One of the more quietly uncompromising bands in contemporary heavy music, Loathe will make their first Australian headline appearance this May, bringing UK compatriots Static Dress along for the ride.
The run begins in Perth on Saturday 9 May before moving through Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle, closing in Brisbane on Saturday 16 May. While Loathe have visited Australian shores before, including a well-received appearance at Good Things Festival in 2024, this marks their first time headlining their own shows locally. It also doubles as Static Dress’s first-ever Australian tour.
Formed in 2014 within the British underground, Loathe have built a catalogue that resists neat categorisation. Across three studio albums, from 2017’s The Cold Sun to 2020’s I Let It In and It Took Everything and 2021’s The Things They Believe, the band have drawn from shoegaze, industrial textures, black metal atmospherics and metalcore without allowing any one influence to dominate. Their 2025 single ‘Gifted Every Strength’ further extends that palette, leaning into contrast and restraint as much as weight.
Loathe’s live reputation has been forged both as headliners and as support for the likes of Korn, Gojira and Spiritbox, as well as on major festival stages including Download and Reading and Leeds. What distinguishes their sets is the balance between density and space, breakdowns that arrive without excess, and quieter passages that hold their own.
Static Dress, meanwhile, have developed their own following since their 2019 debut single ‘clean.’ Their 2022 album Rogue Carpet Disaster positioned the band within a lineage of post-hardcore and emo revivalism, filtered through contemporary production. Supporting tours with Bring Me The Horizon and Motionless In White have sharpened their live presence, with performances that move between abrasion and clarity.
LOATHE AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS STATIC DRESS
SATURDAY 9 MAY – MAGNET HOUSE, PERTH (18+)
MONDAY 11 MAY – THE GOV, ADELAIDE (LIC AA)
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY – 170 RUSSELL, MELBOURNE (18+)
THURSDAY 14 MAY – METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY (LIC AA)
FRIDAY 15 MAY – KING ST BANDROOM, NEWCASTLE (18+)
SATURDAY 16 MAY – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE (LIC AA)
General tickets on sale: Wednesday 18 February @ 11am Local Time
Tickets from destroyalllines.com
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