Mastodon are taking their heaviest show yet across the Atlantic. The Grammy-winning Atlanta alt-metal titans announce a European and UK summer tour kicking off June 3 in Prague, featuring a mix of headline shows and major festival dates across more than a dozen countries. English nu-metalcore group Loathe join on select headline dates. Tickets are on sale now.
The tour arrives during a significant transitional moment for the group. Founding lead guitarist Brent Hinds departed and subsequently passed away, leaving a void that Canadian guitarist and songwriter Nick Johnston has stepped in to fill both live and in the studio. According to guitarist Bill Kelliher, Johnston has been actively involved in writing and recording Mastodon’s as-yet-untitled new album, the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated 2021 double album ‘Hushed and Grim.’ The European run will give audiences their first extended look at where Mastodon goes from here.
The itinerary is stacked. Festival appearances include Download Festival at Castle Donington, Hellfest in Clisson, Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Copenhell in Copenhagen, Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Nova Rock, and more. Mastodon also bookend the run with appearances at both iterations of Sick New World, in Las Vegas in April and Fort Worth in October, making for one of their most expansive touring years in recent memory.
The collaboration with Lamb of God on “Floods of Triton” has added further momentum heading into this run.
Mastodon 2026 Tour Dates:
April 25 – Sick New World, Las Vegas, NV
June 3 – O2 Universum, Prague, CZ (headline, w/Loathe)
June 5 – Rock am Ring, Nürburg, DE
June 6 – Mystic Festival, Gdańsk, PL
June 7 – Rock im Park, Nürnberg, DE
June 9 – Komplex, Zurich, CH (headline, w/Loathe)
June 11 – Nova Rock, Nickelsdorf, AT
June 13 – Into the Grave Festival, Leeuwarden, NL
June 14 – Download Festival, Castle Donington, UK
June 16 – Garage Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, DE (headline, w/Loathe)
June 17 – FZW, Dortmund, DE (headline, w/Loathe)
June 19 – Hellfest, Clisson, FR
June 21 – Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, BE
June 22 – Docks, Hamburg, DE (headline, w/Loathe)
June 24 – Copenhell Festival, Copenhagen, DK
June 25 – Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, DE (headline, w/Loathe)
June 27 – Rock Pod Kameňom, Snina, SK
June 28 – Tvornica Kulture, Zagreb, HR (headline)
July 3 – Rock Imperium Festival, Cartagena, ES
July 4 – Resurrection Fest, Viveiro, ES
July 5 – Evil Live Festival, Lisboa, PT
October 24 – Sick New World, Fort Worth, TX