The Most Anticipated Upcoming Metal and Rock Concert Tours of 2024
A new year kicks off and you know what that means. Yes, bands go on tour! Well, they’ve carefully planned their agendas, rehearsed, got in shape, and are ready to go meet their fans on the road. Are you ready to pick the best shows to have a blast in 2024?
Beware, these are real headbangers with high probabilities of serious fun.
1. Tool
Prog Rock’s most solid hope in the music business is out on tour. Indeed, the legion of fans accompanying Tool on tour already went mad with a two-night run at the Madison Square Garden on January 12th and 13th. You can expect a well-varied setlist and crushing virtuoso performances.
- Starts on May 25th in Hannover, Germany
- Ends on June 27th in Oslo, Norway
For full tour dates, you can check here.
2. Static-X and Sevendust
After the sad passing of Wayne Static, the band is back with a mysterious vocalist under the name of XerO. To join them in this headlining trek is no other than Sevendust, another long-lasting representative of the alt-metal movement of the early 21st century. Will XerO be au pair with Wayne’s legacy? Get tickets and find out!
- Starts on April 27th in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Ends on May 18th in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Full tour dates and tickets here.
3. Sammy Hagar feat. Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony & Jason Bonham
Seeing Sammy Hagar perform with some of the most gifted rock guitar players on the planet is nothing shocking. Well, what is shocking is that, besides the all-star band joining him on the road for Van Halen and Red Rocker classics, he also invited David Lee Roth on stage. Will he sing with Sammy for old times’ sake? We’ll find out!
- Starts on July 13th in West Palm Beach, Florida
- Ends on August 31st in St. Louis, Missouri
Full tour dates and tickets here.
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The dark prince of alternative music is back on the road. The new album, Wild God comes out on August 30th, and the full band will be touring the world extensively to present it to Nick’s ever-growing legion of hardcore fanatics. If you’ve been to a Nick Cave show, you know every night is an experience, so catch them on the road and find out why he’s a cult icon in rock music.
- Starts on May 25th in Brisbane, Australia
- Ends on September 24th in Oberhausen, Germany
Full tour dates and tickets here.
5. Pantera and Lamb of God
Pantera is, for many of us, one of the biggest metal bands of all time. This new lineup features Zakk Wylde on guitar and Charlie Benante (Anthrax) on drums. If you want to listen to all the classics with an all-star, metal royalty formation, this is your best chance.
- Starts on March 23rd in Sydney, Australia
- Ends on October 10th in Sacramento, California
Full tour dates and tickets here.
6. Metallica
With more than four decades as a band, Metallica can be considered metal’s biggest act. Well, they embarked on the M72 World Tour with a premise: playing no-repeat weekends. This means setlists change every night. Although you might miss a hit or two, you’ll surely hear those forgotten pearls in their discography.
- Starts on May 26th in Munich, Germany
- Ends on September 29th in Mexico City, Mexico
Full tour dates and tickets here.
7. Judas Priest
Do you hear that? It’s a roaring Harley, the sign that Rob Halford is about to hit the stage. Indeed, besides their long-anticipated new album Invincible Shield finally coming out this year, the English metal legends are set to take the road for a 20-date tour in the USA. Make sure you join the headbanging fest!
- Starts on March 24th in Frankfurt, Germany
- Ends on October 10th in Sacramento, California
Full tour dates and tickets here.
8. Godsmack
Do you like to see a heavy band’s most amicable side? I just love it when heavy hits get stripped out and show all their magic in an acoustic setting. Well, that’s what you can expect from Godsmack’s latest tour after the release of Lighting Up the Sky, their last (and final?) album.
- Starts on April 6th in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Ends on July 16th in Bangor, Maine
Full tour dates and tickets here.
9. Creed
With Myles Kennedy touring as Slash’s singer and the wave of recognition Creed got for being the Texas Rangers soundtrack after winning the World Series, it was about time for Creed to come back. They’re going on a full USA tour with the original lineup and a bag full of classics. You’ll get to hear “Higher”, “With Arms Wide Open”, and much more.
- Starts on April 18th in Miami, Florida
- Ends on December 5th in Orlando, Florida
Full tour dates and tickets here.
10. Disturbed
Disturbed is one of the most hard-working bands in show business. They’re still touring their 2022 album Divisive throughout the country. You can expect a hot wave of metal tones but also some very personal stuff from David Draiman who heroically made it out of depression and addiction.
- Starts on March 23rd in Sydney, Australia
- Ends on October 13th in Sacramento, California
Full tour dates and tickets here.
11. Def Leppard and Journey
Are you ready to rock the classics with a cataract of hits by two of hard rock’s biggest acts on the same night? Well, add to that some Cheap Trick as the support act and you have yourself a hit fest. Moreover, these heavy-weight rock champions will tour baseball stadiums across the country, so the setting couldn’t get much better.
- Starts on July 6th in St. Louis, Missouri
- Ends on September 10th in West Valley City, Utah
Full tour dates and tickets here.
12. Avenged Sevenfold
After being out of the spotlight for almost seven years, Avenged Sevenfold is back and stronger than ever. They’re supporting their 2023 album Life Is But A Dream, a daring piece of work, on stages across the USA. But don’t get anxious about it, because they won’t play just the new material but hits from their back catalog as well. It’s headbanging time!
- Starts on March 23rd in Manchester, New Hampshire
- Ends on June 30th in Lisboa, Portugal
Full tour dates and tickets here.
13. Amon Amarth w / Cannibal Corpse and Obituary
Did anyone say Death Metal Royalty? Well, if you love ultra-fast double-kick drums, guttural vocals, and heavy, fast guitar playing, it doesn’t get much better than this. I mean, it’s one of those tours where you don’t know who’s the headliner. Amon Amarth’s Vikings and the death metal legends will take on stages across the country; make sure you secure your place.
- Starts on April 21st in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Ends on August 31st in Gothenburg, Sweden
Full tour dates and tickets here.
14. A Perfect Circle, Primus, and Puscife
If Tool going on tour this year isn’t enough good news alone, Maynard James Keenan is also going out with A Perfect Circle AND Pucsifier. Moreover, it’s sharing the marquee with one of the most enduring alternative rock bands of all time: Primus. If you’re ready to get heavy and weird, this is a tour you can’t miss.
- Starts on April 2nd in Boston, Massachusetts
- Ends on April 23rd in West Valley City, Utah
Full tour dates and tickets here.
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers
With the return of John Frusciante to the band’s lineup, the Red Hot Chili Peppers released two amazing albums and are touring the world showcasing new songs and timeless hits. Indeed, the original formation of these California rockers is something you shouldn’t miss because we never know when John will quit the band again. So, grab those tickets and go see them play those hit-filled, inspiring, rocking, energetic shows and headbang, sing, and dance your way to happiness.
- Starts on May 18th in Tokyo, Japan
- Ends on July 30th in St. Louis, Missouri
Full tour dates and tickets here.