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BABYMETAL announce North America and Latin America headline tour
BABYMETAL will hit North America with Halestorm and Violent Vira, before heading down to Latin America to wrap up their 2026.
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- Emily Garner
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- Paul Harries
Just in time for this year’s annual Fox Day, BABYMETAL have made a big announcement: they’ve got massive new North America and Latin America shows coming up!
The trio – SU-METAL, MOAMETAL and MOMOMETAL – will be joined by Halestorm and Violent Vira for the former stint, which takes place in autumn 2026 and will also include stops at U.S. mega-fests Louder Than Life and Aftershock Festival. Then in November and December they’ll head to São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Lima and Mexico City.
On top of all that, BABYMETAL have announced a new deluxe edition of last year’s METAL FORTH album, which drops on June 26 via Capitol and includes three live performances, plus remixes of from me to u by both Major Lazer and Jordan Fish (two separate versions, obvs).
Catch them live at the following:
BABYMETAL 2026 North and Latin America tour dates
August
30 San Diego, CA – Petco Park*
September
2 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
4 Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
5 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
7 Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
9 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
10 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
12 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
12 Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
15 Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
16 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
18 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
19 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life**
21 St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
23 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
25 The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
26 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
29 Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
October
1 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
3 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival**
November
28 São Paulo, Brazil - Espaço Unimed
December
1 Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena
3 Santiago, Chile – Arena Movistar
7 Lima, Peru – Costa 21
12 Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Fray Nano
* = supporting My Chemical Romance
** = festival
BABYMETAL return to the UK this summer for Download Festival.
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