Get ready to head-bang your heart out as Japanese metal band BABYMETAL sets off for their largest world tour ever starting in August of this year.
The tour, so far consisting of 25 stops, will feature a number of special guests. VIOLENT VIRA and Halestorm will accompany the three-membered girl band throughout North America, with I Prevail joining the trio for one night in Mexico City. They will also open for My Chemical Romance in San Diego at the beginning of the tour.
Artist presale signups end Sunday, April 5, at 10 p.m. EST, with the presale beginning the next morning, April 6th at 10 a.m. local time. General sale will begin Friday, April 10th at 10 a.m. local time here.
Celebrating the successful release of their 2025 album METAL FORTH, which was the first time in history an all-Japanese act made their debut on the Billboard 200 chart, the trio is excited to announce the release of a deluxe version of the album coming out June 26.
According to the official BABYMETAL merch store, the deluxe album will include live recordings from last year’s arena shows across the US, the UK, and Japan. They’ve also provided a list of new songs to be added:
- “From Me To U (feat. Poppy)” Major Lazer remix
- “From Me To U (feat. Poppy)” Jordan Fish [Bring Me The Horizon] remix
- “From Me To U (feat. Poppy)” live from The O2
- “My Queen (feat. Spiritbox)” live from Intuit Dome
- “Algorism” live from Saitama Super Arena
BABYMETAL 2026 tour dates:
North America
** = festival appearance
* = opening for My Chemical Romance
- Aug 30 – San Diego, CA* – Petco Par
- Sept 02 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
- Sept 04 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
- Sept05 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
- Sept 07 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
- Sept 09 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
- Sept 10 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
- Sept 12 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
- Sept 13 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
- Sept 15 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
- Sept 16 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- Sept 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
- Sept 19 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life**
- Sept 21 – St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
- Sept 23 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
- Sept 25 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
- Sept 26 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
- Sept 29 – Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
- Oct 01 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
- Oct 03 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival**
Latin America
- Nov 28 – São Paulo, Brazil – Espaço Unimed
- Dec 1 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena
- Dec 3 – Santiago, Chile – Movistar Arena
- Dec 7 – Lima, Peru – Costa 21
- Dec 12 – Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Fray Nano
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