ALEXISONFIRE AND BILLY TALENT ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINE SHOWS IN LONDON AND MONTREAL

The bands will kick off these exclusive engagements at London’s OVO Wembley Arena on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, before heading to Montreal for a performance at the Bell Centre on Friday, July 17, 2026. On both nights, the bands will perform their landmark 2006 albums in full, with Alexisonfire performing Crisis and Billy Talent playing Billy Talent II.

Fans keen for tickets should note that artist presales begin Tuesday, February 10 at 10am local time, with general on sale Friday, February 13 at 10am local time.

Since emerging in the early 2000s, Alexisonfire and Billy Talent have remained two of the most vital forces in Canadian rock. With Alexisonfire’s self-titled debut arriving in 2002 and Billy Talent’s debut following in 2003, the bands effectively grew up together, from club shows across Canada to arenas and festivals worldwide, forging a long-standing friendship and shared history on the road.

Listen to Crisis via Dine Alone Records here and Billy Talent II via Warner Music Canada here.

With songs ranging in subject matter from the Blizzard of ’77 (“Crisis”) to disenfranchised workers (“Boiled Frogs”), Crisis embodied a much darker theme than previous Alexisonfire recordings, which the group attributed to returning home from traveling around the world with a fresh perspective. The gravity of Crisis is underscored by its cover art, which features Erno Rossi’s haunting photographs of the Niagara region during the Blizzard of ’77, including an image of a victim with frostbitten hands. The title track itself contains multiple lyrical references to the storm, including the repeated refrain, “one nine seven seven”. The album also marked a much more “rhythmically liberal” process in the studio, with AOF stripping everything down to write and record an album that captured the essence of the band’s live sound, without looping, overdubs, or layered production.

Released in 2006, Billy Talent II stands not only as a defining moment in rock music, but also as Billy Talent's most commercially successful album to date. Upon its release, it debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and #1 on the German Albums Chart, showcasing the band's status as a true force in global rock music. The album was certified 4x Platinum in Canada and 2x Platinum in Germany, selling over one million copies worldwide. Along with the certifications, the album produced a non-stop string of smash hits including "Devil in a Midnight Mass," "Fallen Leaves," "Surrender," and "This Suffering" that remain rock radio staples to this day. The track "Red Flag" not only was featured on the soundtrack to several video games, but also brought the band their American television debut with a Late Night with Conan O’Brien performance. Billy Talent II garnered critical acclaim and major award wins, including the JUNO Award for Rock Album of the Year and multiple MuchMusic Video Awards.

“It feels like you blink and all of a sudden your album is almost old enough to drink in the United States,” jokes Alexisonfire frontman George Pettit. “So many incredible memories of making this record. It felt like we were really coming into our own as a band. We discovered another level of potential that we didn’t have at the start. I’m happy we get to relive it this summer with all of you.”

About Alexisonfire

Alexisonfire rose up out of the Southern Ontario underground in late 2001 to become one of the most successful independent bands to come out of Canada. The post-hardcore luminaries have sold over 1 million records and released five hugely successful studio albums, with four achieving Platinum-certification: Alexisonfire (2002), Watch Out (2004), Crisis (2006), and Old Crows / Young Cardinals (2009). Crisis debuted at #1 on the Top 200 Soundscan (Canada), and Old Crows / Young Cardinals debuted at #2, and charted at #9 on the US Billboard Independent Album chart. Watch Out helped garner a New Group of the Year JUNO (2004). The band has performed to hundreds of thousands of fans on iconic stages worldwide, and graced notable music magazine covers internationally. Their long-anticipated 5th studio album, and first full-length album in over 13 years, Otherness, was released in 2022 to international acclaim, garnering a 2023 JUNO award for “Rock Album of the Year”.

About Billy Talent

Billy Talent is one of Canada’s most successful bands. They have sold nearly one million albums in Canada alone and nearly 3 million albums internationally and have over 2 billion global streams across their catalogue. They have won 7 Juno Awards and have been nominated 23 times, including three nods for Afraid of Heights (Group of the Year, Rock Album of the Year, and Ian D’Sa for Producer of the Year). Their most recent studio album Crisis of Faith debuted at #1 in Germany, #8 in Canada, and had three singles hit the #1 spot at Canadian rock radio which combined to spend a total of 21 weeks atop the Canadian Rock radio chart. This year, Billy Talent will be recognized at the 2026 JUNO Awards with the prestigious Humanitarian Award, honouring the band’s long standing commitment to philanthropy and community impact. Since their first high school food drive, Billy Talent has championed humanitarian causes for the entirety of their three decade long career. Through sustained partnerships with Make Music Matter, War Child, and MS Canada, the band supports communities affected by conflict and youth living with Multiple Sclerosis. Their advocacy has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and generated global awareness.