Empire of the Sun - Ask That God: Afterlife Tour (2026)
FaceValue's verdict: Wait. The jury's out on whether they can fill 16,000 seats.
Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun are making their long-awaited return to Toronto with their first show here in almost thirteen years. The eclectic bill will be rounded out by special guests Polo & Pan and Midnight Generation when they perform at RBC Amphitheatre on August 25, 2026.
It's been forever since they played here, but does that mean they could sell out 16,000 seats? Let's break down the hype and see exactly what swings this sale into a Buy or Wait.
The facts
- Who: Empire of the Sun | Support: Polo & Pan, Midnight Generation
- When: Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 | 7:30PM
- Where: RBC Amphitheatre | 16,069 Capacity
- Why: Continuing their Ask That God tour which started in 2025
- Last Toronto show: Danforth Music Hall (09/09/13)
- Nearest stops: Sterling Heights (08/20), Montreal (08/01)
Presale Dates
- Artist: Mar 17 @ 10AM (Sign Up before Mar 16 @ 3AM)
- Amex: Mar 18 @ 10AM
- Live Nation, Live Insider, Ticketmaster: Mar 19 @ 10AM
- Spotify: Mar 19 @ 12PM
- General Public: Mar 20 @ 10AM
Ticket Links
Tuesday, August 25: Ticketmaster | Stubhub | TickPick
Note: Any listings before March 17th are speculative. Do not buy.
Venue Benchmarks
For RBC Amphitheatre, here are the average prices for each section in 2026:
- General Admission Lawn: $70.94
- 400s: $89.84 - 147.84
- 300s: $119.02 - $186.80
- 200s: $155.43 - $503.54
- General Admission Floor: $185.31
Prices for Empire of the Sun in Toronto will be added following the presale at the bottom of the blog in a section called Presale Results.
Community Chatter
Curious how fans are feeling about the tour? Here are the best places to gauge sentiment:
Seating Map
💡How I rate shows
- Various factors are considered, including community sentiment, time since the last show, pricing, proximity to nearby dates, and more
- Each factor is given a positive or negative score. Positive scores swing in the direction of Buy, and negative scores swing towards Wait
- Factors sum up to one score, which becomes the FaceValue Verdict: Buy or Wait
The factors
Here's everything pushing this presale up or down the FaceValue scale.
Thirteen years since their last visit ++
You read that right. If you've been following them for that long, you've felt that wait. Empire of the Sun's last Toronto show dates back to September 9, 2013, when they played the Danforth. This will undoubtedly be the biggest factor influencing the sale. This show has a severe exclusivity element to it, especially considering this will be only the fifth time the band has performed in Canada in their careers.
Resale history looks steep for them +
Glancing over on Ticketdata.com, we can see that the get-in prices for their 2025 dates have often stayed in the hundreds, even at some of the comparably sized venues.
Toronto audience not established --
The other side of them rarely performing in Canada is that it suggests the crowd for them might not exist to the same degree as it does in the U.S. or globally. RBC Amphitheatre is a huge venue, around ten times larger than the Danforth by capacity. Being that this will be their first amphitheatre show here, we don't have any frame of reference for whether they can fill the venue.
They're far from their peak -
The Google Trends data shows there isn't as much interest in EOTS nowadays compared to 2013 when they last visited.
Osheaga stole the spotlight -
They don't have the advantage of being the first Canadian EOTS show to be announced, as they popped up on the Osheaga festival poster last month. I could imagine that some superfans have already booked their trip to Montreal.
The summer is already packed -
Empire of the Sun have to compete with a fair amount of shows in the months leading up to the August concert, with fans' wallets already at their limits with the sheer number of concerts announced recently.
The verdict
For the Empire of the Sun Toronto presale, my recommendation is to Wait. Despite being their first visit in over a decade, we've yet to see evidence that they can pack out venues this big in Canada. Expect the presale to be buzzy, but for prices to ultimately drop before showtime. If you're planning to go, set a price alert below and I'll keep you posted when prices shift.
