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The seismic structural landscape of independent heavy music has just received its biggest touring blueprint of the decade. Commemorating twenty years of the landmark, genre-redefining masterpiece that completely shattered mainstream commercial expectations, Tampa, Florida icons Underoath have officially announced their monumental “Define The Great Line” North American anniversary tour. Set to devastate premium arenas and major amphitheaters this autumn, this historic trek will stand as one of the most high-velocity lineups of the generation—bringing together a bulletproof vanguard of scene royalty including August Burns Red, Atreyu, Emery, and As Cities Burn.

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“It Gave Us Permission to Be Ourselves”: The Legacy of 2006

When Underoath entered the studio to track Define The Great Line as the immediate follow-up to their 2004 gold-certified breakthrough They’re Only Chasing Safety, they chose a path of high creative tension. Rather than leaning into the formulaic, radio-friendly pop-punk trends dominating the era, the group pivoted toward a jarring, dark, and ambient sonic landscape. The high-risk gamble paid off instantly, making history when the uncompromisingly heavy record debuted at a staggering No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Reflecting on what the record represents two decades later, Underoath keyboardist and tracking architect Chris Dudley delivered a deeply moving statement on the album’s long-term endurance: “What this album has meant to us, and so many others, over the past 20 years is hard to quantify,” Dudley shared with absolute vulnerability. “It gave us permission to be ourselves. It sent us around the world. It gave people the freedom to say (and scream) the things out loud they had buried deep. It will outlive us. We still play these songs on stage 20 years later and get those chills. The opportunity to devote an entire tour to presenting this album in the best way it ever has been, alongside friends we’ve had since before it was released, is going to be bucket list material for us.”

Reassembling the Foundational Class: Camaraderie and New Music

What makes this anniversary routing uniquely historical is the deliberate curation of the support roster. Rather than booking trending viral acts, Underoath intentionally assembled a lineup of their absolute closest lifelong friends who shared the trenches of the mid-2000s post-hardcore explosion.

The tour comes at an incredibly high-velocity creative moment for the entire package. Beyond celebrating past milestones, tour mates August Burns Red, As Cities Burn, and Emery are concurrently tracking and preparing to unleash brand-new studio material across the touring grid, promising a spectacular blend of nostalgia and forward-thinking sonic aggression.

Prior to launching this premium arena run in November, Underoath will spend the summer stripping away the production for their incredibly intimate “Van Tour To Vans Warped Tour” alongside HELD., performing raw club shows on their way to headlining the massive Warped Tour anniversary events in Washington, D.C. and Long Beach, California.

Define The Great Line 20th Anniversary Tour: Complete 2026 Schedule

November 5 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
November 6 – Oklahoma City, MO @ The Criterion *
November 7 – Albuquerque, NM @ Revel Entertainment Center*
November 9 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre *
November 10 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA *
November 12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl *
November 13 – [to be announced]
November 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic *
November 16 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre *
November 17 – Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum *
November 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center *
November 21 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium *
November 23 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory *
November 24 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *
November 25 – Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe *
November 27 – [to be announced]
November 28 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS ^#
November 29 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^
December 1 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore ^
December 3 – Lancaster, PA @ Freedom Hall ^
December 4 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center ^
December 5 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
December 6 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore ^
December 8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount ^
December 11 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz ^
December 12 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues ^
December 13 – [to be announced]
December 15 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater ^
December 16 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center ^
December 18 – Tampa, FL @ Yuengling Center ^

* Indicates show with As Cities Burn
^ Indicates show with Emery
# Atreyu not performing

FAQ: The Underoath 20th Anniversary Tour

What songs will Underoath play on this anniversary tour?

Underoath will perform their entire 2006 double-platinum masterpiece Define The Great Line from front to back, including historical live staples like “In Regards To Myself,” “You’re Ever So Inviting,” and the iconic “Writing On The Walls.”

When do tickets officially go on sale to the general public?

Following specialized artist, Spotify, and Live Nation venue presales throughout the week, general public ticket access officially unlocks this Friday, June 12th at 10:00 AM local time via this location.

Why is Atreyu not performing on the Montreal tour date?

Due to prior festival obligations and border routing conflicts, Atreyu will step off the line-up for the November 28th performance at MTELUS, leaving a highly focused billing of Underoath, August Burns Red, and Emery.

The Influential Blueprint of Underoath

Formed in Ocala, Florida in 1997, Underoath structurally reinvented the creative balance between absolute metalcore chaos and sweeping cinematic harmony. Reaching their definitive creative era with the dual-vocal dynamic of Spencer Chamberlain’s raw, throat-shredding emotional vulnerability and Aaron Gillespie’s soaring melodic choruses, the band became the undisputed commercial juggernaut of the Tooth & Nail/Solid State roster.

Securing multiple gold records and three separate Grammy Award nominations, the band’s artistic legacy stands in bold defiance of mainstream corporate compromise. By skillfully weaponizing heavy dissonance, post-rock ambiance, and raw punk rock attitude, Underoath established a permanent sonic footprint. Generations of progressive rock, alternative metal, and post-hardcore outfits continue to replicate the trail they blazed, solidifying Define The Great Line as one of the genuinely holy artifacts of 21st-century alternative culture.

Now that the parameters of this historic post-hardcore anniversary trek have officially been locked into place, the floor belongs to the Loaded Radio family. Are you grabbing tickets to witness “Writing On The Walls” inside massive arena rooms, or are you holding out for the hometown chaos of the Tampa finale at the Yuengling Center? Sound off with your regional routing selections and album track rankings in the comments section below!

