Swedish rock legends Opeth announce Australian headline tour

Swedish rock legends Opeth have announced a headline tour of Australia and New Zealand for next year.

The tour includes seven massive concerts featuring over two hour sets, including landmark tracks from Opeth’s career and songs from their upcoming album, The last WILL and TESTAMENT.

Following performances in Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide, the tour lands at Perth’s Astor Theatre on Monday, November 24, 2025.

Opeth’s 14th studio album, The last WILL and TESTAMENT, is set for release on Friday, November 22 via Moderbolaget / Reigning Phoenix Music. The new record arrives five long years since their last album, 2019’s In Cauda Venenum, and also marks 30 years of the band.

“I love this record. I have to say it. Maybe I’m proud even?” Opeth vocalist and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt said. “There are some familiar ingredients in there, I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going to sound like ‘us’. I’m a bit in awe of what we did with The last WILL and TESTAMENT. It feels like a dream. There is some ‘coherence’ and ‘songwriting skills’ I hope, but what do I know?”

“I tend to favour the ‘strange’ over the ‘obvious,’ but I feel like I’m in the minority, and that’s fine. So…fair warning! Don’t expect an instant rush—as per usual—but if you do ‘get it’ right away, that’s ok too!”

The last WILL and TESTAMENT is a concept album set in the post-World War I era, unfolding the story of a wealthy, conservative patriarch whose last will and testament reveals shocking family secrets. The narrative weaves through the patriarch’s confessions, the reactions of his twin children, and the mysterious presence of a polio-ridden girl whom the family has taken care of.

The album begins with the reading of the father’s will in his mansion. Among those in attendance is a young girl, who, despite being an orphan and polio-ridden, has been raised by the family. Her presence at the will reading raises suspicions and questions among the twins.

Opeth play Astor Theatre on Monday, November 24, 2025. Tickets are on sale Friday, November 15 from metropolistouring.com The last WILL and TESTAMENT is out on Friday, November 22, 2024 and available to pre-order now.