Key Takeaways
- Upcoming Tours: Nickelback is set to embark on a world tour from February to May 2026.
- Heavy Metal Return: SepticFlesh will join Arch Enemy for their North American tour, including headline shows.
- Annual Celebration: Dropkick Murphys will host their “St. Patrick’s Day” tour with new dates in Boston.
- Festival Highlights: Sonic Temple and ALTer Ego radio festival have announced their lineups for 2027.
The year may be winding down, but there’s no slow in the touring season. In fact, we’ve got another 16 new rock and metal tours to discuss this week.
Leading the way, Nickelback recently announced a massive world tour that will keep them on the road in North America from February into May. Don Broco are supporting.
Looking for something way heavier? How about SepticFlesh making their way back stateside. The band is taking advantage of their North American tour supporting Arch Enemy and The Black Dahlia Murder to throw in a few headline shows of their own.
This week we also got the proverbial cherry on top for Dropkick Murphys who recently revealed their annual “St. Patrick’s Day” tour. The group will be playing five newly announced stops in their home base of Boston to finish off the run.
This week also saw more bands announced for Sonic Temple, the reveal of the annual ALTer Ego radio festival in Los Angeles and the announcement of the Dial Up Festival. Plus we got an all-star Sully Erna Scars Foundation benefit show, Warren Haynes’ annual Christmas Jam and more.
Arde Bogota
Tour Dates: Nov. 8 – 22
Support Acts: None listed
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Burton C. Bell and The Void
Tour Dates: Dec. 8 – 12
Support Acts: None listed
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The Bloodshots
Tour Dates: Oct. 20 – Dec. 12
Support Acts: None listed
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Cheap Trick
Tour Dates: Nov. 5 – 22; Jan. 8; Feb. 19 – 20; April 10
Support Acts: The Band Feel
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Cleopatrick
Tour Dates: April 23 – May 22
Support Acts: None listed
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Dropkick Murphys
Tour Dates: March 12 – 17
Support Acts: Fiddlehead, Wisdom in Chains, Homefront, Spiritual Cramp, Cittizins, Brian Fallon, Ben Nichols, Jesse Ahern, The Amazing Royal Crowns, Red Rockers, Liberty and Justice, Restraining Order
Notes: All newly announced dates in Boston
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Steve Hackett
Tour Dates: April 10 – May 6
Support Acts: None listed
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In the Company of Serpents
Tour Dates: Nov. 5 – 21
Support Acts: None listed
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Matchbox Twenty
Tour Dates:
April 25 – Aug. 12
Support Acts:
The All-American Rejects, The Wallflowers, David Gray, O.A.R., Matt Nathanson, The Lucky
Notes:
30th anniversary celebration
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Tim Montana
Tour Dates:
Feb. 11 – 20
Support Acts:
None listed
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Nickelback
Tour Dates:
Feb. 6 – May 7
Support Acts:
Don Broco
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Nova Spei
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Tour Dates : Nov . 6 – Dec .5
Support Acts : Unless We Fight , Insurrection , Matante Mutante , Unpunished , Burning Attic , Carry The Cross , and Castor
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Primer55
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Tour Dates : Nov .13 -25
Support Acts : ReDefined , Sick Sense , Make My Blood Dance
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Septicflesh
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Tour Dates : Nov . 6 – Dec .5
Support Acts : Unless We Fight , Insurrection , Matante Mutante , Unpunished , Burning Attic , Carry The Cross , and Castor
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Primer55
Tour Dates : Nov .13 -25
Support Acts : ReDefined , Sick Sense , Make My Blood Dance
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Septicflesh
Tour Dates : Oct .28 – Nov .18
Support Acts : None listed
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State Radio
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Tour Dates : Jan .15 – Feb .13
Support Acts : None listed
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Sting
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Tour Dates : March4 -12 ; Oct .14 -23
Support Acts : None listed.
Notes : Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace.
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New Rock + Metal Festivals + Special Shows Announced This Past Week
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* The new Dial Up Fest will take place at the brand new Great Park Live in Irvine, California on Nov.7 with a lineup that features Nelly, Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, Lit, Paul Wall, Buckcherry, Alien Ant Farm, Warren G., and Unwritten Law.
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* Evanescence, The Offspring, Billy Corgan, Death Cab for Cutie, Slightly Stoopid, Modest Mouse, Young the Giant, The Warning and Temper City have been announced for the 2027 ALTer Ego radio festival Jan.16 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
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* The full Sonic Temple 2027 festival lineup will be revealed soon but organizers have been steadily leaking names since A Perfect Circle was announced last week. Primus, Sleeping With Sirens, Clutch, PeelingFlesh, Saosin, Crowbar, Emmure, Escape the Fate and Showing Teeth are all on board.
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* GEDFest will salute late Tragically Hip vocalist Gord Downie with a series of tribute performances from bands such as Velvet Sons, Trickle Down, Radio Legacy,…
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* Sully Erna has pulled together an all-star lineup for the Scars Foundation Celebrity Jam taking place Dec.10 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood,…
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* Warren Haynes has revealed the lineup for his annual Christmas Jam…
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* Anthony Green has booked a pair of holiday shows Dec.17 at Colonial Theater…
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