Welsh rock trio Holding Absence have announced Brisbane emo trailblazers, Stepson, as national opening supports for their first ever Australian headline tour this August, alongside California metalcore outfit Kingdom of Giants. Tickets on sale now via Destroy All Lines.
The tour kicks off on Friday 14th August at Princess Theatre in Brisbane, before making its way through Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, concluding at Magnet House in Perth on Thursday 20th August. The run sees the band stepping into several cities as headliners for the first time, after having previously visited supporting tours with Thornhill, Void Of Vision and You Me At Six.
Over the past decade, the Cardiff group have built a devoted global following and a reputation as an unmissable live act. Amassing hundreds of millions of streams worldwide, they have toured extensively across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia. Last week they announced their new studio album, Modern Life is Lonely, out Friday 29th August via Sumerian Records, leading with singles “Reflection“ and “Whisper Of A Dream“, their first new music since 2023’s The Noble Art Of Self-Destruction. Since forming in 2015, Holding Absence have rapidly established themselves as leaders within modern post-hardcore, with The Noble Art Of Self-Destruction closing a defining trilogy that began with their 2019 self-titled debut and 2021’s The Greatest Mistake Of My Life.
Joining them on all dates, Kingdom of Giants return to Australia following their 2023 run with Bury Tomorrow. Since then, they’ve released two new EPs, Bleeding Star and Burning Chrome, and are primed and ready to bring their expansive and cinematic take on heavy music back to Aussie stages. With unique guitar work, synth-driven atmospheres, and vocals that shift between melodic and menacing, the band designs music that feels fully immersive. Their sound lives at the meeting point between crushing and compelling, drawing inspiration from synthwave and cyberpunk, bending the boundaries of modern heavy music.
Rounding out the lineup is Stepson, who have built their reputation off the back of their heart-on-sleeve releases over the years, including their 2021 debut album ‘Help Me, Help You‘, which claimed 2021’s Triffid Qld Album Of The Year and was immortalised on the coveted Triffid Hero Wall, joining the likes of The Go Betweens, Powderfinger, The Chats and more.
Holding Absence biggest Australian tour to date kicks off this August. Tickets available now via Destroy All Lines.
