Parkway Drive have shared details of a one-off show at Sydney’s Opera House, where concertgoers will be required to adhere to a black-tie dress code.
The Australian band will take to the stage at the city’s iconic music venue on June 9, and deliver what is set to be one of their most memorable performances to date.
Held at the Sydney Opera House, the event will see the members backed by a full symphony orchestra – in keeping with the usual type of performances seen at the historic site – and all concertgoers will be expected to abide by a strict black-tie dress code.
According to a report from Kerrang!, the special Sydney show will be filmed for an upcoming project: a forthcoming feature film and a live album titled ‘Home’.
“We’re Parkway Drive and we just took over the Sydney Opera House,” they say in a new clip. “The most iconic thing we have in Australia… Parkway is doing it Parkway-style… Completely different show, completely different concept.”
In a new statement, frontman Winston McCall said: “For over two decades, we have carried our home in our hearts as we roamed around the world. Australia has made us; from the dirt to the sky, it is who we are. So, it is with open arms that we present to you this iconic event: Parkway Drive as you have never seen or heard it, with a full symphonic orchestra, performed at the most iconic building in the land – the Sydney Opera House.
“One night, one show, one band. Please join us for a black-tie celebration of the place we call home.”
Check out the clip below, and visit here to buy tickets.
Be a part of history and join us on June 9th, as we perform a special one off show with a full symphonic orchestra at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
We will be filming for our forthcoming feature film and live album ‘HOME’.
Presale ticket sign up : https://t.co/GyBf62IMgp pic.twitter.com/SXAS1R9adT
— Parkway Drive (@parkwayofficial) February 17, 2025
To celebrate the announcement of our Sydney Opera house show, we thought we’d take over the iconic venue in true Parkway fashion 🔥
🥁 🔥 @tomhealyphoto pic.twitter.com/DQCjFdTwfx
— Parkway Drive (@parkwayofficial) February 18, 2025
The upcoming Sydney show also comes as the band will be heading over to the UK and Europe later this year for a 20th-anniversary arena tour – which they promise will be “next level”.
Amongst the tour dates are three arena shows in the UK: London’s OVO Arena Wembley, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, and Manchester’s AO Arena.
You can find remaining tickets for those shows here.
In NME‘s review of the band’s set at Knotfest Australia 2023, Ellie Robinson wrote: “Parkway Drive delivered a career-defining set of soul-ravaging metal. They balanced captivating theatrics – which included a cast of torch-wielding cultists, a string section and enough pyro to warm a small village through a full winter – with an impassioned performance.”
