Santana and The Doobie Brothers have announced a summer North American tour. You can find the dates for that run below.
Tour Dates:
06/13 Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
06/15 Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
06/17 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
06/18 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
06/20 Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
06/21 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
06/24 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
06/26 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
06/27 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
06/29 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
07/01 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/02 Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
07/04 Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
07/05 Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
07/08 Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
07/09 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
08/06 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
08/08 Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
08/09 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/11 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/13 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
08/14 Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
08/16 El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center
08/18 Austin, TX – Moody Center
08/21 The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/22 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
08/26 Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
08/27 Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
Iron Maiden will be celebrating their 50th anniversary during the 2026 Eddfest. That event will take place at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire, UK on July 10-11.
The band shared more information on their website:
“Last September when Iron Maiden announced their only UK show of 2026, on July 11th at Knebworth Park, they said they would be “turning it into as much of a ‘Maiden World’ as we can for all our fans to enjoy!” and true to form they are now able to announce the full details, revealing exactly what that means.
Get ready for EDDFEST- a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience what constitutes Iron Maiden’s idea of a fun-filled 48 hours of entertainment, themed areas and bars, experiences, live music and more. Inside EDDFEST fans will be able to explore the Infinite Dreams Museum Experience, a walk-through display of stage props and relics, inspired by Sunday Times Bestseller book Infinite Dreams. This is an unprecedented and completely unique opportunity to view Maiden relics up close and personal.
Fans will also encounter Maidenville, where you will find the greatest Eddie’s Dive Bar yet, a second stage for music and entertainment, the Unfair Funfair featuring rides and Eddie-themed Funfair Games, plus Eddie’s Emporium and much more to explore throughout the site.
Friday night campers will be able to gain early access to the site and experiences, including first access to the Infinite Dreams Museum Experience. There will also be a whole evening of entertainment planned on the Maidenville stage featuring a mix of special acts with a connection to Maiden. This is all topped off with the previously announced main stage on the Saturday, featuring an exceptional supporting line-up, ahead of Iron Maiden’s show-stopping RUN FOR YOUR LIVES performance.
Manager Rod Smallwood explains; “After the monumental shows in the UK last year, we knew that if we were going to play the UK in 2026 it had to be very different. So we chose Knebworth Park as it gives us the space required – which is just not available in stadiums – to put together something groundbreaking for our fans by creating a Maiden World for them. We are excited to now reveal the details of this one-off event to celebrate the band’s 50 year career, which we are now calling EDDFEST, because, as everyone knows, Eddie is the true star of the show!
We also know Maiden fans are basically a huge gang and we want to give them a weekend to remember at Knebworth. For the last couple of tours we have been arranging the Eddie Dive Bars for our fans, both pre- and post-show. Some of these took over the entire centres of towns with thousands of fans gathered there enjoying the fun, the music and each other’s company. So EDDFEST is going to expand on that concept in a huge variety of ways, to create a truly unmissable Maiden World over the whole weekend!
There will be a whole host of great music, great beer (of course!), lots of exciting and varied fun things to do, great souvenirs and merch, some unique and fantastic photo opportunities to create unbeatable Maiden memories, and of course, the true camaraderie that comes from being a Maiden fan.”
Kilimanjaro promoters Stuart Galbraith and Alan Day, the creators of Sonisphere, add, “Maiden have a different view on how they want to do things for their fans than most bands. We previously worked with them at Sonisphere and when they explained what they wanted to do for this show we were hooked. It will be a unique event. A celebration of the Eddie-verse if you will: a curated Friday afternoon, night and all day Saturday, finishing with the last UK show Maiden will play until at least 2028!
“Creating something like that, which will include a once-in-a-lifetime Infinite Dreams museum experience, featuring a wide range of rarely-seen memorabilia from throughout their history, a Maiden-themed fun fair, the biggest Eddie’s Dive Bar ever with some extra special additions and surprises, plus the ability to camp, glamp or park a motorhome on site for the Friday and Saturday night show in a specially created ‘village’ space with Maiden Alumni, friends and our perfect partners, Planet Rock – well it was a chance not to be missed!”
The EDDFEST Festival starts from 2pm on Friday with camping included for both nights. Various parts of the Maidenville site will be open to weekend campers throughout Friday afternoon and into the early hours of Saturday morning, including the Infinite Dreams Museum Experience.
Friday Night at Eddfest is all about fun before the big day. The campsite comes alive with direct access to the heart of Maidenville and the entertainment is a blend of bands and artists with connections to Maiden – some obscure, some as clear as daylight but they all have something in common and deserve to be a part of the opening night celebration.
FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE MAIDENVILLE SECOND STAGE
Featuring full sets from:
Stray
Maiden United
Airforce
Tony Moore’s Awake
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Hair Metal GlamageddonSaturday sees the opening of the Main Arena, which includes Eddie’s Extended Emporium, the Trooper VIP area and a range of interactive experiences. These will act as hors d’oeuvres for the curated Main Stage festival live bill, starting with back, better than ever British rockers THE ALMIGHTY.
