Rise Against Announce Australia And New Zealand Tour With Dropkick Murphys
Chicago punk quartet Rise Against will tour to Australia and New Zealand, joined by Boston’s rock ‘n’ roll underdogs turned champions, Dropkick Murphys.
Produced by Live Nation, this year will see Rise Against tour with Dropkick Murphys tour in November and December to Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The tour kicks off in Aotearoa, New Zealand where they play at Otautahi, Christchurch’s Wolfbrook Arena on 21 November and at Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland’s Spark Arena on 24 November before heading to Australia. John Cain Arena in Melbourne is the first Australian stop on 26 November, followed by Riverstage, Brisbane on 29 November, a performance On The Steps at Sydney Opera House Forecourt on 1 December, with the final show at Red Hill Auditorium, Perth on 4 December. Both bands will also appear alongside The Living End and Jebediah at Meltdown taking place at The Entertainment Grounds in Gosford on Saturday 28 November.
Few bands have ever been as accurately named as the Chicago punk quartet. While fleeting styles and fashionable imitations have entered and exited vogue, Rise Against have remained a north star of artful resistance. While continuously updating their formula, they’ve sustained their original spirit of rebellion over a quarter century – amassing a body of work that doubles as a chronicle of our collective unraveling. Melodic hardcore detonations co-exist in perfect tension with dire warnings about the looming dystopia. And on their latest Loma Vista release, Ricochet, they’ve made what might be their most visceral, urgent, and high-stakes song cycle.
Rise Against
AUStralian 2026 tour
Presented by Face To Face Touring and Live Nation
WOLFBROOK ARENA, CHRISTCHURCH
SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2026
SPARK ARENA, AUCKLAND
TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2026
JOHN CAIN ARENA, MELBOURNE
THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2026
MELTDOWN, THE ENTERTAINMENT GROUNDS, GOSFORD*
SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2026
RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE
SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2026
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FORECOURT, SYDNEY
TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER 2026
RED HILL AUDITORIUM, PERTH
FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER 2026
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 29 MAY AT 1PM LOCAL
Mastercard Presale: Wednesday 27 May 12pm - Friday 19 May 12pm local
Live Nation Presale: Thursday 28 May 12pm - Friday 29 May 12pm local
