BABYMETAL have announced a full-scale North American run for 2026, bringing along hard rock powerhouse Halestorm and the rising, shadowy energy of Violent Vira.

Tickets roll out in the now-familiar modern gauntlet: artist presales kick things off April 6 at 10am local time, with a Citi presale and other early access windows stacking up through the week. General on-sale lands April 10, also at 10am local, and if history says anything, they will go quick.

Alongside the tour news comes a new chapter for Metal Forth. The deluxe edition of the album arrives June 26 via Capitol Records. This version leans into both spectacle and detail, dropping digitally and on vinyl, the latter pressed with a zoetrope design that turns ten of the album’s visual motifs into something kinetic and hypnotic. There’s new substance, too: three live cuts that capture the band’s onstage precision and chaos, plus remixes of “From Me To U (Feat. Poppy)” courtesy of Major Lazer and Jordan Fish, each reworking the track in their own distinct ways.

“Metal Forth”, a title that loosely translates to “beyond metal”, already proved its point last year. Debuting at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, it marked BABYMETAL’s first Top 10 entry in the U.S., and, notably, the first time an all-Japanese fronted group has broken into that tier. The numbers back up the impact: over 200 million global streams and a 36,000-unit opening week.

Fifteen years in, they’ve outgrown novelty status by a long shot. What remains is something sharper: a fully realized vision led by Su-Metal, Moametal, and Momometal, three performers who’ve helped redraw the boundaries of what heavy music can look like.

The band will also be heading to South America in late fall. Catch all dates below.

BABYMETAL 2026 Tour Dates:

08/30 San Diego, CA @ Petco Park *
09/02 Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
09/04 Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
09/05 Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
09/07 Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre
09/09 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
09/10 Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
09/12 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
09/13 Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
09/15 Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater
09/16 Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
09/18 Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
09/19 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
09/21 St Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
09/23 Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
09/25 The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
09/26 Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
09/29 Albuquerque, NM @ First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
10/01 Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
10/03 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
11/28 São Paulo, BR @ Espaço Unimed
12/01 Buenos Aires, AR @ Movistar Arena
12/03 Santiago, CL @ Arena Movistar
12/07 Lima, PE @ Costa 21
12/12 Mexico City, MX @ Estadio Fray Nano

* = w/ My Chemical Romance

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