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Metal Contraband Tour Dates Updated April 22nd, 2025:
Acres W/The Devil Wears Prada
4/17 Wichita,KS/Temple Live
4/18 Des Moines,IA/Val Air Ballroom
4/19 Fargo,ND/Sanctuary Events Center
4/20 Winnipeg,MB/Park Theatre
4/22 Edmonton,AB/Midway
4/23 Calgary,AB/The Palace Theater
4/25 Vancouver,BC/Commodore Ballroom
4/26 Seattle,WA/Showbox SoDo
4/27 Eugene,OR/McDonald Theatre
4/29 Great Falls,MT/The Newberry
4/30 Billings,MT/Pub Station
5/2 Lincoln, NE/Bourbon Theatre
5/3 Davenport IA/Capitol Theater
5/4 Springfield,MO/The Regency
5/6 —Oklahoma City,OK/Diamond Ballroom
5/7 Little Rock,AR/The Hall
5/8 Huntsville,AL/Mars Music Hall
5/9 St Louis,MO/The Pageant
5/10 Columbus,OH/Sonic Temple
5/13 Knoxville,TN/The Mill & Mine
5/14 Charleston,SC/Charleston Music Hall
Arch Enemy Spring 2025 Tour dates:
04/14 San Diego, CA/The Observatory North Park
04/15 Los Angeles, CA/The Wiltern
04/16 San Francisco, CA/The Regency Ballroom
04/18 Portland, OR/Roseland Theater
04/19 Seattle, WA/Showbox SoDo
04/20 Vancouver, BC/The Pearl
04/22 Edmonton, AB/Union Hall
04/23 Calgary, AB/MacEwan Hall
04/25 Salt Lake City, UT/The Complex
04/26 Denver, CO/Summit
04/28 Minneapolis, MN/The Fillmore Minneapolis
04/29 Chicago, IL/The Vic Theatre
04/30 Detroit, MI/The Majestic Theatre
05/02 New York, NY/Palladium Times Square
05/03 Worcester, MA/The Palladium
05/05 Philadelphia, PA/Theatre of The Living Arts
05/06 Silver Spring, MD/The Fillmore Silver Spring
05/08 Montreal, QC/L’Olympia
05/09 Toronto, ON/Queen Elizabeth Theatre
05/10 Stroudsburg, PA/The Sherman Theater
05/11 Columbus, OH/Sonic Temple
05/13 Charlotte, NC/The Underground
05/15 Daytona Beach, FL/Welcome To Rockville
05/16 Atlanta, GA/The Masquerade
05/18 Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee Metal Fest
Architects Tour Dates
7/21 Charlotte, NC/The Fillmore Charlotte
7/23 Atlanta, GA/Buckhead Theatre
7/24 Nashville,TN/Marathon Music Wors
7/26 Houston, TX/House of Blues – Houston
7/27 Dallas, TX/House of Blues – Dallas
7/29 Phoenix, AZ/The Van Buren
7/31 Los Angeles, CA/The Wiltern
8/1 Anaheim, CA/House of Blues – Anaheim
8/2 San Francisco, CA/The Masonic
8/4 Seattle, WA/Showbox SoDo
8/5 Portland, OR/McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
8/7 Salt Lake City, UT/The Complex
8/8 Denver, CO/Fillmore Auditorium
8/11 Minneapolis, MN/The Fillmore Minneapolis
8/12 Chicago, IL/Riviera Theatre
8/14 Etobicoke, ON/Great Canadian Toronto – The Theatre
8/15 Laval, QC/Place Bell
8/16 Boston, MA/House of Blues – Boston
8/19 Silver Spring, MD/The Fillmore Silver Spring
8/21 Philadelphia, PA/The Fillmore Philadelphia
8/22 New York, NY/Terminal 5
Chained Saint W/ Alice In Chains
3/25 West Palm Beach, FL/Respectable Street (Headline Show)
4/4 Scottsdale, AZ/Westworld^
5/8 Uncasville, CT/Mohegan Sun@
