New Tours: 32 new rock and metal tours have been announced recently.
Farewell Tour: Sepultura is on their final North American leg of their farewell tour.
Nostalgia: Iconic bands like Sugar and Afghan Whigs are returning with anniversary tours.
Festival Highlights: Major festivals and cruises have also been announced alongside the tours.
The tours are really coming now! We’ve got 32 new rock and metal tours announced over the past week along with a wealth of festival (and cruise) announcements.
For those who ever wanted to see Sepultura, now is the time to get out there. The band announced their final North American tour leg of their farewell tour, so pick up those tickets now.
This week also saw major tours announced featuring Architects, Sevendust and Lorna Shore.
There’s also plenty of nostalgia in the tour announcements this week. Sugar have announced their first world tour in over 31 years. Afghan Whigs have booked a 40th anniversary tour. And you’ll find ’80s hitmakers Men At Work back on the concert trail after many years.
See all of the big tour and festival announcements from the last week below.
Afghan Whigs
greg dulli of afghan whigs in 2015
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Tour Dates: April 25 – May 24 Support Acts: Mercury Rev Notes: 40th Anniversary Tour Ticketing Info
Alpha Wolf
alpha wolf in 2025
Atom Splitter PR
Tour Dates: May 6 – June 6 Support Acts: Gideon, Mugshot, Resolve Ticketing Info
Tori Amos
tori amos in 2026
Photo Credit: Kasia Wozniak
Tour Dates: July 7 – Sept. 2 Support Acts: None Listed Ticketing Info
Tour Dates: April 28 – June 27 Support Acts: Holywatr Ticketing Info
Baroness
john baizley of baroness in 2022
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Tour Dates: March 6 – 8 Support Acts: Acid Bath Ticketing Info
Blues Traveler/Gin Blossoms
blues traveler gin blossoms 2025
Credit: Graham Fielder / Credit: David “Doc” Abbott
Tour Dates: July 6 – Sept. 19 Support Acts: Spin Doctors Ticketing Info
Chameleons
chameleons in 2026
Photo credit: Helen Millington
Tour Dates: April 7 – May 2 Support Acts: The Veldt Ticketing Info
Claypool Gold
les claypool and sean lennon in 2026
Prospect PR
Tour Dates: May 20 – July 4 Notes: Primus, Claypool Lennon Delirium, The Frog Brigade will all play the Claypool Gold tour Support Acts: None Listed Ticketing Info
Corrosion of Conformity
corrosion of conformity in 2026
Photo by Danin Drahos
Tour Dates: April 7 – May 16 Support Acts: Whores, Crobot Ticketing Info
Daisy Grenade
daisy grenade in 2026
PRESS PHOTO CREDIT: JAMIE RICE
Tour Dates: May 19 – June 19 Support Acts: Vienna Vienna Ticketing Info
Dark Tranquility / Soen
mikael stanne of dark tranquility in 2024
Miikka Skaffari, Getty Images
Tour Dates: March 27 – April 25 Support Acts: Persefone Ticketing Info
Dogma
Tour Dates: March 15 – April 3 Support Acts: Frayle Ticketing Info
Fit for a King
fit for a king in 2025 PHOTO CREDIT : Jonathan Weiner
Tour Dates : May 1 – 31 Support Acts : Invent Animate, Ten.56, Acres Ticketing Info
Fleshwater
fleshwater 2026 Photo by Akash Wadhwan
Tour Dates : April 2 – May 10 Support Acts : Julie, Midrift Ticketing Info
Fozzy
fozzy in 2026 Beyond the Access PR
Tour Dates : May 7 – 16 Support Acts : Flaw, Spineshank, Who on Earth Ticketing Info
In Flames
in flames, anders friden ( Photo Credit : Chuck Brueckmann )
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