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.

“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."