Anthrax will return to Australia in March 2026 for four shows across Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Live Nation announced Tuesday.
The run marks the thrash-metal veterans’ first Australian headline tour since 2019, extending a global touring period that has seen the band revisit material spanning more than four decades.
Hailing from New York and widely regarded as one of the “Big Four” of thrash alongside Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth, Anthrax have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and remain one of heavy music’s most enduring live acts. Their 2026 Australian dates will feature a career-spanning setlist mixing fan favorites, deep cuts and selections from the band’s more recent catalog as they continue celebrating their legacy on the road.
According to the announcement, the tour will kick off March 23 at Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane before moving through Adelaide’s Hindley Street Music Hall on March 25 and Melbourne’s Festival Hall on March 26. The run will wrap March 28 at Enmore Theatre in Sydney. It marks the group’s return to all four cities after several years of international touring and festival performances.
Tickets go on sale Nov. 28 at 11 a.m. local time. A Mastercard presale runs Nov. 26 from 11 a.m. until Nov. 28 at 10 a.m., with additional Live Nation presale access beginning Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. and concluding Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. All times are local.
Anthrax has also finished mixing its forthcoming studio album, marking the band’s first full-length release in nearly a decade following 2016’s For All Kings, with drummer Charlie Benante confirming the milestone via Instagram on Nov. 24.
Key recording sessions and all final mixing took place at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Northridge, California — a space long associated with major hard-rock productions. The band reunited with producer Jay Ruston, who previously oversaw For All Kings and 2011’s Worship Music, bringing continuity to the project as Anthrax enters its next era.
More information is available at livenation.com.au.
Anthrax Australian Tour dates:
March 23 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
March 25 – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide
March 26 – Festival Hall, Melbourne
March 28 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
