Underoath Announce Hometown 20th Anniversary Show for ‘Define The Great Line’

Underoath have announced a hometown show to mark the 20th anniversary of Define The Great Line, sharing the news with almost no advance notice. The performance will take place in Tampa, Florida, grounding the event in the city where the band first came together and which remains woven into their identity.

Released in 2006, Define The Great Line was a pivot point. It was the group’s first album with Spencer Chamberlain taking over lead vocals after the departure of founding vocalist Dallas Taylor, and it introduced a darker, more chaotic strain of metalcore than its predecessor. Tracks like “Writing on the Walls” and “In Regards to Myself” pushed the band toward wider visibility, eventually earning gold certification and a Grammy nomination. Two decades on, the album’s urgent, spiritual unrest still connects with a fanbase that has aged alongside it.

Opting for a sudden reveal rather than a drawn-out promotional cycle feels deliberate. There is no tour attached to the announcement, no elaborate rollout—just a single date in a familiar room, resurrecting a record that redefined the band’s sound and commercial reach. In an era of extended nostalgia campaigns, Underoath have chosen instead to compress the celebration into one night, in the place where it all started.