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Japan Global Tours 2026

J-metal bands touring abroad — North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania

Every confirmed date for the 13-band watch list, pulled live from concerts.json. Tour cards per band, then a regional breakdown — including the Nemophila NA "MY TURN" tour, Rolling Quartz crossing into LA / Texas, and Jiluka's summer Brick by Brick + Come and Take It Live stops.

Full Tour Schedules by Band

Click any band to expand their complete 2026 worldwide itinerary. Dates pull live from concerts.json.

LOVEBITES
Power / Speed Metal · "Outstanding Tour Japan 2026" + Wacken
TBD

No upcoming shows in the feed yet.

BAND-MAID
Hard Rock / Metal · First World Tour · Budokan Finale · Hiatus after Nov
8 DATES
AMERICAS
OCT 3 The Vic Theatre · BAND-MAID — World Tour 2026 NA leg opener. The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL. Show date: Oct 3 2026. Chicago IL
OCT 5 The Paramount · BAND-MAID — World Tour 2026 NA leg. The Paramount in Huntington, NY. Show date: Oct 5 2026. Huntington NY
OCT 7 Buckhead Theatre · BAND-MAID — World Tour 2026 NA leg. Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, GA. Show date: Oct 7 2026. Atlanta GA
OCT 9 House of Blues · BAND-MAID — World Tour 2026 NA leg. House of Blues in Dallas, TX. Show date: Oct 9 2026. Dallas TX
OCT 12 The Wiltern · BAND-MAID — World Tour 2026 NA leg. The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA. Show date: Oct 12 2026. Los Angeles CA
OCT 14 The Van Buren · BAND-MAID — World Tour 2026 NA leg. The Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ. Show date: Oct 14 2026. Phoenix AZ
OCT 17 Pabellon Oeste · BAND-MAID — World Tour 2026 NA leg finale. Pabellon Oeste in Mexico City, Mexico. Show date: Oct 17 2026. Mexico City
ASIA
SEP 20 Legacy TERA · BAND-MAID — World Tour 2026 Asia date, SOLD OUT. Legacy TERA in Taipei, Taiwan. Show date: Sep 20 2026. Taipei
BAND-MAID enters hiatus after the Nov 14 Budokan show. They return for their 15th anniversary in 2028.
BABYMETAL
Kawaii Metal · World Tour 2026 · 15th Anniversary · Curating Summer Sonic Metal Stage
24 DATES
AMERICAS
AUG 30 Petco Park · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026 NA opener, supporting My Chemical Romance. Petco Park in San Diego, CA. Show date: Aug 30 2026. San Diego CA
SEP 2 Ball Arena · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026 (Halestorm + Violent Vira). Ball Arena in Denver, CO. Show date: Sep 2 2026. Denver CO
SEP 4 Huntington Bank Pavilion · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, IL. Show date: Sep 4 2026. Chicago IL
SEP 5 Ruoff Music Center · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, IN. Show date: Sep 5 2026. Noblesville IN
SEP 7 Budweiser Stage · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Canada. Show date: Sep 7 2026. Toronto
SEP 9 PNC Bank Arts Center · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. Show date: Sep 9 2026. Holmdel NJ
SEP 10 Xfinity Center · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA. Show date: Sep 10 2026. Mansfield MA
SEP 12 Jiffy Lube Live · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. Show date: Sep 12 2026. Bristow VA
SEP 13 Coastal Credit Union Music Park · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, NC. Show date: Sep 13 2026. Raleigh NC
SEP 15 Truliant Amphitheater · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026 NA leg (w/ Halestorm + Violent Vira) Charlotte NC
SEP 18 Pine Knob Music Theatre · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI. Show date: Sep 18 2026. Clarkston MI
SEP 21 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, MO. Show date: Sep 21 2026. Maryland Heights MO
SEP 23 Dos Equis Pavilion · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, TX. Show date: Sep 23 2026. Dallas TX
SEP 25 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX. Show date: Sep 25 2026. The Woodlands TX
SEP 26 Germania Insurance Amphitheater · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, TX. Show date: Sep 26 2026. Austin TX
SEP 29 Isleta Amphitheater · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026. Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque, NM. Show date: Sep 29 2026. Albuquerque NM
OCT 1 Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre · BABYMETAL World Tour 2026 — Celebrate Fox Day Phoenix AZ
NOV 28 Espaco Unimed · BABYMETAL — Latin American leg opener. Espaco Unimed in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Show date: Nov 28 2026. Sao Paulo
DEC 1 Movistar Arena · BABYMETAL — Latin American leg. Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Show date: Dec 1 2026. Buenos Aires
DEC 3 Movistar Arena · BABYMETAL — Latin American leg. Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. Show date: Dec 3 2026. Santiago
DEC 7 Costa 21 · BABYMETAL — Latin American leg. Costa 21 in Lima, Peru. Show date: Dec 7 2026. Lima
DEC 12 Estadio Fray Nano · BABYMETAL — Latin American leg finale. Estadio Fray Nano in Mexico City, Mexico. Show date: Dec 12 2026. Mexico City
EUROPE
SEP 16 · BABYMETAL — World Tour 2026 NA leg (w/ Halestorm + Violent Vira) Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
FESTIVALS
OCT 3 Aftershock Festival (Discovery Park) · BABYMETAL — NA leg finale; festival set. Aftershock Festival (Discovery Park) in Sacramento, CA. Show date: Oct 3 2026. Sacramento CA
HANABIE.
Nu-Metal / Metalcore · North America + Japan tours
TBD

