LIVE: PIERCE THE VEIL, MOVEMENTS & JACK KAYS – Perth, 16 April 2026

LIVE: PIERCE THE VEIL, MOVEMENTS & JACK KAYS – Perth, 16 April 2026
Red Hill Auditorium, Perth, Western Australia
Reviewed by Zac Ashby
Photography by Luke Baker

When Red Hill Auditorium appears on a tour poster, fans know exactly what they’re in for: immense sounds, beautiful sunsets, fresh air that offers an experience unique for a Perth venue. Combine that with a band like Pierce The Veil and there was never any doubt that their west-coast stop, the sold-out final show of the tour, was going to come out swinging.

As the gates opened, you could’ve thought that Pierce The Veil was on from the beginning. Crowds flocked to the staple limestone steps and dancefloor, with huge crowds piling in to watch Ohio-based artist Jack Kays, who opened for the night.

Following on, the crowd-pleasing Movements, hailing from California, set the crowd alight with selections from their solid discography, including an unreleased track. A highlight, almost literally, was the performance of their heavy-hitter ‘Daylily’, turning the amphitheatre into a big sing-along, with phone flashlights illuminating the hill. A great lead-in to the main event.

With energy being at an absolute high, and seemingly even more fans piling into the amphitheatre, it was time for the main act. After an intermission filled with anticipation, Pierce The Veil confidently and energetically burst onto the stage, opening their set with their track ‘Death of an Executioner’. Being set-up by the lead-in act, the sing-along continued, with fans joining along from the crowd with lead vocalist and guitarist Vic Fuentes in a genuine and powerful chorus of voices. The energy was instantly high, and to keep it high, the band pushed through into their hits “Bulls in the Bronx”, “Pass the Nirvana”, and “I’m Low on Gas and you Need a Jacket”; the former of which Fuentes allowed the crowd to sing without his assistance, which resulted in a deafening performance that felt unifying.

Throughout the rest of the setlist, that high energy continued. Their song choices spanned their entire discography, featuring tracks from all the way back to their debut release “Misadventures”, through to their most recent release, “The Jaws of Life”. Typically, when a band plays an older or newer song, it seems like sections of the crowd drop-off, if it’s not their favourite ‘era’. However, not tonight. The entire way through the set, whether it was “Wonderless”, “Circles”, “So Far So Fake”, or “Hell Above”, the voices of the crowd didn’t waver, and the dancing and playful pushing continued without fault. This itself is a testament to how influential Pierce The Veil are, and how solid a performance this night had been. Even during their cover of “Where Is My Mind?” by The Pixies, fans were enraptured. The setlist was a celebration, and it seemingly left everyone happy.

After closing out their set and walking off stage, the band was drawn back out by chants of “one more song”. With fan-favourites still to go, these final few songs were not going to disappoint. Re-entering with “Disasterology”, anyone that was waning was quickly woken up. An hour and a half into the set, and the commitment from both the band and the audience was still held at a high, as they moved into their beautiful track “Hold On Til May”, which similarly provided a vocal response from the crowd, turning into yet another sing-along. Of course, with one song left everyone on the hill knowing exactly what was coming, and a slow, alternate opening to their classic track “King for a Day” pumped everyone up for an energetic, blistering close-out that sent fans home on a high.

Thus, began the journey back down the hill. The culmination of a night filled with merch lines, food truck feeds, catch-ups with old friends, and an incredible performance by Pierce The Veil, left a feeling of solidarity and mateship between patrons, a feeling of celebration for the band’s rich history and influence on an entire generation, and a feeling that this was a concert that will not be easily forgotten by crowds of the renowned Red Hill Auditorium.

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