Parkway Drive, The Amity Affliction, Northlane & More Headline Park Waves Festival 2026

The lineup also includes Alpha Wolf, Story of the Year and more.

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The lineup for the first edition of Parkway Drive’s Aussie metal fest Park Waves has landed!

First held in Germany last year with a lineup featuring Parkway Drive, Dying Fetus, Fit For A King, Erra, and Aussie acts Thy Art Is Murder and Alpha Wolf, the Australian iteration of the festival takes place across February and March 2026.

Held in 11 cities and regional areas, the Park Waves lineup is headlined by its creators, Parkway Drive, alongside some of Australia’s best heavy acts. The Amity Affliction, Northlane, Alpha Wolf and Story Of The Year are all on the bill, with more acts to be announced in the coming weeks.

“The vision for this is the biggest undertaking in Parkway’s history,” says Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall. “A travelling festival run by the band, for the fans. It’s a massive deal for us, so we wanted to make it special. Not only is the lineup stacked, for the first time on home soil, we’ll be bringing the iconic and unstoppable - The Amity Affliction. Parkway, Amity, Australia. It’s never been bigger. This is the full festival experience, a day to enjoy, connect and get wild. We can’t wait to see you there.”

It’s not just music, with Park Waves also featuring circus performers, rides, a classic sideshow alley and delicious food offerings.

The first leg of Park Waves Festival takes place at Perth’s Langley Park on Saturday 14 February. This is followed by a date at Adelaide’s Showgrounds on Friday 20 February and three Victorian dates at Geelong’s Showgrounds on Sunday 22 February, Scoresby’s Caribbean Gardens on Saturday 28 February and Bendigo’s Jockey Club on Sunday 1 March.

Park Waves then sets up shop in New South Wales for three events at Wollongong’s Thomas Dalton Park on Thursday 5 March, Eastern Creek’s Sydney Dragway on Saturday 7 March and Maitland’s Showgrounds on Sunday 8 March.

The final three festival dates are held at Toowoomba’s Queens Park on Thursday 12 March, Byron Bay’s Cavanbah Centre on Saturday 14 March and Sandstone Point’s Hotel on Sunday 15 March.

Parkway Nation pre-sale begins on Tuesday 22 July at 8:30am local time. To access the fan club pre-sale, join the Parkway Drive Fan Club here.

Destroy All Lines pre-sale kicks off on Tuesday 22 July at 4:30pm local time. Register for early tickets here.

General on-sale commences on Thursday 24 July at 9:30am local time via parkwavesfestival.com.

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Held roughly around the same time as Knotfest, many believe Park Waves could be replacing Slipknot’s iconic festival, which this year featured the likes of Slipknot themselves alongside A Day To Remember, Babymetal, Within Temptation, In Hearts Wake and more.

The festival arrives after a huge six months for founders Parkway Drive, who recently performed a sold-out concert at the Sydney Opera House alongside a full symphony orchestra, a culmination of their 20 year anniversary Australian tour.

Parkway have another massive six months ahead, with the lads heading Stateside to co-headline the Summer of Loud 2025 tour, where they will play some of their biggest-ever American shows alongside Beartooth, I Prevail, and Killswitch Engage.

Then it’s off to Europe and the UK with support from fellow Aussies Thy Art Is Murder and deathcore beasts The Amity Affliction, before arriving back in Australia to prepare for Park Waves festival.

Park Waves hits Adelaide Showgrounds on Friday 20 February. For ticketing information, visit parkwavesfestival.com.

Park Waves Festival 2026 Dates

Saturday 14 February – Langley Park, Perth, WA

Friday 20 February – Adelaide Showground, Adelaide, SA

Sunday 22 February – Geelong Showgrounds, Geelong, VIC

Saturday 28 February – Caribbean Gardens, Scoresby, VIC

Sunday 1 March – Bendigo Jockey Club, Bendigo, VIC

Thursday 5 March – Thomas Dalton Park, Wollongong, NSW

Saturday 7 March – Sydney Dragway, Eastern Creek, NSW

Sunday 8 March – Maitland Showground, Maitland, NSW

Thursday 12 March – Queens Park, Toowoomba, QLD

Saturday 14 March – Cavanbah Centre, Byron Bay, NSW*

Sunday 15 March – Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point, QLD

*subject to council approval

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