No upcoming shows in the feed yet.

METALVERSE
Kawaii Metal · BABYMETAL universe · "GARDEN OF EDEN" solo show
TBD

No upcoming shows in the feed yet.

METALVERSE likely to appear at Summer Sonic's SONIC METAL STAGE (Aug 14-16) curated by BABYMETAL.
BROKEN BY THE SCREAM
Metal-scream idol act · Metal Blade · Wacken alumni · Japan + Europe legs
1 DATE
EUROPE
AUG 11 Szene Wien · Broken By The Scream — Europe tour leg, Vienna. Szene Wien in Vienna, Austria. Show date: Aug 11 2026. Vienna
NEMOPHILA
Heavy Metal · "MY TURN" NA tour + Japan festivals
TBD

No upcoming shows in the feed yet.

ZILQY
Heavy Metal Supergroup · "Rise to Liberation" Tour · SOLD OUT
TBD

No upcoming shows in the feed yet.

First full-length album expected Fall 2026 — likely to trigger more tour dates.
ROLLING QUARTZ
Korean Rock/Metal · "MY TURN" NA + EU Tour
18 DATES
AMERICAS
AUG 11 Piranha Bar, Montreal · 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… QC
AUG 13 El Mocambo (Under the Neon Palms), Toronto · 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… ON
SEP 11 Rio Theatre, Vancouver · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 11, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. BC
SEP 12 Substation · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to Substation in Seattle, WA. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 12, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Seattle WA
SEP 13 Star Theater · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to the Star Theater in Portland, OR. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 13, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Portland OR
SEP 16 The Press Club · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to The Press Club in Sacramento, CA. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 16, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Sacramento CA
SEP 17 Crybaby · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to Crybaby in Oakland, CA. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 17, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Oakland CA
SEP 20 Music Box · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to Music Box in San Diego, CA. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 20, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. San Diego CA
SEP 23 Nile Theater · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to the Nile Theater in Mesa, AZ. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 23, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Mesa AZ
SEP 25 Pearl on Main · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to Pearl on Main in Salt Lake City, UT. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 25, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Salt Lake City UT
SEP 27 Cervantes · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to Cervantes in Denver, CO. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 27, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Denver CO
SEP 29 89th Street · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to 89th Street in Oklahoma City, OK. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: September 29, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Oklahoma City OK
