{"id":43188,"date":"2025-10-13T13:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=43188"},"modified":"2025-10-13T13:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:33:57","slug":"good-charlotte-return-to-ignite-australia-with-the-motel-du-cap-world-tour-joined-by-yellowcard-and-kisschasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2025\/10\/good-charlotte-return-to-ignite-australia-with-the-motel-du-cap-world-tour-joined-by-yellowcard-and-kisschasy\/","title":{"rendered":"GOOD CHARLOTTE Return To Ignite Australia With The Motel Du Cap World Tour Joined By YELLOWCARD And KISSCHASY"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Their hits have defined the sound of a generation. For nearly three decades they\u2019ve been the voice of the underdogs, the dreamers, and the outsiders who found an anthem in every chorus. Untitled Group is beyond thrilled to announce multi-platinum rock royalty,\u00a0Good Charlotte<\/strong>, will\u00a0return to Australia in February, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0for the\u00a0Motel Du Cap World Tour<\/strong>, marking their first shows down under in eight years and the first shows announced on their epic world tour!<\/p>\n

MOTEL DU CAP TOUR DATES\u00a0<\/strong>
\nTue 17 Feb 2026<\/strong>\u00a0– RAC Arena, Perth (with Yellowcard and Kisschasy)
\nThu 19 Feb 2026<\/strong>\u00a0– Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane (with Yellowcard and Kisschasy)
\nSat 21 Feb 2026<\/strong>\u00a0– Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo – supported by Visit Victoria (with Yellowcard and Kisschasy)
\nWed 25 Feb 2026\u00a0<\/strong>– Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney (with Yellowcard and Kisschasy)
\nFri 27 Feb 2026<\/strong>\u00a0– Auckland Domain, Auckland (NOT AN UNTITLED GROUP SHOW) (with Yellowcard)<\/p>\n

The Motel Du Cap World Tour celebrates the release of their highly-anticipated eighth studio album of the same name, a record that captures the rawness of their early years with the authority of artists that have conquered global stages. Each show will be a high-octane celebration of the new album and a nostalgic trip through the anthems that changed the face of alternative culture like \u2018Lifestyles of the Rich & the Famous<\/a>,\u2019 \u2018The Anthem<\/a>,\u2019 \u2018Little Things<\/a>,\u2019\u00a0\u2018I Just Wanna Live<\/a>\u2019 and so many more.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia is such a special place to Good Charlotte and to me personally, it feels like a home away from home in many ways, and we can\u2019t wait to head back there for some big shows. It\u2019s been far too long since we\u2019ve spent time with our Aussie fans, we\u2019re all in for a big treat,\u201d says Joel Madden.<\/p>\n

Joining Good Charlotte across their Australian and New Zealand show are beloved American pop-punk, alt-rock royalty\u00a0Yellowcard<\/strong>. After flooding the 2000\u2019s with global hits like \u2018Ocean Avenue<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Only One<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Breathing<\/a>\u2019, Yellowcard announced they were calling it quits in 2016. But almost a decade on, their story wasn\u2019t complete – legacy cracked the door and healing blew it wide open. In May this year the band released their most ambitious and emotionally resonant record of their career –\u00a0Better Days<\/em>\u00a0– produced by blink-182\u2019s Travis Barker, who also played drums on every track.\u00a0Better Days<\/em>\u00a0is Yellowcard\u2019s testimony that healing is a process, growth is nonlinear, and sometimes the best chapter opens after the supposed ending. This isn\u2019t just a return. It\u2019s a reckoning. And this time, Yellowcard is ready.<\/p>\n

Treasured Australian alt-rockers,\u00a0Kisschasy<\/strong>, will open for Good Charlotte across all Australian dates on the Motel Du Cap Tour. After emerging from the suburbs of Melbourne in 2002 with tracks like \u2018Hey Jelousy<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Do-Do\u2019s And Whoa-Ohs<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Opinions Won\u2019t Keep You Warm At Night<\/a>\u2019, Kisschasy\u2019s rise was meteoric. They disbanded in 2015, much to the chagrin of their dedicated fanbase but reformed for Good Things festival in 2022 – it was clear that Kisschasy had unfinished business to tend to. Finally, in May 2025, that question was answered. In parallel with the vinyl reissue of\u00a0Hymns For the Nonbeliever<\/em>\u00a0(which re-entered the Aus Album and Vinyl charts at #1), Kisschasy dropped \u2018Lie To Me<\/a>\u2019, offering a modern edge to the band\u2019s trademark sound. Rumours of a full-length LP are swirling but there\u2019s one thing we can be 100% sure of: Kisschasy are back and they have plenty to say.<\/p>\n

Good Charlotte – twin brothers Joel Madden (vocals) and Benji Madden (guitar, vocals), alongside Paul Thomas (bass), and Billy Martin (guitar, keyboards) – have cemented their place as one of the most enduring and influential bands of their generation. In Australia alone, they\u2019ve achieved multi-platinum sales, six albums in the ARIA Top 25, with two cracking the Top 5 – #3\u00a0Cardiology<\/em>\u00a0(2010), #5\u00a0Good Morning Revival\u00a0<\/em>(2007) – and two #1 ARIA chart-toppers –\u00a0Chronicle of Life And Death<\/em>\u00a0(2004), and\u00a0Youth Authority<\/em>\u00a0(2016). As well as 12 singles in the ARIA Top 40. With\u00a0Motel Du Cap<\/em>, the band have tapped into a serendipitous moment, creating their most honest and anthemic body of work since their early days.<\/p>\n

Seven years since their last album (Generation X<\/em>, 2018), and following a band hiatus to focus on other projects, the spark for\u00a0Motel Du Cap<\/em>\u00a0was ignited when the band played a private gig at the iconic Hotel du Cap in France for a friend’s wedding in 2022. The surreal beauty of the venue, the raw emotion of the occasion, and the freedom of performing without expectations lit a fire under the Madden brothers. It was the night that breathed life into the new album, a record honoring the beauty of simplicity and letting the music take centre stage.<\/p>\n

Their last tour of Australia was in 2018 for the Download Festival in Melbourne, where they also treated fans in Brisbane and Sydney to infectious live shows. Known for uniting crowds from all walks of life with their charismatic stage presence and dynamic singalongs, The Music summed up the Brisbane show: \u201cWithin two minutes my throat was burning. I couldn’t help but yell the words at full volume. I’ve been waiting for this moment for over a decade and to see it come to life in front of me… it took a minute or two to fully process.\u201d AAA Backstage echoing a similar sentiment from their Sydney show: \u201cThe nostalgia Good Charlotte brought to the stage was insane, as I looked amongst the crowd there was no general stereotype as to who their typical fan is, I saw all ages and people from all walks of life in the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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