24 New Rock + Metal Tours Announced This Past Week

Another week, another 24 rock and metal tours announced. But which will you be seeing?

The legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame shock rocker Alice Cooper is once again heading out on the road, delivering a show you won’t soon forget.

This week also saw the sibling-led Black Crowes booking more shows bringing their soulful rock to the masses.

Black Veil Brides are building up to new music with more tour dates and if you’re looking for something heavier, Whitechapel are back in action with more shows booked.

See all the newly announced tours as well as plenty of festival and special show news below.

Against the Current

Tour Dates: March 18-20
Support Acts: None Listed
Notes: 15 Year Anniversary Shows
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Bikini Kill

Tour Dates: Sept. 6 – 25
Support Acts: None Listed
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The Black Crowes

Tour Dates: May 17 – Aug. 20
Support Acts: Whiskey Myers, Southall
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Black Veil Brides

Tour Dates: April 26 – May 30
Support Acts: From Ashes to New, TX2, As December Falls
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Blackwater Holylight

Tour Dates: Feb. 13 – March 21
Support Acts: None Listed
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Alice Cooper

Tour Dates: April 14 – May 9
Support Acts: None Listed
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Culture Wars

Tour Dates: May 14 – 31
Support Acts: None Listed
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Cryptopsy

Tour Dates: April 30 – May 28
Support Acts: Necrot, Fulci, Blood Monolith
Notes: Decibel Magazine Tour, 30th Anniversary of None So Vile
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Dave Matthews Band

Tour Dates: May 8 – Sept. 6
Support Acts: None Listed
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Death Cab for Cutie

Tour Dates: July 10 – Aug. 7
Support Acts: Jay Som, Japanese Breakfast, Nation of Language
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Thomas Dolby

Tour Dates: April 14 – 21
Support Acts: Gail Ann Dorsey
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Friendship Commanders / Temptress

Tour Dates: Feb. 18 – April 10
Support Acts: None Listed
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READ MORE: The Rock + Metal Bands Touring in 2026 — Tour Guide

Goose

Tour Dates: March 28 – April 25; June 13 – Aug. 29
Support Acts: Julian Lage, The Disco Biscuits, Moe., Greensky Bluegrass, Buffalo Traffic Jam
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The Last Ten Seconds of Life

Tour Dates:
Support Acts: Traitors, Nailed Shut, The Crimson Armada, Flesh Prison
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Napalm Death

Tour Dates: May 7 – June 14
Support Acts: Primitive Man, Deadguy
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Obituary

Tour Dates: March 19 – 29
Support Acts: Castrator, Intoxicated
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Onslaught / Warlord

Tour Dates: March 18 – April 12
Support Acts: New Skeletal Faces
Notes: Onslaught will salute their The Force From Hell album, while Warlord is playing a Deliver Us set.
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Scream at the Sky

Tour Dates: Feb. 17 – March 6
Support Acts: None Listed
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Spoon / The Beths

Tour Dates: June 21 – July 1
Support Acts: None Listed
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Tedeschi Trucks Band

Tour Dates: April 14 – Oct. 27
Support Acts: Lukas Nelson, JJ Grey & Mofro, Molly Tuttle
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Weedeater

Tour Dates: March 30 – April 27
Support Acts: Conan
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Whitechapel

Tour Dates: March 30 – May 14
Support Acts: None Listed
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Wilco

Tour Dates: April 23 – May 8
Support Acts:
Notes: “An Evening With” shows featuring two sets from the band with an intermission.
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Witch Club Satan

Tour Dates: May 27 – June 16
Support Acts: Penelope Trappes, Patriarchy
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Rock + Metal Festival or Special Show News

* The Emo’s Not Dead Cruise is returning for its fifth year. Setting sail from Jan. 22-26 in 2027, the cruise takes off from Miami en route to the Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas. The full lineup will be revealed later this spring.
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* The Milwaukee Metal Fest has finalized their 2026 lineup with Machine Head, Napalm Death (playing two sets) and Generation Kill among the final additions. The three-day festival is set for June 5-7 with headliners Acid Bath, Killswitch Engage and Ministry. The event will take place at The Rave / Eagles Club in Milwaukee.
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* Sublime and AJR will head up the 2026 Let’s Go Festival taking place June 5-6 in Crownsville, Md. Also on the bill will be Fitz and the Tantrums, Judah and the Lion, Natasha Bedingfield, Matt & Kim, Joywave and more.
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* The Blessing in Disguise Festival is set for July 11 in Spokane, Wash. This year’s lineup features Macklemore, AJR, AWOLNATION, Allen Stone & Special Guests, Mother Mother, Everclear, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Ayron Jones, Tim Montana and more.
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* Pierce the Veil have announced their biggest headline show to date, taking over their hometown Petco Park stadium in San Diego on Sept. 12.
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* Chad Gray has booked an April 24 career-spanning show performing songs from his 30 years in music at Las Vegas Fremont Country Club. Kami Kehoe will open.
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* Sabaton have announced that they will be postponing their North American tour, citing a medical issue affecting bassist Par Sundstrom. Their full statement can be found here.

See other rock and metal festivals and cruises taking place in 2026 in the gallery below.