RISE AGAINST ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR WITH DROPKICK MURPHYS

Shane | 27 May 2026 | Reply

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.

Live Nation presale begins Thursday, 28 May 12pm local, running until Friday, 29 May 12pm local. Register at livenation.com.au/register and livenation.co.nz/register

General onsale tickets are available from Friday, 29 May 1pm local at livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz.

RISE AGAINST WITH DROPKICK MURPHYS

SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2026 WOLFBROOK ARENA, CHRISTCHURCH
TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2026 SPARK ARENA, AUCKLAND
THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2026 JOHN CAIN ARENA, MELBOURNE
SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2026 MELTDOWN, THE ENTERTAINMENT GROUNDS, GOSFORD*
SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2026 RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE
TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER 2026 SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FORECOURT, SYDNEY
FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER 2026 RED HILL AUDITORIUM, PERTH

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

ABOUT RISE AGAINST

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.

ABOUT DROPKICK MURPHYS

Dropkick Murphys proudly remain Boston’s rock ‘n’ roll underdogs turned champions. Since 1996, the boys have created the kind of music that’s meant to be chanted at last call, in packed arenas, and during the fourth quarter, third period, or ninth inning of a comeback rally. Dropkick Murphys’ current album For The People rises to its moment: an expression of humanity at a time of relentless dehumanization, a promise of hope in an era fueled by fear-mongering, a declaration of solidarity in an age of disunion, a defiant rebuttal to the charlatans and demagogues who seek to divide us for their own power and profit.