Evanescence Finds ‘Sanctuary,’ Extends World Tour

Evanescence was brought to life back the early 2000s. Now the alternative rock outfit is six albums deep, with the release of Sanctuary.

The new collection dropped at the stroke of midnight, and houses “Who Will You Follow,” which last month hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs ranking, the rockers’ first leader on the chart since its inception in 2020.

To celebrate the new release, Evanescence extends their world tour with a lap down under in the early stages of 2027. Produced by Live Nation, Evanescence’s arena tour of Australia and New Zealand gets going Friday, March 5 at Perth’s RAC Arena, then heads east for dates in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and wraps up March 20 at Auckland’s Spark Arena. The general onsale starts next Friday, June 12.

Evanescence last toured Australia in late 2025 as special guests on Metallica’s M72 World Tour. Aside from those stadium shows, Amy Lee and Co. played several intimate sideshows. Before that, they celebrated 20 years of their breakthrough debut album Fallen with a tour in August 2023. 

As previously reported, the band’s world tour is slated to kick off on June 11 at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Fla., before moving on to Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ontario, Quebec, Indiana, Missouri, Arizona, California, Utah, Ohio and Michigan. The trek will then leap over to the United Kingdom and Europe for summertime gigs in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London, as well as shows in Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Later, in 2027, the group will rock audiences across Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America.

Since they burst onto the airwaves more than two decades ago, Evanescence has landed two leaders on the Billboard 200: 2006’s The Open Door and 2011’s Evanescence. Also, they’ve placed five titles on the Billboard Hot 100, including three top 10 appearances, led by their signature song from 2003, “Bring Me To Life,” which peaked at No. 5.

Stream Sanctuary and check out Evanescence’s ANZ dates below.

Evanescence 2027 Tour of Australia and New Zealand:

March 5 — RAC Arena, Perth

March 7 — AEC Arena, Adelaide

March 9 — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

March 12 — Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

March 16 — Brisbane Entertainment Centre

March 20 — Spark Arena, Auckland

For complete tour and ticket information visit livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz and evanescence.com.