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Rock Wasn’t Dead, It Was Offstage
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Rock Wasn’t Dead, It Was Offstage

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Metallica are still running their M72 stadium loop into 2026, My Chemical Romance are stretching their Long Live the Black Parade run across another year, and a reunited Rush is out on a “Fifty Something” tour with Anika Nilles behind the kit, selling the kind of tickets algorithm‑pop can’t touch.

Loudwire’s tour guide, The Rock + Metal Bands Touring in 2026, treats those acts as just three pillars in a crowded calendar that also includes Iron Maiden, Ghost, System of a Down and Korn doing their own arena and festival loops. Foo Fighters’ Take Cover 2026 stadium run with Queens of the Stone Age, plus summer packages and festivals like Rock Fest, round out a year where anyone willing to drive to a shed or stadium can see multiple legacy headliners in rotation.

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So many rock music tours just got announced across the US! You can see Guns n Roses, My Chemical Romance, Metallica, System of a Down, Foo Fighters, Bring me the Horizon, and so many more #rockmusic #concerttok #concertseason

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A lot of that energy never shows up in singles rankings; it shows up in people planning road trips, putting on band shirts and buying tickets months in advance, making rock look less like a chart genre and more like an offline economy built on festivals, nostalgia tours and fanbases that don’t need a viral hook to fill a field.

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