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BABYMETAL Just Announced A 2026 North America Tour with Halestorm

It’s being billed as “The Biggest BABYMETAL Tour Ever.” 

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BABYMETAL has announced today they’ll be embarking on a North American tour in fall 2026.

The 20-date outing will feature Halestorm in the main support slot, plus Violent Vira opening. Dates include the Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville and Aftershock in Sacramento, plus a gig at Petco Park in San Diego with none other than My Chemical Romance.

The tour kicks off in earnest September 2 with a date at Denver’s Ball Arena. Subsequent stops include Toronto, Ontario; Raleigh, North Carolina; St. Louis, Missori; Dallas, Texas; and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The final U.S. date is the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on October 3, before the band heads to South America and Mexico for a few dates.

View the complete tour routing and lineup information below.

Babymetal 2026 tour: How to get tickets

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Tickets to BABYMETAL’s 2026 tour will be up for presale starting Monday, April 6 at 10 AM local time via Ticketmaster. Sign up here for access. There’s a Citi Cardmember presale for the same time, and a Live Nation presale starting Tuesday, April 7 at 10 AM local time. Set your reminder now!

General onsale will begin Friday, April 10 at 10 AM local time on Ticketmaster.

You can also find BABYMETAL tickets, including festival dates, on StubHub. StubHub orders are 110% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Babymetal’s fourth album, Metal Forth, is out now. I for one just love that this band exists.

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BABYMETAL 2026 Tour Dates

08/30 – San Diego, CA @ Petco Park *09/02 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena09/04 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island09/05 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center09/07 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre09/09 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center09/10 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center09/12 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live09/13 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek09/15 – Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater09/16 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre09/18 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre09/19 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life09/21 – St Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater09/23 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion09/25 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman09/26 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater09/29 – Albuquerque, NM @ First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater10/01 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre10/03 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival

11/28 – São Paulo, BR @ Espaço Unimed12/01 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Movistar Arena12/03 – Santiago, CL @ Arena Movistar12/07 – Lima, PE @ Costa 2112/12 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio Fray Nano

* = w/ My Chemical Romance

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