Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 25 minutes ago

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Canadian rock icons Loverboy will finally make their long-awaited Australian debut this March, and according to keyboardist Doug Johnson, it's a moment decades in the making, for both the band and their Australian fans.

Speaking with Australian Musician, Johnson admits there's no clear reason why Loverboy never toured Australia during their peak years, despite enjoying enormous success here. The band earned gold and platinum sales locally for classics like Turn Me Loose and Working for the Weekend, accolades Johnson still regards as a novelty and point of pride. Having toured extensively across North America, Europe, Japan and South America, Australia remained the one glaring omission. “I guess you save the best for last,” he laughs.
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