17 New Rock + Metal Tours + Two Festivals Announced This Week

Another week, another batch of concerts and festivals, with 17 new rock and metal tours to announce and two more festivals.

As the photo tips, Slash, Breaking Benjamin and Five Finger Death Punch are just a few of the acts with new tour dates. Slash, who just announced a star-studded blues album, will be fronting the traveling S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival this summer with a wide array of blues artists joining him.

Breaking Benjamin will be co-headlining shows with Staind and support from Daughtry. And Five Finger Death Punch are paired up with Marilyn Manson, who will be making his stage return on the upcoming run that also features Slaughter to Prevail.

There’s also some great ’90s alt-rock love in the air, with Better Than Ezra announcing shows and Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket pairing up for a co-headline run. Plus, Weezer are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled “Blue” album debut with Dinosaur Jr. and Flaming Lips.

Plus, there are two smaller festival events going on as well. See who’s playing when, how you can get tickets and decide how you want to spend your concert dollars below.

311

Tour Dates: July 20 – Aug. 31
Support Acts: AWOLNATION, Neon Trees
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A Skylit Drive

Tour Dates: March 17 – Aug. 24
Support Acts: The Bunny, The Bear, Everyone Dies in Utah, Silent Theory, VRSTY, Outlier
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Better Than Ezra

Tour Dates: May 3 – 25
Support Acts: None Listed
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Exhumed

Tour Dates: May 8 – 16
Support Acts: Skeletal Remains, Morbikon
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Fallujah

Tour Dates: July 5 – Aug. 3
Support Acts: Persefone, Vulvodynia and Dawn of Ouroboros
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Five Finger Death Punch / Marilyn Manson

Tour Dates: Aug. 2 – Sept. 19
Support Acts: Slaughter to Prevail
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John Fogerty

Tour Dates: June 2 – Sept. 11
Support Acts: George Thorogood, Hearty Har
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Gin Blossoms / Toad the Wet Sprocket

Tour Dates: Aug. 1 – 24
Support Acts: Vertical Horizon
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David J

Tour Dates: May 3 – 11
Support Acts: None Listed
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New Found Glory

Tour Dates: Aug. 16 – Oct. 23
Support Acts: Sincere Engineer
Notes: Celebrating 20 Years of Catalyst
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Nothing But Thieves

Tour Dates: Oct. 4 – Nov. 3
Support Acts: Sports Team
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Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Tour Dates: May 6 – June 1
Support Acts: None Listed
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Slash

Tour Dates: July 5 – Aug. 17
Support Acts: Warren Haynes Band, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, Keb Mo, Jackie Vernon, ZZ Ward, Robert Randolph, Larkin Poe, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
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READ MORE: Slash Says He Wants Upcoming Solo Tour to ‘Have a Message’

Staind / Breaking Benjamin

Tour Dates: Sept. 10 – Oct. 25
Support Acts: Daughtry, Lakeview
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Virginity / The Dreaded Laramie

Tour Dates: April 19 – 29
Support Acts: None Listed
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Wallows

Tour Dates: Aug. 6 – Sept. 12
Support Acts: Benee
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Weezer

Tour Dates: Sept. 4 – Oct. 11
Support Acts: The Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr.
Notes: Celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled “Blue” album
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Also of Note:

* Dropkick Murphys will headline the Lost Highway Motorcycle Show & Concert taking place May 18 at Poconos Park in Bushkill, Pa. Oliver Anthony, Tim Montana, Nikki Lake, Ricochet and Rick Monroe and the Hitmen are also on the bill.
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*Halestorm, Stone Temple Pilots and Barenaked Ladies will headline the 2024 Rock the Locks Festival, talking place Oct. 4-6 in Umatilla, Ore. Tim Montana, Eclipse, Sponge, Jeff Scott Soto and Jason Bieler, Hoobastank, Puddle of Mudd, Winger, Steelheart, Josey Scott, Philip Phillips, Warrant and Chase the Bear are among the other acts playing.
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