5/13 Nashville, TN/The Pinnacle@
5/15 Dothan, AL/Dothan Civic Center@
5/17 Daytona Beach, FL/Welcome to Rockville*
8/15 Los Angles, CA/Whisky A GoGo#
8/31 Pryor, OK/Rocklahoma*
9/21 Louisville, KY/Louder Than Life*
11/15 Orlando, FL/Warped Tour*
^With Mudvayne
@Supporting Alice In Chains
#With Knot(sic)
*FESTIVAL DATES
Epica US Tour Dates:
5/6 New York, NY/Irving Plaza
5/8 Atlanta, GA/Masquerade
5/10 Los Angeles, CA/The Bellwether
The Decibel Magazine Tour 2025
W/ Mayhem, Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, New Skeletal Faces
3/17 Atlanta, GA/The Masquerade (Heaven)
3/18 Nashville, TN/Brooklyn Bowl
3/19 Indianapolis, IN/The Vogue
3/20 Chicago, IL/House of Blues
3/22 Worcester, MA/The Palladium
3/23 Reading, PA/Reverb
3/24 New York, NY/Irving Plaza
3/25 Montreal, QC/Théâtre Beanfield
3/26 Toronto, ON/The Concert Hall
3/27 Detroit, MI/The Majestic Theatre
3/29 Minneapolis, MN/First Avenue
3/31 Denver, CO/Summit
4/1 Calgary, AB/The Palace Theatre
4/4 Edmonton, AB/Union Hall
4/6 Vancouver, BC/Rickshaw Theatre
4/7 Tacoma, WA/Temple Theatre
4/9 San Francisco, CA/The Fillmore
4/10 Anaheim, CA/House of Blues
4/11 Los Angeles, CA/The Belasco
4/12 San Diego, CA/House of Blues
4/13 Las Vegas, NV/House of Blues
4/14 Mesa, AZ/The Nile
4/16 Dallas, TX/The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
4/17 Austin, TX/Mohaw
Killswitch Engage, W/Fit For A King With Shadows Fall & Boundaries
5/8 Columbus, OH/Sonic Temple*
5/10 Indianapolis, IN/Egyptian Room Old National Centre
5/11 Memphis, TN/Minglewood Hall
5/13 New Orleans, LA/The Fillmore New Orleans
5/14 Birmingham, AL/Avondale Brewing Company
5/16 Daytona Beach. FL/Welcome To Rockville*
5/17 Myrtle Beach, SC/House of Blues
5/18 Virginia Beach, VA/The Dome
*Festival Date
Machine Head W/ In Flames, Lacuna Coil & Unearth
4/5 Oakland, CA/Fox Theater
4/7 Phoenix, AZ/The Van Buren
4/9 San Diego, CA/Observatory North Park
4/10 Los Angeles, CA/The Wiltern
4/12 Las Vegas, NV/House of Blues
4/13 Salt Lake City, UT/Union
4/15 Denver, CO/The Fillmore Auditorium
4/17 San Antonio, TX/The Aztec
4/18 Houston, TX/House Of Blues
4/19 Dallas, TX/House Of Blues
4/21 Raleigh, NC/The Ritz
4/22 Silver Spring, MD/The Fillmore
4/23 Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Paramount
4/25 Reading, PA/Santander Arena
4/26 Boston, MA/House Of Blues
4/27 Montreal, QC/M’Telus
4/28 Toronto, ON/History
4/30 Cincinnati, OH/Andrew J. Brady Music Center
5/2 Detroit, MI/The Fillmore
5/3 Chicago, IL/Radius
5/4 Minneapolis, MN/The Fillmore
5/5 Winnipeg, MB/Burton Cummings
5/7 Calgary, AB/Grey Eagle Event Center
5/8 Edmonton, AB/Midway Music Hall
5/10 Kelowna, BC/Prospera Place
Meshuggah & Carcass US Tour Dates:
4/8 The Masonic/San Francisco
4/9 Kia Forum/Inglewood, CA
4/10 Silver State Pavilion at Grand Sierra Resort/Reno, NV
4/11 The Theater at Virgin Hotels/Las Vegas, NV
