Knox's Midwest Best Australian Tour

<p>US pop-punk breakout <strong>KNOX</strong> announces debut Australian tour</p><p><br>Heading to our shores in March 2027 off the back of new album <em>My Midwest Best</em></p><p><br>Nashville-via-Ohio artist <strong>KNOX</strong> will make his first trip to Australian shores in March 2027, bringing the pop-punk sounds of his forthcoming sophomore album <em>My Midwest Best</em> to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.</p><p><br>The singer-songwriter broke onto the scene with 2022 single &quot;<em>Sneakers</em>&quot; which surpassed 49 million Spotify streams, with follow-up &quot;<em>Not The 1975</em>&quot; hitting over 63 million streams and his 2025 debut LP <em>Going, Going, Gone</em> drawing global critical acclaim. <strong>KNOX</strong> has performed at Lollapalooza and Hangout Fest, collaborated with Bilmuri and HARDY and earned co-signs from Ed Sheeran and Matt Healy. His live shows are consistently praised for having a palpable stage presence, electric energy and a genuine connection with his audiences.</p><p><br>Raised in New Carlisle, Ohio, <strong>KNOX</strong> grew up on a diet of Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, Boys Like Girls, Panic! At The Disco and Hawthorne Heights before relocating to Nashville in 2019 to build a career as a songwriter. <em>My Midwest Best</em> sees <strong>KNOX</strong> return to his roots, both sonically and personally. The album&#39;s 12 tracks channel that early-2000s pop-punk and emo influence into what he describes as material built for the stage.</p><p><br><em>&quot;My Midwest Best is my proudest work to date,&quot;&nbsp;</em>says Knox<em>. &quot;It&#39;s the culmination of all the music I grew up listening to and all the music I learned how to make along the way. A representation of where I&#39;m from and what it sounded like growing up in the middle of nowhere, Ohio.&quot;</em></p><p><br>Due for release on Friday 2 October, <em>My Midwest Best</em> uncorks a burst of Warped Tour-appropriate energy tailormade for soundtracking a montage from your favourite teen comedy, the best date you&rsquo;ve ever been on, or a festival set at sundown.</p><p><br>Absorb it all in Australia for the first time in March 2027.</p>