It has been 2026 for, like, three seconds and already, we have soooo much good music to listen to. I am building a playlist, as per usual, which you can check out here. However, I am going to share new releases a bit differently this year.
Instead of doing bi-weekly posts with everything I’ve found during that period – and twelve separate playlists, one for each month – I will be hitting the highlights each week and adding all songs to a single 2026 playlist. I will share as much as I can to my Facebook page, but I intend to share posts directly from the musicians/artists rather than doing my own. Shares and likes help them, and that’s my main goal.
So here are five songs that were released this week that I absolutely adore. Please give them a listen and add them to your playlists!
Three Days Grace has announced a slew of 2026 dates. In early winter (February/March) and early fall (October/November), the alt-rock band will be trekking across the U.S., joined by I Prevail and The Funeral Portrait. Tickets and VIP (for Three Days Grace) are available at threedaysgrace.com!
Winter 2026
2/21 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Center
2/24 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
2/26 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena
2/27 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
3/1 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center
3/3 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
3/5 – Milwaukee, WI –HOG Fest*
3/6 – Minneapolis, MN – 93X Twin City Takeover*
3/8 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
3/9 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
3/10 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
3/12 – Belmont Park, NY – Loud Island Bite Bash*
3/13 – Baltimore, MD – 98ROCK Spring Thing
3/14 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
3/17 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
3/18 – St. Augustine, FL – Planet Band Camp*
3/20 – Clearwater, FL – 98 RockFest*
3/21 – Orlando, FL – JRR’s Earthday Birthday*
*Festival date
Fall 2026
10/23 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center
10/25 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/26 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
10/28 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
10/30 – Huntsville, AL – The Orion Amphitheater
11/1 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
11/3 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena
11/4 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
11/6 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
11/7 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
11/9 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
11/11 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
11/14 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
11/15 – Spokane, WA – Numerica Veterans Arena
11/17 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
11/18 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
11/20 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
11/21 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Prog rockers Coheed and Cambria are teaming up with emo/pop-punk band Taking Back Sunday this summer! Featuring special guest Foxing, an indie rock outfit, this 25-date run kicks off August 16th in St. Louis. Grab your tickets at coheedandcambria.com, or you can snag tickets and VIP experiences with Taking Back Sunday at takingbacksunday.com!
8/16 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
8/17 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
8/19 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
8/20 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
8/22 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
8/23 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
8/24 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
8/26 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
8/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Highmark Skyline Stage at the Mann
8/29 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
8/30 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
9/2 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
9/3 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
9/5 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
9/6 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/8 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
9/9 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater
9/10 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
9/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
9/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
9/15 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square
9/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
9/18 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
9/20 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
9/21 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
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*#
Horror-inspired metal outfit Ice Nine Kills has a lot of their plate this spring. Having already booked dates supporting Metallica, the band has now scheduled The Silver Scream-A-Thon Tour, in which they will be playing two nights in each city. Night one will feature The Silver Scream in its entirety, while the second evening will be dedicated to the entire The Silver Scream 2:Welcome to Horrorwood record. Support for night one will be The Word Alive, The Funeral Portrait, and Melrose Avenue. The opening acts for night two will be Hail the Sun, Tx2, and Dark Divine.
The Used are celebrating 25 years as a band. Pioneers of the early 2000s alt-rock scene, the Utah-based quartet hit it big with the release of their self-titled debut album in June 2002. They followed that up with 2004’s In Love and Death and 2007’s Lies for the Liars… And those are the three records The Used will be performing on their 25th anniversary run. Three nights in each city; one album in its entirety per evening.
Metal heavyweights Mastodon are co-headlining The Infinite Arc Tour with their progressive counterparts Coheed and Cambria. These dates feature special guest Periphery and span from May 10th to June 8th. Tickets are available at mastodonrocks.com and Coheed’s bandsintown!
5/10 – Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center
5/11 – Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Coliseum
5/13 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
5/15 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park
5/16 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
5/17 – Augusta, GA – William B. Bell Memorial Auditorium*
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