4/13 Arizona Financial Theatre/Phoenix, AZ
4/15 Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater/Austin, TX
4/16 South Side Ballroom/Dallas, TX
4/18 Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre/Atlanta, GA
4/19 Yuengling Center/Tampa, FL
4/22 Stage AE/Pittsburgh, PA
4/23 The Theater at MGM National Harbor/Oxon Hill, MD
4/24 The Theater at Madison Square Garden/New York, NY
Pantera w/ Amon Amarth:
7/15 The Pavilion at Star Lake/Burgettstown, PA
7/17 Pine Knob Music Theatre/Clarkston, MI
7/19 Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre/Tinley Park, IL
7/20 Blossom Music Center/Cuyahoga Falls, OH
7/22 Riverbend Music Center/Cincinnati, OH
7/25 Hersheypark Stadium/Hershey, PA
7/26 Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater/Wantagh, NY
7/28 Broadview Stage at SPAC/Saratoga Springs, NY
7/29 BankNH Pavilion/Gilford, NH
7/31 PNC Bank Arts Center/Holmdel, NJ
8/02 Xfinity Center/Mansfield, MA
8/03 Xfinity Theatre/Hartford, CT
8/06 American Family Insurance Amphitheater/Milwaukee, WI
8/07 Target Center/Minneapolis, MN
8/20 Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre/Salt Lake City, UT
8/22 White River Amphitheatre/Auburn, WA
8/23 Cascades Amphitheater/Ridgefield, WA
8/26 Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre/Phoenix, AZ
8/27 Kia Forum/Inglewood, CA
8/29 T-Mobile Arena/Las Vegas, NV
8/31 Isleta Amphitheater/Albuquerque, NM
9/02 Germania Insurance Amphitheater/Austin, TX
9/03 Dos Equis Pavillion/Dallas, TX
9/05 Ruoff Music Center/Noblesville, IN
9/06 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre/St. Louis, MO
9/08 Coca-Cola Amphitheater/Birmingham, AL
9/10 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater/Virginia Beach, VA
9/11 Coastal Credit Union Park at Walnut Creek/Raleigh, NC
9/13 iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre/West Palm Beach, FL
PANTERA w/ Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies:
4/19 JMA Wireless Dome/Syracuse, NY
4/24 Rogers Centre/Toronto, ON
5/01 Nissan Stadium/Nashville, TN
5/07 Lane Stadium/Blacksburg, VA
5/25 Lincoln Financial Field/Philadelphia, PA
5/28 Northwest Stadium/Landover, MD
5/31 Bank Of America Stadium/Charlotte, NC
6/03 Mercedes-Benz Stadium/Atlanta, GA
6/08 Raymond James Stadium/Tampa, FL
6/14 NRG Stadium/Houston, TX
6/22 Levi’s Stadium/Santa Clara, CA
6/29 Empower Field at Mile High/Denver, CO
Paradise Lost Tour Dates:
5/16 Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee Metal Fest
5/17 Columbus, OH/The King of Clubs
5/18 Toronto, ON/Lee’s Palace
5/20 Montreal, QC/Fairmount Theatre
5/21 Boston, MA/Brighton Music Hall
5/22 New York, NY/Le Poisson rouge
5/24 Baltimore, MD/Maryland Death Fest
Rivers Of Nile 2025 Tour Dates
5/22 Underground Arts/Philadelphia, PA
5/23 The Palladium/Worcester, MA
5/24 Rec Room/Buffalo, NY
