Evanescence Delivers a Career-Spanning Set at SPAC

Evanescence brought their 2026 World Tour to Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, June 23 to an amphitheater full of fans.

 Opening the night was Nova Twins and Spiritbox, both in the heavy rock/metal scene. The crowd slowly picked up momentum as both acts warmed up the night. 

Lead singer Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox left the crowd with a message before starting the final songs to close the set: “This one goes out to friends new and old,” while also telling everyone to go get another hot dog, even if they already had one. Then they went into ‘Holy Roller.’

The lights shut off as the stage was set for Evanescence and as soon as they shot back up cheers erupted around the springs. Their set opened with ‘Sanctuary’, one of their top hits off their album Sanctuary released June 5. 

Back to back the band played hit after hit with enough energy that even on the lawn you felt like you were in the pit. Fans of all ages came out for the night waiting to hear what Amy Lee would sing next.

Most surprisingly ‘Bring Me to Life’ wasn’t a part of their closing but rather 15 in the 21 song line up. This song has remained their top single since its 2003 release. That did leave room later on for some on-stage guests.

Before ‘Forever Without You,’ Lee addressed the crowd explaining the song and leaving everyone with “Never regret loving somebody, you’re not bad, you’re not stupid, but you don’t have to stay” going on to tell fans “infinitely better on the other side.”

Courtney LaPlante and Nova Twins came out on stage to join ‘Fight Like A Girl’ which Evanescence collaborated with K.Flay for the film Ballerina in 2025, leaving the audience in awe at this surprise collaboration. 

For anyone who grew up with Evanescence or found the band later on the setlist was a dream. Seeing the evolution of their early songs into their later works. 

Evanescence – Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) – Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Setlist: Sanctuary, Tell Me When You’ve Had Enough, Afterlife, Rapture, Going Under, Lithium, Like You, Self Destruct, Calm Down, Call Me When You’re Sober, Beautiful Lie, Wasted on You, Forever Without You, Bring Me to Life, Imaginary, Better Without You, About Us, Fight Like a Girl (Con Courtney LaPlante and Nova Twins), Who Will You Follow, My Immortal, Wide Open Heart