{"id":2445526,"date":"2026-06-04T23:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2445526"},"modified":"2026-06-04T23:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:28:45","slug":"evanescence-are-finally-coming-back-to-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/evanescence-are-finally-coming-back-to-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Evanescence Are Finally Coming Back to New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fresh off the release of their new album <em>Sanctuary<\/em>, Evanescence will return to Aotearoa New Zealand next year for an exclusive arena show.<\/p>\n<p>Announced alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/evanescence-australia-tour-tickets-dates-96225\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a tour of Australia<\/a>, set for 2027, Amy Lee and co. have confirmed they will play T\u0101maki Makaurau Auckland\u2019s Spark Arena on Saturday, March 20th. The announcement comes after they\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/evanescence-tease-australia-new-zealand-tour-2026-94841\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">teased plans to return<\/a> to the region in a recent interview with us.<\/p>\n<p>General on sale tickets will be available from 1pm on Friday, June 12th, following\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evanescence.com\/tour\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">artist<\/a>\u00a0and album presales from 12pm on Tuesday, June 9th, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.com.au\/register\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live Nation<\/a> and Spotify presales from 1pm on Thursday, June 11th. All times are local.<\/p>\n<p>With <em>Sanctuary<\/em> released today (June 5th), Evanescence will return for their biggest local headline shows in years. Marking Evanescence\u2019s first studio album since 2021\u2019s <em>The Bitter Truth,<\/em> frontwoman Amy Lee described the record as a project that had been taking shape for several years, with recent singles offering fans a glimpse into the band\u2019s latest creative chapter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5yUYipjU1lsVEFkH5SURdv?utm_source=generator\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/amy-lee-evanescence-interview-sanctuary-forthcoming-album-95335\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent interview with <em>Rolling Stone AU\/NZ<\/em><\/a>, she said: \u201cThe music is a release of the truth\u2026 music is my journal. It\u2019s always been that. If I always pour it out from whatever\u2019s on my heart \u2013 and there\u2019s so much right now \u2013 that there are going to be other people in the world that can relate to that and use that in their own way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I hope that this album will be that for some people, be a place to connect and feel grounded and understood and also scream at the top of their lungs and that be okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The upcoming setlists are expected to span the band\u2019s entire catalogue, from <em>Fallen<\/em> classics like \u201cBring Me to Life\u201d, \u201cGoing Under\u201d, and \u201cMy Immortal\u201d through to new material including recent singles \u201cAfterlife\u201d and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/evanescence-who-will-you-follow-interview-amy-lee-95173\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWho Will You Follow?\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Evanescence\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evanescence.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sanctuary<\/a> is out now. For complete tour and ticket information, see <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evanescence.com\/tour\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">EVANESCENCE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2027<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday, March 5th<\/strong><br \/>RAC Arena, Perth WA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunday, March 7th<\/strong><br \/>AEC Arena, Adelaide SA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tuesday, March 9th<\/strong><br \/>Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne VIC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday, March 12th<\/strong><br \/>Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney NSW<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tuesday, March 16th<\/strong><br \/>Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane QLD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, March 20th<\/strong><br \/>Spark Arena, Auckland NZ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\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 au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh off the release of their new album Sanctuary, Evanescence will return to Aotearoa New Zealand next year for an exclusive arena show. Announced alongside a tour of Australia, set for 2027, Amy Lee and co. have confirmed they will play T\u0101maki Makaurau Auckland\u2019s Spark Arena on Saturday, March 20th. 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