5/25 The King Of Clubs/Columbus, OH
5/27 Pike Room/Crofoot – Pontiac, MI
5/28 Reggies/Chicago, IL
5/29 The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
5/30 Bourbon Theater/Lincoln, NE
5/31 Bluebird Theater/Denver, CO
6/01 Metro Music Hall/Salt Lake City, UT
6/03 Rickshaw Theatre/Vancouver, BC
6/04 El Corazon/Seattle, WA
6/05 Dante’s/Portland, OR
6/06 Goldfield Trading Post/Roseville, CA
6/07 Teragram Ballroom/Los Angeles, CA
6/08 Brick By Brick/San Diego, CA
6/10 Nile/Mesa, AZ
6/11 Launchpad/Albuquerque, NM
6/12 Jake’s/Lubbock, TX
6/13 The Rail/Ft. Worth, TX
6/14 Come And Take It Live/Austin, TX
6/15 Scout Bar/Houston, TX
6/17 Basement East/Nashville, TN
6/18 Eulogy/Asheville, NC
6/19 The Canal Club/Richmond, VA
6/20 The Meadows/Brooklyn, NY
6/21 Fairmount Theatre/Montreal, QC
6/22 Lees Palace/Toronto, ON
Rorschach Test W/ The Genitorturers “Scars and Stripes” Tour
4/18 Tampa,FL/Brass Mug
4/19 Orlando,FL/Conduit
4/20 Saint Lucie,FL/Three Tides
4/21 Jacksonville,FL/Jack Rabbits
4/23 St. Louis,MO/Red Flag
4/24 McHenry,IL/The Vixen
4/25 Detroit,MI/Smalls Bar
4/26 Akron,OH/The Vortex
4/27 Cincinnati,OH/Woodward Theatre
4/29 Rochester,NY/Photo City Music Hall
4/30 Hamden,CT/Space Ballroom
5/1 New Bedford,MA/The Vault
5/4 Raleigh,NC/Chapel of Bones
An Evening With Testament:
U.S Tour & Festival Dates
4/30 Tucson, AZ/Rialto Theater
5/2 Tulsa, OK/Skyline Event Center/Osage Casino Resort
5/3 Little Rock, AR/The Hall
5/4 Wichita, KS/Temple Live
5/6 Milwaukee, WI/The Rave
5/7 Flint, MI/The Machine Shop
5/10 St. Louis, MO/Delmar Hall
5/11 Indianapolis, IN/Deluxe at Old National Centre
5/13 Brooklyn, NY/The Warsaw
5/14 Wilmington, DE/The Queen
5/15 Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Soundstage
5/17 Pensacola, FL/Vinyl Music Hall
5/20 Huntsville, AL/Mars Music Hall
5/22 Austin, TX/Empire Garage
5/25 San Diego, CA/House of Blues
Testament U.S. Festival Dates:
5/9 Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2025/Columbus, OH
5/18 Welcome to Rockville 2025/Daytona Beach, FL
9/21 Louder Than Life 2025/Louisville, KY
Tribulation Co-headlining with Unto Others, with support from Final Gasp
05/01 Chicago, IL/Reggies
05/02 Kansas City, MO/Record Bar
05/03 Denver, CO/Bluebird
05/04 Salt Lake City, UT/Urban Lounge
05/06 Seattle, WA/El Corazon
05/07 Portland, OR/Star Theater
05/09 San Francisco, CA/DNA Lounge
05/10 Los Angeles, CA/The Regent
05/11 San Diego, CA/Brick By Brick
05/12 Phoenix, AZ/The Rebel Lounge
05/14 Austin, TX/Come and Take It Live
05/15 Ft. Worth, TX/The Rail^
05/16 New Orleans, LA/Southport Hall^
05/17 Atlanta, GA/The Masquerade (Hell)^
05/18 Raleigh, NC/Chapel of Bones^
05/20 Gastonia, NC/The Rooster^
05/21 Baltimore, MD/Maryland Deathfest
05/22 Pittsburgh, PA/Preserving
05/23 Brooklyn, NY/Meadows
05/24 Montreal, QC/Foufounes
05/25 Toronto, ON/Lees Palace
