loudness
18:55 Wednesday, 11 February 2026
After kicking off their 45th-anniversary celebrations late last year, Japanese metal legends Loudness have officially announced a busy run of spring and summer 2026 shows spanning the United States, Japan and Europe. The tour kicks off on March 19 at Hell's Heroes 2026 in Houston, TX and wraps up on July 6 at Time To Rock in Knislinge, SE. Get your tickets here.
The newly revealed dates continue a milestone year for the band, who formed in 1981 and helped bring Japanese heavy metal to the global stage. Few bands can claim the same international impact. With genre-defining albums like Thunder in the East and Lightning Strikes, Loudness carved out a unique space in metal history, becoming one of the first Japanese acts to break through on a global level.
More than four decades later, they remain a formidable live force, with guitarist Akira Takasaki still at the center of the band's blistering, high-octane sound.
3/19-21 Houston, TX Hell's Heroes 2026
3/22 San Antonio, TX The Rock Box
3/24 West Hollywood, CA Whisky A Go Go
3/25 San Juan Capistrano, CA Coach House
4/12-17 Miami, FL Monsters Of Rock Cruise Rock The Nations
5/6 Fukuoka, JP Zepp Fukuoka
5/8 Osaka, JP Zepp Namba
5/10 Ishikawa, JP Kanazawa Eight Hall
5/12 Aichi, JP Zepp Nagoya
5/15 Hokkaido, JP Zepp Sapporo
5/17 Miyagi, JP Sendai Gigs
5/29 Tokyo, JP Zepp Divercity Tokyo
7/3-5 Barcelona, ES Barcelona Rock Fest
7/3-6 Knislinge, SE Time To Rock
