US EditionParkway Drive Cancel Park Waves Australian Festival for 2026
The inaugural 11-date Australian metalcore festival was cancelled due to rising costs and financial challenges, affecting multiple states and ticket holders, organisers said.
- Scheduled across February and March next year, Park Waves Festival has been cancelled, Destroy All Lines confirmed the Australian touring run will not go ahead with gigs in NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.
- Organisers said rising costs and financial issues meant 'the numbers no longer stack up' as expenses for security, policing and infrastructure rose, with promoters seeing costs up 30.
- In a statement, Parkway Drive said, `This is a message we never imagined we'd have to write, and it weighs heavily on us. Park Waves Australia has been cancelled.` The festival was to feature bands like Amity Affliction, Northlane, and Story of the Year.
- Ticketholders will receive refunds and email updates, with Destroy All Lines acknowledging fans' disappointment as Park Waves joins this year's cancelled festivals affecting regional audiences.
- Industry warnings last year suggested deeper fragility in the market as some promoters reported costs rising 30 to 40 per cent while Parkway Drive's Hellbound cruise sold out earlier this year.
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Parkway Drive's Park Waves Australia touring festival canceled
Parkway Drive performs at Wembley Arena on October 04, 2025 in London, England. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images) Parkway Drive‘s planned Park Waves Australia touring festival has been canceled. The trek was scheduled to kick off in February and was set to include 11 stops across the “Glitch” outfit’s home country. “This is a message we never imagined we’d have to write, and it weighs heavily on us,” Parkway Drive says in a statement posted to Facebook. …
Parkway Drive’s Park Waves Australia touring festival canceled - Regional Media News
Parkway Drive's planned Park Waves Australia touring festival has been canceled. The trek was scheduled to kick off in February and was set to include 11 stops across the "Glitch" outfit's home country. "This is a message we never imagined we'd have to write, and it weighs heavily on us," Parkway Drive says in a statement posted to Facebook. "Just writing this feels like a kick in the guts. But here we are - another festival being crushed by the…
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