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One of the most influential acts in modern metal and hardcore, in 2026 Florida heavyweights POISON THE WELL will at long last again be at arm’s length for Aussie fans, heading down under for their Australian headline tour in June, joined by special guests HAYWIRE (USA).
Kicking off proceedings on Sunday 7 June in Perth, POISON THE WELL will roar through Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and close out on Sunday 14 June in Brisbane, marking their first Australian performances since 2009, as well as the first ever Aussie shows for HAYWIRE.
Caustically fluent in flitting between brutality and beauty without breaking a sweat, POISON THE WELL‘s 1999 debut album The Opposite Of December…A Season Of Separation not only introduced the world to a sonic cosmos of gripping yet melodic hardcore; it also influenced the future of heavy music itself, with the genre-defining record claiming spots on Brooklyn Vegan‘s “15 ’90s Metalcore Albums That Still Resonate Today,” KERRANG!‘s “21 Best U.S. Metalcore Albums of All Time,” Loudwire‘s “25 Best Metalcore Albums of All Time,” and Revolver’s “10 Most Influential Metalcore Albums of All Time”. Currently with five studio albums, countless tours, over 100 million streams, and reuniting after their 2009 hiatus, 2026 is already unfurling a razor-sharp new chapter for POISON THE WELL, with the band now primed to release their first new album in 16 years: Peace In Place, due out March 20.
Announcing Peace In Place earlier this month along with a propulsive new single Thoroughbreds, POISON THE WELL‘s new era is yet again shaping up to be something both monumental and connective; an album of and for our times, while also channeling the group’s storied journey and narrative into 10 stalwart tracks. Decades into the piece, POISON THE WELL aren’t merely resting on their laurels, instead channeling the spirit of their most celebrated material through a prism of new experience on Peace In Place.
Celebrating their brand new opus, 2026 will tick off POISON THE WELL‘s first Australian performances since 2009. And fresh off a huge run of headliners last year in North America, the UK and Europe, POISON THE WELL are poised and more potent than ever, with The Moshville Times declaring of a recent performance: “…a band not simply trading on nostalgia, but proving their music still burns with urgency. For those in attendance, it was a night of catharsis, chaos and connection – exactly what a Poison The Well gig should be”.
Hailing from Boston, HAYWIRE weld a dizzying blend of guttural hardcore and searing authenticity. Unpredictable, unforgettable and authentically unfiltered, the group forged via Austin Sparkman, member and ex-member of the likes of Buried Dreams, Conservative Military Image, Rude Awakening and more, evolving into one of the most buzzed about groups on the scene. Whether stomping on tracks like LIKE A TRAIN or swaggering with thrash and shifts on GET TO STEPPIN, HAYWIRE‘s frenetic charm never misses. And set to spend February and March touring North America with Dropkick Murphys, and March and April with DRAIN, the band will be arriving in extremely fine form for their first ever Aussie performances this June.
Returning to the opposite side of the world after 16 years of separation, Australian fans can once again revel in the raw, raucous and resplendent stylings of POISON THE WELL this June. This is absolutely not to be missed!
Early bird pre-sale tickets on sale: Friday 6 February @ 11am AEDT Time
To Gain Early Ticket Access Register Here -> https://daltours.cc/poisonthewell
General tickets on sale: Monday 9 February @ 11am Local Time
Tickets from destroyalllines.com
