Following tradition for the annual Fox Day festivities, BABYMETAL have unveiled a massive announcement for 2026. The band will set out on The Biggest BABYMETAL Tour Ever across North and Latin America Taking on amphitheaters and arenas, Halestorm have been tapped as special guest support along with an opening set from Violent Vira across all North American dates.
BABYMETAL will begin the live campaign August 30th as special guests for MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. From there, the band begins their headlining dates on September 2nd in Denver, CO. Along with festival appearances at both Louder Than Life as well as Aftershock this fall in Sacramento, the band will then take on Latin America to close their touring year.
Coupled with the news of the monumental tour, BABYMETAL have also confirmed the release of the METAL FORTH (DELUXE EDITION) via Capitol Records on June 26, 2026. The expanded edition will feature a zoetrope design, with ten icons from the record brought to life in motion. Along with the original tracklisting, the deluxe edition will include three live tracks as well as two remixes from Major Lazer and Jordan Fish's take on “from me to u (feat. Poppy).”
Ahead of the general on-sale, fans are encouraged to sign up for access to the band's pre-sale starting now through April 5th. Fans can sign up - HERE
Pre-sale begins April 6th at 10am local time. General on-sale starts April 10th at 10am local time for US and Canadian dates. Tickets for all Latin American dates will begin their presale April 20th at 10am local time through April 21st at 11pm local time. General on-sale for Latin American dates begin April 22nd. See the list of dates and cities below. Get tickets - HERE
THE BIGGEST BABYMETAL TOUR EVER 2026 DATES
August 30 – San Diego, CA* - Petco Park
September 2 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
September 4 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
September 5 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
September 7 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
September 9 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
September 10 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
September 12 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
September 13 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
September 15 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
September 16 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
September 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 19 – Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life**
September 21 – St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
September 23 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
September 25 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
September 26 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
September 29 – Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
October 1 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
October 3 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival**
*Supporting My Chemical Romance
**Festival
LATIN AMERICA DATES
November 28 – São Paulo, Brazil - Espaço Unimed
December 1 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena
December 3 – Santiago, Chile – Arena Movistar
December 7 – Lima, Peru – Costa 21
December 12 – Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Fray Nano
