Byron Bay metal monoliths Parkway Drive have announced a mammoth 20th-anniversary tour of Australia. The Australian heavy icons will hit arenas in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in September with support from I Prevail (USA), The Ghost Inside (USA) and Void of Vision.
The tour will feature a world-first experience that has been 20 unforgettable years in the making, with the band debuting a brand new production that will bring the the biggest show they have ever produced to their own backyard for an epic christening.
Speaking on the announcement of the tour, frontman Winston McCall reveals they didn't intend for it to be quite so long between drinks for headlining Australian tours, but they'll be more than making up for it with the size and scale of this one.
"Australia, it’s been a while. To be honest, it feels like forever. We didn’t plan it to be this way, but then again we didn’t plan on making it this far in the first place. So here it is, we’re finally back, with the biggest headlining tour we have done, anywhere, ever, full stop. A celebration of a 20 year journey, of the roads we have walked through, the generations, to the path we still define, our own. 20 years, through blood sweat and tears. Still Australian, still unbreakable. Australia, turn the fuck up and make us proud, this is one for the history books."
Wielding an incomparable legacy lined with boundless innovation, the juggernaut journey for Parkway Drive from teenage metal underdogs into becoming an unstoppable global force is one most could only dream of. With seven full-length albums in their wake, the band have also scored three consecutive #1 releases on the ARIA Albums Chart courtesy of 2015's Ire, 2018's Reverence and, most recently, 2022's Darker Still.
With six of their albums certified Gold in Australia and multiple ARIA wins under their belts, the five-piece have also garnered worldwide chart success, cementing their status as a festival-headlining behemoth alongside three documentaries, a live album, millions of streams and thousands of live performances.
Also armed with an unforgettable live prowess which has sold out arenas and stupefied festival crowds worldwide, Parkway Drive's formidable reputation in a live setting doesn't merely live up to the hype; it sets the hype on fire, literally. Transcending their metalcore foundations into another stratosphere, the spectacle of a PARKWAY DRIVE performance stays with you well after the stage has emptied, with the band previously headlining the likes of Wacken, Good Things Festival in Australia and So What?! Festival amongst countless shows with some of the biggest names in metal, including Lamb Of God, Soulfly and Killswitch Engage.
Platinum-certified and twice Grammy-nominated Michigan rock powerhouse I Prevail will return down under this September to unleash their towering wares Australia-wide. An arena-level band, they have racked up billions of streams, close to 400 million views on YouTube, and toured the globe extensively.
Forming in California, The Ghost Inside have survived and thrived against unimaginable odds since erupting onto the scene with their 2008 debut album Fury and the Fallen Ones. Blending the new wave of metalcore with driving punk hues, the band cleave aggressive sounds with thoughtful thematics and melodics, and are set to release their sixth album Searching for Solace this April.
The Melbourne entity known as Void of Vision have solidified their standing as one of the most innovative and sonically explosive acts in the modern heavy scene for over a decade. From performing at Australia's first ever Knotfest in 2023 alongside Slipknot, Parkway Drive and Megadeth through to their most recent groundbreaking single Angel Of Darkness.
Tickets for the tour go on sale on Thursday 28 March at 9 am local time via Destroy All Lines.
Parkway Drive
20 Year Anniversary Tour
With Special Guests
I Prevail (Usa)
The Ghost Inside (Usa) + Void Of Vision
Friday 20 September - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Saturday 21 September - Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Sunday 22 September - John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Friday 27 September - AEC Arena, Adelaide
Sunday 29 September - HBF Stadium, Perth
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