Evanescence Performed “Afterlife” at The Game Awards, Reminding Gamers What 2003 Felt Like

Amidst all the new game announcements, trailers, advertisements, and occasional award reveals at last night’s Game Awards, early 2000s nostalgia bait outfit Evanescence took the stage to perform their single “Afterlife”. It wasn’t necessarily to promote anything they’ve got going on — though their world tour was mentioned by host Geoff Keighley — but more to hype up the second season of the Devil May Cry anime on Netflix.

All joking aside, it was a pretty cool performance. The production level awarded to Amy Lee and the rest of the band at a show dedicated to video games was pretty damn high, as it really looked like they were doing their best to make the performance look epic. I mean, they gave ’em pyro and advanced camera maneuvers, while clips from the anime played on the massive screen behind them the whole time.

So yeah, if you’re so inclined you should check out the performance below. You can also check out a new version of “Afterlife” featuring a remix by Gunship, which was released after the Game Awards performance.

As for that aforementioned 2026 world tour, Evanescence will share the stage with Spiritbox and Nova Twins for the North American leg, while Poppy will join with Nova Twins for the European run. Poppy and K.Flay will open for the U.K. shows. You can find the full list of dates below.

Evanescence 2026 world tour dates

w/ Spiritbox, Nova Twins:
Jun 11: West Palm Beach, iTHINK Financial Ampitheatre, FL
Jun 12: Tampa Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, FL
Jun 14: Alpharetta Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, GA
Jun 15: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN
Jun 17: Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, NC
Jun 18: Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion, NC
Jun 20: Camden Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, NJ
Jun 21: Mansfield Xfinity Center, MA
Jun 23: Sarasota Springs Performing Arts Center, NY
Jun 24: Wantagh Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, NY
Jun 26: Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ
Jun 27: Bristow Jiffy Lube Live, VA
Jun 29: Toronto RBC Amphitheatre, ON
Jun 30: Montreal Centre Bell, QC

Jul 08: Tinley Park Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, IL
Jul 09: Noblesville Ruoff Music Center, IN
Jul 11: North Little Rock Simmons Bank Arena, AR
Jul 12: Kansas City Morton Amphitheater, MO
Jul 14: Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater, NM
Jul 15: Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, AZ
Jul 17: Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, CA
Jul 18: TBA
Jul 20: Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre, CA
Jul 22: Ridgefield Cascades Amphitheater, WA
Jul 23: Auburn White River Amphitheatre, WA
Jul 25: Salt Lake City Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, UT
Jul 28: St Louis Hallywood Casio Amphitheater, MO
Jul 30: Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center, OH
Aug 01: Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center, OH
Aug 02: Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre, MI

w/ Poppy, K. Flay:
Sep 08: Leeds First Direct Bank Arena, UK
Sep 10: Manchester Co-Op Live, UK
Sep 11: Birmingham Utilita Arena, UK
Sep 13: London The O2, UK

w/ Poppy, Nova Twins:
Sep 16: Brussels Forest National, Belgium
Sep 17: Paris Accor Arena, France
Sep 19: Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
Sep 20: Dortmund Westfalenhallen, Germany
Sep 22: Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, Netherlands
Sep 23: Hamburg Barclays Arena, Germany
Sep 25: Berlin Velodrom, Germany
Sep 26: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany
Sep 28: Bologna Unipol Arena, Italy
Sep 29: Zurich Hallenstadion, Switzerland
Oct 01: Barcelona Palau Olimpic, Spain
Oct 02: Madrid Palacio Vistalegre, Spain
Oct 04: Lisbon MEO Arena, Portugal

w/ K. Flay:
Oct 26: Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre, CO

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