Australia’s festival-ready AIRBOURNE follow, before the thrilling Mongolian metal of THE HU rings out across Knebworth’s hallowed park. As we move into the evening THE DARKNESS will take to the stage for a barnstorming set before IRON MAIDEN deliver an historic performance – the ultimate communal experience between the band and their fans set in the heart of this one-off Maiden World.
EDDFEST is going to be a truly exceptional weekend for each and every Maiden fan in attendance – an unforgettable chance to be part of a fully themed Festival experience, celebrating IRON MAIDEN’s spectacular fifty year career… and the last chance to see them in the UK until at least 2028.
For further details, to purchase tickets and to stay updated on all things to do with Iron Maiden at Knebworth including FAQs & timings make sure you check out the dedicated site: ironmaiden.knebworth.com
Camping tickets are separate to the event tickets and available to purchase in parallel.”
Nekrogoblikon have announced that they will be releasing a new EP, titled “The Boiling Sea,” on April 17. Pre-orders can be found HERE.
“The Boiling Sea” Track Listing:
01. “Show Me Your Goblin”
02. “Fiend”
03. “Closer To The Sun”
04. “Secret Elephant” (feat. Reel Big Fish)
05. “Dead-ish”
06. “The Boiling Sea”
07. “Prince Of The Land Of Stench” (live)
08. “No One Survives” (live)
09. “Powercore” (live)
10. “The Magic Spider” (live)
11. “This Is It” (live)
Guitarist Alex Alereza commented:
“Writing for this release began in the midst of constant touring and right after bringing on a new vocal duo, so we found ourselves in new territories both in terms of pace and creative process. And that ended up being a good thing! We had a blast making this together and hope everyone enjoys these songs as much as we do. And for the NEKRO fans that have been with us for a very long time, we decided to include live recordings of five NEKRO classics!”
A video for “Secret Elephant” (feat. Reel Big Fish) can be found below. Vocalist John Goblikon said the following about that track:
“I’ve been asked to give a statement on our new song ‘Secret Elephant’ and after strong consideration, I’ve decided I’m not quite sure know what that means. But what I DO know is secrets don’t make friends… unless that secret is, of course, an elephant who you happened to befriend. Yhey also say an elephant never forgets, but goblins definitely do, because I literally can’t remember where I put my phone! I had it earlier and then I got distracted by this email asking me for a quote about our new song ‘Secret Elephant’, which is such a banger by the way. Ooh, that reminds me I gotta look for my phone!”
Vocalist Dickie Allen added:
“It was so much fun filming ourselves being goofballs. Also, has anyone seen my beer?”
Shinedown will be releasing a new album, titled “Ei8ht,” on May 29. A lyric video for the effort’s latest single, “Safe And Sound,” can be found below:
Singer Brent Smith commented on the album:
“This album is over a year in the making. Without question, as a band we pushed ourselves like never before. Especially when it comes to Eric. Myself, Zach and Barry are so honored to create, and work with such an extraordinary producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, musician, performer and bandmate. We are so excited, finally announce our eighth studio album titled ‘Ei8ht’ alongside our ‘Dance, Kid, Dance Act II’ world tour.”
He also added the following about the single:
“‘Safe And Sound’ is about reminding the competition what they are dealing with one by one.”
“Ei8ht” Track Listing:
01. “At The Bottom”
02. “Dance, Kid, Dance”
03. “Burning Down The Disco”
04. “Three Six Five”
05. “Young Again”
06. “Dizzy”
07. “Imposter”
08. “Machine Gun”
09. “Outlaw”
10. “Safe And Sound”
11. “Searchlight”
12. “Bear With Me”
13. “Deep End”
14. “Killing Fields”
15. “Back To The Living”
16. “Wide Open”
17. “So Glad That You Asked”
18. “The Pilot”
In other news, Shinedown have also announced a world tour. Here’s the dates:
05/13 Green Bay, WI – Resch Center *^%
05/15 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival Headlining
05/16 Madison, WI – Kohl Center *^%
05/18 Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center *^%
05/19 Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena *^%%
05/22 Austin, TX – Moody Center *^%
05/23 Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center *^%
05/26 Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena *^%
05/28 Estero, FL – Hertz Center *^%
05/30 Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena *^%
06/02 Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum *^%
06/05 Norfolk, VA – Chartway Arena *^%
06/06 Hershey, PA – GIANT Center *^%
07/11 Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle *#%
07/13 Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum *%
07/15 Quebec City, QC – Centre Vidéotron *#%
07/17 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena *%
07/18 Albany, NY – MVP Arena *#%
07/20 Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena *%
07/21 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center *%
07/23 Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena *%
07/25 Knoxville, TN – Food City Center *#%
07/30 Lubbock, TX – United Supermarkets Arena *#%
07/31 Colorado Springs, CO – Weidner Field *%
08/02 El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center *#%
08/04 Tucson, AZ – Tucson Arena *#%
08/06 Ontario, CA – Toyota Arena *%
08/07 Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena *#%
08/09 Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center *%
08/10 Boise, ID – ExtraMile Arena *#%
08/12 Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena at Metrapark *#%
