Metal gigs in New South Wales

45 shows between Thursday 1 October 2026 and Saturday 11 September 2027. Spread over 22 venues; the busiest are Liberty Hall (8), Hordern Pavilion (5) and Manning Bar (4). Top suburbs: Moore Park (13), Sydney (10) and Sydney Olympic Park (5). Acts with more than one date: A Perfect Circle (2), Foo Fighters (2) and Killswitch Engage (2).

Highlights

October 2026

  • Candlemass


    Liberty Hall, Moore Park

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • August Burns Red


    Liberty Hall, Moore Park

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Lamb of God

    with Trivium, Bleed From Within


    Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia AXS

  • From Ashes to New


    Factory Theatre, Marrickville

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Katatonia


    Metro Theatre, Sydney

    Metal

    Ticketsvia metrotheatre.com.au

  • RedHook


    Bootleggers Newtown, Newtown

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Avenged Sevenfold


    Afterpay Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Ticketek

  • Soen


    Manning Bar, Sydney

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Paradise Lost


    Factory Theatre, Marrickville

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Ticketmaster

  • Lorna Shore

    with Whitechapel, The Acacia Strain


    Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia AXS

  • La Dispute


    Liberty Hall, Moore Park

    Indie · Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Ticketmaster

  • HEAVENSGATE


    Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Mudhoney


    The Northern, Byron Bay

    Rock · Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Half Me


    La La La’s, Wollongong

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

November 2026

  • Hands Like Houses


    Waves Wollongong, Towradgi

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Killswitch Engage


    Enmore Theatre, Newtown

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia enmoretheatre.com.au

  • Killswitch Engage


    Waves Wollongong, Towradgi

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Dance Gavin Dance


    Enmore Theatre, Newtown

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia enmoretheatre.com.au

  • Voyager


    Manning Bar, Sydney

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Foo Fighters

    with The Belair Lip Bombs, Teens


    Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia AXS

  • Foo Fighters

    with The Buoys, C.O.F.F.I.N.


    McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia AXS

  • Iron Maiden

    with Megadeth


    Allianz Stadium, Sydney

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia Ticketmaster

  • King Parrot


    La La La’s, Wollongong

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

December 2026

  • Rise Against

    with Dropkick Murphys


    Sydney Opera House – Forecourt, Sydney

    Rock · Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Ticketmaster

  • Ministry


    Liberty Hall, Moore Park

    Rock · Hip-hop · Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Jimmy Eat World


    Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park

    Rock · Pop · Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia AXS

  • A Perfect Circle


    Carriageworks, Eveleigh

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia JamBase

  • A Perfect Circle


    TikTok Entertainment Centre at ICC Sydney, Sydney

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia awaresupertheatre.com.au

  • The Amity Affliction


    Sydney Opera House – Forecourt, Sydney

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Ticketmaster

  • Beherit

    with Portal


    Manning Bar, Sydney

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Primus


    Afterpay Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia qudosbankarena.com.au

  • Queens of the Stone Age

    with Primus, Tropical Fuck Storm


    Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia Live Nation

January 2027

  • System of a Down

    with Faith No More


    Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia Ticketek

  • Beartooth


    Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park

    Rock · Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia AXS

February 2027

  • Fox Lake

    with Counterparts, Paleface Swiss


    Roundhouse, Kensington

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Solkyri

    with Kylesa


    Liberty Hall, Moore Park

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Igorrr


    Liberty Hall, Moore Park

    Electronic · Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Thrown

    with Boundaries, 156/Silence


    Liberty Hall, Moore Park

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

  • Dayseeker

    with Jutes, Silent Planet, sace6


    Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia AXS

  • PRESIDENT


    Roundhouse, Kensington

    Metal · Punk

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

March 2027

  • Evanescence


    Afterpay Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

    Metal

    Ticketsvia Live Nation

  • Stone Temple Pilots

    with 4 Non Blondes, +LIVE+


    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

    Rock · Pop · Metal

    Ticketsvia Ticketmaster

  • Stone Temple Pilots


    Roche Estate, Pokolbin

    Rock · Pop · Metal

    Ticketsvia Ticketmaster

May 2027

  • Elder


    Manning Bar, Sydney

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix

September 2027

  • Carcass

    with Brujeria


    Liberty Hall, Moore Park

    Rock · Metal

    Ticketsvia Moshtix