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by BRIAN GIFFIN
SINCE the last update, two massive touring juggernauts were announced for late 2026 within days of each other – stadium tours from Iron Maiden with Megadeth and Guns N’ Roses with Airbourne. Along with the Foo Fighters tour, these will definitely be the big events for the year, but here’s another round of tours to have been announced since last time.
At long last, Sweden’s doom pioneers Candlemass will be making their debut tour of the Australian mainland in September and October. Previously here for a single show at Dark Mofo several years ago, the band will play shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
NOTE: No venues confirmed at this time.
SEPTEMBER 30: Melbourne
OCTOBER 1: Sydney
OCTOBER 3: Perth
They’ve been magnets for controversy throughout their long careers and now they’re teaming up to tour Australia together. Cradle of Filth and DevilDriver will battle it out in July at five shows kicking off in Brisbane.
JULY 9: The Tivoli, Brisbane
JULY 10: The Enmore, Sydney
JULY 11: The Forum, Melbourne
JULY 14: Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide
JULY 16: The Astor: Perth
North Carolina’s mindbending progressive masters Between the Buried and Me bring the tour cycle for eleventh album The Blue Nowhere to Australia in July. Dates for the tour include Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
JULY 15: The Triffid, Brisbane
JULY 17: The Croxton, Melbourne
JULY 18: Crowbar, Sydney
Returning for their biggest headlining tour to date, Michigan’s I Prevail will be in Australia for five shows in June. Also included on the package are Swedish metalcore innovators Imminence, back after a sold-out run in 2025, along with Invent Animate for their first visit in three years.
JUNE 14: Red Hill Auditorium, Perth
JUNE 16: Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
JUNE 18: John Cain Arena, Melbourne
JUNE 21: Riverstage, Brisbane
JUNE 23: Horden Pavilion, Sydney
The travelling metal festival Shredfest lands in Australia in September. Featuring two of the world’s more technical extreme bands, Obscura and Fallujah, along with Perth’s Ashen and Anoxia from Sydney, each date will also feature local openers.
SEPTEMBER 3: Rosemount Hotel, Perth (+ Allocer, no Anoxia)
SEPTEMBER 4: Lion Art Factory, Adelaide (+ Tzun Tzu, no Anoxia)
SEPTEMBER 5: Soapbox, Brisbane (+ Snake Mountain, no Anoxia)
SEPTEMBER 9: The Baso, Canberra (+ Blackened Dred)
SEPTEMBER 10: Manning Bar, Sydney (+ Besomora)
SEPTEMBER 11: The Corner, Melbourne (+ Munitions)
SEPTEMBER 13: The Amphitheatre, Darwin (Obscura and Fallujah only)
SEPTEMBER 19: Altar, Hobart (Obscura only)
