For the first time in over a decade, original Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier is back in the fold, but he isn’t taking the microphone all for himself. Instead, the returning singer has teamed up with the band’s modern-era vocalist, Matt Walst, to create a unique two-singer dynamic alongside drummer Neil Sanderson, bassist Brad Walst, and guitarist Barry Stock.
During a recent interview on the Baltimore radio station “98 Rock” with hosts Justin Schlegel and Josh Spiegel, Gontier discussed the band’s current “Alienation” tour and how the decision to share vocal duties came about.
According to Gontier, pushing Matt Walst out of the spotlight was never on the table.
“Yeah, first, there was never a moment where I wanted to come in and take back [the position as the sole lead singer]. No way.”
He went on to explain that their shared history growing up together made the unprecedented lineup change incredibly smooth.
“We were all friends from a small town before we got signed as a band and stuff, so we grew up together,” he explained. “So the foundation that we have is really strong. And aside from all the stuff that we went through over the last bunch of years, and when I left and that sort of thing, there was a lot going on for me. But no — coming back, it was Matt and Brad had been talking about it for a while, and Barry had put it out there, like, we really thought it was something that the Three Days Grace fans would enjoy hearing both of us — me up there doing most of the older stuff and Matt doing the newer stuff and maybe we can do parts together, and can this work? And because of that foundation, just growing up together, I think was really easy — it was pretty seamless.”
When it comes to writing and performing, Gontier noted that sharing the vocal load has actually opened up new creative avenues for the band, allowing each singer to play to their specific strengths.
“We got in a room together, sat down with guitars, and it was like we hadn’t missed a beat. It was super natural. And it’s cool, because there’s parts now that we write that we can write where, let’s say if it’s a little heavier and needs more of a screamy-type thing, Matt‘s really good at that kind of thing too. And I’m not good at these weird kind of open screams and stuff, but Matt can do them. So there’s parts where it’s just natural it’s for him. And there’s other parts that are natural for me. So it works — it just works amazing.”
The dual-vocalist era is already proving to be highly successful. In August 2025, Three Days Grace released their latest studio album, Alienation, through RCA Records. The record quickly gave No. 1 hit singles “Mayday” and “Apologies“.
The band spent much of 2025 playing to massive crowds, including a sold-out Canadian co-headlining run with Volbeat, a massive U.S. trek alongside Breaking Benjamin, and a sold-out European tour with Badflower.
The momentum has carried straight into 2026. After officially playing their first full show with Gontier in 12 years on February 25, 2025—opening for Disturbed on “The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour” in Nampa, Idaho—the band is now deep into their own 2026 headlining tour. The massive run kicked off this past February in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and will hit Canada and Europe before officially wrapping up in Los Angeles, California, this November.
Fans catching the U.S. dates will see support from I Prevail and The Funeral Portrait, while the Canadian stops feature Finger Eleven and Royal Tusk on select nights.
Three Days Grace “Alienation” Tour Dates 2026:
U.S. Tour Leg 1 (Support: I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait)
- Mar. 05 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
- Mar. 06 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
- Mar. 08 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
- Mar. 09 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
- Mar. 10 – Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center
- Mar. 12 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena
- Mar. 13 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
- Mar. 14 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
- Mar. 17 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
- Mar. 18 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
- Mar. 20 – Clearwater, FL @ The Baycare Sound
- Mar. 21 – Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
Canadian Tour Leg (Support: Finger Eleven & Royal Tusk)
- Apr. 19 – Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
- Apr. 21 – Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
- Apr. 23 – Grande Prairie, AB @ Bonnetts Energy Centre
- Apr. 25 – Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre
- Apr. 28 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ GFL Memorial Gardens
- Apr. 29 – Sudbury, ON @ Sudbury Community Arena
- May 01 – Windsor, ON – The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
- May 03 – Hamilton, ON @ TD Coliseum
- May 04 – Oshawa, ON @ Tribute Communities Centre
- May 07 – Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre
- May 08 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre
- May 11 – St John’s, NL @ Mary Brown’s Centre
European Tour Leg
- Jun. 05 – Nuremberg, DE @ Rock Im Park Festival
- Jun. 06 – Nürburgring, DE @ Rock Am Ring Festival
- Jun. 07 – Nancy, FR @ Heavy Weekend Festival
- Jun. 09 – Frankfurt, DE @ myticket Jahrhunderthalle
- Jun. 10 – Oberhausen, DE @ Turbinenhalle 1
- Jun. 12 – Hradec Králové, CZ @ Rock For People Festival
- Jun. 14 – Nickelsdorf, AT @ Nova Rock Festival
- Jun. 16 – Ljubljana, SI @ Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
- Jun. 19 – Warsaw, PL @ Summer Punch Festival
- Jun. 20 – Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting
- Jun. 23 – Bologna, IT @ Sequoie Music Park
- Jun. 30 – Istanbul, TR @ KüçükÇiftlik Park
- Jul. 18 – London, ON @ RBC Rock The Park
U.S. Tour Leg 2 (Support: I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait)
- Oct. 23 – Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
- Oct. 25 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- Oct. 26 – San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
- Oct. 28 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
- Oct. 30 – Huntsville, AL – The Orion Amphitheater
- Nov. 01 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
- Nov. 03 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center Arena
- Nov. 04 – Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- Nov. 06 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
- Nov. 07 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
- Nov. 09 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
- Nov. 11 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
- Nov. 14 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Arena
- Nov. 15 – Spokane, WA @ Numerica Veterans Arena
- Nov. 17 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
- Nov. 18 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
- Nov. 20 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
- Nov. 21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
- Nov. 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