Visions of Atlantis & Seraina Telli US Tour Dates:
4/5 Brooklyn, NY/The Meadows
4/6 Cambridge, MA/Sonia at The Middle East Restaurant and Club
4/10 Hamtramck, MI/Sanctuary Detroit
4/11 Joliet, IL/The Forge Joliet (with Sacred Dawn)
4/19 West Hollywood, CA/Whisky A Go Go
4/24 Las Vegas, NV/Sinwave
Warbringer & Allegaeon Co-headling Tour
W/ Skeletal Remains, Summoning & The Lich:
3/18 Brick By Brick/San Diego, CA
3/19 Last Exit Live/Phoenix, AZ
3/20 Launchpad/Albuquerque, NM
3/21 89th Street Collective/Oklahoma City, OK
3/22 Haltom Theater/Haltom City, TX
3/23 Come And Take it Live/Austin, TX
3/24 House Of Rock/Corpus Christi, TX
3/26 Conduit/Orlando, FL
3/27 Hooligan’s/Jacksonville, NC
3/28 Broken Goblet/Bensalem, PA
3/29 Woodshop/Brooklyn, NY
3/30 Foufounes Electriques/Montreal, QC
3/31 The Garrison/Toronto, ON
4/1 The Sanctuary/Detroit, MI
4/2 Reggies/Chicago, IL
4/3 The Bottleneck/Lawrence, KS
4/ 4 Bourbon Theater/Lincoln, NE
4/5 HQ/Denver, CO
4/ 6 Metro Music Hall/Salt Lake City, UT
4/ 8 El Corazon/Seattle, WA
4/ 9 Rickshaw Theatre/Vancouver, BC
4/10 Hawthorne Theater/Portland, OR
4/11 DNA Lounge/San Francisco, CA
4/12 Teragram Ballroom/Los Angeles, CA
Warped Tour
6/14-15 Washington, D.C./Festival Grounds at RFK Campus
7/26-27 Long Beach, CA/Downtown Long Beach Shoreline Waterfront
11/15-16 Orlando, FL/Camping World Stadium Campus
Upcoming Metal Radio Add Dates For 2025:
Updated Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025:
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Adding On April 28th & 29th:
Acres – The Host (Solid State Records)
Avenger Of Blood – Revenge Is My Name (EP) (M-Theory Audio)
Our Chronicle – Stop Motion (Independent)
Paradise Slaves – With Hell In His Eyes (Spinefarm Records)
Sviteknology – Heavy Blues (Sviteknology Media Group)
Adding On May 5th & 6th:
Candlemass – Black Star (EP) (Napalm Records)
Media – Media (Independent)
Slaughter To Prevail – Russian Grizzly In America (Single) Sumerian Records
Tetrarch – The Ugly Side of Me (Napalm Records)
Adding On May 12th & 13th:
Calva Louise – Aimless (Mascot Label Group)
Hedvig – Bees In The Bonnet (Rune Grammofon)
Paul Di’Anno – In memory Of (Metalville Records)
Pridian – Venetian Dark (Century Media Records)
Adding on May 19th & 20th:
Deraps – Viva Rock N’ Roll (Metalville Records)
Onslaught – Origins Of Aggression (Reigning Phoenix Music)
Adding On May 26th & 27th:
The Haunted – Songs Of Last Resort (Century Media Records)
Vildhjarta – Dar Skogen Sjunger Under Evighetens Granar (Century Media Records)
Wolves At The Gate – Wasteland (Solid State Records)
Adding On June 2nd & 3rd:
Orthodox – A Door Left Open (Century Media Records)
Metal Contraband’s Chelsea recently spoke with Yngwie Malmsteen, to discuss the new album Tokyo Live, his recent 40th Anniversary tour, influences and style, and more. Check it out below: