Amy Lee Leads Evanescence to March 2027 Australian Tour
Evanescence will take Sanctuary to Australia and New Zealand in March 2027, starting at Perth’s RAC Arena on Friday 5 March 2027 and ending at Spark Arena in Auckland on Saturday 20 March 2027. Amy Lee said the new album was over three years in the making and called the run a chance to take it to fans after its Friday 5 June release.
Amy Lee on Sanctuary
“This album is over three years in the making, and finally listening back to it all at once, about to release it to the world, I am so damn proud of every second of it,” Lee said. She added: “It’s overwhelming.”
Sanctuary is Evanescence’s first album in five years, and the release carries the kind of timing that usually turns a tour announcement into a sales push. The band also said the album features production from Zakk Cervini, Jordan Fish and Nick Raskulinecz.
Five Australian arena dates
The Australian run gives the band five arena stops in a tight March window: Perth on Friday 5 March 2027, Adelaide on Sunday 7 March, Melbourne on Tuesday 9 March, Sydney on Friday 12 March and Brisbane on Tuesday 16 March. The schedule leaves only one New Zealand date on the itinerary, which makes Auckland the final stop rather than a separate leg.
For fans, the practical detail is the on-sale clock. General tickets go on sale at 1pm AEST on Friday 12 June, with Vodafone, Mastercard, Artist, Sanctuary / Jungle Merch, Live Nation and Spotify presales listed ahead of that sale. That gives buyers a short lead time to choose between presale access and the public onsale.
From Fallen to Sanctuary
Evanescence’s return to the region follows a busier live cycle than a one-off announcement. The band had already supported Metallica on the Australian leg of Metallica’s M72 World Tour and played three intimate headline concerts before the 2027 dates were announced.
That sequence suggests the March 2027 run is being built for scale, not nostalgia. Evanescence broke through in 2003 with Fallen, which reached number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, and the group has since won two Grammy Awards and scored multiple number one singles. Lee’s own framing makes the route clear: “Working on it has been my outlet for so much that feels wrong and out of control, and a place to ignite hope through the power of music and connection… good thing we have the tour all lined up or I wouldn’t know what to do with myself now!”
