SoCal Metal Shows
Every metal show worth knowing about across Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire and San Diego. Updated weekly. The red bar marks the ones Weapon K is covering in person.
76 upcoming shows · 13 WKM will be there
August 2026
11 showsAUG13
Quicksand
The Bellwether · Los Angeles
AUG15
Tomahawk
The Belasco · Los Angeles
AUG16
Tomahawk
The Belasco · Los Angeles
AUG18
The Sword / Red Fang
The Fonda Theatre · Los Angeles
AUG23
Hatebreed
Summer Slaughter 2026
House of Blues · Anaheim
AUG23
Dimmu Borgir
The Novo · Los Angeles
AUG24
Hippie Death Cult
Summer of Psych Tour
Zebulon · Los Angeles
AUG27
Spineshank / (Hed) P.E.
The Whisky · West Hollywood
AUG28
Whiplash / Evil Dead
1720 · Los Angeles
AUG29
Acid Bath
Toyota Arena · Ontario
AUG30
Avenged Sevenfold
BMO Stadium · Los Angeles
September 2026
22 showsSEP2
Pallbearer
Foundations of Burden Tour
Constellation Room · Santa Ana
WKM WILL BE THERESEP3
Pallbearer
Echoplex · Los Angeles
SEP4
Kamelot
House of Blues · Anaheim
SEP5
All Shall Perish
The Observatory · Santa Ana
WKM WILL BE THERESEP5
DevilDriver
Strike and Kill North America
House of Blues · Anaheim
SEP5
Guns N' Roses
The Rose Bowl · Pasadena
SEP5
Eyehategod
Flyway at Fox · Pomona
SEP10
The Warning
The Fonda Theatre · Los Angeles
WKM WILL BE THERESEP11
W.A.S.P. / KKs Priest
The Wiltern · Los Angeles
SEP15
Slaughter to Prevail
North America Tour 2026
House of Blues · Anaheim
SEP16
Unsane
The Lodge Room · Los Angeles
SEP17
The Obsessed
The Wayfarer · Costa Mesa
SEP18
Elder
The Regent · Los Angeles
SEP19
Mötley Crüe
Return of the Carnival of Sins
Long Beach Amphitheater · Long Beach
WKM WILL BE THERESEP20
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats
The Bellwether · Los Angeles
SEP25
Iron Maiden / Megadeth / Anthrax
Run For Your Lives
BMO Stadium · Los Angeles
WKM WILL BE THERESEP26
Danzig
Honda Center · Anaheim
SEP26
Revocation / Defeated Sanity
20 Years of Torment
1720 · Los Angeles
WKM WILL BE THERESEP26
Bleeding Through
The Regent · Los Angeles
SEP27
Iron Maiden / Megadeth / Anthrax
Run For Your Lives
BMO Stadium · Los Angeles
SEP28
Sleep
The Wiltern · Los Angeles
SEP28
Primer 55
The Whisky · West Hollywood
October 2026
16 showsOCT1
Castle Rat
Summon the Beasts
The Belasco · Los Angeles
WKM WILL BE THEREOCT2
Hammerfall
The Whisky · West Hollywood
OCT2
Spy
Live In North America, Fall 2026
DBZ Backstage · Corona
OCT3
Spy
Live In North America, Fall 2026
Corazon del Barrio · San Diego
OCT4
Igorrr
The Novo · Los Angeles
OCT4
Chad Gray / Butcher Babies
The Bellwether · Los Angeles
OCT4
Spy
Live In North America, Fall 2026
The Paramount · Los Angeles
OCT5
Arch Enemy
Wrath Across America
Municipal Auditorium · Riverside
OCT7
Soulfly / Nailbomb
Transplants · Palmdale
OCT8
Soulfly / Nailbomb
The Whisky · West Hollywood
OCT10
Dying Fetus / Sanguisugabogg
The Novo · Los Angeles
OCT10
Mastodon
Poisonous Weapons Tour
Hollywood Palladium · LA
WKM WILL BE THEREOCT10
100 Demons
1720 · Los Angeles
OCT10
Soulfly / Nailbomb
The Wayfarer · Costa Mesa
OCT11
Soulfly / Nailbomb
The Glass House · Pomona
OCT31
Coal Chamber / P.O.D.
House of Blues · Anaheim
November 2026
18 showsNOV8
Plini
An Unnameable Desire Tour
The Fonda · Los Angeles
NOV10
Periphery
A Pale White Dot Tour
House of Blues · Anaheim
WKM WILL BE THERENOV12
Sabaton
The Hollywood Palladium · Los Angeles
NOV12
Devil Master
1720 · Los Angeles
NOV13
Slayer / Cannibal Corpse
Kia Forum · Inglewood
NOV14
Slayer
Reign In Blood 40th Anniversary
The Forum · Inglewood
WKM WILL BE THERENOV14
Dragonforce / Ensiferum
House of Blues · Anaheim
NOV15
Nekrogoblikon / Aborted
The Belasco · Los Angeles
NOV18
Gwar / Midnight
House of Blues · Anaheim
NOV19
Metal Church / Armored Saint
The Metal Saint Tour
The Whisky · Los Angeles
NOV19
The Amity Affliction
House of Cards USA Tour
Venue TBA · Los Angeles
NOV20
The Amity Affliction
House of Cards USA Tour
Venue TBA · Riverside
NOV21
As I Lay Dying
Celebrating 20 Years of Shadows Are Security
The Whisky · Los Angeles
WKM WILL BE THERENOV22
Forbidden
The Teragram · Los Angeles
NOV25
Psycroptic
The Parish at House of Blues · Anaheim
NOV28
Fear Factory / Darkest Hour
The Whisky · West Hollywood
NOV28
Imminence / Dying Wish
The Wiltern · Los Angeles
NOV29
Fear Factory / Darkest Hour
The Whisky · West Hollywood
December 2026
8 showsDEC4
Trivium
The Crown in The Grave
YouTube Theater · Inglewood
WKM WILL BE THEREDEC4
Miss May I / Born of Osiris
The Perpetual Iron Tour
The Glass House · Pomona
DEC6
Ünloco
The Whisky · West Hollywood
DEC8
Whitechapel
House of Blues · Anaheim
WKM WILL BE THEREDEC13
Dragonforce / Ensiferum
The Wiltern · Los Angeles
DEC13
Suicide Silence
1720 · Los Angeles
DEC17
Kingdom of Giants
The Roxy Theatre · Los Angeles
DEC18
Vio-Lence
The Whisky · West Hollywood
March 2027
1 showMAR19
Nervosa / Castrator
The Whisky · West Hollywood