Better Lovers Announce Local Supports for Australian Tour

Metalcore heroes Better Lovers will be joined by Split Chain and Blind Girls.

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American metalcore champions Better Lovers are touring Australia for the first time in 2026 in support of their debut album, Highly Irresponsible.

Having already announced UK nu-metal act Split Chain and Gold Coast DIY screamo heroes Blind Girls as the main support, the group have now revealed local supports from each state.

Yugambeh punk and hardcore collective Glitter Strip will open in Brisbane, Newcastle will see post-hardcore favs Tired Minds take to the stage first and Sydney fans will get to witness the energetic party vibes of Totally Unicorn. Melbourne audiences will be treated to the metallic hardcore group Gravitate and Belgrave crowds to post-metal titans Run, with the final show in Adelaide featuring the riff-tastic Hammer 618.

The full run of Better Lovers’ Australian tour dates is: Brisbane’s Crowbar on Friday 23 January, Newcastle’s Hamilton Station on Saturday 24 January, Sydney’s Manning Bar on Sunday 25 January, Melbourne’s Max Watts on Wednesday 28 January, Belgrave’s Sooki Lounge on Thursday 29 January and Adelaide’s Lion Arts Factory on Friday 30 January.

Tickets are on sale now via destroyalllines.com.

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Arguably metalcore’s greatest supergroup, Better Lovers features The Dillinger Escape Plan’s former vocalist Greg Puciato, Every Time I Die members Jordan Buckley (guitar), Steve Micciche (bass) and Clayton Holyoak (drums) and Fit For An Autopsy guitarist Will Putney.

Founded in 2023 after the breakup of Every Time I Die, Better Lovers released their first EP, God Made Me an Animal, in 2023 and followed up a year later with their first album, Highly Irresponsible.

The five-piece has garnered millions of streams worldwide and shared stages with the likes of Aftershock, Furnace Fest and Graspop. Next year marks Better Lovers’ highly anticipated Australian tour, which is shaping up as one heavy lovers won’t want to miss.

Catch Better Lovers performing at Lion Arts Factory on Friday 30 January. Tickets on sale now via destroyalllines.com.

Better Lovers 2026 Australian Tour Dates

With Split Chain + Blind Girls

Friday 23 January - Crowbar, Brisbane, QLD

Saturday 24 January - Hamilton Station, Newcastle, NSW

Sunday 25 January - Manning Bar, Sydney, NSW

Wednesday 28 January - Max Watts, Melbourne, VIC

Thursday 29 January - Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC

Friday 30 January - Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide, SA

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