It's Not You, It's Me Tour: Chiodos, 156/Silence, sace6, and Second Harbour - Winnipeg, MB

There was a sense of unfinished business in the air at Winnipeg’s Park Theatre on August 12, 2026. Nearly two decades after Chiodos last played Winnipeg with Craig Owens in 2007, the band finally returned to Manitoba with Owens back at the helm as part of the It’s Not You, It’s Me Tour. For longtime fans, it was more than another stop on a tour—it was a chance to reconnect with a defining chapter of the post-hardcore scene.

Second Harbour. Photos by Samuel Stevens Photography

The night began with Montreal's Second Harbour, who immediately established a powerful atmosphere with their songs “The Worst Kind of Panic” and “A Fire in the Attic.” Their set moved through “Evelyn,” the unreleased “Cyclical,” “Relative,” and “The Most Dangerous Game,” giving the hometown crowd an energetic introduction to the evening.

Next came sace6, whose seven-song set leaned into a darker, more atmospheric side of heavy music. Returning to Winnipeg after just three months since they opened for Dayseeker at the Burton Cummings Theatre, they delivered another fantastic set. Their set list featured “ego,” “reverie,” “basorexia,” “covet,” “nepenthe,” “fabulist,” and “devotion,” creating a set that felt immersive and emotionally charged, building anticipation for what was still to come.

sace6. Photos by Samuel Stevens Photography

156/Silence then took the stage after and delivered one of the evening’s most punishing performances. Opening with the unreleased track “Control Burns,” the band tore through “No Arms,” “Product Placement,” “Swept From Under (Call of the Void),” “Proxy Idols,” “Target Acquired,” “Blood Loss,” “Upset/Unfed,” “Our Parting Ways,” “Better Written Villain,” and eventually ending it all with “Character Development (Cold Start).”

The band's intensity was relentless, with the Park Theatre crowd responding accordingly. Their set served as a sharp reminder of just how visceral modern post-hardcore can be, while also setting the stage perfectly for the headliners.

156/Silence. Photos by Samuel Stevens Photography

Then the lights dropped.

When Chiodos finally appeared, the reaction was immediate. Hearing Craig Owens return to a Winnipeg stage with the band after nineteen years was the kind of moment that could have easily become overwhelmed by nostalgia, but Chiodos proved they weren't interested in simply recreating the past. They were here to celebrate it while bringing it into the present.

The set opened with “Prelude” before exploding straight into “All Nereids Beware.” From there, the band worked through fan favourites including “One Day Women Will All Become Monsters” and their recently released single “TAPDAT,” followed by “Interlude, Pt. 1.”

“There's No Penguins in Alaska” and “No Hardcore Dancing in the Living Room” kept the momentum high with the Winnipeg crowd, while “Expired in Goreville” and “The Words ‘Best Friend’ Become Redefined” brought even more of the band's distinctive theatricality and emotional intensity to the packed room.

Chiodos. Photos by Samuel Stevens Photography

For a band whose music has meant so much to an entire generation of post-hardcore fans, there was something particularly fitting about seeing these songs performed in 2026. The crowd wasn't simply listening to a setlist—they were reliving memories, screaming along to lyrics they had carried with them for years.

Chiodos left the stage after “The Words ‘Best Friend’ Become Redefined,” but the audience wasn't ready to let the night end.

The encore began with “The Undertaker's Thirst for Revenge Is Unquenchable. (The Final Battle),” followed by “Thermacare,” and “Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money, Pigs Get Slaughtered.” Then came the song many in the room had been waiting for: “Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek.”

It was a fitting final statement. One of Chiodos' most recognizable songs, it turned the Park Theatre into a massive singalong and provided the perfect emotional release after an evening built around nostalgia, catharsis, and the enduring connection between a band and its fans.

The It’s Not You, It’s Me Tour stop in Winnipeg wasn't simply Chiodos coming back to town. It was a reunion nearly two decades in the making. With Craig Owens once again fronting the band, a stacked lineup featuring Second Harbour, sace6, and 156/Silence, and a set packed with songs from Chiodos' formative years, the August 12 show delivered exactly the kind of night longtime fans had been waiting for. And after nineteen years away, Chiodos finally had their Winnipeg moment again—and the Park Theatre made sure they knew how badly the city had missed them.