Japanese heavy metal/teen-pop phenom, BABYMETAL has announced that they will be supporting KORN on their US Tour, kicking off in June. BABYMETAL will join the tour with Stone Sour, the band lead by Slipknot’s vocalist Corey Taylor, Skillet, Yelawolf, and Ded Islander. The tour kicks off on June 18th in Albuquerque, NM, and wraps up on June 25th in Nampa, ID. Full tour dates listed below.
This announcement comes on the heels of monumental performances with METALLICA and GUNS N’ ROSES – as well as a string of upcoming support dates with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, kicking off on April 12th in Washington D.C.
BABYMETAL released their critically acclaimed album METAL RESISTANCE in 2016, which charted in the Top 40 of the US Billboard chart making BABYMETAL the first Japanese artist in 53 years to have made the charts and the second in history. They’ve attained countless achievements such as being the first Japanese artist to headline at The UK Wembley Arena, as well as performing with the Metal God, Rob Halford from Judas Priest. They recently had their biggest show ever performing in front of 110,000 people over a span of 2 days at the prestigious Tokyo Dome.
KORN SUPPORT DATES:
Sunday, June 18th – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Tuesday, June 20th – Chula Vista, CA – Mattress Firm Amphitheater
Wednesday, June 21st – Inglewood, CA – The Forum
Thursday, June 22nd – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater
Sunday, June 25th – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SUPPORT DATES:
Wednesday, April 12th – Washington, D.C. – Verizon Center
Friday, April 14th – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
Saturday, April 15th – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
Sunday, April 17th – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Arena
Wednesday, April 19th – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
Saturday, April 22nd – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Center
Monday, April 24th – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena
Wednesday, 26th – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Thursday, April 27th – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Saturday, 29th – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
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