> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://facevalueto.ca/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Empire of the Sun - Ask That God: Afterlife Tour (2026) - URL: https://facevalueto.ca/empire-of-the-sun-ask-that-god-afterlife-tour-2026/ - Published: 2026-03-13T20:27:27.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-31T18:25:55.000Z - Description: FaceValue's verdict: Wait. The jury's out on whether they can fill 16,000 seats. - Author: Dima - Tags: Presale Breakdowns, #verdict-wait ![FaceValue Verdict for Empire of the Sun - Ask That God: Afterlife Tour in Toronto: Correct](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/04/fvverdict-CORRECT-stamp-5.png) [See the Post-Show Verdict](#post-show-verdict) **Original Post*: March 13th, 2026* 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**. **Post-Show Verdict Added*: August 26th, 2026* [Presale Results](#presale-results) ## I write presale breakdowns for the biggest shows Subscribe to be the first to read them Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ## 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](https://signup.ticketmaster.com/empireofthesun?ref=facevalueto.ca) 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 💡 ****Artist Presale**: If you register, you should expect a presale link on March 16. #### Ticket Links Tuesday, August 25: [Ticketmaster](https://www.ticketmaster.ca/empire-of-the-sun-ask-that-toronto-ontario-08-25-2026/event/10006465CD6950A0?ref=facevalueto.ca) | [Stubhub](https://www.stubhub.ca/empire-of-the-sun-toronto-tickets-8-25-2026/event/160667659/?backUrl=%2Fempire-of-the-sun-tickets%2Fperformer%2F490015<=43.659&lg=-79.463&quantity=2&ref=facevalueto.ca) | [TickPick](https://www.tickpick.com/buy-empire-of-the-sun-tickets-rbc-amphitheatre-8-25-26-7pm/7797669/?c=CONCERTS&cc=POP%20%2F%20ROCK&ref=facevalueto.ca) ***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**. [Presale Results](#presale-results) ### Community Chatter Curious how fans are feeling about the tour? Here are the best places to gauge sentiment: - [Instagram Announcement](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVv-NU3DJVs/?hl=en&ref=facevalueto.ca) - [TikTok Announcement](https://www.tiktok.com/@empireofthesun/video/7616026609455336717?ref=facevalueto.ca) - [/r/EmpireOfTheSun Tour Discussion Thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/empireofthesun/comments/1rqytt6/ask%5Fthat%5Fgod%5Fafterlife%5Fannounced/?ref=facevalueto.ca) ### Seating Map ![RBC Amphitheatre seating map for Empire of the Sun in Toronto 2026](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/03/image-10.png) Floor will be standing GA! ### 💡**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. ![Resale history for Empire of the Sun sourced from ticketdata.com](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/03/image-12.png) ### 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 - ![Google Trends data for Empire of the Sun in Canada](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/03/image-13.png) Google Trends data for Empire of the Sun in Canada 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. ![Osheaga 2026 lineup poster](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/03/image-14.png) How about that lineup, eh? ### 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. [Keep me posted](https://tracker.facevalueto.ca/show/empire-of-the-sun-toronto-2026-08-25-72d69e71?ref=facevalueto.ca) ![FaceValue Verdict for Empire of the Sun: Wait](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/03/fv-verdict---wait-2.png) --- ## Presale Results Here's how prices shaped up for Empire of the Sun in Toronto. - **General Admission Lawn**: $55.75 - **400s**: $83.50 - $186.60 - **300s**: $150.50 - $210.60 - **200s**: $208.00 - $*411.00* - **General Admission Floor**: $127.00 Shortly after presale started, tickets looked like they were reaching low inventory. ![Ticket availability during presale at 10:17am](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/03/image-18.png) This was taken at 10:17am, 17 minutes after presale started Later, the same day, tickets were readily available. ![Ticket availability during presale at 5:13pm](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/03/image-20.png) Taken at 5:13pm on presale day And today, they're readily available in just about every section, with just GA floor being unavailable at face value. ![Empire of the Sun Toronto Ticket availability as of March 25, 2026](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/03/image-17.png) Ticket availability as of March 25, 2026 Lawn prices also fluctuated from $47 to $61 and are now labelled as "LAST CHANCE LAWN TICKET" Yeah, definitely not last chance... With thousands upon thousands of tickets still available, it's more clear than ever that Empire of the Sun in Toronto remains a **Wait**. You can get an email whenever I find a deal for Empire of the Sun in Toronto by opening [the show's page on the FaceValue Concert Tracker](https://tracker.facevalueto.ca/show/empire-of-the-sun-toronto-2026-08-25-72d69e71?ref=facevalueto.ca) and turning on the below face alert. ## Post-Show Verdict **Added*: August 26th, 2026* Was the Wait call right? How cheap did Empire of the Sun tickets in Toronto really get? I talk about all of that here, so you can see how much readers that took my advice saved. ![FaceValue Verdict for Empire of the Sun - Ask That God: Afterlife Tour in Toronto: Correct](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/04/fvverdict-CORRECT-stamp-5.png) The call I made on March 13th, 2026, before artist presale had started was **Correct**. This is how the sale period played out. First, a look at face value prices when tickets first went on sale in March. 🎟️ ****Empire of the Sun — RBC Amphitheatre** Aug 25, 2026 Face value prices (fees included): ****GA Floor**: $127.00 ****200s**: $208.00 – $411.00 ****300s**: $150.50 – $210.60 ****400s**: $83.50 - $186.60 ****Lawn**: $55.75 ****VIP**: $344.40 – $578.10 Empire of the Sun weren't able to sell out RBC Amphitheatre, with thousands of tickets left unsold in the days leading up to the show. By showtime, the total count of unsold tickets was around 529\. Discounted tickets were available for almost every section. ![Empire of the Sun Toronto get-in prices in the weeks leading up to the concert](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/08/image-22.png) Get-in prices tracked over time. The dotted line is the original lawn price The single cheapest ticket that I was able to see was a $36.44 seat in the second row of the 200s. This is one of the best spots in the house as it's only two rows from the pit while still being elevated above everyone in the pit area. This ticket would have originally sold for $411.00, marking a savings of $374.56. ![Empire of the Sun $35.70 ticket in the 200s Level](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/08/image-23.png) Price drops were found in every other section except for lawn. GA Floor dropped as low as $111 (-13%), 300s went down to $84 (-45%), and 400s went as low as $66 (-21%). ![Lowest recorded prices per section for Empire of the Sun in Toronto](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6e/0c/6e0cce82-0f24-4042-83ee-2fc19de95d7a/content/images/2026/08/image-21.png) 💸 ****Money Saved by Waiting** **\- Empire of the Sun Toronto** ****GA Floor**: $16.00 ****200s**: $171.56 - $374.56 ****300s**: $66.50 - $126.60 ****400s**: $17.50 - $120.60 I captured these prices myself, every few hours, from the announcement through to showtime. [Empire of the Sun's page on the FaceValue Concert Tracker](https://tracker.facevalueto.ca/show/empire-of-the-sun-toronto-2026-08-25-72d69e71?ref=facevalueto.ca) has the whole run: what each section bottomed out at, and when. Join the **FaceValue Live Discord** server to know about every concert announcement and verdict as they happen and to chat live music! [👉 Join FaceValue Live](https://discord.gg/pG7J8KB4eV?ref=facevalueto.ca) ## Join the FaceValue community Helping you save money on Toronto's biggest concerts Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.