TL;DR Cheat Sheet

• Celebrating a Landmark Masterpiece: Post-hardcore heavyweights Underoath have officially unveiled their “Define The Great Line Twentieth Anniversary Tour” hitting major arenas this fall.
• A Legendary Era-Defining Lineup: The commemorative trek features longtime scene heavyweights August Burns Red and Atreyu, with foundational support split between Emery and As Cities Burn.
• Full Album Retrospective: The band will perform their iconic 2006 album Define The Great Line in its absolute entirety, including classic rock anthems like “Writing On The Walls.”
• Crucial Ticketing Schedule: The Citi cardmember presale officially opens today, Tuesday, June 9th at 12:00 PM ET, leading up to the wide general public on-sale this Friday, June 12th at 10:00 AM local time.

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Not many bands can craft as characteristic an aura as Fires in the Distance. Their dreamy melodicism yet grounded weight lend their music an instantly recognizable and powerfully uplifting tone. Debut Echoes from Deep November already shimmered with the promise of something special, and 2023 sophomore Air Not Meant for Us more than made good on this promise, gliding effortlessly into my top 5 for that year. At this point in a band’s career, one might start to fear a slip in quality—a complacent settling into an easy and familiar groove—where the magic fades a little. One might, but in my case, this was somewhat eclipsed by the glittering stars that filled my eyes when Circadian Promise appeared on the horizon. Returning to the paradigm of mental health, rendered through the imagery of flight and freedom, Fires in the Distance console even the most timorous of hearts and deliver once again.

Everything uniquely great about Fires in the Distance is back on full display in Circadian Promise, and more besides. The sparkling arias of keyboards gain strength on the backs of soaring lead guitars and the steadfast heft of bass and drum. Synths subtly decorate the soundscape with just a touch of drama. Dynamic, steady tempos propel you forward. But Fires in the Distance don’t rest in the surety of this admittedly winning formula. New vocalist Brendan Hayter¹ uses his savage screams to inject a new intensity to the heaviness and amplifies already stirring passages with hearty cleans—first of their kind for the band. The keyboards also see a renaissance of sorts with extended moments in the spotlight (“Lightless Days of a Songless Bird,” “Once the Silence Takes Your Place”), and solos stretch further towards the epic (“By this Time Tomorrow”). This evolution remains entirely natural. Whatever fierceness seizes the percussion or harsh vocals, the music remains easily compelling and distinctively rousing. Similarly, the singing never pushes songs even close to the saccharine boundary; their emotionality is perfectly pitched.

Fires in the Distance set a high bar with their previous work, but somehow Circadian Promise clears it. The music demonstrates a mature exploration of tension and contrast, shifting slightly away from doom and back towards melodeath, playing with the duality of clean and harsh vocals, folding the fragile and the fierce into potent progressions. Songs might use an ardently sung bridge to allow a melancholic theme to provide tangible closure (“Of Radiance and Levitation,” “To You, the Author of my Fade”), or show vulnerability beside a heavier counterpart to the rhythm and melody (“Once the Silence…”). Just as much emotion comes from the ardent screams that ring over turbulent drums (“Once the Silence…”) or rise in tandem with tremolo-picked or swiftly arpeggio-ing riffs (“Lightless Days…,” “Agonal Dreaming”). Every refrain is just as deceptively simple, memorable, and lovely as ever, but with the increased dynamism, they shine still brighter. Layered transitions through synths and piano (“Lightless Days…,” “By This Time Tomorrow,” “Once the Silence…”) seamlessly weave movements together. Fluid, energetic drumming shapes the soundscape with bolstering fills and assertive rolls into steady, sweeping ascents (“Of Radiance…,” ), rocky climbs (“Once the Silence…” “Agonal Dreaming”), and endless onward glides (“By this Time Tomorrow”), metaphorically embodying their themes. As a result, they hit harder and stick longer.

Circadian Promise is also made more compelling by its structure. Almost the same length to the second as Air Not Meant for Us, it uses its time better, eschewing instrumental interludes and long intros and crafting long songs with assured builds (“Of Radiance…”, “Lightless Days…”), moving reprises (“To You,…” “Agonal Dreaming”), and thrillingly layered evolutions (“To You…,” “Once the Silence…”).² “Lightless Days…” is possibly the only candidate for a trim, weakened slightly by its itineracy. Whilst being in many ways more dramatic and heavy than prior releases, it’s simultaneously more reflective thanks to a slight lilt in the tunes and openness in the cleans, and some fantastic keyboard-centred passages, integrated beautifully into the metal (“Of Radiance…,” “By this Time Tomorrow”). This heightened reflectiveness also shows up through Fires in the Distance’s substitution for pithy Christopher Hitchens with the rather more introspective Alan Watts (“By this Time Tomorrow”) in the role of sampled British intellectual.

To those who previously felt Fires in the Distance’s brand of melodeath too airy to be impactful, Circadian Promise may be the album that shows you the light. Bolstered and tempered with a more striking heaviness and passionate cleans, the characteristically stirring beauty of the melodies sings louder and warmer than before. Circadian Promise fully becomes its concept as its powerful pieces coalesce into a fortifying tonic you surely can’t resist, lifting your spirits, and Fire in the Distance themselves, up into the stratosphere.

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Rating: Excellent
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Prosthetic Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: June 12th, 2026

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Will the setlist mirror their previous tour?

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