Anthrax Confirm 2026 Australian Tour

American heavy metal titans Anthrax will make their long-awaited return to Australia in March 2026, today announcing four huge tour dates.

Last in Australia for Download Festival in 2019 (and sideshows in Adelaide and Brisbane), the shows mark the first time Anthrax have embarked on a headline tour of Australia, not attached to a festival, since 2005.

The tour begins at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Monday, 23 March. The shows continue at Adelaide’s Hindley Street Music Hall on Wednesday, 25 March, Melbourne’s Festival Hall on Thursday, 26 March, and conclude at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Saturday, 28 March.

Mastercard cardholders can access pre-sale tickets from 11 am local time on Wednesday, 26 November, followed by preferred ticket access on Friday, 28 November, at 11 am. You can find out more on the Priceless website.

My Live Nation members can also access pre-sale tickets, but from Thursday, 27 November, at 11 am local time. You can register here to access those tickets. The general sale begins at 11 am local time on Friday, 28 November, via the Live Nation Australia website.

Part of the “Big Four” of American heavy metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer, Anthrax have enjoyed an impressive career that’s scored them mainstream success on the Billboard chart—their collaboration with Public Enemy exposing them to a whole new audience.

Anthrax’s most recent album, For All Kings, was released in 2016. Reviewing the band’s performance at Brisbane’s Riverstage in March 2019, The Music’s Jake Sun wrote:

“A concert volume intro of Iron Maiden’s Number Of The Beast seems at first like a risky move for Anthrax, but any fears that such an epic prelude could set the bar a little high are quickly put to rest by the band’s monstrous sound.

“Tonight’s performances of Caught In A Mosh, Got The Time and Antisocial inevitably dwarf those of their studio counterparts, and the contagious energy of one of New York’s all-time finest is felt to linger well beyond the closer Indians.”

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AUSTRALIA 2026

Monday 23 March - Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane

Wednesday 25 March - Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide

Thursday 26 March - Festival Hall, Melbourne

Saturday 28 March - Enmore Theatre, Sydney