Avenged Sevenfold · Spark Arena · Friday, October 23, 2026
Avenged Sevenfold return to Auckland’s Spark Arena on October 23 with Coheed and Cambria and Thornhill. Doors open at 5:15 p.m.; the event begins at 6:15 p.m. Our setlist prediction follows the newly reported Melbourne show, with “Nightmare” opening and “Cosmic” closing.
The important thing for this date is treating it as a full three-band evening. Plan for your ticket’s entrance, give the support acts time in your schedule and keep some energy for the A7X closing run. Here is the forecast and a practical Spark Arena plan.
Our Auckland setlist prediction
The reported Melbourne set on October 20 supplies our main forecast for Spark Arena. Its 14-song run brings back “Chapter Four” and keeps the closing sequence of “Unholy Confessions,” “A Little Piece of Heaven” and “Cosmic.”
- Nightmare
- Magic
- Afterlife
- Shepherd of Fire
- Buried Alive
- So Far Away
- The Stage
- Nobody
- Chapter Four
- Hail to the King
- Bat Country
- Unholy Confessions
- A Little Piece of Heaven
- Cosmic
Why “Chapter Four” is the song to watch
The Melbourne report marks “Chapter Four” as a tour debut. We favor keeping it for Auckland: it gives the set another connection to Waking the Fallen before “Unholy Confessions” arrives later. If you have been hoping for something beyond the biggest singles, that is the pick to have in mind.
Our main alternatives
Sydney’s October 16 report included “Game Over” and “Gunslinger,” while the Melbourne sequence used “Magic” and “Chapter Four.” The surrounding anchors are the useful preparation: “Afterlife,” “Shepherd of Fire,” “Buried Alive,” “Hail to the King” and “Bat Country.”
For a short listening session, take “Buried Alive” into “The Stage,” then “Nobody” and “Cosmic.” It is a good way to prepare for the longer-form side of the forecast rather than focusing only on the choruses you already know.
Find the entrance that matches your ticket
Spark Arena publishes specific entry information for this show. Check your ticket category before reaching the plaza:
- Floor standing: Entries C and G.
- Bowl seated: Entries D and E.
- VIP and Deathbats: Entry F.
- Mobility access, Arena Members and Premium Lounge: Entry B.
Keep your mobile ticket ready and confirm the arena’s latest message before leaving. Choosing the right queue early is more useful than arriving hurriedly and having to work back around the building.
Build a plan for the whole evening
Arrive for the supporting bands
The published 6:15 p.m. time is the event start. Check the Spark Arena app for the latest individual running times. Coheed and Cambria and Thornhill are part of this bill, so set your arrival around the band you want to hear first.
Choose your way home early
Look up your outward and late-evening return journey before travelling. Keep a backup departure option and a meeting point with friends. Allow room for leaving the building and reaching transport after the final song.
Auckland’s official visitor information places Spark Arena around a ten-minute walk from Waitematā Station and the Downtown Ferry Terminal. Check your own route and service times for Friday night, particularly if a ferry connection is part of the trip.
Take only what you need, review current bag rules, and keep your ticket, payment card and identification easy to reach. Hearing protection is a sensible item to bring for a long amplified-music evening; choose a pair you can wear comfortably through the support sets as well.
Style the washed-black shirt for a standing night
The two-sided maple-leaf skull tee works with charcoal jeans or black trousers and broken-in trainers or boots. Leave your outer layer open to show the front artwork; keep anything you plan to tie around your waist light enough to manage in a crowd.
The graphic uses a hockey and maple-leaf theme. The product is listed against the Auckland tour stop, while the artwork itself has a broader A7X visual identity. Choose it because the design fits your style, then wear it beyond concert night too.
MerchReport lists it at US$34, checked October 21. Compare its measurements with a tee you already like. If you are ordering for October 23, check the delivery estimate first; the design also works as a keepsake after the show.
A quick check before leaving
- Correct ticket and entrance identified.
- Doors 5:15 p.m.; event starts 6:15 p.m.
- Latest support and headline timings checked in the arena app.
- Return transport and meeting point arranged.
- Comfortable shoes, manageable layers and hearing protection packed.
Then settle into the full bill. Our prediction gives Auckland a powerful final stretch; leave yourself enough energy to stay with it through “Cosmic.”
Find more setlist predictions and concert guides on MerchReport Hub.
