5 newly announced big concert tours heading for Bay Area this year
The onslaught of new tour announcements just keeps right on coming. Here are 5 recently announced big tours with Bay Area stops:
Korn, Gojira
Korn fans will be excited to see the hard-rock headliner back in action, venturing out on the road for a 25-date tour.
And while it will indeed be cool to see the platinum-selling hard rock group in concert, we’re even more excited about one of the support acts — Gojira, which ranks as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Canadian heavy metal group Spiritbox is also on the bill.
The tour stops at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View on Oct. 6.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 29, livenation.com. There is also a Citi card presale that is underway through 10 p.m. March 28, citientertainment.com.
Twenty One Pilots
The Grammy-winning modern rock duo have announced dates for the massive Clancy World Tour, which kicks off Aug. 15 in Denver and includes a date in the Bay Area.
Twenty One Pilots perform Aug. 24 at Oakland Arena.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. April 5, www.twentyonepilots.com/tour. There is also a fan presale that begins April 2.
The tour supports the forthcoming album “Clancy,” which is due out May 17.
XSCAPE, SWV
The two popular acts are joining forces for the 30-city Queens of R&B Tour. MÝA, Total and 702 are the support acts for this road show.
“The Queens Of R&B Tour is a testament to the power of what can be accomplished when women come together with respect, admiration and undeniable talent,” according to a news release. “It is a celebration of passion, power, resilience and unstoppable ability to exceed expectations.”
The trek kicks off on June 27 at Toyota Pavilion at Concord.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 29, livenation.com. There is also a Citi card presale, citientertainment.com.
Jhene Aiko
The R&B star is heading out on the Magic Hour Tour, which is her first headlining trek in five years.
The tour includes a stop at Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 5.
Support acts include Coi Leray, Tink, Umi and Kiana Lede.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 29, jheneaiko.com.
Aiko also performs at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in April.
TobyMac, MercyMe, Zach Williams
The three popular contemporary Christian music (CCM) acts are heading out on tour together.
TobyMac, MercyMe and Zach Williams — who also toured together in 2023 — performs Nov. 23 at Oakland Arena.
Tickets go on sale at Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. (PT) April 4, awakeningevents.com/tobymercymezach.