It was a rather light week for new rock and metal tour announcements, but you are getting some significant new tours in this latest wave of announcements.
Among the 15 new tours this week, we’ve got a special 20th anniversary tour for Daughtry in which the singer and his band will be playing acoustic shows.
All good things must come to an end and The Dillinger Escape Plan’s reunion with Calculating Infinity singer Dimitri Minakakis has seen the last batch of shows revealed.
This past week also saw Danzig finalizing a fall run of dates and another leg for Sleeping With Sirens.
Elsewhere, this week brought us the lineup reveal for Converge’s Saddest Day Festival and P.O.D. have joined the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally performance lineup.
See all the big touring news from the past week below.
A Killer’s Confession
Tour Dates: Nov. 4 – Dec. 5Support Acts: Disasterpiece, Dead ThingsTicketing Info
Brand New
Tour Dates: Sept. 29 – Nov. 14Support Acts: None ListedNotes: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The Devil and God Are Raging Inside MeTicketing Info
Ceremony
Tour Dates: Sept. 9 – Nov. 20Support Acts: None Listed.Ticketing Info
Danzig
Tour Dates: Sept. 11 – 26Support Acts: Twin Temple, Burning Witches, ANATicketing Info
Daughtry
Tour Dates: Oct. 12 – Nov. 14Support Acts: Ryan PerdzNotes: 20th Anniversary Acoustic TourTicketing Info
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Tour Dates: Oct. 16 – Nov. 3Support Acts: Johnny Booth, Many Eyes, XCOMM, Frontierer, Squid PisserNotes: Final shows of Calculating Infinity reunion tour.Ticketing Info
GWAR
Tour Dates: Sept. 17 – 23Support Acts: Weedeater, BRATTicketing Info
Imminence
Tour Dates: Nov. 13 – Dec. 13Support Acts: Dying Wish, GaereaTicketing Info
In the Company of Serpents
Tour Dates: July 15 – 23Support Acts: None ListedTicketing Info
Polyphia
Tour Dates: Sept. 5 – Oct. 18Support Acts: Ladrones, Intervals, PliniTicketing Info
The Record Company
Tour Dates: Sept. 9 – Nov. 22Support Acts: None ListedTicketing Info
Sleep
Tour Dates: Sept. 8 – 29; Nov. 4 – 17Support Acts: None Listed.Ticketing Info
Sleeping With Sirens
Tour Dates: Oct. 3 – Nov. 14Support Acts: Rain City Drive, ShyeyeTicketing Info
Thunderchief
Tour Dates: July 6 – Aug. 1Support Acts: Hatchet, Pike or Morning StarTicketing Info
We Came as Romans
Tour Dates: Oct. 20 – 24Support Acts: Varials, Cane HillTicketing Info
New Rock + Metal Festivals + Special Shows Announced This Past Week
* Converge’s Saddest Day festival is locked in for Dec. 12-13 at Roadrunner in Boston. Converge will co-headline both nights. They’ll be joined by Cave In, Emma Ruth Rundle, Pig Pen, Deaf Club and Final Gasp on the first night, with Chat Pile, Baroness, Agriculture, Reversal of Man, Habak and Fuming Mouth playing the second day. The second day also finds Converge revisiting their Jane Doe album live for its 25th anniversary.Ticketing Info
* There’s a new multi-market festival on their horizon called the Dial Up Festival that will feature ’90s rapper Nelly and ’90s alt-rock heroes Sugar Ray at each stop. Additional acts taking part include Lit, Smash Mouth, Buckcherry, Warren G., Alien Ant Farm and more. Dates and venues are set for Nov. 7 in Castaic (Los Angeles), California, Nov. 21 in Chandler (Phoenix), Arizona and Dec. 12 in Fort Worth, Texas.Ticketing Info
READ MORE: 2026 Rock + Metal Festival + Cruise Guide
* P.O.D. have joined the performance lineup for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. They’ll play the Buffalo Chip on Aug. 10 ahead of Skillet.Ticketing Info
* Acid Bath have added yet another date to their 2026 touring, taking over New York’s Rooftop at Pier 17 for an Aug. 21 date with Obituary and Thou.Ticketing Info
See other rock and metal bands touring in 2026 in the gallery below.
2026 Rock + Metal Tour Guide
These are the biggest rock and metal tours happening in 2026 so far, including Metallica, Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance and more.
Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner
