Comeback Kid have announced an Australian tour for early 2026, taking place across late January and early February. The tour will mark the band’s first in three years, and comes after their recent announcement on the Froth & Fury line-up alongside the likes of Polaris, Soulfly and In Hearts Wake. The full list of tour dates, as well as pre-sale and ticketing information, can be found below.
The tour will see the Canadian hardcore veterans playing their breakthrough album Wake The Dead in its entirety, to celebrate its 20th anniversary. They will be joined on all dates by American hardcore band Gridiron, who are making their debut in Australia as part of the tour, as well as Sydney band Phantoms for all dates except the Perth date and the Froth & Fury festival in Adelaide. In a statement shared to social media, the band noted that Australia was the first place that they performed Wake The Dead live when they toured in 2005. “What a place to celebrate this amazing year,” they wrote.
Comeback Kid – ‘Wake The Dead’
Wake The Dead, Comeback Kid’s second album, was released in February 2005. It was the band’s last to feature their original lead vocalist Scott Wade, who departed the band a year after its release. Andrew Neufeld, who was the band’s rhythm guitarist at the time, took over on vocals and has held the position ever since. Only he and lead guitarist Jeremy Hiebert remain from the band’s original line-up; they have been joined by rhythm guitarist Stu Ross since 2012 and bassist Chase Brenneman since 2015. Their current touring drummer is Terrance Pettitt.
Gridiron were formed in 2020, featuring alumni from hardcore bands such as Year Of The Knife and Never Ending Game. Their second studio album, Poetry From Pain, was released earlier this year. Phantoms, meanwhile, are veterans of the Australian hardcore scene. Originally prominent in the mid-to-late 2000s, the band reunited a handful of years ago and have since released two EPs of new material: 2022’s Hell Is Empty and 2024’s All The Devils Are Here, both on Last Ride Records.
Comeback Kid Wake The Dead 2026 Tour
- Friday, January 30th – Amplifier Bar, Perth WA*
- Saturday, January 31st – Adelaide Showgrounds, Adelaide SA*
- Sunday, February 1st – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne VIC
- Wednesday, February 4th – Manning Bar, Sydney NSW
- Thursday, February 5th – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle NSW
- Friday, February 6th – Crowbar, Brisbane QLD
* – Phantoms not appearing.
A pre-sale for the tour will go live from 5pm local time today (Wednesday, July 30th). General sale will follow on Thursday, July 31st at 11am local time. Both can be accessed via Destroy All Lines.
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