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\n\tAnthrax<\/a> will return to Australia in March 2026 for four shows across Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Live Nation announced Tuesday. <\/p>\n \n\tThe run marks the thrash-metal veterans\u2019 first Australian headline tour since 2019, extending a global touring period that has seen the band revisit material spanning more than four decades.<\/p>\n \n\tHailing from New York and widely regarded as one of the \u201cBig Four\u201d of thrash alongside Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth, Anthrax have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and remain one of heavy music\u2019s most enduring live acts. Their 2026 Australian dates will feature a career-spanning setlist mixing fan favorites, deep cuts and selections from the band\u2019s more recent catalog as they continue celebrating their legacy on the road.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to the announcement, the tour will kick off March 23 at Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane before moving through Adelaide\u2019s Hindley Street Music Hall on March 25 and Melbourne\u2019s Festival Hall on March 26. The run will wrap March 28 at Enmore Theatre in Sydney. It marks the group\u2019s return to all four cities after several years of international touring and festival performances.<\/p>\n \n\tTickets go on sale Nov. 28 at 11 a.m. local time. A Mastercard presale runs Nov. 26 from 11 a.m. until Nov. 28 at 10 a.m., with additional Live Nation presale access beginning Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. and concluding Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. All times are local.<\/p>\n \n\tAnthrax has also finished mixing its forthcoming studio album, marking the band\u2019s first full-length release in nearly a decade following 2016\u2019s For All Kings<\/em>, with drummer Charlie Benante confirming the milestone via Instagram on Nov. 24.<\/p>\n \n\tKey recording sessions and all final mixing took place at Dave Grohl\u2019s Studio 606 in Northridge, California \u2014 a space long associated with major hard-rock productions. The band reunited with producer Jay Ruston, who previously oversaw For All Kings<\/em> and 2011\u2019s Worship Music<\/em>, bringing continuity to the project as Anthrax enters its next era.<\/p>\n \n\tMore information is available at livenation.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tAnthrax Australian Tour dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tMarch 23 \u2013 Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
March 25 \u2013 Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide
March 26 \u2013 Festival Hall, Melbourne
March 28 \u2013 Enmore Theatre, Sydney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n