GWAR are no strangers to The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series, where artists pick a song (that hasn't already been chosen) to cover from the official list; their previous appearances include the time they put their own spin on "I'm Just Ken." They've returned to take on Chappell Roan 's essential 2023 anthem "Pink Pony Club," and when Blothar the Berserker sings "I'm just having fun, on the stage in my heels, it's where I belong," I can't help but believe him.
The trek celebrates Five Finger Death Punch's 20th anniversary, and the veteran band will be allocating a portion of ticket sale proceeds to support high-performance programs for US athletes as they prepare for international competition, including the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games. Specifically, founding guitarist Zoltan Bathory has selected USA Judo, the National Governing Body for Judo in the US, as his beneficiary, while vocalist Ivan Moody will direct his contribution to the USA Cycling BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle teams.
Stapleton will launch the new leg of the tour with a massive concert at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on May 23rd, followed by dates in Jacksonville, Tampa, Charlotte, Hershey, North Charleston, and more. He'll head west in July for shows in Mountain View, Chula Vista, Portland, Vancouver, and The Gorge in Washington; he'll then round out the tour with stops in cities like Cincinnati, Toronto, Detroit, Boston, Atlanta, and Philadelphia.
The 23-date outing kicks off March 5th in Buffalo, New York, and runs through April 4th in Prior Lake, Minnesota. After launching on the East Coast and crossing into Canada for three dates, the route will hit such cities as Baltimore, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati along the way. Get Mammoth Tickets Here An artist pre-sale starts today, December 2nd, at noon ET, using the code THEENDISHERE, while general ticket sales start Friday at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
Mexican rockers Maná have extended their 2026 "Vivir Sin Aire" North American tour. The band have added 19 new dates to their already-busy 2026 itinerary, with new shows set to come in the US and Puerto Rico. After launching the tour with previously-announced shows in Belmont Park and Brooklyn on February 27th-28th, Maná will continue with new shows in Washington D.C. and New Orleans.
Waxahatchee have announced a run of North American tour dates for 2026, and this time Katie Crutchfield and her band are bringing along a co-headliner: MJ Lenderman. They will perform both solo and together at shows starting next April at Atlanta's Symphony Hall, with further stops in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Toronto, Minneapolis, Seattle, and elsewhere, with support from Nashville country artist Brennan Wedl. Check out the full itinerary below.
"Mike's part of our DNA, like the fabric of our youth," stated Scott Avett of the Faith No More/Mr. Bungle singer. "Literally, we studied him. He's a dear friend now, but when we were younger, I was imitating him."
As previously reported, RUSH's classic members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are reuniting the band for its first shows in 11 years, and first concerts since the passing of Peart in January 2020. The prog-rock icons will play 23 shows in seven North American cities, including stops in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Toronto, among other markets. Get RUSH Tickets Here On her Instagram page, Nilles wrote the following message on Thursday:
The trek is split into two legs, with the first kicking off February 19th in Dallas and running through March 14th in Niagara Falls, Ontario. After about a month-long break, Shepherd will return to the road on April 10th in Miramar Beach, Florida, and remain on tour through May 9th in St. Louis. The itinerary notably includes two back-to-back Florida gigs with support from Eric Johnson (April 14th in Ft. Lauderdale, and April 15th in Jacksonville).
Renowned tribute act Brit Floyd have announced a 2026 North American tour centered around Pink Floyd's seminal classics The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. Billed as "The Moon, The Wall, and Beyond," the tour launches on February 9th in Hamilton, Ontario, and runs through March 29th in Boca Raton, Florida. The US portion of the route mostly sticks to the East Coast, including numerous show in New York and across the Tri-State area and New England.
The British star's upcoming tour first begins with an extensive UK and European leg in winter 2026. She'll make her way stateside for the tour's opening North American date in Sacramento on March 31st, followed by shows in cities like Vancouver, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Nashville, Austin, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and many more. Along the way, RAYE will play some of her largest venues in the US yet, including stops at New York's Radio City Music Hall and Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.