System of a Down and Faith No More announce Australian tour
For over a week now, something’s been going on. Red hand murals lifted straight from System of a Down’s self-titled 1998 debut turned up on La Trobe Street in Melbourne and around William and Crown Streets in Sydney. A projection lit up a building in Brisbane showing that same hand alongside the cover art from Faith No More’s We Care a Lot. No dates, no venues, and no promoter attached to any of it. It was just enough to send every message board and group chat in the country into overdrive guessing what was coming.
But now it’s confirmed: System of a Down and Faith No More are touring Australia together, and it’s about as big as this kind of announcement gets!
System of a Down hasn’t set foot on an Australian stage since headlining Soundwave in 2012, closing that run out in Perth. Almost fifteen years between drinks.
Faith No More’s last local appearance was in 2015, also at Soundwave, wrapping up at Brisbane Showgrounds on what turned out to be the festival’s final run. Neither band has been shy lately; System of a Down is fresh off a European and UK stadium run and a slot at Sick New World in Las Vegas back in April. Meanwhile, Faith No More bassist Billy Gould confirmed back in June that the band was gearing up for a full 2027 comeback tour.
Turns out Australia was part of that plan all along!
SYSTEM OF A DOWN AUSTRALIAN STADIUM TOUR 2027
With special guests Faith No More
22.01.27 – Sydney – Accor Stadium
27.01.27 – Melbourne – Marvel Stadium
01.02.27 – Brisbane – Suncorp Stadium
Artist presale (mailing list): Tuesday 28 July
PayPal First Access presale (Ticketek): Wednesday 29 July
General public on sale: Friday 31 July
After a teaser campaign that dragged half the country into detective mode, this is one that’s going to move fast!
Words by Aidan Willis
