August Burns Red 'Season Of Surrender' NZ Tour 2026

New Zealand, prepare to surrender to the might of AUGUST BURNS RED this October, with the GRAMMY Award-nominated stalwarts set to return to our shores joined by special guests BLOOM,

“We are so excited to headline and return back to New Zealand after a decade! We are bringing along our new friends in Bloom to make this a can’t miss show. This tour will also be the first place in the world where we do a tour celebrating the release of our brand new record Season of Surrender. We hope to see you all soon!” - August Burns Red

Crafting their signature brand of metalcore for over two decades, AUGUST BURNS RED have ferociously established themselves as one of the foremost acts in the genre. Hailing from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the band's milestones and legacy spans everything from multiple top 10 placements on the Billboard Top 200 and tours with everyone from Bullet For My Valentine through to A Day To Remember and countless more. Also with two GRAMMY Award nominations in their wake, nominated for Best Metal Performance in 2016 for Identity and again in 2018 for Invisible Enemy, AUGUST BURNS RED have never rested on their laurels or stopped pushing the limits of their sound; a fact that has loudly carried into 2026 with the upcoming release of a their tenth studio album Season Of Surrender due out on June 5 via Fearless Records. 

On a live front, AUGUST BURNS RED's reputation is as formidable as their creative output, renowned for their visceral performances across the globe, most recently stupefying Australian crowds in 2023 supporting Polaris nationally on the Fatalism Tour. Praised by Scenestr for delivering "a raging masterclass in pure American metalcore with a 20-year, career-spanning set list that resonated spectacularly" of the Adelaide show supporting Polaris, X-Press Magazine also declared of the band's 2023 Perth performance on the same run that ABR demonstrated "why they have cemented themselves as one of the most respected names in the scene." 

One of Australia's most prolific rising heavy acts, BLOOM wield an open-veined take on melodic hardcore that has seen them tour the globe, release two full-length albums and cultivate an army of dedicated fans along the way. Emerging in 2017, BLOOM released their 2024 debut full-length, Maybe In Another Life, before swiftly turning their gaze to their 2025 sophomore album, The Light We Chase. Wowing with their multi-faceted and matured collection of songs on album #2, also expanding their creative reach further than ever before, BLOOM kicked off 2026 with their biggest headline performances to date, touring Australia nationally to celebrate The Light We Chase. Whether sharing stages with the likes of Silverstein and Thornhill or enamouring as headliners, you can definitely count on one thing when it comes to a BLOOM live show: it is seriously not to be missed.