System of a Down have announced their first 2026 tour dates. The band will embark on a seven-show European trek with Queens of the Stone Age and the newly reunited sludge icons Acid Bath.
The run kicks off on June 29 in Stockholm and continues through Paris, Milan, Berlin, Düsseldorf, London and Warsaw, where it will wrap up on July 18. Tickets go on sale on September 19 at 12PM local time.
This marks a busy period for the group, which has been more active in 2025 than in recent years. They played 15 shows this year, compared to only 18 from 2018 through 2024. The announcement comes just after they completed six stadium shows in North America, performing two nights in each city.
The upcoming tour highlights System of a Down’s renewed energy as a live act. Sharing the stage with Queens of the Stone Age adds a strong alternative rock dimension, while Acid Bath’s reunion injects cult sludge power into the lineup. With only a handful of stadium dates, these shows promise to be exclusive and celebratory events, uniting different strands of heavy music under one banner and reinforcing the band’s enduring influence in the rock and metal scene.
