Iconic '80s Heavy Metal Band Announces 2026 U.S. Tour With Special Guests

Napalm Death is heading back on the road with a massive 2026 North American tour. The announcement was made Tuesday morning via the band’s Instagram. The group is set to visit 32 cities across the United States and Canada, bringing along the popular metal acts Deadguy and Primitive Man as support.

Deadguy will open for the May 9-May 23 dates, while Primitive Man will join the tour for the May 21-June 14 performances.

Napalm Death Tour Dates

May 7 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
May 8 – Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
May 9 – Miami, FL @ Churchill’s
May 11 – Atlanta, GA- Terminal West
May 12 – Asheville, NC – Eulogy
May 13 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
May 14 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
May 15 – Saginaw, MI – The Vault
May 16 – To be announced
May 17 – Huntington, WV – The Loud
May 19 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
May 20 – Baltimore, MD – Maryland Deathfest
May 21 – New York, NY – Racket
May 22 – New York, NY – Rocks Off Cruise
May 23 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
May 24 – Portland, ME – Geno’s Rock Club
May 26 – Moncton, NB – Tide & Boar Ballroom
May 27 – Halifax, NS – Marquee Ballroom
May 28 – Fredericton, NB – The Cap
May 29 – Quebec City, QC – Salle Montaigne (w/ Pig Destroyer)
May 30 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner (w/ Acid Bath, Pig Destroyer)
June 1 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount
June 2 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
June 3 – Waterloo, ON – Maxwell’s
June 4 – London, ON – London Music Hall
June 5 – Detroit, MI – Crofoot Pike Room
June 6 – To be announced
June 9 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
June 10 – Regina, SK – The Exchange
June 11 – Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat Tavern
June 12 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
June 13 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre
June 14 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl

Details regarding the May 16 and June 6 locations will be announced soon.

Napalm Death was formed in 1981 in Birmingham, U.K. What started as a hardcore punk band quickly evolved into grindcore as the band meshed hardcore elements with distorted instrumentation and high-speed tempos. Napalm Death is widely credited with pioneering the grindcore genre in the 1990s.

Between 1987 and 2022, Napalm Death released 16 studio albums, achieving critical acclaim and significant commercial success. The metal band remains highly influential today, maintaining a dedicated fan base and being ranked the seventh-best-selling death metal artist in the U.S. by Nielsen SoundScan in 2003.

Throughout the band’s career they have experienced several line up changes, with none of the founding members remaining in the group. The current lineup consists of vocalist Mark “Barney” Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, drummer Danny Herrera and guitarist John Cooke, all of whom will perform during the 2026 tour.

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