Dust off the skinny jeans and aggressively side-swept fringe, because Escape The Fate are finally heading back Down Under this June – and they’re not coming alone. Joining them for the ride are Arizona metalcore lifers The Word Alive, locking in a stacked run of capital city chaos plus a cheeky regional detour or two.
It’s been a hot minute (three years) since ETF last hit Aussie shores, but let’s be real – absence only makes the eyeliner grow stronger. With a catalogue spanning over two decades, the Vegas heavyweights have well and truly earned their stripes as one of modern post-hardcore’s most enduring names, from the breakout era of This War Is Ours through to their latest 2025 effort Redefined.
Escape The Fate – ‘M.O.N.S.T.E.R’
And if you’ve ever scream-sobbed your way through an ETF chorus in a packed room full of fellow emos… you already know what’s coming.
Joining them on all dates, The Word Alive are bringing their own arsenal of emotionally charged bangers and pit-ready chaos. Nearly 20 years deep into their career, they’ve built a diehard global following, and with tracks like Rise racking up truly unhinged streaming numbers (we’re talking hundreds of millions), expect every venue to turn into one giant group therapy session.
Between the two bands, this is basically a double-header of scene nostalgia and modern metalcore muscle.
The tour hits seven 18+ stops this June, kicking off in Sydney before making it’s way up the coast to Newcastle, Brisbane, west to Perth, before fanging over to Adelaide and finishing up in Geelong and Melbourne.
Suss all the dates and deets down below.
Escape The Fate + The Word Alive 2026 Australian Tour Dates
- Friday 5 June: Liberty Hall, Sydney 18+
- Saturday 6 June: Bar On The Hill, Newcastle 18+
- Sunday 7 June: The Tivoli, Brisbane 18+
- Tuesday 9 June: Magnet House, Perth 18+
- Thursday 11 June: The Gov, Adelaide 18+
- Friday 12 June: Wool Exchange, Geelong 18+
- Saturday 13 June: 170 Russell, Melbourne 18+
DAL Pre-Sale: Tuesday 31 March @ 12pm AEDT
General On-Sale: Wednesday 1 April @ 11am Local Time here
Further Reading
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