Awful lot of really good shows announced will be skipping the Pacific Northwest, which really sucks. However, the end of the year continues to fill up with more that shouldn’t be missed. Most of those that are skipping Washington are at least going to California if you want to take a road trip.

Upcoming Shows

7/24/25 Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance (Tacoma): Bad Religion, Dropkick Murphys (melodic/hardcore punk)

8/1/25-8/2/25 Substation: Soldiers of Steel Festival (Leather, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, Heir Apparent, Danava, Morgul Blade, Taiste of Iron, Solicitor, Coven (6669), Greyhawk, Serpent Rider, Rope, Blade, The Intimidator, Colony Drop)

8/1/25 Temple Theater (Tacoma): Blood Incantation – Timewave Zero, Krallice (prog death)

8/2/25 Temple Theater (Tacoma): Blood Incantation

New Tour Announcements

10/5/25 El Corazon: Demon Hunter, War of Ages, Conviction, Cultist (alt metal)

11/8/25 El Corazon – Date updated: Ingested, Ov Sulfur, Cell (deathcore)

11/28/25 El Corazon: Omnium Gatherum, Aether Realm, Hinayana (melodic death metal)

12/16/25 Showbox: Cattle Decapitation, Aborted, Frozen Soul, Tribal Gaze (deathgrind)

National tours skipping Washington: Spiritbox (Periphery, Honey Revenge, Carcass (Brujeria, Necrot, Hedonist), Fear Factory (Cavalera Conspiracy), Biohazard (Onyx), Dark Angel (Sacred Reich, Hirax, Void), Deafhaven (Harm’s Way, I Promised The World), Counterparts (Thrown, 156/Silence, Split Chain)

Credit to Metal Injection and No Clean Singing