 20 – Nîmes, France @ Paloma
Mar. 21 – Toulouse, France @ Interférence
Mar. 24 – Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
Mar. 25 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala La Riviera
Mar. 27 – Bilbao, Spain @ Sala Santana 27
Mar. 29 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique