25 New Rock + Metal Tours Announced This Week (Feb. 2-8, 2024)


This past week gave us another 25 rock and metal tours that will now be competing for your concert dollar.

Among the major tours announced this past week, you’ve got the Creed reunion with a new leg featuring 3 Doors Down, Mammoth WVH and Finger Eleven, a Lamb of God / Mastodon co-headliner focused on revisiting two classic albums and Incubus taking out Coheed and Cambria will playing dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Morning View album.

On the festival front, it was a lighter week with the biggest announcements being the full lineup announcements for InkCarceration, Upheaval and Milwaukee Metal Fest.

Afghan Whigs / The Church

the afghan whigs and the church press photos

John Curley / Hugh Stewart

Tour Dates: June 18 – July 13
Support Acts: Ed Harcourt
Ticketing Info: here

Artillery

artillery

Photo by John-son

Tour Dates: March 27 – April 20
Support Acts: Vapor, Potential Threat
Ticketing Info: here

Bikini Kill

bikini kill

Photo by Debi Del Grande

Tour Dates: Aug. 15 – Sept. 11
Support Acts: Big Joanie, R.AGGS
Ticketing Info: here

Boys of Fall

boys of fall

Secret Friends Music Group

Tour Dates: April 28 – May 11
Support Acts: Greywind, Good Terms
Ticketing Info: here

Creed

Tour Dates: Nov. 2 – Dec. 5
Support Acts: 3 Doors Down, Mammoth WVH and Finger Eleven
Ticketing Info: here

READ MORE: Mark Tremonti Set Aside Song Ideas for New Creed Music

Death to All

Tour Dates: May 18 – June 29
Support Acts: Cryptopsy
Ticketing Info: here

Dethklok

Cartoon Network / Adult Swim

Cartoon Network / Adult Swim

Tour Dates: April 7 – May 3
Support Acts: DragonForce, Nekrogoblikon
Ticketing Info: here

The Dollyrots

the dollyrots

Photo: Jen Rosenstein

Tour Dates: March 7 – 16
Support Acts: Gym Shorts
Ticketing Info: here

ERRA

Tour Dates: April 23 – June 2
Support Acts: Make Them Suffer, Void of Vision, Novelists
Ticketing Info: here

The Ghost Inside

the ghost inside

Markus Hauschild

Tour Dates: April 19 – May 16
Support Acts: Paleface Swiss, Bleed From Within, and Great American Ghost
Ticketing Info: here

Incubus

Tour Dates: Aug. 23 – Sept. 12
Support Acts: Coheed and Cambria
Ticketing Info: here

Dustin Kensrue

dustin kensrue

Big Feat PR

Tour Dates: April 24 – May 19
Support Acts: None listed
Ticketing Info: here

Marcus King

Tour Dates: March 7 – Nov. 12
Support Acts: None Listed.
Ticketing Info: here

Lamb of God / Mastodon

lamb of god and mastodon photos

Epic

Tour Dates: July 19 – Aug. 31
Support Acts: Kerry King, Malevolence
Ticketing Info: here

Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac

Gaye Gerard, Getty Images

Tour Dates: May 7 – June 18
Support Acts: None listed.
Ticketing Info: here

Pop Evil

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Nick Fancher

Tour Dates: April 24 – May 1
Support Acts: Sierra Pilot
Ticketing Info: here

Portugal. The Man

portugal the man

Maclay Heriot

Tour Dates: May 1 – July 17
Support Acts: Tegan and Sara, Spoon Benders, Reyna Tropical and Bomba Estereo
Ticketing Info: here

Powerwolf

powerwolf

Matteo vDiva Fabbiani

Tour Dates: Aug. 29 – Sept. 15
Support Acts: Unleash the Archers
Ticketing Info: here

Shinedown

shinedown

Photo by Sanjay Parikh

Tour Dates: June 7 – July 27
Support Acts: None Listed.
Ticketing Info: here

Steel Panther

steel panther

Photo Credit: David Jackson

Tour Dates: April 18 – May 18
Support Acts: None Listed
Ticketing Info: here

Nita Strauss

Nita Strauss

Photo by Sasha Shemirani

Tour Dates: March 12 – 29
Support Acts: Diamante, Starbenders
Ticketing Info: here

Texas Hippie Coalition

texas hippie coalition

MNRK Music Group

Tour Dates: March 1 – May 24
Support Acts: Samhain Saints, Blacklist Union and Citizen Kane
Ticketing Info: here

Thy Art Is Murder

thy art is murder

Atom Splitter PR

Tour Dates: April 11 – May 11
Support Acts: Angelmaker, Signs of the Swarm, Snuffed On Sight
Ticketing Info: here

Frank Turner

frank turner

Shannon Shumaker

Tour Dates: May 23 – June 22
Support Acts: Amigo the Devil, Bridge City Sinners, Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman
Ticketing Info: here

Wayfarer

wayfarer

Photo by Frank Guerra

Tour Dates: April 26 – May 24
Support Acts: Sonja, Valdrin
Ticketing Info: here

Also of Note:

members of the crowd mosh at 2004’s Rock Against Bush concert in bakersfield, california

Roger Hornback, Getty Images

* It’s on! The 2024 edition of the InkCarceration festival will once again meld hard hitting rock with tattoo culture. Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin and Godsmack will headline the music weekend July 19-21 at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. Bad Omens, Halestorm, I Prevail, Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, Sevendust and a Chimaira reunion are also part of the weekend.
Ticketing Info: here

* The Milwaukee Metal Fest lineup for 2024 is now complete, with 19 new acts added to the bill. Blind Guardian, Mr. Bungle and Slaughter to Prevail will headline the three days, which features support from Kamelot, Symphony X, Testament, Hatebreed, Avatar, In Flames,  Municipal Waste, Katatonia, Death to All, Autopsy, Destruction, Marduk, I Am Morbid, Lacuna Coil, Gatecreeper and more. It all takes place May 17-19 at Milwaukee’s The Rave/Eagles Club.
Ticketing Info: here

* Organizers have now completed the lineup reveal for the 2024 Upheaval Festival, taking place July 19 and 20 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Godsmack will headline the opening night, which also features Killswitch Engage, Sevendust, The Hu, Saliva, Ayron Jones, Austin Meade and Flat Back among others. As I Lay Dying will also play an after-party. The second night features Bad Omens, with Beartooth, Badflower, From Ashes to New, Stabbing Westward, Drowning Pool, I See Stars, Sleep Theory, Saul and more, with an after-party set from P.O.D.
Ticketing Info: here

* The 2024 edition of the Big Texas Metal Fest continues to grow. The reunited All Shall Perish are now joined on the festival bill by Bleeding Through, Within the Ruins and Upon a Burning Body. The music weekend will take place May 24-26 at Austin, Texas’ Far Out Lounge.
Ticketing Info: here

2024 Rock + Metal Tour Guide

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Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff



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