Thrice at Empire Live | June 18, 2026
Albany is the first stop on a tight Northeast run, and this triple-bill is the kind of thing you plan your June around. Thrice rolls into Empire Live on Thursday, June 18, with Hey Mercedes and Held in tow — a lineup that lands squarely at the intersection of early-2000s nostalgia and new material that actually earns its place on the set list.
About Thrice
The Irvine, California post-hardcore band has been at it since 1998, and 2026 finds them in strong form. Their 12th studio album, Horizons/West, arrived on Epitaph Records in October 2025 — a companion piece to 2021’s Horizons/East, built around mirrored riffs and recursive motifs and described as crashing outward in existential rage. This tour is the live argument for that record, and a band with their catalog of crunchy guitars, complex arrangements, and soaring lead work is going to make good use of the Empire Live room.
Supporting the bill is Hey Mercedes, the Chicago post-hardcore outfit who came up in the same early-2000s scene as Thrice and are very much back in 2026 — their full discography hit vinyl via Polyvinyl Records just this past March. Held opens the night. Three sets deep, this is a lineup worth arriving on time for.
About Empire Live
The 1,000-capacity room at 93 N. Pearl Street in Albany is built for general admission shows like this one. The main stage is engineered for sightlines from anywhere on the floor — no bad spots — with two hospitality stations so you are not losing your position every time you want a drink. Empire Live runs two floors; the upstairs room is where the bigger headliners land, and this show is up there.
After Albany, Thrice heads to Philadelphia on June 19 and Boston on June 20. Being the first city on a Northeast run has its advantages — there is usually something extra in the tank when a band is just getting the run started.
Tickets & Details
Doors at 7:30 PM. Tickets start at $49. This is a 16+ show — guests under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian age 21 or older. Get tickets here.