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Curated by The Music Cities — concerts, releases, the scene.
Not an aggregator. This is the calendar we actually pay attention to — Florida's metal venues, the Japanese watch list, marquee festivals, new releases, livestreams, and the records on heavy rotation. Last updated Aug 11, 2026.
Where we go, and where we've been. Next up: Louder Than Life Thursday in Louisville. Below it, the Wacken and London briefs from this summer's run — now filling with photos and video from the trip.
Thursday 17 September 2026 · Louisville · Iron Maiden headlines, Pantera's only US show of the year, Megadeth's farewell — our tier-coded Thursday brief
View the brief → Field TripRecap · 29 July — 1 August 2026 · Four days, four headliners, our Music Cities Challenge — the brief we ran it on. Trip photos and video rolling in.
Revisit the brief → Field TripRecap · 2 — 4 August 2026 · Broken By The Scream at The Dome, Lovebites at O2 Academy Islington. Content from the trip rolling in.
Revisit the plan →The high-priority shows we're actually building around — marquee acts, confirmed field trips, the ones worth planning your week around.
ZILQY confirmed as an opening act for SUMMER SONIC 2026, Tokyo — Pacific Stage, Sunday August 16.
Dark Asylum World Tour, North America Part 1 — and it lands on the album's release day.
Nicko McBrain — Titanium Tart Tour 2026
BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026 NA leg (w/ Halestorm + Violent Vira)
BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026 NA leg (w/ Halestorm + Violent Vira)
Bands: TURNSTILE, Hatebreed, Cold World Venue: England Brothers Park, Pinellas Park, FL Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026 — doors 5:00 PM, show 6:30 PM
Across every bucket, soonest first. Use the bucket pages for the full lists.
Broken By The Scream — Europe tour leg, Vienna. Szene Wien in Vienna, Austria. Show date: Aug 11 2026.
Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to Piranha Bar in Montreal, QC, Canada. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: August 11, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Surfaced from the saved concerts feed and confirmed against the band's…
Bands: Nocturnal Dawn, Pariah (FL), RSI, Gnarcoossee Venue: Conduit, Winter Park (Orlando), FL Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 — doors 7:00 PM Tickets: $15 advance / $20 day of show — presented by Violent Death Records
Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to Under the Neon Palms at the El Mocambo in Toronto, ON, Canada. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: August 13, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Surfaced from the saved concerts feed and…
Tropical Pathogenesis Tour — night one of a three-date Florida run.
BABYMETAL — Summer Sonic 2026 Osaka; curating the SONIC METAL STAGE (15th anniversary). Summer Sonic (Expo '70 Park) in Osaka, Japan. Show date: Aug 14 2026.
Tropical Pathogenesis Tour — night two of a three-date Florida run.
Minotaur Booking presents a four-band black/death bill at Churchill's Pub in Little Haiti.
Metalcore/metal bill at The Cellar on Treadwell, Hamden CT. Bands: Dead By Wednesday, Eyes of Theia, Apostasy, Eastblood, Trench. Date: Saturday August 15, 2026. Doors 6PM / music 7PM. 21+.
Each tile is its own page — bucket, count, and the editorial scope behind it.
Deep-dive pages for specific trips and festivals. Hand-built briefs beyond the calendar.
