Killswitch Engage Announce First Australian and New Zealand Headline Run in Eight Years
Killswitch Engage has announced their first headline tour in Australia and New Zealand in eight years. The tour will feature English metal band Sylosis as special guests and will kick off on October 31, 2025. This marks the band's return to the region after supporting Iron Maiden in 2024.
- ▪Killswitch Engage will perform in New Zealand and Australia for the first time since 2018.
- ▪The tour begins in Auckland on October 31 and concludes in Perth on November 14.
- ▪Tickets will go on sale starting May 21, 2025, with presales available earlier.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 13: Singer Jesse Leach (L) and bassist Mike D'Antonio of Killswitch Engage perform at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on March 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images Trending on Billboard if ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) { pmcCnx.cmd.push(function() { pmcCnx({ settings: { plugins: { pmcAtlasMG: { iabPlcmt: 2, } } }, playerId: '4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed', playlistId: 'b7dab6e5-7a62-4df1-b1f4-3cfa99eea709', }).render("connatix_contextual_player_div"); }); } else { // This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it's event time.
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