Biggest BABYMETAL Tour Ever: North American Tour With Support By Halestorm, Violent Vira

J-metal phenomenon BABYMETAL has announced its biggest tour yet, with North American dates this fall taking the trio to stadiums, arenas, amphitheaters and major festivals into the fall, to be followed by Latin America dates toward the end of the year.

Support on the “World Tour 2026” North America dates will be rock veterans Halestorm and relative alt-metal newcomer Violent Vira.

Venues and markets on the tour include Ball Arena in Denver, Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana; Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia; Pine Knob Music Theatre near Detroit, Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater in Phoenix, and festival dates including Louder Than Live in Louisville and Aftershock in Sacramento. BABYMETAL will also play Petco Park in San Diego on Aug. 30 in support of My Chemical Romance.

Latin America dates include dates in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Mexico City. See below for full dates.

An artist presale begins Monday, April 6, at 10 a.m. local time, to be followed by general onsale starting Friday, April 10, at 10 a.m. local time. Artist presale for Latin America dates begins Monday, April 20, followed by general onsale on April 22.

With the tour announcement also comes news that BABYMETAL will release METAL FORTH (DELUXE EDITION) on June 26 via Capitol Records, following the success of the album’s debut last year, which debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, its first top 10 album and first for an all-Japanese-fronted group. The project saw 200 million global streams in its first week, according to the announcement.

The tour is promoted by Live Nation. BABYMETAL is managed by 5B Artists + Media, and represented by CAA.

North America Tour 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 Tour 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