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HARD ROCK GIANTS BREAKING BENJAMIN

ANNOUNCE MASSIVE FALL TOUR

KICKING OFF IN CAMDEN NJ ON SEPT 2

HITTING THE ROAD WITH SUPPORT FROM

CHEVELLE, STARSET AND KAMI KEHOE

New York, NY (February 17, 2026) – Hard rock giants Breaking Benjamin surprised fans with the release of their first new single in five years, the defiant, brooding track, “Awaken” and the tease of a forthcoming new album. Now, the band has announced they’ll be hitting the road this Fall on a massive US tour, kicking off in Camden, New Jersey September 2 before wrapping up the shows in Bristow, Virginia in late October. Breaking Benjamin will be joined by Chevelle, Starset and Kami Kehoe.

Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale beginning Wednesday, February 18. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning Friday, February 20 at 10am local time.

Breaking Benjamin shares “We are excited to hit the road again this fall with our friends Chevelle, Starset, and Kami Kehoe. We look forward to seeing familiar faces as well as some new ones. Hope to see you out there!”

Upon releasing their first single in five years, hard rock giants Breaking Benjamin’s latest single “Awaken” quickly shot to #1 on the Rock Digital Songs charts and landed in the Top 20 on multiple additional Billboard charts including Hot Hard Rock Songs, Digital Song Sales, Hot Alternative Songs and Hard Rock Songs. The single has also since surpassed 117M streams globally.

Breaking Benjamin are no strangers to the upper echelons of the rock charts. Since bursting onto the scene with 2002’s Saturate, the band has amassed an impressive string of mainstream rock radio hits, with ten songs hitting #1, numerous platinum and multi-platinum songs and albums, 8.5 billion combined streams worldwide and a social imprint of over 6.5 million, a true testament to the band’s global influence and loyal fan base. Breaking Benjamin’s studio album, EMBER debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and marked the multi-platinum band’s fourth Top 5 debut on the Billboard Top 200, following 2015’s #1 debut for DARK BEFORE DAWN (Gold), 2009’s DEAR AGONY (Platinum) at #4 and 2006’s PHOBIA (Platinum) at #2. EMBER spun off two #1 hits at Active Rock Radio with “Red Cold River” and “Torn in Two.” AURORA and EMBER charted Top 10 across numerous countries worldwide and topped #1 charts across multiple genres, including Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Rock Albums and Top Digital Albums.

Breaking Benjamin is:

Benjamin Burnley(vocals)

Aaron Bruch (bass/backing vocals)

Keith Wallen (guitar/backing vocals)

Jasen Rauch (guitar)

James Cassells (drums).

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