Parkway Drive 20th Anniversary Australian Tour Setlist Revealed

Parkway Drive kicked off their 20th-anniversary Australian tour in Brisbane last night (18 September), playing a career-spanning set that proved why they’re the country’s greatest, most successful heavy music export.

Taking over the Brisbane Entertainment Centre for one of two nights, the tour continues in Brisbane tomorrow (20 September), followed by dates at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena (Saturday, 21 September), Melbourne’s John Cain Arena (Sunday, 22 September and Tuesday, 24 September), Adelaide Entertainment Centre (Friday, 27 September), and wraps up at Perth’s RAC Arena—a venue upgrade—on Monday, 30 September. You can find last-minute tickets here.

A tour that vocalist Winston McCall described as “one for the history books” upon its announcement earlier this year, Parkway Drive weren’t kidding, with the first show of the tour featuring a new setlist, production, and a whole lot of pyro.

As for the setlist, it’s time to look away if you don’t want spoilers, as we’re about to dig in.

For the first night of the tour, Horizons songs were well and truly back, with longtime favourites Carrion and Idols And Anchors back, the title track performed live for the first time since 2018, and Boneyards—the first performance of the tour featuring Confession/I Killed The Prom Queen’s Michael Crafter—one of the highlights of the night.

The band also honoured their debut album, Killing With A Smile, with a medley featuring the songs Gimme A D, It's Hard To Speak Without A Tongue, Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em, and Romance Is Dead.

Parkway Drive, not keen on being a nostalgia act, also showcased newer albums, Ire and Reverence, with just two songs from their latest album, Darker Still. You can check out the 18-song career-spanning setlist below.

Parkway Drive @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, 18 September 2024:

Carrion

Prey

Glitch

Sleepwalker

Vice Grip

Boneyards (with Michael Crafter)

Horizons (first time live since 2018)

Cemetery Bloom

The Void

Wishing Wells

Gimme A D / It's Hard To Speak Without A Tongue / Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em / Romance Is Dead

Dedicated

Idols And Anchors

Chronos

Darker Still

Bottom Feeder

Crushed

Wild Eyes

In a recent interview with The Music, Winston McCall teased the forthcoming tour and said about what to expect, “These are the biggest shows that a heavy band from Australia has ever done, full stop.”

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