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Babymetal is all grown up.
The kawaii metal J-Pop trio recently announced they’re striking out on their biggest tour yet that will send them to North America, Latin America, the UK and Europe from June through September.
They’ll be joined by special guests Halestorm and Violent Vira on all U.S. dates outside of their two festival appearances and one-off gig opening for My Chemical Romance.
And while Suzuka “Su-metal” Nakamoto, Moa “Moametal” Kikuchi and Momoko “Momometal” Okazaki aren’t slated to stop in at a New York venue on the run, they’ll get close when they headline at Newark’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Sept. 9.
If you’d like to see them shred live, tickets are officially available for all of their U.S. dates on April 10.
However, fans Kitsunes and Megitsunes can get ahead of the curve by snagging seats as early as today on secondary market sites like StubHub and Vivid Seats where prices are shockingly affordable.
Based on our findings, we found some inventory going for as low as $72 including fees on StubHub.
All other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $73 to $106 including fees.
Their upcoming outing comes in support of the boundary-pushing group’s well-received, fifth studio album “Metal Forth,” which hit shelves in August 2025.
According to Set List FM, they’ve been playing songs from the record at concerts on the Australian and Japanese legs of the tour that began last year. Notable tracks to make the cut at live shows include “from me to u,” “RATATA” and “Song 3” along with fan favorites “Road of Resistance,” “Gimme Chocolate!!” and “Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!”
“…it was their presence and synchronicity that was both dazzling and felt genuinely outside the realm of most U.S.-based musical experiences,” Cincy Music wrote in a review of a November 2024 concert of theirs.
“…[they] introduced themselves…with an actual introduction song, and portions of their choreography that the crowd was keyed into and performing along with them.”
For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about the North American leg of Babymetal’s 2026 world tour below.
Babymetal tickets
Inventory to see Babymetal live is available on all verified ticketing sites.
We recommend checking out StubHub, Ticketmaster and Vivid Seats to find the seats that makes the most sense for you.
Babymetal ticket prices
A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues and ljnks to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:
| Aug. 30 at Petco Park in San Diego, CA opening for My Chemical Romance | $139 (including fees) |
| Sept. 2 at Ball Arena in Denver, CO | $106 (including fees) |
| Sept. 4 at the Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, IL | $90 (including fees) |
| Sept. 5 at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, IN | $75 (including fees) |
| Sept. 7 at the RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON, CA | $81 (including fees) |
| Sept. 9 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ | $73 (including fees) |
| Sept. 10 at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA | $75 (including fees) |
| Sept. 12 at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA | $75 (including fees) |
| Sept. 13 at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, NC | $75 (including fees) |
| Sept. 15 at the Truliant Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC | $75 (including fees) |
| Sept. 16 at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, GA | $75 (including fees) |
| Sept. 17-20 at the Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY Four-day passes | $499 (including fees) |
| Sept. 18 at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI | $82 (including fees) |
| Sept. 19 at the Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY Single-day passes | $289 (including fees) |
| Sept. 21 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in St. Louis, MO | $81 (including fees) |
| Sept. 23 at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, TX | $83 (including fees) |
| Sept. 25 at the The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX | $72 (including fees) |
| Sept. 26 at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, TX | $82 (including fees) |
| Sept. 29 at the First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater in Albuquerque, NM | $75 (including fees) |
| Oct. 1 at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix, AZ | $75 (including fees) |
| Oct. 1-4 at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA Single-day passes | $725 (including fees) |
| Oct. 3 at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA Single-day passes | $340 (including fees) |
Babymetal festival appearances
On top of the international trek, Babymetal will lend their talents to a pair of heavy fests. To make sure you’re in the loop, here’s everything you need to know about both of the multi-day musical extravaganzas.
| Louder Than Life Festival Sept. 17-20 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Pierce The Veil, Pantera |
| Aftershock Festival Oct. 1-4 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA Tool, My Chemical Romance, Pierce The Veil, Limp Bizkit, Sleeping With Sirens |
Babymetal set list
As noted above, the world tour is already underway.
Set List FM reported this is what they performed at a recent concert in Tokyo on March 30.
01.) “BABYMETAL DEATH”
02.) “from me to u”
03.) “Doki Doki ☆ Morning”
04.) “Song 3” (BABYMETAL × Slaughter to Prevail cover)
05.) “PA PA YA!!”
06.) “METALI!!”
07.) “Algorism”
08.) “Monochrome”
09.) “RATATATA” (BABYMETAL × Electric Callboy cover)
10.) “Gimme Chocolate!!”
Encore
11.) “Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!”
12.) “Road of Resistance”
Babymetal new music
On May 11, 2025, Babymetal released their fifth studio album “METAL FORTH.”
For such a heavy record, the music is surprisingly melodic. Rather than screaming through songs, the gifted vocalists often keep things light (while their collaborators bring the fury!) merging pop and headbanging to create a sound that’s all their own.
Standouts here include the menacing, half-bubblegum/half-screamo “from me to u,” slinky club banger “RATATA,” angry epic “Song 3,” off-kilter yet hypnotic “KxAxWxAxIxI” and blissed-out rocker “Sunset Kiss.”
The real highlight though is the quirky, mosh pit-ready “METAL!!!” that fuses traditional Japanese wind instruments with unbridled guitar and drums. This is the mash-up the world didn’t know it needed.
To find your favorite tracks, you can listen to “METAL FORTH” in full here.
PS: Make sure to stick around until the bitter end, too. If you don’t, you’ll miss out on the jaw-dropping solos in the oddly dance-y finale “White Flame” (that reminds us just a bit of Trans-Siberian Orchestra).
Babymetal special guests
At all U.S. gigs, a pair of impressive opening acts will get the show underway for Babymetal. To make sure you’re familiar with their work, you can find each group’s most-streamed song on Spotify below.
Halestorm: “I Miss the Misery”
Violent Vira: “I Don’t Care”
Huge metal groups on tour
Although no act is quite like Babymetal, here are just five of the heaviest groups you won’t want to miss live these next few months.
• AC/DC
• Avenged Sevenfold with Good Charlotte
• RUSH
Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2026 to find the show for you.
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This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
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