BABYMETAL announced the North American leg of their world tour, with support from HALESTORM and VIOLENT VIRA.
Tickets for U.S. and Canadian dates will be available starting with an artist presale that begins on Monday, April 6 at 10 a.m. local time. A Citi presale will begin on April 6, with additional presales running throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale starting Friday, April 10 at 10 a.m. local time.
Meaning “beyond metal,” “Metal Forth” made its debut last year at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, marking the band’s first-ever U.S. Top 10 album. This is the first time in history that an all-Japanese fronted group has made this list. The project amassed over 200 million global streams and sold 36,000 equivalent album units in its first week.
Formed in 2010, BABYMETAL quickly gained popularity in Japan for their explosive live shows. By 2013, they had become a force of their own — opening for RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, KORN and Lady Gaga, and bringing the ferocity of metal to a global audience. Fronted by three dynamic women — Su-Metal, Moametal and Momometal — BABYMETAL has helped reshape the face of metal, inspiring a new generation of women and girls who see themselves in this sound and on these stages.
North American tour dates:
August 30 – San Diego, CA* – Petco Park
September 02 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
September 04 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
September 05 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
September 07 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
September 09 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
September 10 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
September 12 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
September 13 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
September 15 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
September 16 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
September 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 19 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life**
September 21 – St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
September 23 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
September 25 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
September 26 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
September 29 – Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
October 01 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
October 03 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival**
Tickets and Presale here