The big tour rollouts continue this week with 12 more tour announcements happening, alongside a handful of festival and special show reveals.Sitting at the top of the heap is a tour you won’t want to miss with Judas Priest and Alice Cooper co-headlining a trek featuring support from Corrosion of Conformity.Meanwhile those who just love brash straight forward rock ‘n’ roll are in for a treat as The Struts are teaming up for a tour with Dirty Honey, while The Darkness have booked multiple North American tour legs before the calendar year winds down.This week also brought us the full lineup for the 2025 New England Metal + Hardcore Festival, the reveal of the 2025 Pilgrimage Festival bill and a big new festival in Mexico headed up by Motley Crue and Def Leppard.Is there anything that’s gonna get your concert dollar? Check out all of this week’s touring announcements below.Anberlinanberlin in 2024Photo credit: Jacob Monizloading…Tour Dates: July 31 – Aug. 17Support Acts: The Almost, Watashi WANotes: 20th Anniversary of Never Take Friendship PersonalTicketing InfoBleeding Throughbleeding through in 2025Secret Service PR / Sharptoneloading…Tour Dates: May 30 – June 1Support Acts: None ListedTicketing InfoThe Darknessthe darkness in 2025Photographer: Simon Emmettloading…Tour Dates: Aug. 29 – Sept. 21; Nov. 7 – 22Support Acts: None ListedTicketing InfoHeartheart, ann wilson, nancy wilsonJamie McCarthy, Getty Imagesloading…Tour Dates: Aug. 8 – 30Support Acts: Todd RundgrenTicketing InfoHeartwellsheartwells in 2025Earshot Media / Hey!Fever Recordsloading…Tour Dates: April 24 – 26Support Acts: Empired, NightbeastTicketing InfoJudas Priest / Alice Cooperjudas priest and alice cooper 2025 press photosAndy Elvis McGovern / Jenny Risherloading…Tour Dates: Sept. 16 – Oct. 26Support Acts: Corrosion of ConformityTicketing InfoREAD MORE: The 2025 Rock + Metal Festival + Cruise GuideMiss May Imiss may iSolid State Recordsloading…Tour Dates: June 13 – 28Support Acts: Gideon, Soulkeeper, DreamwakeTicketing InfoStevie NicksMichael Kovac, Getty ImagesMichael Kovac, Getty Imagesloading…Tour Dates: Aug. 12 – Oct. 15Support Acts: None ListedTicketing InfoSocial DistortionKevin Winter, Getty ImagesKevin Winter, Getty Imagesloading…Tour Dates: June 10 – July 13Support Acts: Plague VendorTicketing InfoThe Story So Farthe story so farEric Soucyloading…Tour Dates: Sept. 9 – Oct. 11Support Acts: Neck Deep, Origami Angel, Pain of TruthTicketing InfoThe Strutsthe struts in 2025Photo Credit: Jesse Lirolaloading…Tour Dates: July 31 – Sept. 30Support Acts: Dirty HoneyTicketing InfoTripping Daisytim delaughter of tripping daisy in 1996Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Imagesloading…Tour Dates: June 21 – July 20Support Acts: None ListedTicketing InfoAlso of Note:fans attend machine gun kelly concert in las vegas in 2021Ethan Miller, Getty Imagesloading…* Lorna Shore, Cannibal Corpse, Kublai Khan TX, The Black Dahlia Murder, Bury Your Dead, Drain and more will take part in the New England Metal + Hardcore Festival on Sept. 20 at the Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, Mass.Ticketing Info* The Pilgrimage Festival is set for Sept. 27 and 28 at The Park at Harlinsdale in Franklin, Tenn. This year’s lineup includes Kings of Leon, John Mayer, Turnpike Troubadours, Young the Giant, Father John Misty, Sam Fender and many more.Ticketing Info* Def Leppard and Motley Crue will head up the 2025 Rock the Tides festival, taking place Nov. 7-9 in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The music weekend will also include performances from Bret Michaels, Extreme, The Struts, Dorothy, Living Colour, Buckcherry and more.Ticketing Info* The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be hosting a summer concert series. Hot Mulligan, Cimafunk, Dave Hill with Falling Stars, The Church, Night Demon and St. Vincent are among those participating, with shows running June 12-29.Ticketing Info* Gojira and Loathe will play a Sept. 23 side show outside of their tour with Korn at The Sylvee in Madison, Wisconsin.Ticketing Info* The Residents will revisit 1979 concert album Eskimo on June 7 at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.Ticketing Info* Autumn to Ashes, Orange 9mm, Harvest, Kiss It Goodbye, Skycamefalling, Converge, Cave In and Deadguy will play the Rich Hall Memorial Show, saluting the longtime concert booker. The concert takes place over two nights June 13 and 14 at The Warsaw and Brooklyn Monarch in Brooklyn, NY.Ticketing Info* Having previously called off a tour, the supergroup Category 7 will officially play their first show June 30 at West Hollywood’s legendary Whisky-a-go-go.Ticketing Info2025 Rock + Metal Tour GuideThe bands that are touring in 2025, who is opening and how to get tickets.Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner
