It’s Friday, which means we’ve got another full week of rock and metal tour announcements. In fact, this week we’ve got 17 big tours along with several new festival and specialty show announcements.
As many fans know, while Mudvayne are taking 2026 off, singer Chad Gray has been celebrating his 30 years in the music industry with a solo run. Gray has extended his touring into the fall.
This week also has seen Whitechapel announce a big 20th anniversary tour, while we also got big tour announcements for Underoath and Wage War as well.
On the festival front, The Fest added another 200 bands to their lineup for 2026 and the Tampa Death Fest lineup was announced.
Get details on all the big tour news from the past week below.
156/Silence
Tour Dates: Aug. 20 – 22; Sept. 9 – Oct. 3
Support Acts: Aviana, Heavensgate, Fromjoy
Author & Punisher
Tour Dates: Sept. 19 – Oct. 2
Support Acts: Guiltless
Big D and the Kids Table
Tour Dates: Aug. 27 – Sept. 5; Oct. 15 – 22; Oct. 23 – 24
Support Acts: Matamoska, Devon Kay and the Solutions, The Pietasters
Chat Pile
Tour Dates: Sept. 12 – Nov. 22
Support Acts: Portrayal of Guilt, Nightosphere, Traindodge, Primal Brain, Soul Glo, Prize Horse, Virga, Shallowater
Crown Magnetar / To the Grave
Tour Dates: Sept. 17 – Oct. 17
Support Acts: Backbiter, Tracheotomy, Squelching, I Declare War, Ameonna
Eyehategod
Tour Dates: Sept. 15 – 27
Support Acts: Whores, No Mas
Chad Gray
Tour Dates: Aug. 28 – Oct. 20
Support Acts: Butcher Babies, Devils Cut
Andrew McMahon
Tour Dates: Oct. 9 – Nov. 22
Support Acts: None Listed
Militarie Gun
Tour Dates: Sept. 5 – Oct. 18
Support Acts: Softcult, Shady Nasty and Dazy
Alanis Morissette
Tour Dates: Nov. 5 – 11
Support Acts: None Listed.
Notes: Butterfly With a Machete limited run residency at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater
Nekrogoblikon
Tour Dates: Oct. 16 – Nov. 15
Support Acts: Aborted, Signs of the Swarm, Party Cannon
Notes: 20th anniversary tour
Robert Plant With Saving Grace and Suzi Dian
Tour Dates: Sept. 18 – Oct. 15
Support Acts: Rosie Flores
Shutdown
Tour Dates: July 17 – Aug. 1
Support Acts: Overthrow, Lucky Feeling
Underoath
Tour Dates: Nov. 5 – Dec. 18
Support Acts: As Cities Burn, Emery
Volumes
Tour Dates: Sept. 9 – 26
Support Acts: Until I Wake, Cat’s Claw
Wage War
Tour Dates: Oct. 25 – Nov. 27
Support Acts: We Came as Romans, Varials, Cane Hill
Whitechapel
Tour Dates: Nov. 11 – Dec. 18
Support Acts: Chelsea Grin, Acacia Strain, Netherwalker
Notes: 20th Anniversary Tour
New Rock + Metal Festivals + Special Shows
The festival circuit remains vibrant with several key updates:
- The Fest: The lineup continues to grow with 200 additional bands, including Lagwagon, Iron Reagan, and more for the Oct. 23-25 weekend in Gainesville, Florida.
- Tampa Death Fest: Set for Sept. 4-5, the lineup features Viogression, Nasty Savage, and many others.
- Totally Tubular Festival: Bow Wow Wow and Men Without Hats have joined the cross-country tour lineup.
- Staind: A special Break the Cycle 25th anniversary show is scheduled for Sept. 3 at Mohegan Sun Arena.
- Acid Bath & Ministry: Two co-headlining shows have been announced for September and October.
- Magnolia Park: The band will host their first-ever “Halloween Fest” on Oct. 31 in Orlando.
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