Last fall, Avatar heeded we not got into the forest, per the title of their tenth album, and to instead catch them on tour. If you’d missed out in 2025, the Swedish metal warriors are staging another leg of North American dates this spring.
A new, 26-show schedule was unveiled today (January 13th), though this includes previously announced stops at the Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple festivals. As for Avatar’s headlining dates, they begin April 16th at Channel 24 in Sacramento, California, and wind down May 20th at the Hampton Beach Casino in New Hampshire.
The headline shows also feature support from Italian symphonic extremists Fleshgod Apocalypse and Texas-made death-metal unit Frozen Soul.
Tickets go on sale on this Friday (January 16th) at 10am local time. The schedule can be seen down below, while more ticketing info is available here. Avatar likewise have European headline and festival appearances set across 2026, as well as their run of shows opening for Metallica. You’ll find those details here
Avatar, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Frozen Soul 2026 tour dates:
4/16 Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
4/17 Los Angeles, CA – Novo
4/19 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
4/20 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
4/22 San Antonio, TX – Aztec
4/23 Oklahoma City, OK – Criterion
4/25 Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
4/26 Des Moines, IA – Val Air
4/28 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
4/29 Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
4/30 Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
5/1 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club Stage
5/2 Fort Wayne, IN – The Clyde
5/4 Huntsville, AL – VBC Mars Music Hall
5/5 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
5/6 Knoxville, TN – Mill & Mine
5/7 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
5/9 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville*
5/10 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
5/12 Richmond, VA – The National
5/13 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
5/15 New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
5/16 Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
5/17 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple*
5/19 Wallingford, CT – The Dome
5/20 Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
* Avatar festival appearance