Fresh off their recent conquest of Bloodstock Open Air earlier this year and the release of their landmark 11th studio album, UNATØNED, bay Area pillars Machine Head have announced plans to return to Europe for a slate of live dates in April and May of 2026.
The "Evening With Machine Head" dates will feature Machine Head doing all the heavy lifting, with no opening acts, no special guests, just an extended headlining set from Machine Head spanning the entirety of the band's decades long tenure. The Evening With Machine Head tour begins April 11th in Copenhagen, DK and concludes May 17th in London.
Machine Head architect and mastermind Robb Flynn shared his headspace in taking on such an ambitious tour.
Head Cases,
I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a Machine Head show… a Machine Fuckin' Head show.
People talk about the riffs, the circle pits, the sweat, the beers, the chaos—and yeah, all of that is part of who we are. It always has been.
But there’s something else.
Something I didn’t fully understand until years into doing this.
It’s the singing.
The way you take our songs... songs we wrote in a cold Oakland rehearsal room, in dark places, in moments of pain, struggle, or heartbreak—and you turn them into something bigger. Something yours.
I’ve stood on stages all over the world, guitar hanging off my shoulder, lights blinding my eyes, sweat dripping down my face… and then I hear it:
You. All of you. Singing louder than the PA. Singing like the song belongs to you—and it does.
That feeling… I can’t compare it to anything else in my life.
There was a show a while back—honestly, I can’t even remember what city it was—but during “Darkness Within,” the crowd came in so strong on that first line I actually stepped back from the mic. Just… let it happen. And as I listened, I felt something shift inside me. Like, this is why we’re here.
This connection.
This shared voice.
It’s not a performance anymore.
It becomes a conversation.
A communion.
And that’s why we’re doing this tour.
“AN EVENING WITH MACHINE HEAD” — EUROPE / UK APRIL & MAY 2026"
No openers.
No limits.
Just 3 hours of anthems, deep cuts, ragers & epics, the songs you’ve screamed so loud we could feel it in our bones.
I want these nights to feel like those rare shows where everything clicks and the world falls away. Where we can dig into the catalog, take our time, talk, play, improvise, go places we haven’t gone in years… or ever.
I want to see you jump until the floor shakes.
I want to hear those first words of “Halo” explode like a war cry.
I want to hear that massive “Let freedom ring” during “Davidian” that rattles the walls.
I want to feel the whole room move as one.
These are the nights where the band and the fans become the same damn thing.
Pre-sale tickets start today.
I hope you’ll be there with us.
I hope you’ll bring your voice.
Because we’re going to need it.
With love, rage, and gratitude,
- Robb
**MACHINE F*ING HEAD**
Pre-sale tickets are now available with general on sale beginning November 27th at 9am local time. See the complete list of dates and cities for the Evening With Machine Head tour below. Get tickets - HERE
