{"id":454754,"date":"2026-05-18T11:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/454754\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:14:11","slug":"killswitch-engage-announce-2026-australian-and-new-zealand-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/454754\/","title":{"rendered":"Killswitch Engage Announce 2026 Australian and New Zealand Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tKillswitch Engage<\/a> are returning to Australia and New Zealand for their biggest headline run in the region yet, the Massachusetts metalcore band announced Monday (May 18). English metal outfit Sylosis<\/a> will serve as special guests across all dates.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe run marks the band\u2019s first headline shows in Australia and New Zealand since 2018, and their first visit to the region since September 2024, when they supported Iron Maiden on their arena tour. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe upcoming tour will kick off in New Zealand with a show at Auckland\u2019s Powerstation on Oct. 31, followed by Wellington\u2019s Meow Nui on Nov. 1. The band then moves through Australia, playing Brisbane\u2019s Fortitude Music Hall on Nov. 3, Sydney\u2019s Enmore Theatre on Nov. 6, Wollongong\u2019s Waves on Nov. 7, Melbourne\u2019s Forum on Nov. 10, Adelaide\u2019s Hindley Street Music Hall on Nov. 12, and concluding at Metropolis Fremantle in Perth on Nov. 14.<\/p>\n

\n\tA Spotify presale opens Tuesday, May 19 at 10 a.m. AEST using the code KSE26, followed by a promoter presale Wednesday, May 20 at 10 a.m. AEST with the code KSEAUS. General tickets go on sale Thursday, May 21 at 10 a.m. AEST via SBM Presents.<\/p>\n

\n\tFormed in Westfield, Massachusetts in 1999, Killswitch Engage are one of the defining acts of the American metalcore movement, having placed seven albums on the Billboard 200 including three top 10 debuts. Their 2016 album Incarnate remains their highest-charting record, debuting at No. 6, while Disarm the Descent (2013) and their 2009 self-titled album both debuted at No. 7. Atonement (2019) peaked at No. 13 and topped both the Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe band has earned three Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance \u2014 for \u201cThe End of Heartache\u201d (2005), \u201cIn Due Time\u201d (2014) and \u201cUnleashed\u201d (2020). Their most recent studio album, This Consequence, was released in February 2025.<\/p>\n

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