08/14 Spokane, WA – Numerica Veterans Arena *#%
08/15 Vancouver, BC – PNE Pacific Coliseum *#%
08/17 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place *#%
08/20 Fargo, ND – Fargodome *#%
08/21 Welch, MN – Treasure Island Resort *%
08/23 Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fair #%
09/04 Dyersville, IA – Velocity Festival
09/10 McHenry, IL – McHenry Music Festival
10/31 Paris, FR – Zénith Paris – La Villette &
11/02 Milan, IT – Alcatraz &
11/04 Tilburg, NL – O13 &
11/06 Prague, CZ – Forum Karlín &
11/08 Copenhagen, DK – Falkonersalen &
11/09 Stockholm, SE – Annexet &
11/11 Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle &
11/12 Düsseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle &
11/14 Birmingham, UK – bp pulse LIVE *&
11/16 Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro *&
11/17 Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena *&
11/19 London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley *&
11/20 Manchester, UK – AO Arena *&
11/22 Dublin, IE – 3Olympia Theatre &
* with Coheed And Cambria
^ with Black Stone Cherry
# with From Ashes To New
& with Those Damn Crows
% with DJ Rock Feed
Scorpions have announced a fall 2026 Las Vegas residency with Buckcherry. The shows will be held at PH Live at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
Dates:
09/17 Las Vegas, NV – PH Live @ Planet Hollywood
09/19 Las Vegas, NV – PH Live @ Planet Hollywood
09/23 Las Vegas, NV – PH Live @ Planet Hollywood
09/25 Las Vegas, NV – PH Live @ Planet Hollywood
09/27 Las Vegas, NV – PH Live @ Planet Hollywood
09/29 Las Vegas, NV – PH Live @ Planet Hollywood
10/01 Las Vegas, NV – PH Live @ Planet Hollywood
10/03 Las Vegas, NV – PH Live @ Planet Hollywood
Scorpions singer Klaus Meine commented:
“Our residency in Las Vegas last year was pure rock ‘n’ roll joy!! Unforgettable nights with fans from all over the world. That energy stayed with us, so coming back in 2026 just felt right. We can’t wait to return to Planet Hollywood and celebrate the music, the memories, and another round of rockin’ good times. Vegas… we’re gonna sting you again!”
Breaking Benjamin have announced a headlining North American tour. Chevelle, Starset, and Kami Kehoe will serve as support.
Tour Dates:
09/02 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
09/03 Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
09/05 Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
09/06 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
09/09 Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
09/10 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
09/12 Allegan MI – Allegan County Fair
09/13 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
09/15 Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
09/16 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
09/18 Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
09/20 Council Bluffs, IA – Mid America Center
09/22 Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
09/24 Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
09/25 St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
09/28 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
09/30 West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/02 Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena
10/03 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
10/05 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
10/07 Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
10/10 The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/12 Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
10/13 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
10/16 Tuscaloosa, AL – Mercedes-Benz Amphitheatre
10/17 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
10/19 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/20 West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
10/23 Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
10/24 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Failure will be releasing a new album, titled “Location Lost,” on April 21. A video for the first single, “The Air’s On Fire,” can be found below:
Greg Edwards said the following about the album:
“It’s very different. There are sounds and parts that really don’t have any precedence within the Failure world.”
Ken Andrews also commented on the single, which focuses on his back surgery and difficult recovery:
“That song is directly about my surgery and waking up. I basically coded. Everything was spinning. I kept saying, ‘Turn the air on. I’m fine — just take me home.’ I was definitely not fine.”
“Location Lost” Track Listing:
01. “Crash Test Delayed”
02. “The Rising Skyline” (feat. Hayley Williams)
03. “Solid State”
04. “The Air’s On Fire”
05. “Halo And Grain”
06. “Someday Soon”
07. “Location Lost”
08. “A Way Down”
09. “Moonlight Understands”
Tour Dates:
04/21 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon (album release show)
04/25 Las Vegas – Sick New World Festival
With All Under Heaven:
05/02 Chicago, IL – Space Echo @ Radius
05/03 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
05/05 Nashville, TN – Basement East
05/06 Atlanta, GA Masquerade – Hell
05/08 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
05/09 Asheville, NC – Eulogy
05/10 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
05/12 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
05/13 Cambridge, MA – Sinclair
05/14 Hamden, CT – Space
05/15 Washington, DC – Union Stage
05/16 Harrisburg, PA – Arrow at Archer Music Hall
05/17 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
05/19 Detroit, MI – Shelter
05/20 Toronto, ON – Opera House
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