# 16 New Rock + Metal Tours Announced This Past Week

> 16 new rock and metal tours announced this past week.
- Title: 16 New Rock + Metal Tours Announced This Past Week · Loudwire
- Summary: 16 new rock and metal tours announced this past week. 16 new rock and metal tours were announced this past week including Nickelback's North American tour…
- Keywords: nickelback, septicflesh, dropkick murphys, sonic temple, alter ego festival, dial up festival, matchbox twenty, steve hackett, sting, tim montana, cleopatrick, burton c bell and the void
- Source: Loudwire — https://loudwire.com/new-rock-metal-tours-announced-oct-9-15-2026
- Published: 2026-10-16T09:07:37+00:00
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- Topics: nickelback, septicflesh, dropkick murphys, sonic temple, alter ego festival, dial up festival, matchbox twenty, steve hackett, sting, tim montana, cleopatrick, burton c bell and the void
## Nickelback Announces North American Tour
Nickelback announced a massive world tour for February to May 2026 with Don Broco supporting.
## SepticFlesh Returns Stateside
SepticFlesh will play headline shows during their North American tour supporting Arch Enemy and The Black Dahlia Murder.
## Dropkick Murphys' Boston St. Patrick's Day Tour
Dropkick Murphys announced five new Boston shows for March 12-17 as part of their annual St. Patrick's Day tour.
## Sonic Temple 2027 Lineup Revealed
Sonic Temple will reveal their full 2027 festival lineup soon after announcing A Perfect Circle for last week's event.
## ALTer Ego Radio Festival Announced
The 2027 ALTer Ego radio festival in Los Angeles features Evanescence, The Offspring, Billy Corgan, and Death Cab for Cutie.
## Dial Up Festival Set for November
Dial Up Festival will take place at Great Park Live in Irvine, California on November 7 with Nelly, Sugar Ray, and Smash Mouth performing.
## Sully Erna Scars Foundation Jam
Sully Erna organized an all-star Scars Foundation benefit show featuring Godsmack, Aerosmith, and Disturbed on December 10.
## Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam
Warren Haynes' 34th annual Christmas Jam will feature Greta Van Fleet, The War on Drugs, and JJ Grey and Mofro on December 12.
## New Rock + Metal Tours Announced
16 new rock and metal tours were announced this past week including Nickelback, SepticFlesh, and Dropkick Murphys.
## Key takeaway

16 new rock and metal tours were announced this past week including Nickelback's North American tour, SepticFlesh's stateside shows, and Dropkick Murphys' Boston St. Patrick's Day tour.