2018 has barely begun and many great Rock and Heavy Metal tours are already scheduled to begin. So prepare your schedule to enjoy your favorite bands! Metallica First show: February 1, Lisbon, Portugal Number of shows announced: 24 Countries: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Switzerland, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland Opening acts: Kvelertak Iron Maiden First show: May 26, Tallin, Estonia Number of shows announced: 37 Countries: Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Hungary, Netherlands, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, UK Opening acts: Killswitch Engage Judas Priest First show: March 13, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA Number of shows announced: 51 Countries: USA, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Finland, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Netherlands, UK Opening acts: Saxon, Black Star Riders Ozzy Osbourne First show: April 29, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Number of shows announced: 24 Countries: USA, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Russia, Finland, Sweden, UK, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Poland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Israel Foo Fighters First show: January 20, Perth, Australia Number of shows announced: 52 Countries: Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, USA, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, UK, Canada Alice in Chains First show: April 30, Boston, MA, USA Number of shows announced: 17 Countries: USA, Canada, Norway, France, Spain Megadeth First show: May 5, Mexico City, Mexico Number of shows announced: 19 Countries: Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, UK, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal Opening acts: Meshuggah, Tesseract, Lillake Testament First show: February 10, Kawasaki, Japan Number of shows announced: 19 Countries: Japan, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia, UK, Ireland, Mexico, Germany Opening acts: Annihilator, Vader Queens of the Stone Age First show: January 22, Victoria, BC, Canada Number of shows announced: 47 Countries: Canada, USA, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Croatia, Netherlands, UK, Belgium, France Spain, Portugal Opening acts: Eagles of Death Metal, Wolf Alice, Royal Blood Avenged Sevenfold First show: January 12, Nashville, TN, USA Number of shows announced: 35 Countries: USA, Canada, Germany, England, Finland, Austria, Italy Belgium, Denmark, France, Spain Opening acts: Breaking Benjamin, Bullet for My Valentine Stone Sour First show: January 21, Port Canaveral, FL, USA Number of shows announced: 39 Countries: USA, Canada, Germany, Estonia, Sweden, Poland, Austria, UK, France, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain Opening acts: Red Sun Rising Co-Headlining with Halestorm in January and February. Stone Temple Pilots First show: March 2, Santa Clarita, CA, USA Number of shows announced: 17 Countries: USA A Perfect Circle First show: Jun 5, Stockholm, Sweden Number of shows announced: 10 Countries: Sweden, Norway, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Italy Machine Head First show: January 25, Mesa, AZ, USA Number of shows announced: 80 Countries: USA, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, UK Alice Cooper First show: March 1, Windsor, Ontario, Canada Number of shows announced: 20 Countries: Canada, USA Yes First show: March 13, Bristol, UK Number of shows announced: 13 Countries: UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France Killswitch Engage and Anthrax First show: January 25, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Number of shows announced: 29 Countries: Canada, USA Opening acts: Havok Meshuggah First show: January 23, Vancouver, Canada Number of shows announced: 17 Countries: Canada, USA, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Austria, France, Belgium Opening acts: Code Orange, Toothgrinder Nightwish First show: March 9, Atlanta, GA, USA Number of shows announced: 64 Countries: USA, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, UK Ministry First show: March 22, Anaheim, CA, USA Number of shows announced: 28 Countries: USA, Canada, Netherlands, Belgium Opening acts: Chelsea Wolfe, Royal Thunder John 5 & The Creatures First show: February 1, Orlando, FL, USA Number of shows announced: 43 Countries: USA Paradise Lost First show: February 15, Colchester, UK Number of shows announced: 14 Countries: UK, Ireland, Germany, Bulgaria, Finland, Czech Republic, Netherlands (Via Ultimate Guitar) Read more News