Icehouse announce tour of Australia and NZ

Icehouse will tour Australia and New Zealand next year to celebrate 40 years of live shows.

The homegrown rockers will jet off across the ditch in January for the first time in 20 years, before hitting stages across Australia throughout 2017, according to an official announcement on Wednesday morning.

The veteran musicians are among the line-up for the Red Hot Summer Tour and NZ's Summer Concert Tour.

Icehouse have sold more than nine million albums internationally and are expected to perform their hit songs including Great Southern Land, Hey Little Girl and Electric Blue, among others.

Frontman Iva Davies, who formed the band under the name Flowers four decades ago, says "there is still the thrill of walking out onto the stage like there was back in 1977".

"We hope to continue to take the audience on the journey with us," he said.

Icehouse will headline events in Werribee Park, Rockhampton, Caloundra and Bondi to cap off 2016.

ICEHOUSE TOUR DATES 2017

January 7 - Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala

January 13 &14 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney

January 21 - Gibbston Valley Winery, Queenstown

January 28 - Taupo Amphitheatre, Taupo

January 29 - Whitianga Open Air Venue, Whitianga

February 1 & 2 - Crown Theatre, Perth

February 9 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide

February 11 - Old Mount Gambier Gaol, Mt Gambier

February 18 - Country Club, Launceston

February 24 - Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane

March 11 - Mackay Park, Bateman's Bay

March 17 & 18 - Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart

March 25 - Roche Estate, Hunter Valley

April 1 - Harrigan's Drift Inn, Jacob's Well

April 22 - Bendigo Jockey Club, Bendigo

* Melbourne concert details TBC