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)
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