Intergalactic metal lords GWAR have announced their massive spring 2026 run, ‘The Gor Gor Strikes Back Tour’, featuring Soulfly as direct support and King Parrot opening each night. The cross-country rampage kicks off on March 19th in the band’s adopted hometown of Richmond, VA, and continues through April 29th, concluding in Charlotte, NC. Promising a “ritual orgy of death, sex, and violence,” the tour will feature the return of the legendary beast Gor Gor alongside a new stage spectacle. The announcement follows the release of ‘The Return of Gor Gor’ via Pit Records, a multimedia project featuring new studio tracks mixed by Kurt Ballou and high-energy live recordings from Atlanta.
Fans can expect a crushing setlist that draws from the band’s extensive catalog of atrocities, bolstered by the heavy world-music influence of Soulfly and the frantic grind of Australia’s King Parrot. Presales for the tour begin on Tuesday, December 16th, with general ticket sales opening Friday, December 19th at 10 am local time. According to The Berserker Blothar, the tour serves as a final ultimatum for humanity to join the chaos or be left to suffer on Earth. With stops at iconic spots like The National and The Belasco, this tour is set to be one of the most destructive metal events of the year.
The Gor Gor Strikes Back 2026 Tour Dates:
- Mar 19 – Richmond, VA @ The National
- Mar 20 – Reading, PA @ Reverb
- Mar 21 – Albany, NY @ Empire Live
- Mar 22 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
- Mar 24 – Hartford, CT @ The Webster
- Mar 25 – Wilmington, DE @ The Queen
- Mar 26 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- Mar 27 – Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
- Mar 28 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
- Mar 29 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
- Mar 31 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
- Apr 1 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
- Apr 2 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
- Apr 3 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
- Apr 4 – Saginaw, MI @ The Vault
- Apr 5 – Green Bay, WI @ EPIC Events Center
- Apr 7 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
- Apr 8 – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
- Apr 9 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
- Apr 10 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
- Apr 12 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater
- Apr 14 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
- Apr 15 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
- Apr 17 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24
- Apr 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
- Apr 19 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
- Apr 20 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater
- Apr 21 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
- Apr 23 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
- Apr 24 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
- Apr 25 – Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen Music Hall
- Apr 27 – Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal
- Apr 28 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
- Apr 29 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore