The last few weeks have brought us countless new music and live announcements, with no sign of slowing down for live shows. Metal Insider has rounded up 53 of some 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. This round is much larger than the last batch of 21, not including the rapid-fire tour updates that dropped in between (and more to soon follow). The 2026 tour season is looking busy.
01) Glenn Danzig to Perform Special Danzig Sings Elvis Show on New Year’s Eve
Glenn Danzig has announced a special Danzig Sings Elvis performance for New Year’s Eve at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. The show takes place December 31 with limited seating available. Tickets are available at this location.
02) Desertfest Berlin 2026 adds Red Fang, Håndgemeng, Rotor & more to expanding lineup
Desertfest Berlin has unveiled a new wave of bands for its 2026 edition, taking place May 14–16, 2026 at Columbiahalle & Columbia-Theater. Red Fang lead the latest additions, joined by Håndgemeng, Rotor, Skloss, Steak, and The Dharma Chain. They join an already stacked bill featuring Russian Circles, Hermano ft. John Garcia, The Sword, King Buffalo, Acid King, Truckfighters, Nebula, Earthless, Blackwater Holylight, Fuzz Sagrado, Zerre, and more. Tickets are available at this location.
Lineup (So Far):
Red Fang
Håndgemeng
Rotor
Skloss
Steak
The Dharma Chain
Russian Circles
Hermano ft. John Garcia
The Sword
King Buffalo
Acid King
Truckfighters
Nebula
Earthless
Blackwater Holylight
Fuzz Sagrado (ex–Samsara Blues Experiment)
Zerre
03) Twisted Sister confirm 2026 Festival Dates for 50th Anniversary Reunion
Twisted Sister have added more festival appearances to their 2026 50th-anniversary run, marking the band’s first official reunion shows. The lineup will feature core members Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, and Eddie Ojeda, with Russell Pzütto stepping in on bass and Joe Franco on drums in honor of the late A.J. Pero. Tickets are available at this location.
Confirmed 2026 dates (so far)
04/25 Brazil @ Bangers Open Air
05/01 Mexico City @ Olympic Velodrome
06/03-06 Sölvesborg, Sweden @ Sweden Rock
06/10 Milan, Italy @ Mind Live Arena
06/19 Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
06/26 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhell
06/27 Oslo, Norway @ Tons Of Rock
07/03 Barcelona, Spain @ Barcelona Rock Fest
07/10 Mogilovo, Bulgaria @ Midalidare Rock In The Wine Valley
07/24-26 Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm, Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom @ Steelhouse XV
08/23 Aarburg, Switzerland @ Riverside
09/04 Palmer, AK @ Alaska State Fair
04) Three Days Grace announce 2026 Alienation world tour
Three Days Grace will be touring extensively in 2026 for their Alienation world tour, in support of their latest album. The U.S. run features support from I Prevail and The Funeral Portrait, while select Canadian dates will include Finger Eleven and Royal Tusk. European support will be announced soon. Tickets are available at this location.
2026 Tour Dates
02/21 Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
02/24 Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
02/26 Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
02/27 Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
03/01 Hershey, PA @ Giant Center
03/03 Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
03/05 Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
03/06 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
03/08 Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
03/09 Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
03/10 Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center
03/12 Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena
03/13 Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
03/14 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
03/17 Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
03/18 St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
03/20 Clearwater, FL @ The BayCare Sound
03/21 Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
04/19 Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
04/21 Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
04/23 Grande Prairie, AB @ Bonnetts Energy Centre
04/25 Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre
04/28 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ GFL Memorial Gardens
04/29 Sudbury, ON @ Sudbury Community Arena
05/01 Windsor, ON @ The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
05/03 Hamilton, ON @ TD Coliseum
05/04 Oshawa, ON @ Tribute Communities Centre
05/07 Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre
05/08 Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre
05/11 St. John’s, NL @ Mary Brown’s Centre
06/05 Nuremberg, DE @ Rock im Park Festival
06/06 Nürburgring, DE @ Rock am Ring Festival
06/07 Nancy, FR @ Heavy Weekend Festival
06/09 Frankfurt, DE @ myticket Jahrhunderthalle
06/10 Oberhausen, DE @ Turbinenhalle 1
06/12 Hradec Králové, CZ @ Rock for People Festival
06/14 Nickelsdorf, AT @ Nova Rock Festival
06/16 Ljubljana, SI @ Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
06/19 Warsaw, PL @ Summer Punch Festival
06/20 Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting
06/23 Bologna, IT @ Sequoie Music Park
06/30 Istanbul, TR @ KüçükÇiftlik Park
07/18 London, ON @ RBC Rock the Park
10/23 Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
10/25 Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/26 San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
10/28 Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
10/30 Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater
11/01 Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
11/03 Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center Arena
11/04 Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
11/06 Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
11/07 St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
11/09 Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
11/11 Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
11/14 Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Arena
11/15 Spokane, WA @ Numerica Veterans Arena
11/17 Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
11/18 San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
11/20 San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
11/21 Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
11/22 Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
05) Foo Fighters announce 2026 benefit show and European spring/summer tour
Foo Fighters have announced a special benefit concert for Hope The Mission and Los Angeles Mission, set for January 14, 2026, at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The band also confirmed a 12-date European run for their Take Cover Tour 2026. Tickets are available at this location.
2026 Tour Dates
01/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
06/10 Oslo, Norway @ Unity Arena
06/12 Stockholm, Sweden @ Strawberry Arena
06/15 Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
06/17 Munich, Germany @ Allianz Arena
06/19 Paris, France @ Paris La Défense Arena
06/25 Liverpool, UK @ Anfield Stadium
06/27 Liverpool, UK @ Anfield Stadium
07/01 Berlin, Germany @ Olympiastadion
07/03 Vienna, Austria @ Ernst-Happel-Stadium
07/05 Milan, Italy @ I-Days
07/08 Madrid, Spain @ Mad Cool Festival
07/10 Oeiras, Portugal @ NOS Alive Festival
06) In Flames announce 2026 ‘Göteborg Brinner’ festival lineup & European Summer Tour
In Flames have unveiled the 2026 edition of their annual summer fest, this time taking over their hometown of Gothenburg for the newly titled Göteborg Brinner. Set for August 22nd at Frihamnen, the lineup features Avatar, Dark Tranquillity, Raised Fist, thrown, Gaerea, Mur, and a special appearance by Napalm Death. The event marks the final stop on In Flames’ Summer 2026 European tour, which begins July 15th and includes a run of major festivals and headlining dates supported by Bleed From Within, Employed to Serve, and more. Tickets are available at this location.
2026 Tour Dates
04/25–04/26 São Paulo, Brazil @ Bangers Open Air Brasil 2026
05/07 Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville 2026
05/17 Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple 2026
07/15 Gdansk, Poland @ B90 w/ Bleed From Within
07/16 Wroclaw, Poland @ A2 w/ Bleed From Within
07/17 Vizovice, Czech Republic @ Masters of Rock
07/18 Leoben, Austria @ Area 53 Festival
07/19 Bratislava, Slovakia @ Majestic Music Club w/ Bleed From Within
07/21 Dornbirn, Austria @ Conrad Sohm Outdoor w/ Bleed From Within
07/23 Bologna, Italy @ Bonsai Garden w/ Bleed From Within & Employed To Serve
07/24 Tolmin, Slovenia @ Tolminator
07/25 Budapest, Hungary @ Barba Negra w/ Napalm Death, Bleed From Within Unearth & Employed To Serve
07/26 Istanbul, Turkey @ Uniq Open Air w/ Napalm Death & Employed To Serve
07/28 Brasov, Romania @ Rockstadt Extreme Fest
07/31 Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open Air
08/01 Loebnitz, Germany @ Full Rewind Festival
08/02 Saarbruecken, Germany @ Garage w/ Bleed From Within & Kittie
08/04 Seignosse, France @ Tube w/ Gaerea & Employed To Serve
08/05 Pamplona, Spain @ Totem w/ Gaerea & Employed To Serve
08/07 Villena, Spain @ Leyendas del Rock
08/08 Sevilla, Spain @ Custom w/ Gaerea & Employed To Serve
08/09 Vagos, Portugal @ Vagos Metalfest
08/12 Dinkelsbuehl, Germany @ Summer Breeze
08/13 Seraing/Liège, Belgium @ OM w/ Employed To Serve
08/14 Cudrefin, Switzerland @ Rock The Lakes
08/15 Sulingen, Germany @ Reload Festival
08/16 Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Dynamo Metalfest
08/17 Aarhus, Denmark @ Voxhall (support TBA)
08/19 Bergen, Norway @ USF Verftet – Hallen w/ Gaerea
08/20 Tønsberg, Norway @ Foynhagen w/ Gaerea
08/22 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Göteborg Brinner
10/30–11/03 Miami, FL @ Headbangers Boat 2026
07) Drain announce 2026 spring tour dates
Drain have announced a new run of tour dates in support of their latest album, …Is Your Friend, which arrived in November via Epitaph. Support will come from No Pressure, Haywire, and Secret World. Tickets are available at this location.
2026 Tour Dates
03/19 Dallas, TX @ Ferris Wheelers
03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
03/21 Houston, TX @ Bad Astronaut
03/23 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
03/24 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
03/25 Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore
03/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/28 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
03/29 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
04/01 Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy
04/03 Detroit, MI @ Russell
04/04 Chicago, IL @ Concord
04/06 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
04/08 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
04/09 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
04/15 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
04/16 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
04/18 Santa Cruz, CA @ Quarry Amphitheater
08) The Dead Daisies skip 2026, announce 2027 European Tour
The Dead Daisies are jumping past 2026 and heading straight into a spring 2027 European tour. With new music in the works, the band are ready for their 2027 Europe and UK trek.
2027 Tour Dates
03/04 Bochum, DE @ Zeche
03/05 Eindhoven, NL @ De Effenaar
03/06 Hamburg, DE @ Gruenspan
03/09 London, UK @ O2 Forum
03/10 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
03/13 Paris, FR @ Élysée Montmartre
03/14 Pratteln, CH @ Z7
03/16 Milan, IT @ Magazzini Generali
03/17 Munich, DE @ Backstage
03/19 Prague, CZ @ Palac Akropolis
03/20 Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
03/21 Frankfurt, DE @ Batschkapp
09) Alice Cooper & Criss Angel add new 2026 dates to “Welcome to Our Nightmare” Vegas Residency
Alice Cooper and Criss Angel have added four more performances to their Welcome to Our Nightmare residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. New shows are set for April 3–4 and May 22–23, 2026. The shock-rock legend and master illusionist continue their father-and-son collaboration at The Criss Angel Theater.
10) Godsmack announce Summer 2026 European Tour
Godsmack will head overseas in summer 2026 for a string of European dates, including several headlining festival appearances. More details and additional dates are expected soon. Tickets are available at this location.
2026 European Tour Dates (so far)
07/23 Athens, Greece @ Lycabettus Hill
07/25 Plovdiv, Bulgaria @ Hills Of Rock Festival
07/26 Belgrade, Serbia @ Novi Hangar Luka Beograd
07/27 Ghimbav, Romania @ Rockstadt Extreme Fest
08/06 Villena, Spain @ Leyendas Del Rock
08/07 Vagos, Portugal @ Vagos Metal Festival
08/09 Madrid, Spain @ Sala Riviera (w/ Nothing More & Thundermother)
08/11 Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 1 (w/ Nothing More)
08/13 Carhaix-Plouguer, France @ Motocultor Festival
08/14-15 Sulingen, Germany @ Reload Festival
08/16 Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Dynamo Metal Fest
