Progressive metalcore band Between the Buried and Me is setting out on The Comalaska Tour at the end of the month. They will be performing both their third and seventh studio albums, Alaska and Coma Ecliptic, respectively, in their entirety each night. Protest the Hero will be the opening act. Tickets can be purchased at betweentheburiedandme.com!
4/29 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
4/30 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
5/1 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
5/2 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
5/3 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room Lounge
5/5 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
5/6 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
5/7 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
5/8 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
5/9 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
5/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand at The Complex
5/13 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
5/15 – Tulsa, OK – Vanguard
5/16 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
5/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025*
5/18 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe at Old National Center
5/19 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
5/21 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
5/22 – Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents
5/23 – Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents
5/24 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground
The infamous Billy Idol has decided “It’s a Nice Day to…Tour Again!” Along with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, the singer/songwriter/musician/actor will be trekking across the United States for much of 2025. Tickets and VIP are on sale now at billyidol.net!
Spring 2025
4/30 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
5/3 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
5/4 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
5/7 – Ft. Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
5/9 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
5/10 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
5/13 – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
5/16 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
5/17 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
5/21 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
5/23 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Summer 2025
8/14 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre (Rescheduled from May 20th)
8/16 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center
8/17 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC
8/20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
8/22 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
8/23 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
8/26 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheatre
8/28 – Clarkson, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
8/30 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
8/31 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
9/3 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
9/5 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/12 – Palm Springs, CA – Acrisure Arena
9/14 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
9/17 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
9/19 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
9/20 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
9/23 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Shinedown has announced the “Dance, Kid, Dance” tour to promote their upcoming album. Support is dependent on the city and includes Morgan Wade with either Bush or Beartooth. Tickets and VIP are available now at shinedown.com!
Spring 2025
4/25 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena+#
4/26 – Omaha, NE – Chi Health Arena+#
4/28 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena+#
5/1 – Toledo, OH – Huntington Center+#
5/2 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena+#
5/4 – North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena+#
5/6 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center+#
5/9 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center+#
5/10 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena+#
5/13 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at The BJCC+#
5/15 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2025☆
Metal/electronicore veterans Asking Alexandria are hitting the road this spring with From Ashes to New, Royale Lynn, and What Lies Below. This short spring tour kicks off April 23rd in Buffalo, New York, and wraps up at Welcome to Rockville 2025 on May 15th. Tickets/VIP on sale at askingalexandria.com!
4/23 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo RiverWorks
4/24 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
4/26 – Syracuse, NY – Sharkey’s
4/28 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
4/29 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Clyde Theatre
4/30 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
5/2 – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
5/3 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
5/4 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live
5/6 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall
5/7 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
5/8 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
5/10 – Davenport, IA – Capitol Theatre
5/11 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2025*
5/14 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
5/15 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2025*
Industrial metal band Genitorturers have shared a handful of spring dates at short notice. The “Scars and Stripes” tour features special guest Red Devil Vortex and kicks off April 18th in Tampa, FL. Grab your tickets at genitorturers.com and come see the self-proclaimed “world’s sexiest rock band!”
Gothic rock/metal band Dead Posey has shared dates for The Damned & The Dead Tour. Featuring special guests Ovtlier and Another Day Dawns, this early summer run kicks off June 11th in Denver, Colorado. Tickets and VIP are available at deadposey.com!
(City/venue for June 26th and 27th arestill TBA. I will update this post whenever the information becomes available.)
Hard rockers Dorothy are kicking off The Redemption Tour this week! Featuring support from Cory Marks and Return to Dust, this 22-date run has stops in Nashville, Flint, Denver, Dallas, and Atlanta before wrapping up at Boardwalk Rock 2025 in Ocean City, Maryland.
The Word Alive, The Funeral Portrait, and Melrose Avenue are supporting Ice Nine Kills this spring on their Silver Scream-A-Thon Tour. INK will be playing two nights in each city, and the other three are appearing on the first evening. So what will the trio of bands do with themselves on nights they aren’t opening for INK? Why, play a rock show of their own, of course! Tickets can be bought at thefuneralportrait.com or wearethewordalive.com!
4/29 – Richmond, VA – The National*^
4/30 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz^
5/6 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater^
5/9 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club^
5/13 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore^
5/15 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral*^
5/18 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre^
5/20 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe^
5/21 – Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s*#
5/23 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground*#
Crunkcore group brokeNCYDE has announced the Kush & Kandi Tour. This spring/summer run of dates features support from Bayymack and e-stro, and special guest Dot Dot Curve or The Medic Droid on certain dates. Tickets are available at brokencyde13.com!
(Some dates do not show up on the brokeNCYDE site, but tickets are available through the venues’event pages, which Iam linking. If the dates aren’t on my list, I couldn’t findbrokeNCYDEon that venue’s calendar.)
4/12 – Bakersfield, CA – Jerry’s Pizza & Pub
4/13 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
4/14 – San Francisco, CA – Brick & Mortar Music Hall
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