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Live Nation has today announced Haywire as a further special guest on the upcoming Australian tour from Chicago punk quartet Rise Against.
Rise Against will tour Australia with Dropkick Murphys and Haywire this November and December, kicking off at John Cain Arena in Melbourne on 26 November, followed by Riverstage, Brisbane on 29 November, a performance On The Steps at Sydney Opera House Forecourt on 1 December, with the final show at Red Hill Auditorium, Perth on 4 December.
All three bands will also appear alongside The Living End and Jebediah at Meltdown taking place at The Entertainment Grounds in Gosford on Saturday 28 November.
Haywire has achieved a global following for their relentless touring and electrifying live sets, quickly becoming one of the most talked-about names in the hardcore punk scene. Haywire has played more shows in two and a half years then most bands play their whole career, with around 400 shows in a less than three years, including 96 shows in 101 days during the summer of 2025!
RISE AGAINST
WITH DROPKICK MURPHYS
+ special guest Haywire (AU shows)
Presented by Live Nation
WOLFBROOKE ARENA, CHRISTCHURCH
SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2026
SPARK ARENA, AUCKLAND
TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2026
JOHN CAIN ARENA, MELBOURNE
THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2026
MELTDOWN, THE ENTERTAINMENT GROUNDS, GOSFORD*
SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2026
RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE
SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2026
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FORECOURT, SYDNEY
TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER 2026
RED HILL AUDITORIUM, PERTH
FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER 2026
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ABOUT RISE AGAINST
Few bands have ever been as accurately named as the Chicago punk quartet. While fleeting styles and fashionable imitations have entered and exited vogue, Rise Against have remained a north star of artful resistance. While continuously updating their formula, they’ve sustained their original spirit of rebellion over a quarter century – amassing a body of work that doubles as a chronicle of our collective unraveling. Melodic hardcore detonations co-exist in perfect tension with dire warnings about the looming dystopia. And on their latest Loma Vista release, Ricochet, they’ve made what might be their most visceral, urgent, and high-stakes song cycle.
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ABOUT DROPKICK MURPHYS
Dropkick Murphys proudly remain Boston’s rock ‘n’ roll underdogs turned champions. Since 1996, the boys have created the kind of music that’s meant to be chanted at last call, in packed arenas, and during the fourth quarter, third period, or ninth inning of a comeback rally. Dropkick Murphys’ current album For The People rises to its moment: an expression of humanity at a time of relentless dehumanization, a promise of hope in an era fueled by fear-mongering, a declaration of solidarity in an age of disunion, a defiant rebuttal to the charlatans and demagogues who seek to divide us for their own power and profit.
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ABOUT HAYWIRE
Formed in December of 2023, it seems as if there is no one title you can put on Haywire. Bouncing between DIY tours on their own, arenas all over Europe with the Dropkick Murphys, and a self-booked world tour, they find a way to win over anyone in any space. Using that hardworking ethos, they have since established For The Children & Back To School Jam in Boston. Using their platform alongside the tight knit community's help to collect thousands of toys and fill backpacks with school supplies for children who otherwise struggle to have their most basic needs met.
Recently, Haywire have signed to major label Roadrunner Records where they will release their second LP titled I Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye.
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