Another week brings us new music and live announcements, with no signs of slowing down for live shows. Metal Insider has rounded up 13 of the latest tour announcements, updates, and major festival news, so you can catch up on what you may have missed or revisit the highlights.
01) My Chemical Romance to headline major Danny Wimmer Presents Festivals for 2026
On Friday (19th), it was revealed My Chemical Romance will headline three major Danny Wimmer Presents Festivals for 2026: Welcome To Rockville (May 7th – 10th at the DAytona INternational Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL), Sonic Temple May 14 – 17 at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH), and Louder Than Life (TBA). For tickets and more information, go to this location.
For Sonic Temple, the following bands have been revealed thus far in addition to My Chemical Romance:
Coheed And Cambria Dance Gavin Dance Chiodos Atreyu Senses Fail Hawthorne Heights Lorna Shore Paleface Swiss Attila Chelsea Grin Brand Of Sacrifice Disembodied Tyrant Electric Callboy We Came As Romans The Plot In You Make Them Suffer Bloodywood Conquer Divide
02) Sabaton announce massive early 2026 Tour
Swedish power metal giants Sabaton will celebrate their new album,Legends, out October 17th via Better Noise Music, in early 2026 for a massive North American Tour. The group announced a 31-date-trek, kicking off on February 9th in Fort Lauderdale, FL and will run through April 20th in Vancouver, BC. Tickets are available at thislocation.
2026 Tour Dates
02/09 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ War Memorial Auditorium 02/10 Tampa, FL @ Yuengling Center 02/13 Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall 02/14 Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom 02/15 San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port 02/18 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre 02/20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Forum 02/21 Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live 02/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center 02/26 Loveland, CO @ Blue Arena 02/27 Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha 02/28 St. Louis, MO @ The Factory 03/02 Des Moines, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall 03/03 Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory 03/04 Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed 03/07 Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center 03/08 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit 03/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ UPMC Events Center 03/11 Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark 03/12 Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway 03/14 Virginia Beach, VA @ The Dome 03/15 Washington, DC @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor 03/17 Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Special Events Center 03/18 Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy 04/06 Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre 04/09 Laval, QC @ Place Bell 04/11 Toronto, ON @ Great Canadian Toronto 04/14 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre 04/17 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Convention Centre 04/18 Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Event Centre 04/20 Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
03) Barcelona Rock Fest 2026 to feature Twisted Sister reunion
Twisted Sister have announced their first reunion concert as part of the band’s50th-anniversary tour. The Dee Snider-fronted act will perform at Barcelona Rock Fest, set to take place from July 3 to July 5, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. Also confirmed so far for the festival’s tenth-anniversary edition are Accept, Helloween, and Powerwolf. For more information, visit the event’swebsite.
04) Iron Maiden announce European 2026 Tour Dates
Iron Maiden have announced a set of European Tour dates for 2026, lining up with the summer festival season along with a few stadium shows. For tickets and more information, go to thislocation.
2026 European Tour Dates
05/23 Athens, Greece @ Oaka 05/26 Sofia, Bulgaria @ Vasil Levski Stadium 05/28 Bucharest, Romania @ Arena Națională 05/30 Bratislava, Slovakia @ Národný Futbalový Štadión 06/02 Hannover, Germany @ Heinz Von Heiden Arena 06/10 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome 06/17 Milan, Italy @ San Siro Stadium 06/22 Paris, France @ Paris La Défense Arena 06/28 Lyon – Décines, France @ Groupama Stadium 07/07 Lisbon, Portugal @ Estádio Da Luz 07/11 Uk Headline Show @ Details To Be Revealed
05) Maryland Deathfest 2026 reveal daily lineup
The daily lineup for the 2026 edition of Maryland Deathfest has been revealed. Next year’s event kicks off on May 21st through to May 24th set to return to multiple venues across Baltimore, MD. Bands set to appear at the Angels Rock Bar will be announced later this year. Tickets are available at thislocation.
Thursday, May 21st @ Power Plant
Novembers Doom Solitude Aeturnus
Thursday, May 21st @ Nevermore Hall
Avernus Black Lung Bongzilla Lair of the Minotaur Rwake
Destruction – ‘Infernal Overkill’ set Kreator – Deep Cuts set, performing songs from Pleasure to Kill, Terrible Certainty, and Extreme Aggression Macabre Mortician Pig Destroyer – ‘Prowler in the Yard’ set Torture Rack Warbringer Whiplash
Anatomia Dead Void Gestation Mellow Harsher Miasmatic Necrosis Ossuary Rotten Sound – Murderworks/Exit set Terror Corpse !T.O.O.H.!
Sunday, May 24th @ Market Place & Power Plant
Blood Red Throne Cancer – ‘Death Shall Rise’ set Chaotian Death Angel – ‘Act III’ set Dying Fetus – Old school set (Purification Through Violence, Killing on Adrenaline, Destroy the Opposition) Grave – Old School Grave/Corpse set Sarcófago (Performed by Gerald “Incubus” Minelli and the Laws) Unmerciful
Aftermath Cephalic Carnage – Old school set (Conforming to Abnormality, Exploiting Dysfunction, Lucid Interval) Excrescence Haukago Grind Time Hemmorhoid Sex Prisoner Slimelord Soil of Ignorance
06) The Who announce final concert of North American Farewell Tour
The Who are retiring after their farewell tour, The Song Is Over. These legends have announced their final show for the North American leg, which will take place at Acisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs on October 1st. Tickets are available at thislocation.
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