{"id":1979493,"date":"2025-08-25T23:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1979493"},"modified":"2025-08-25T23:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:04:55","slug":"better-lovers-announce-debut-australian-tour-for-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/better-lovers-announce-debut-australian-tour-for-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Lovers Announce Debut Australian Tour For January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/feeds\/better-lovers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Better Lovers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Better Lovers<\/a> have announced an Australian tour for January 2026, which will mark their debut run in this guise. The tour is in support of the American post-hardcore supergroup\u2019s debut studio album <em>Highly Irresponsible<\/em>, which was released last year via SharpTone Records. The full list of the band\u2019s upcoming tour dates, as well as pre-sale and ticketing information, can be found below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The run will see the band joined on all dates by Split Chain and Blind Girls. The former are a UK post-grunge band making their Australian debut, having released their debut album <em>Motionblur<\/em> earlier this year. The latter, meanwhile, are a Gold Coast-based grindcore band. Their second studio album, <em>An Exit Exists<\/em>, was released last year. It was produced by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/feeds\/bugs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bugs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bugs<\/a> drummer Brock Weston and released via Secret Voice Records \u2013 the independent imprint run by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/feeds\/touche-amore\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Touche Amore;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Touche Amore<\/a> frontman Jeremy Bolm.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Better Lovers \u2013 \u2018Lie Between The Lines\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Better Lovers is composed of three-fifths of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/feeds\/every-time-i-die\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Every Time I Die;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Every Time I Die<\/a> \u2013 guitarist Jordan Buckley, bassist Steve Micciche and drummer Clayton Holyoak \u2013 as well as former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/feeds\/the-dillinger-escape-plan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dillinger Escape Plan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dillinger Escape Plan<\/a> frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/feeds\/greg-puciato\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Greg Puciato;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Greg Puciato<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/feeds\/fit-for-an-autopsy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fit For An Autopsy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fit For An Autopsy<\/a> guitarist Will Putney. The group formed in 2023, two years after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/news\/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-every-time-i-die-have-broken-up\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the abrupt split;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the abrupt split<\/a> of Every Time I Die, and released their debut EP <em>God Made Me An Animal<\/em> that year. Buckley, Micciche and Holyoak last toured Australia as part of Every Time I Die <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/news\/every-time-die-letlive-confirm-2017-australian-tour-dates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in 2017;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">in 2017<\/a>, co-headlining with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/feeds\/letlive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:letlive;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">letlive<\/a>. Puciato <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/greg-puciato-touring-australia-early-230801166.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:last toured in January 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">last toured in January 2024<\/a> as a solo artist, and Putney last toured in 2023 with Fit For An Autopsy supporting <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/feeds\/make-them-suffer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Make Them Suffer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Make Them Suffer<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/them-suffer-announce-neverbloom-10th-050326256.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:their Neverbloom anniversary tour;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">their <em>Neverbloom<\/em> anniversary tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Highly Irresponsible<\/em>, produced by Putney, was pre-empted by the release of four singles: \u2018A White Horse Covered In Blood\u2019 in July, \u2018Future Myopia\u2019 in August, \u2018At All Times\u2019 in September and \u2018Love As An Act Of Rebellion\u2019 just days before album release in October. 2025 thus far has seen the band touring throughout their native US, as well as festival appearances at Aftershock and Furnace Fest.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Better Lovers 2026 Australian Tour<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Friday, January 23rd \u2013 Crowbar, Brisbane QLD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saturday, January 24th \u2013 Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle NSW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sunday, January 25th \u2013 Manning Bar, Sydney NSW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wednesday, January 28th \u2013 Max Watt\u2019s, Melbourne VIC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thursday, January 29th \u2013 Sooki Lounge, Belgrave VIC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Friday, January 30th \u2013 Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide SA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>A pre-sale for the tour will run today (Tuesday, August 26<sup>th)<\/sup> at 10am local time. General sale follows on Wednesday, August 27th \u2013 again at 10am local time. Both can be accessed via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.destroyalllines.com\/tours\/better-lovers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Destroy All Lines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Destroy All Lines<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Further Reading<\/h4>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/greg-puciato-names-five-favourite-033824263.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Greg Puciato Names His Five Favourite Songs to Perform Live Ahead of 2024 Australian Tour;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Greg Puciato Names His Five Favourite Songs to Perform Live Ahead of 2024 Australian Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/news\/every-time-i-die-guitarist-saved-fan-spitting-beer-eye\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Every Time I Die Guitarist Says He Saved A Fan\u2019s Life By Accidentally Spitting Beer In Her Eye;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Every Time I Die Guitarist Says He Saved A Fan\u2019s Life By Accidentally Spitting Beer In Her Eye<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/dillinger-escape-plan-review-sydney-073115666.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Dillinger Escape Plan Review: Sydney Embraces The Chaos In An Hour Of Power;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">The Dillinger Escape Plan Review: Sydney Embraces The Chaos In An Hour Of Power<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\/news\/better-lovers-announce-debut-australian-tour-for-january-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Better Lovers Announce Debut Australian Tour For January 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Better Lovers Announce Debut Australian Tour For January 2026<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicfeeds.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Music Feeds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Music Feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Better Lovers have announced an Australian tour for January 2026, which will mark their debut run in this guise. The tour is in support of the American post-hardcore supergroup\u2019s debut studio album Highly Irresponsible, which was released last year via SharpTone Records. The full list of the band\u2019s upcoming tour dates, as well as pre-sale [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1979494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[307759,354694,346997,354692,354693,354696,354695],"class_list":["post-1979493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-australian-tour","tag-better-lovers","tag-debut-album","tag-greg-puciato","tag-jordan-buckley","tag-steve-micciche","tag-touche-amore"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Better-Lovers-Announce-Debut-Australian-Tour-For-January-2026.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1979493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1979494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1979493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1979493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1979493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}