The tour gods have listened and we've been blessed inundated with a smorgasbord of shows to kick off 2025 with a bang. It's been so hectic that we haven't been able to keep up ourselves, so here is a wrap up of the best recently announced tours that you should be slapping your hard earned on...
Wheatus - Acoustic Tour - Jan to Feb 2025
Brendan B. Brown with his better half (and fellow Wheatus member) Gabrielle Sterbenz will venture across the country for a stripped-back tour of hits and deep cuts. Openers have been announced including Savanah Solomon (WA shows), Salt & Steel (East Coast shows), Tres Jolene (Coffs Harbour & Forster), and newcomer Aimee Isobel (Melbourne) will take to the stage with her alluring performance and charm.
In Hearts Wake - Summer Regional Tour - Jan to Feb 2025
As the band gear up for their slot on Knotfest in March, the Byron Bay metalcore outfit will set off on a hot lap of Australia with supports from Ocean Sleeper, Reliqa*, Inertia and a newly reformed The Brave* (fuck yeahhhhhhh).
*The Brave will help kick off proceedings with the first four shows of the tour before tapping in Reliqa from Gladstone onwards.
Short Stack - 15 Years of Stack Is The New Black - June 2025
Grab the hairspray and your sister's jeans because Short Stack will be revisiting their debut album throughout June, and it's gonna be a wild one. Playing the album in full, including big hits like 'Sway Sway Baby!', 'Shimmy A Go Go' and 'Princess', fans will without a doubt be taken back to the late 2000s and smashed in the face with nostalgia.
Alexisonfire & Underoath - Aussie Tour - March 2025
Dropping out of nowhere, Alexisonfire are heading back down under and bringing along Underoath who will be playing They're Only Chasing Safety in full + encore set for fans who have been craving their return. Joining both acts will be US punk band GEL.
Despite Alexisonfire playing their first-ever Australian show in Adelaide, the city will be skipped on this run.
Opeth - Australian & New Zealand Tour - November 2025
OPETH AT THE OPERA HOUSE! No seriously, the metal Juggernauts will perform two shows at Sydney Opera House on their headline tour which will also stop into Auckland for our NZ contingency, the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.
Revisit our chat with Fredrick Åkesson here - chatting new album The Last Will and Testament, Australian memories and more.
Shihad - The Final Tour - Feb 2025
Stabbing us in the heart is NZ-turned-Aussie rockers Shihad, who have decided they'll call it a day after ten albums and 37 years of making memories. From the standout, sing-a-long inducing hits like 'Comfort Me', 'My Mind's Sedate', 'Pacifier', 'Run' and 'The General Electric' through to mainstream success story 'One Will Hear The Other', chances are there won't be a dry eye in the house when that final chord plays out...
TECH N9NE - Australian Tour - March 2025
When he's not hanging out with Falling In Reverse, the double time rapper known as TECH N9NE will be heading down under in March to shake things up with his ferocious display of gobsmacking, verse-spitting talent that needs to be seen to be believed.
Keen on a night off from metal? Hit this one up!
Furthermore: Don't forget recent announcements including Pallbearer & Conan, Windwaker, As December Falls, Cavalera, Testament and Chelsea Wolfe.
Keep track of the influx of tours via Wall Of Sound's tour page!
