It was a lighter week with 14 new rock and tour announcements, yet one of the biggest bands in rock and metal, Slipknot, announced both a North American tour and their Knotfest Iowa festival.
The week also featured new tours from Kaleo, Animals as Leaders, Mushroomhead and Saint Asonia among others. Plus, Motionless in White reveal their Halloween festival plans and Marilyn Manson has booked a trio of headline dates.
What new tours and festivals will you be getting tickets for? See the latest rock and metal acts with touring reveals from the past week.
Animals As Leaders
Tour Dates: Oct. 29 – Nov. 30
Support Acts: Plini
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The Black Moods
Tour Dates: Oct. 29 – Nov. 30
Support Acts: Plini
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Tour Dates: June 4 – 8
Support Acts: None Listed
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Tour Dates: May 30 – June 20; Aug. 8 – 17
Support Acts: None Listed
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The Dangerous Summer
Tour Dates: June 21 – July 21
Support Acts: Bad Luck, Rosecolordworld
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Kaleo
Tour Dates: June 11 – 26; Aug. 25 – Oct. 10
Support Acts: Matt Maeson, Vincent Lima, Neal Francis, Reignwolf, Chance Pena, Hembree, Larkin Poe
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Tour Dates: June 27 – 30
Support Acts: None Listed
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Tour Dates: Nov. 15 – Dec. 14
Support Acts: Suffocation, UADA, Mortiferum, Fulci, Knoll
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Tour Dates: Oct. 4 – 26
Support Acts: Upon a Burning Body, There Is No Us, Mind Incision
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Of Virtue
Tour Dates: July 5 – Sept. 12
Support Acts: None Listed
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Saint Asonia
Tour Dates: June 13 – 21
Support Acts: None Listed
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Saosin
Tour Dates: May 30 – June 17
Support Acts: None Listed
Notes: The band’s first tour with singer Cove Reber in 14 years.
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Slipknot
Tour Dates: Aug. 6 – 17; Sept. 1 – 21; Oct. 11
Support Acts: Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture, Vended
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* Slipknot have announced plans for Knotfest I0wa, taking place Sept. 21 at Waterworks Park in Des Moines, Iowa. Till Lindemann (Rammstein), Knocked Loose, Hatebreed, Poison The Well, Gwar, Vended, Dying Wish, Zulu, Twin Temple, Holy Wars, Swollen Teeth, Spine & Dose are also playing.
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* Mutants of the Monster Fest is now set for the weekend of May 16-18 at the Argenta Arts Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. John Garcia, Weedeater, Deadbird, Telekinetic Yeti and plenty more will play over the weekend.
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San Diego’s Mission Bayfest Returns With The Offspring, The Interrupters, Goldfinger and Jakobs Castle on October 16-18th
San Diego’s landmark waterfront beach and bay culture event Mission Bayfest is quickly approaching, slated for October 16-18, 2026, bringing a stacked lineup of reggae,
Badfish and SunDub Lead This Week’s Skratch N Sniff as “Topanga” Takes The Pier Song of the Week
Skratch N Sniff Radio returned for the weekend of August 8 with two more genre-bending shows built around the format that has defined the program
Elvis Costello Revisits the Beginning with Massive My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) Box Set
Nearly five decades after Elvis Costello introduced himself to the world with My Aim Is True, the record that launched one of rock’s most distinctive
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers Releases New Solo Single “Tiger’s Blood”
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers has shared a new single, “Tiger’s Blood,” the latest offering from his upcoming solo record THRASHER, out August 21, 2026 via
Foo Fighters Release “Are Playing Where ??? Vol. II” On BandCamp With Pay What You Want Model
At long last, the second installment of the Foo Fighters – Are Playing Where ??? live EP series has arrived. Six shredding live performances captured
Codefendants & Factor Chandelier Launch Hip-Hop Project With New Single “RAW”
Fresh off the success of LIFERS, which has amassed more than 5 million streams, Codefendants return in an entirely new form, joining forces with acclaimed