OCT 1 The Jam Spot · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to The Jam Spot in Albuquerque, NM. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: October 1, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Albuquerque NM
OCT 3 The Rock Box · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to The Rock Box in San Antonio, TX. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: October 3, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. San Antonio TX
OCT 6 Rockefellers · Rolling Quartz bring their MY TURN North America tour to Rockefellers in Houston, TX. Korean hard-rock five-piece on the watch-list rotation. Show date: October 6, 2026. Tickets via Leo Presents. Confirmed against the band's announced MY TURN routing. Houston TX
EUROPE
SEP 19 · Rolling Quartz — MY TURN 2026 Tour. West Hollywood date at the Whisky. Whisky a Go Go
OCT 4 Austin TX (Super Diadem PURCHASED) · Rolling Quartz — MY TURN North America Tour 2026 ✅ PURCHASED — SUPER DIADEM
OCT 9 Dallas TX (MY TURN NA Tour) [travel candidate] · Rolling Quartz — MY TURN North America Tour 2026
Korean-based, no Japan or Asia dates confirmed. A Seoul side-trip from Japan is ~2.5 hrs by air.
JILUKA
Visual Kei / Metalcore · North America tour
10 DATES
EUROPE
SEP 8 Academy 2 · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg opener. Academy 2 in Manchester, UK. Show date: Sep 8 2026. Manchester UK
SEP 9 O2 Academy Islington · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg. O2 Academy Islington in London, UK. Show date: Sep 9 2026. London UK
SEP 11 Rock Cafe · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg. Rock Cafe in Prague, Czech Republic. Show date: Sep 11 2026. Prague
SEP 13 Kwadrat · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg. Kwadrat in Krakow, Poland. Show date: Sep 13 2026. Krakow
SEP 14 Niebo · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg. Niebo in Warsaw, Poland. Show date: Sep 14 2026. Warsaw
SEP 16 Hole44 · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg. Hole44 in Berlin, Germany. Show date: Sep 16 2026. Berlin
SEP 18 Hansa 39 · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg. Hansa 39 in Munich, Germany. Show date: Sep 18 2026. Munich
SEP 19 Zoom · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg. Zoom in Frankfurt, Germany. Show date: Sep 19 2026. Frankfurt
SEP 21 Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg. Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld in Cologne, Germany. Show date: Sep 21 2026. Cologne
SEP 22 TivoliVredenburg · JILUKA — DeViLs World Tour EU/UK leg. TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands. Show date: Sep 22 2026. Utrecht
TRiDENT
Hard Rock / Metal · "King of the Sea Tour 2026"
TBD

No upcoming shows in the feed yet.

"King of the Sea Tour 2026" — schedule details still TBA. Japan only.
BRIDEAR
Melodic Metal · EU/UK tour being rescheduled
NO DATES

No upcoming shows in the feed yet.

LADYBABY
Idol Metal · Minimal 2026 activity
NO DATES

No upcoming shows in the feed yet.

ALDIOUS / MARY'S BLOOD
Both on indefinite hiatus · No 2026 dates
NO DATES

No upcoming shows in the feed yet.

ALDIOUS: Hiatus since May 2025. Guitarist Toki departed to form ZILQY. MARY'S BLOOD: Inactive since April 2022.

North America

All confirmed US, Canada, and Mexico dates sorted chronologically.

Aug 11 Rolling Quartz Piranha Bar, Montreal QC
Aug 13 Rolling Quartz El Mocambo (Under the Neon Palms), Toronto ON
Aug 30 BABYMETAL Petco Park San Diego CA
Sep 2 BABYMETAL Ball Arena Denver CO
Sep 4 BABYMETAL Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago IL
Sep 5 BABYMETAL Ruoff Music Center Noblesville IN
Sep 7 BABYMETAL Budweiser Stage Toronto
Sep 9 BABYMETAL PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ
Sep 10 BABYMETAL Xfinity Center Mansfield MA
Sep 11 Rolling Quartz Rio Theatre, Vancouver BC
Sep 12 Rolling Quartz Substation Seattle WA
Sep 12 BABYMETAL Jiffy Lube Live Bristow VA
Sep 13 Rolling Quartz Star Theater Portland OR
Sep 13 BABYMETAL Coastal Credit Union Music Park Raleigh NC
Sep 15 BABYMETAL Truliant Amphitheater Charlotte NC
Sep 16 Rolling Quartz The Press Club Sacramento CA
Sep 17 Rolling Quartz Crybaby Oakland CA
Sep 18 BABYMETAL Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston MI
Sep 20 Rolling Quartz Music Box San Diego CA
Sep 21 BABYMETAL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Maryland Heights MO
Sep 23 Rolling Quartz Nile Theater Mesa AZ
Sep 23 BABYMETAL Dos Equis Pavilion Dallas TX
Sep 25 Rolling Quartz Pearl on Main Salt Lake City UT
Sep 25 BABYMETAL Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion The Woodlands TX
Sep 26 BABYMETAL Germania Insurance Amphitheater Austin TX
Sep 27 Rolling Quartz Cervantes Denver CO
Sep 29 Rolling Quartz 89th Street Oklahoma City OK
Sep 29 BABYMETAL Isleta Amphitheater Albuquerque NM
Oct 1 Rolling Quartz The Jam Spot Albuquerque NM
Oct 1 BABYMETAL Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Phoenix AZ
Oct 3 Rolling Quartz The Rock Box San Antonio TX
Oct 3 BAND-MAID The Vic Theatre Chicago IL
Oct 5 BAND-MAID The Paramount Huntington NY
Oct 6 Rolling Quartz Rockefellers Houston TX
Oct 7 BAND-MAID Buckhead Theatre Atlanta GA
Oct 9 BAND-MAID House of Blues Dallas TX
Oct 12 BAND-MAID The Wiltern Los Angeles CA
Oct 14 BAND-MAID The Van Buren Phoenix AZ
Oct 17 BAND-MAID Pabellon Oeste Mexico City
Nov 28 BABYMETAL Espaco Unimed Sao Paulo
Dec 1 BABYMETAL Movistar Arena Buenos Aires
Dec 3 BABYMETAL Movistar Arena Santiago
Dec 7 BABYMETAL Costa 21 Lima
Dec 12 BABYMETAL Estadio Fray Nano Mexico City

Europe & UK

All confirmed European dates across headline shows and festivals.

Aug 11 Broken By The Scream Szene Wien Vienna
Sep 8 JILUKA Academy 2 Manchester UK
Sep 9 JILUKA O2 Academy Islington London UK
Sep 11 JILUKA Rock Cafe Prague
Sep 13 JILUKA Kwadrat Krakow
Sep 14 JILUKA Niebo Warsaw
Sep 16 BABYMETAL Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sep 16 JILUKA Hole44 Berlin
Sep 18 JILUKA Hansa 39 Munich
Sep 19 Rolling Quartz Whisky a Go Go
Sep 19 JILUKA Zoom Frankfurt
Sep 21 JILUKA Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld Cologne
Sep 22 JILUKA TivoliVredenburg Utrecht
Oct 4 ✅ Rolling Quartz Austin TX (Super Diadem PURCHASED)
Oct 9 Rolling Quartz Dallas TX (MY TURN NA Tour) [travel candidate]

Asia & Oceania

Non-Japan Asian dates and Australia/NZ.

Sep 20 BAND-MAID Legacy TERA Taipei

Major Festivals

Multi-day events where you can catch these bands (and many more).

Summer Sonic 2026 Aug 14-16 · Chiba + Osaka, Japan

25th anniversary. BABYMETAL curating "SONIC METAL STAGE" at both venues (15th anniversary). METALVERSE likely. Headliners: The Strokes, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Jamiroquai.

Wacken Open Air 2026 Jul 29 - Aug 1 · Wacken, Germany

LOVEBITES + BROKEN BY THE SCREAM confirmed. The world's biggest heavy metal festival. 85,000+ attendees.

Download Festival 2026 Jun 10-14 · Donington Park, UK

Legendary UK metal festival.

Rock am Ring / Rock im Park Jun 5-7 · Germany

Twin festivals in Nurburgring and Nuremberg.

Sweden Rock Festival Jun 3 · Solvesborg, Sweden

Headline-tier European metal festival.

Graspop Metal Meeting Jun 18-21 · Dessel, Belgium

One of Europe's premier metal festivals.

Tons Of Rock Jun 24 · Oslo, Norway

Scandinavian heavy festival.

COPENHELL Jun 27 · Copenhagen, Denmark

Scandinavian metal fest.

Monster Energy Aftershock Oct 3 · Sacramento, CA

Major US festival at Discovery Park.

UNLUCKY FES 2026 Jun 6 · Kawasaki, Japan

NEMOPHILA confirmed. Multi-band festival at CLUB CITTA'.

Dates pull live from concerts.json. Past shows trim to last 7 days. Stay heavy, wherever you are.