Evanescence return to Australia and New Zealand as headliners in March 2027 with the Australia & New Zealand Arena Tour 2027. There are seven shows: RAC Arena in Perth on Friday 5 March, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena on Sunday 7 March, two nights at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 March, Afterpay Arena in Sydney on Friday 12 March, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 16 March and Spark Arena in Auckland on Saturday 20 March 2027.
Tickets have been on sale since Friday 12 June 2026. The first Rod Laver Arena show sold out and a second Melbourne night was added, which is why Melbourne has two dates.
The tour comes less than eighteen months after Evanescence played the biggest crowds of their Australian career, as the support act on Metallica's stadium tour in November 2025. This page has the 2027 dates and venues, the band's concerts in Australia and New Zealand since 2003, the songs they play here and how to buy tickets.
The 2027 arena tour follows Sanctuary, the band's sixth album, released on 5 June 2026 and a number two album in Australia. Evanescence announced a headlining world tour in December 2025 that began in June 2026; the Australian and New Zealand dates went on sale a week after the album came out.
The route runs west to east. Perth's RAC Arena opens the tour on Friday 5 March 2027, followed by the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena on Sunday 7 March. Melbourne has two nights at Rod Laver Arena, Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 March, the second added after the first sold out. Sydney's Afterpay Arena at Sydney Olympic Park follows on Friday 12 March and the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 16 March.
The tour finishes in New Zealand at Spark Arena in Auckland on Saturday 20 March 2027. It is the band's first headline arena show in Auckland since March 2012, when the same building was still called Vector Arena.
Support acts for the Australian and New Zealand dates had not been announced as of 9 October 2026. Every city on the tour is a full arena; unlike the 2023 trip, there are no outdoor amphitheatres or theatre configurations.
Perth Arena opened on 10 November 2012 on Wellington Street in the city centre, near the site of the old Perth Entertainment Centre, and has been known as RAC Arena since 2018. It is the city's main indoor venue for touring concerts and basketball.
The Adelaide Entertainment Centre opened on 20 July 1991 in Hindmarsh, just north-west of the city centre. Its arena holds up to about 11,300 people and there is also a smaller theatre configuration.
Rod Laver Arena opened on 11 January 1988 in Melbourne Park, close to the city centre. It is the centre court of the Australian Open and seats about 14,800 people.
The Sydney SuperDome opened on 6 November 1999 at Sydney Olympic Park for the 2000 Olympics. Formerly Acer Arena, Allphones Arena and Qudos Bank Arena, it took the Afterpay Arena name in 2026 and holds up to about 21,000 people.
The Brisbane Entertainment Centre opened on 20 February 1986 in Boondall, in Brisbane's northern suburbs. It holds about 14,500 people for concerts and is the city's main indoor arena.
Spark Arena opened on 24 March 2007 at Quay Park in Parnell, close to Britomart station in central Auckland. Known as Vector Arena until 2017, it is New Zealand's main indoor arena for international tours.
Friday 5 March 2027 — RAC Arena, Perth. In Perth, the last documented Evanescence concert was at Optus Stadium (1 November 2025). The tour starts here.
Sunday 7 March 2027 — Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena, Adelaide. Evanescence last played Adelaide Entertainment Centre on 13 February 2007 (The Open Door).
Tuesday 9 March 2027 — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. Night 1 of 2 at this venue. Their previous show at this venue was on 30 August 2023, on the The Bitter Truth.
Friday 12 March 2027 — Afterpay Arena, Sydney. In Sydney, the last documented Evanescence concert was at Accor Stadium (15 November 2025).
Tuesday 16 March 2027 — Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane. Their previous show at this venue was on 8 February 2007, on the The Open Door.
Saturday 20 March 2027 — Spark Arena, Auckland. Their most recent documented Auckland show was at Eden Park on 19 November 2025. This venue closes the tour.
Evanescence first came to Australia in July 2003, while "Bring Me to Life" was climbing charts around the world. The setlist.fm archive records only promotional appearances on that trip, in Sydney and Melbourne. The first proper tour followed in January 2004: Auckland Town Hall on 8 January, the Brisbane Convention Centre on 10 January, the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on 11 January, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on 14 January, Festival Hall in Melbourne on 15 January and Challenge Stadium in Perth on 16 January 2004. The sets were 14 songs, essentially the whole of Fallen.
The Open Door tour arrived in February 2007 and was the band's first arena tour of the region. After a short show at the Metro Theatre in Sydney on 5 February, they played the Brisbane Entertainment Centre (8 February), two nights at Vodafone Arena in Melbourne (10 and 11 February), the Adelaide Entertainment Centre (13 February), Challenge Stadium in Perth (15 February) and two nights at the Sydney Entertainment Centre (17 and 18 February), then two at the St James Theatre in Auckland on 20 and 21 February 2007. Both Sydney nights and the second Auckland night included covers of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" and Metallica's "One".
In March 2012, touring the self-titled third album, they went to cities they had not played before: the Royal Theatre in Canberra on 23 March and the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on 28 March, alongside Rod Laver Arena (24 March), the Brisbane Convention Centre (26 March), the Sydney Entertainment Centre (29 March) and Vector Arena in Auckland (31 March 2012).
The Synthesis Live tour of February 2018 was something different: Evanescence with a live orchestra. They played the Great Hall of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on 10 February, two nights in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House on 13 and 14 February, and Rod Laver Arena on 16 February 2018. The 26-song programme mixed orchestral versions of their songs with pieces such as Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and Mozart's "Lacrimosa".
The Bitter Truth tour came in August and September 2023: the Riverstage in Brisbane on 24 August, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on 26 August, the theatre configuration of the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on 28 August, Rod Laver Arena on 30 August and Red Hill Auditorium in Perth on 2 September 2023.
In November 2025 they opened for Metallica on the M72 World Tour, with Suicidal Tendencies, at Optus Stadium in Perth (1 November), Adelaide Oval (5 November), Marvel Stadium (8 November), Suncorp Stadium (12 November), Accor Stadium (15 November) and Eden Park in Auckland (19 November). Between stadium dates they played their own club shows at Metro City in Perth on 30 October, the Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts on 7 November and the Metro Theatre in Sydney on 14 November 2025.
The table below lists 40 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Evanescence between 2004 and 2025, with the most shows in Sydney (10), Melbourne (8), Brisbane (6), Auckland (5), Perth (5), Adelaide (4). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.
| Date | City | Venue | Tour / event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November 2025 | Auckland | Eden Park | |
| 15 November 2025 | Sydney | Accor Stadium | |
| 14 November 2025 | Sydney | Metro Theatre | |
| 12 November 2025 | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | |
| 8 November 2025 | Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | |
| 7 November 2025 | Melbourne | Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts | |
| 5 November 2025 | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | |
| 1 November 2025 | Perth | Optus Stadium | |
| 30 October 2025 | Perth | Metro City Concert Club | |
| 2 September 2023 | Perth | Red Hill Auditorium | The Bitter Truth |
| 30 August 2023 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | The Bitter Truth |
| 28 August 2023 | Adelaide | AEC Theatre | The Bitter Truth |
| 26 August 2023 | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | The Bitter Truth |
| 24 August 2023 | Brisbane | Riverstage | The Bitter Truth |
| 16 February 2018 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | Synthesis Tour |
| 14 February 2018 | Sydney | Sydney Opera House | Synthesis Tour |
| 13 February 2018 | Sydney | Sydney Opera House | Synthesis Tour |
| 10 February 2018 | Brisbane | BCEC Great Hall | Synthesis Tour |
| 31 March 2012 | Auckland | Vector Arena | Evanescence Tour |
| 29 March 2012 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Evanescence Tour |
| 28 March 2012 | Newcastle | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | Evanescence Tour |
| 26 March 2012 | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention Centre | Evanescence Tour |
| 24 March 2012 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | Evanescence Tour |
| 23 March 2012 | Canberra | Royal Canberra Theatre | Evanescence Tour |
| 21 February 2007 | Auckland | St James Theatre | The Open Door |
| 20 February 2007 | Auckland | St James Theatre | The Open Door |
| 18 February 2007 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | The Open Door |
| 17 February 2007 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | The Open Door |
| 15 February 2007 | Perth | Challenge Stadium | The Open Door |
| 13 February 2007 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | The Open Door |
| 11 February 2007 | Melbourne | Vodafone Arena | The Open Door |
| 10 February 2007 | Melbourne | Vodafone Arena | The Open Door |
| 8 February 2007 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | The Open Door |
| 5 February 2007 | Sydney | Metro Theatre | |
| 16 January 2004 | Perth | Challenge Stadium | WORLD DOMINATION TOUR 2004 |
| 15 January 2004 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | WORLD DOMINATION TOUR 2004 |
| 14 January 2004 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | WORLD DOMINATION TOUR 2004 |
| 11 January 2004 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | WORLD DOMINATION TOUR 2004 |
| 10 January 2004 | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention Centre | WORLD DOMINATION TOUR 2004 |
| 8 January 2004 | Auckland | Auckland Town Hall | WORLD DOMINATION TOUR 2004 |
Concert data: setlist.fm
Across the 15 most recent documented Australia/NZ concerts with a full song list (16 February 2018 to 19 November 2025), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.
Evanescence were founded in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1994 by singer and keyboardist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After independent EPs and a demo CD in the late 1990s, they released Fallen on Wind-up Records in 2003. Driven by "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal", it went to number one in Australia, sold more than four million copies in the United States by January 2004 and won the band the Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance.
The Open Door (2006), written by Lee with guitarist Terry Balsamo, also reached number one in Australia and sold more than six million copies worldwide. The self-titled third album followed in 2011, the first written by the band as a group; it debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 and reached number five in Australia.
After a hiatus and the end of their record contract, Evanescence became an independent band in 2014 and returned to touring in 2015. Synthesis (2017) recast earlier songs with orchestral and electronic arrangements and reached number six in Australia; its tour was the first time the band played with live orchestras. The Bitter Truth (2021), delayed by the pandemic, peaked at number three.
In March 2025 the band released "Afterlife" for the Netflix series Devil May Cry. Sanctuary, their sixth album, followed on 5 June 2026 and reached number two in Australia. The current line-up is Amy Lee with Tim McCord (since 2006), Troy McLawhorn and Will Hunt (since 2007) and bassist Emma Anzai (since 2022). The band have sold an estimated 31.9 million albums.
| Album | Year | AUS chart peak |
|---|---|---|
| Fallen | 2003 | AUS 1 |
| The Open Door | 2006 | AUS 1 |
| Evanescence | 2011 | AUS 5 |
| Synthesis | 2017 | AUS 6 |
| The Bitter Truth | 2021 | AUS 3 |
| Sanctuary | 2026 | AUS 2 |
Melbourne is the only city with two shows in 2027, on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 March at Rod Laver Arena. The second night was added after the first sold out.
Rod Laver Arena has been the band's Melbourne home on three earlier tours, in 2012, 2018 (with an orchestra) and 2023. Before that they played Festival Hall in 2004 and two nights at Vodafone Arena, the venue now called John Cain Arena, in 2007. In November 2025 they also played Marvel Stadium as Metallica's support and a club show in Port Melbourne the night before.
Perth opens the 2027 tour at RAC Arena on Friday 5 March. Western Australia has been on almost every Evanescence visit: Challenge Stadium in 2004 and 2007, Red Hill Auditorium in the hills east of the city in 2023, and Optus Stadium plus a club show at Metro City in 2025.
This is the band's first headline show at RAC Arena, which opened in November 2012; neither the 2012 nor the 2018 tour visited Perth.
New Zealand gets one date, Spark Arena in Auckland on Saturday 20 March 2027, the closing night of the tour. Evanescence's New Zealand history is all in Auckland: the Town Hall in January 2004, two nights at the St James Theatre in February 2007, Vector Arena (now Spark Arena) in March 2012 and Eden Park with Metallica in November 2025.
The 2027 show is their first headline concert in New Zealand since 2012, as the 2018 and 2023 tours did not include New Zealand.
Sydney has had some of the most varied Evanescence concerts: the Hordern Pavilion in 2004, the Sydney Entertainment Centre in 2007 and 2012, two orchestral nights in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall in 2018 and Qudos Bank Arena in 2023. In 2027 they return to the same Sydney Olympic Park arena, now called Afterpay Arena, on Friday 12 March.
Brisbane, on Tuesday 16 March, moves back indoors to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, where they played in 2007, after the open-air Riverstage in 2023. Adelaide, on Sunday 7 March, returns to the full arena after the theatre configuration used in 2023.
Evanescence's Australian set lists have grown from 14 songs in 2004 to 17 on the 2023 tour and 18 or 19 at the 2025 club shows. The 2023 shows opened with "Broken Pieces Shine" and "What You Want", included a medley of older songs such as "Haunted", "My Last Breath", "Everybody's Fool" and "Whisper", and ended with "My Immortal" and "Bring Me to Life".
The 2025 support sets with Metallica were shorter, 13 or 14 songs, opening with "Afterlife" and running through "Made of Stone", "Going Under", "Take Cover", "Lithium", "Wasted on You", "Better Without You", "Call Me When You're Sober", "Imaginary" and "Use My Voice" before the same two-song ending.
Across more than forty shows in the archive, the songs played most often in Australia and New Zealand are "Bring Me to Life", "Imaginary", "Going Under", "My Immortal" and "Lithium". The 2027 shows will draw on Sanctuary; the Australian set list had not been published as of 9 October 2026.
Tickets for the Australia & New Zealand Arena Tour 2027 have been on sale since Friday 12 June 2026, through the authorised outlets for each arena and the venue box offices. The first Melbourne show sold out; the second Rod Laver Arena night, on 10 March, was added to meet demand.
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When does Evanescence's 2027 tour start?
At RAC Arena in Perth on Friday 5 March 2027.
How many Melbourne shows are there?
Two, at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 March 2027. The second was added after the first sold out.
Is Evanescence playing New Zealand?
Yes, at Spark Arena in Auckland on Saturday 20 March 2027, the last night of the tour.
Who is supporting Evanescence in Australia?
No support act had been announced as of 9 October 2026.
When did tickets go on sale?
Tickets have been on sale since Friday 12 June 2026.
When did Evanescence last play Australia?
In November 2025, as support for Metallica in stadiums, with their own club shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
When was their last headline tour here?
The Bitter Truth tour in August and September 2023, from the Riverstage in Brisbane to Red Hill Auditorium in Perth.
Is there a Canberra or Newcastle date?
No. They played both cities in March 2012, but the 2027 tour is Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland.
What is Evanescence's latest album?
Sanctuary, released on 5 June 2026. It reached number two in Australia.
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