17 New Rock + Metal Tours Announced This Past Week

It's Friday, which means we've got another full week of rock and metal tour announcements. In fact, this week we've got 17 big tours along with several new festival and specialty show announcements.

As many fans know, while Mudvayne are taking 2026 off, singer Chad Gray has been celebrating his 30 years in the music industry with a solo run. Gray has extended his touring into the fall.

This week also has seen Whitechapel announce a big 20th anniversary tour, while we also got big tour announcements for Underoath and Wage War as well.

On the festival front, The Fest added another 200 bands to their lineup for 2026 and the Tampa Death Fest lineup was announced.

Get details on all the big tour news from the past week below.

156/Silence

Tour Dates: Aug. 20 - 22; Sept. 9 - Oct. 3
Support Acts: Aviana, Heavensgate, Fromjoy
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Author & Punisher

Tour Dates: Sept. 19 - Oct. 2
Support Acts: Guiltless
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Big D and the Kids Table

Tour Dates: Aug. 27 - Sept. 5; Oct. 15 - 22; Oct. 23 - 24
Support Acts: Matamoska, Devon Kay and the Solutions, The Pietasters
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Chat Pile

Tour Dates: Sept. 12 - Nov. 22
Support Acts: Portrayal of Guilt, Nightosphere, Traindodge, Primal Brain, Soul Glo, Prize Horse, Virga, Shallowater
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Crown Magnetar / To the Grave

Tour Dates: Sept. 17 - Oct. 17
Support Acts: Backbiter, Tracheotomy, Squelching, I Declare War, Ameonna
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Eyehategod

Tour Dates: Sept. 15 - 27
Support Acts: Whores, No Mas
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Chad Gray

Tour Dates: Aug. 28 - Oct. 20
Support Acts: Butcher Babies, Devils Cut
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Andrew McMahon

Tour Dates: Oct. 9 - Nov. 22
Support Acts: None Listed
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Militarie Gun

Tour Dates: Sept. 5 - Oct. 18
Support Acts: Softcult, Shady Nasty and Dazy
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Alanis Morissette

Tour Dates: Nov. 5 - 11
Support Acts: None Listed.
Notes: Butterfly With a Machete limited run residency at Los Angeles' YouTube Theater
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Nekrogoblikon

Tour Dates: Oct. 16 - Nov. 15
Support Acts: Aborted, Signs of the Swarm, Party Cannon
Notes: 20th anniversary tour
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Robert Plant With Saving Grace and Suzi Dian

Tour Dates: Sept. 18 - Oct. 15
Support Acts:  Rosie Flores
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Shutdown

Tour Dates: July 17 - Aug. 1
Support Acts: Overthrow, Lucky Feeling
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Underoath

Tour Dates: Nov. 5 - Dec. 18
Support Acts: As Cities Burn, Emery
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Volumes

Tour Dates: Sept. 9 - 26
Support Acts: Until I Wake, Cat's Claw
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Wage War

Tour Dates: Oct. 25 - Nov. 27
Support Acts: We Came as Romans, Varials, Cane Hill
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Whitechapel

Tour Dates: Nov. 11 - Dec. 18
Support Acts: Chelsea Grin, Acacia Strain, Netherwalker
Notes: 20th Anniversary Tour
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New Rock + Metal Festivals + Special Shows Announced This Past Week

* The Fest lineup continues to grow with the addition of 200 more bands.The latest announcement includes bands such as Lagwagon, Iron Reagan, Hey Mercedes, Pulley, Lung, Rent Strike and more joining the previously announced Bouncing Souls, Pup, The Impossibles, Texas Is the Reason and more at the Gainesville, Florida Fest 24 weekend of Oct. 23-25.
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* Viogression, Nasty Savage, Leprosy, Gangrenesia and more are set to head up the 2026 Tampa Death Fest. Taking place the weekend of Sept. 4-5 at the Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida, the lineup will also include Syndicate, Eroguro Phantasmagore, Homicyde, Unholy Disciple, Grave Filth, Ramtha, Gouted Corpse, Coathanger Abortion, Sapraemia and more performing.
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* The lineup for the 2026 Totally Tubular Festival has seen a minor change. The Motels have bowed out, while Bow Wow Wow and Men Without Hats have joined the lineup, which also includes Thomas Dolby & the Lost Toy People, A Flock of Seagulls, The Producers, Animation, The Escape Club, Tommy Tutone and more on the cross-country tour.
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* Staind have booked a special Break the Cycle 25th anniversary show for Sept. 3 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Ct.
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* Acid Bath and Ministry have announced two co-headlining shows on the horizon. They'll play the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colo. on Sept. 15 with Twin Tribes and Windhand. A second date follows on Oct. 3 at Salt Shed Outdoors in Chicago. Windhand provides support.
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* Magnolia Park have announced their first-ever "Halloween Fest" concert, taking place Oct. 31 at the Orlando, Fla. House of Blues. KOH, Oxymorrons and Lost Trees will support.
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See the other big rock and metal bands touring in 2026 below.