Breaking Benjamin brought their fall North American tour to RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON on September 9. Known as an outdoor concert venue overlooking Toronto’s waterfront, RBC Amphitheatre provided the setting for a night of 2000s rock. Breaking Benjamin, as a legacy name in the 2000s hard rock scene, brought that era back to life for Torontonians, alongside Chevelle, who emerged from the same early-2000s alternative metal scene. Meanwhile, STARSET and Kami Kehoe represented a newer generation of alternative rock and metal. The contrast between established and emerging sounds came together on the same stage in Toronto for one night.
An intro video immediately drew the concertgoers’ attention before a single note was played. A Windows XP desktop came up on the screens, with LimeWire opening. Windows Media Player playing “I Will Not Bow” even switched to a Halo 2 skin. Anyone who grew up in front of a bulky CRT monitor knew exactly what they were looking at. Breaking Benjamin then stepped onto the three-level stage and opened the set with “I Will Not Bow” and “Until The End,” two songs about fighting through internal pain and struggles. With the crowd singing along to the lyrics, “I will not bow, I will not break” and “Why give up? Why give in?” It was easy to imagine how many people had once found encouragement in these songs while fighting their own demons.
After playing fan-favorite tracks like “Angels Fall,” “So Cold,” and “Blow Me Away,” which was featured on the Halo 2 soundtrack, the screens filled with a collage of TikTok videos and fan-made content, setting the stage for the emotional “Dear Agony” and showing how Breaking Benjamin continues to connect with its fans. This tour also comes alongside “Something Wicked,” the band’s newly released single, and “Awaken,” which came out in 2024. Both newer songs were brought into a set filled with older hits, showing that Breaking Benjamin is not simply looking back at the 2000s era, but continuing to build on the sound.
Frontman Benjamin Burnley thanked the crowd and the supporting acts before a familiar clean guitar intro rang out. Breaking Benjamin played the biggest hit, “The Diary of Jane,” to close the night. The crowd sang along to every single word, while crowd-surfers took their final chance to make their way toward the barricade. As the night came to an end, Toronto marked only the fifth stop of Breaking Benjamin’s fall tour, with 25 more shows across the U.S. still to come. Anyone who has not seen Breaking Benjamin live has plenty of chances before the run wraps.
GALLERY: Breaking Benjamin at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (September 9, 2026)
