Breaking Benjamin is bringing its first major headlining tour in two years to Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville next Wednesday, with Chevelle, Starset and rising Los Angeles singer-drummer Kami Kehoe rounding out the bill. The show is part of a 30-city North American run produced by Live Nation as part of the Coors Light Concert Series, and it lands at a venue with 6,147 covered pavilion seats and 18,000 lawn spots for a total capacity of 24,000.
The tour launched September 2 in Camden, New Jersey, and wraps October 24 in Bristow, Virginia, according to 313 Presents. The run follows a summer 2026 European swing that included the band's first-ever concert in Serbia along with stops in Hungary and the Netherlands, part of what Eventation described as the group's return to international stages after a five-year gap between releases. Tickets for the Noblesville date are available through Live Nation, according to WISH-TV, which reports the band has amassed 8.5 billion streams and 6.5 million fans worldwide.
A New Single, and a Family Moment on Opening Night
The tour also marks the band's first new music in five years. During opening night in Camden, frontman Benjamin Burnley invited his son, known as Cheech, on stage during the new track “Something Wicked,” confirming the younger Burnley contributed music and vocals to both the single and the band's upcoming album, per Loudwire. Cheech had previously provided backing vocals on the 2024 single “Awaken,” which WISH-TV notes was the band's first new single in five years.
The new material arrives under a new label home. Breaking Benjamin signed a global recording deal with BMG in October 2024, ending a more than 20-year relationship with Hollywood Records that dated back to the band's 2002 debut album, *Saturate*, according to CelebrityAccess. Hollywood Records had released all six of the band's previous studio albums, including 2018's *Ember*, which WISH-TV reports debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
A Catalog Built on Platinum Records and No. 1 Rock Radio Hits
Breaking Benjamin's catalog includes multiple platinum albums and 10 No. 1 mainstream rock radio singles, per WISH-TV. The band's 2015 album *Dark Before Dawn* debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold, following the Platinum-certified *Phobia* (2006) and *Dear Agony* (2009), according to MN2S.
The Noblesville bill leans heavily on genre veterans and rising acts alike. Chevelle, formed in Illinois in 1995 and still fronted by brothers Pete and Sam Loeffler, hit double-platinum status with 2002's *Wonder What's Next*, anchored by the top-5 rock hits “The Red” and “Send the Pain Below,” according to WMMR. Starset, the sci-fi “cinematic rock” project founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 2013 by former electrical engineer Dustin Bates, built its brand around futuristic concept albums, per Esch Citylife, which notes Bates holds an engineering degree and worked on Air Force research before starting the band.
An Opener Who Started Drumming at Age Three
Opening the show is 21-year-old Kami Kehoe, a Los Angeles-based singer and drummer who began playing drums at age three and broke out with her viral 2024 single “SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD,” according to AXS. Kehoe writes, produces and plays drums on her own tracks, the outlet notes.
Why the Show Matters Beyond the Setlist for Noblesville
The Ruoff Music Center date also carries local financial weight. Every ticket sold at the venue, formerly known as Deer Creek Music Center when it opened in 1989, pays a $1 tax directly to the city of Noblesville — a levy that generated $2.6 million in municipal revenue in 2023 to support infrastructure bonds and road construction, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. Noblesville has invested more than $73 million in surrounding infrastructure since 2007, per the same report. Hoodline previously covered how that ticket tax and the venue's scale continue to anchor major touring announcements in Hamilton County, following bookings like Avril Lavigne's Ruoff stop and Breaking Benjamin's own 2025 appearance at Las Vegas's Neon City Festival.
The venue, located at 12880 E. 146th St. in Noblesville, remains Indiana's largest outdoor concert space, according to Visit Hamilton County, which notes it regularly ranks among the top-selling amphitheaters in the world. With Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Starset and Kehoe all on one bill, the September 16 stop gives Central Indiana rock fans a rare full-lineup night from a tour that has already crossed continents this year.
