Empire of the Sun returns to North America with the band’s largest tour to date and a reimagined live show following their sold-out Ask That God 2025 world tour. The last we saw of the Emperor he was finding his own redemption — now fans are invited to step into the next chapter with Ask That God: Afterlife 2026.
This tour presents the live show as the final installment of the Ask That God journey, where the story continues and new frontiers unfold. Expanding on the universe introduced in their latest album, the reimagined show is a celebration of imagination, transformation, and connection in a rapidly changing world.
Promoted by Live Nation, the 30+ headlining tour will start on August 11 at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and include two New York shows (August 29 at Forest Hills Stadium and August 30 at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater) and an evening at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (October 8).
The tour will finish in Las Vegas on October 9 at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Polo & Pan and breakout electro-funk band Midnight Generation will support on all headline dates. See below for itinerary. The tour kicks off with festival performances at Osheaga in Montreal, Up in the Sky in Aspen and Outside Lands in San Francisco.
The tour will make a Bend stop at Hayden Homes Amphitheater on October 3, 2026.
To participate in the Empire of the Sun Artist Presale on Tuesday, March 17, at 10am local time, you must sign up at https://livemu.sc/
Leading up to today’s announcement was a cryptic teaser of Luke Steele with “AFTERLIFE 26” written across his chest, delivering a message that hinted at what was to come: “Take this new music and tour to new frontiers…”
EMPIRE OF THE SUN – ASK THAT GOD TOUR: AFTERLIFE
Polo & Pan and Midnight Generation will support on all headline dates
8/11 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8/14 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
8/16 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
8/18 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
8/20 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
8/21 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
8/23 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
8/25 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
8/28 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
8/29 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
8/30 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
9/2 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
9/4 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
9/5 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann
9/6 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
9/9 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
9/10 – Richmond, VA – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront
9/12 – Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater
9/13 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
9/16 – Miami, FL – FPL Solar Amphitheater
9/17 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/20 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
9/21 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
9/24 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
9/26 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
9/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
10/1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/3 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
10/7 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park
10/8 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
10/9 – Las Vegas, NV – PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
