Avenged Sevenfold Announces Australian and New Zealand Tour 2026

This is the heavy metal outfit’s first tour down under in 12 years.

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After rumours began swirling over the weekend, American heavy metal favourites Avenged Sevenfold have officially announced their Australian and New Zealand return after 12 long years.

Having spent the last couple of years on the road supporting their 2023 album, Life is But a Dream…, Avenge Sevenfold are heading our way in October with support from special guests Coheed and Cambria and Thornhill.

The only bad news is the tour won’t be hitting Adelaide, with fans needing to head interstate to catch the five-piece.

Avenged Sevenfold’s whirlwind visit begins in Sydney at Qudos Bank Arena on Friday 16 October. It continues with dates at Brisbane’s Entertainment Centre on Sunday 18 October and Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 20 October, before the final show in New Zealand at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Friday 23 October.

There are several different pre-sale options, with the first being the Artist pre-sale running from 10am on Tuesday 14 April to 10am on Friday 17 April.

The Mastercard (AU) and Westpac Mastercard (NZ) pre-sales take place from 10am on Wednesday 15 April to 10am on Friday 17 April.

Live Nation pre-sale runs from 11am on Thursday 16 April to 10am on Friday 17 April, with general on-sale taking place at 11am on Friday 17 April. Full details at livenation.com.au.

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Formed in 1999, Anveged Sevenfold have sold millions of albums worldwide, earned two consecutive #1 albums on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart (2010’s Nightmare and 2013’s Hail To The King) and garnered over a billion video views and Spotify streams.

Comprising M. Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, Johnny Christ and Brooks Wackerman, Avenged Sevenfold are also highly regarded in the live arena, with their performances continually taking advantage of modern technology to deliver unforgettable memories for fans.

Their upcoming tour alongside progressive rockers Coheed and Cambria, whose last release was 2025’s Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe, and Melbourne’s genre-defying heavyweights Thornhill, is one not to be missed.

Catch Avenged Sevenfold performing in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland this October. Full ticketing information is available at livenation.com.au.

Avenged Sevenfold Australian and New Zealand Tour 2026

With special guests Coheed and Cambria and Thornhill

Friday 16 October – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW

Sunday 18 October – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD

Tuesday 20 October – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC

Friday 23 October – Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ

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