Parkway Drive Leads Park Waves Australia With The Amity Affliction & More
“The vision for this is the biggest undertaking in Parkway’s history." Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall said.
Parkway Drive are leveling up Australia’s heavy music scene with the launch of Park Waves, a traveling festival set to hit 11 cities and regional centers in February and March 2026.
The first wave of the lineup, revealed Monday (July 15), includes Parkway Drive and The Amity Affliction co-headlining for the first time on home soil, alongside Northlane, Alpha Wolf and Story of the Year. Additional acts are expected to be announced in the coming months.
“The vision for this is the biggest undertaking in Parkway’s history. A traveling festival run by the band, for the fans. It’s a massive deal for us, so we wanted to make it special,” frontman Winston McCall said in a statement.
“Not only is the line up stacked, for the first time on home soil, we’ll be bringing the iconic and unstoppable – The Amity Affliction. Parkway, Amity, Australia. It’s never been bigger. This is the full festival experience, a day to enjoy, connect and get wild. We can’t wait to see you there.”
Billed as part music festival and part traveling sideshow, Park Waves promises a full sensory experience for fans aged 16 and up, with circus performers, carnival rides, food trucks and more. The run kicks off Feb. 14 in Perth before heading through Adelaide, Geelong, Wollongong, Maitland and other cities, wrapping March 15 at Queensland’s Sandstone Point Hotel. The Byron Bay stop is pending final council approval.
The festival announcement caps a landmark year for Parkway Drive, who sold out the Sydney Opera House in under three minutes earlier this year and launched Australia’s first-ever heavy music cruise, Hellbound, which sold out in seven minutes. The Amity Affliction have also maintained their standing as one of Australia’s most successful heavy exports, with their 2023 album Not Without My Ghosts debuting at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart and spawning the Top 20 rock radio hit “Show Me Your God.”
Tickets for Park Waves will be available via multiple pre-sales ahead of the general public on-sale. Parkway Nation fan club members can access an exclusive pre-sale starting Tuesday, July 22 at 9 a.m. local time. A Destroy All Lines pre-sale follows at 5 p.m. that afternoon. General public tickets go on sale Thursday, July 24 at 10 a.m. local time via parkwavesfestival.com, with a limited pay-over-four-months option also available.
Park Waves Festival 2026
Feb. 14 at Langley Park, Perth, WA
Feb. 20 at Adelaide Showground, SA
Feb. 22 at Geelong Showgrounds, VIC
Feb. 28 at Caribbean Gardens, Scoresby, VIC
Mar. 1 at Bendigo Jockey Club, VIC
Mar. 5 at Thomas Dalton Park, Wollongong, NSW
Mar. 7 at Sydney Dragway, Eastern Creek, NSW
Mar. 8 at Maitland Showground, NSW
Mar. 12 at Queens Park, Toowoomba, QLD
Mar. 14 at Cavanbah Centre, Byron Bay, NSW (subject to council approval)
Mar. 15 at Sandstone Point Hotel, QLD
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