{"id":311863,"date":"2025-10-17T22:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T22:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/311863\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T22:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T22:42:12","slug":"the-11-biggest-rock-metal-tours-announced-for-2026-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/311863\/","title":{"rendered":"The 11 Biggest Rock + Metal Tours Announced for 2026 (So Far)"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are the biggest rock and metal tours<\/a> that have been announced for 2026 so far.<\/p>\n

We’re nearing the end of 2025 and while there are still a lot of concerts left to attend this year<\/a>, it’s time to start thinking about which bands you want to see next year. Plenty of artists have already planned tours that go through spring, summer and even the fall.<\/p>\n

Normally, we publish a tour guide<\/a> at the start of every calendar year and update it on a weekly basis as more are announced. But since so many big bands already have tours mapped out for next year, we figured we’d get a head start so you can plan accordingly.<\/p>\n

We’ll update this guide periodically as well so you don’t miss out on any big ones.<\/p>\n

Metallica<\/a>‘s M72 World Tour will continue on through 2026, as will My Chemical Romance<\/a>‘s\u00a0The Black Parade\u00a0celebrations. System of a Down<\/a>, who played quite a lot of shows in 2025, are taking Queens of the Stone Age<\/a> and Acid Bath<\/a> out for a trek during the late spring and early summer.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the biggest of them all is Rush<\/a>‘s reunion tour\u00a0with new drummer Anika Nilles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Underneath each artist photo, we listed their most current tour dates, which other artists will support them on the trek and a link to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0The 23 Biggest Rock + Metal Tours of Fall 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Not all of these tours are happening in North America, so you’ll want to double check that they’re hitting a geographical location near you.<\/p>\n

Keep reading to see some of the biggest rock and metal tours happening in 2026.<\/p>\n

The Biggest Rock + Metal Tours Announced for 2026 (So Far)<\/p>\n

These are the biggest rock and metal tours happening in 2026 so far, including Metallica, Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance and more.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner<\/a><\/p>\n

The Songs 30 Huge Rock + Metal Bands Only Played Live Once<\/p>\n

Note: songs that were played as part of a medley and cover songs were not considered for this list. Only full performances of individual songs were taken into account.<\/p>\n

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