Bay Area icons Machine Head return to Europe and the UK in Spring 2026 with a blistering run of An Evening With headline shows, unleashing three unrelenting hours of molten metal, raging pits, and life-affirming sing-alongs.
Fresh from levelling Bloodstock Open Air in August 2025 and continuing to support the release of their colossal new album “Unatøned”, the band will storm across the continent with no support, just pure, undiluted Machine Head all evening.
The UK leg takes in Glasgow, Manchester, Wolverhampton and London. Tickets go on sale Thursday 27th November at 9am local time from Live Nation and the band’s official website, here. Dates line up as follows.
European & UK Tour Dates 2026:
Apr 11th – Copenhagen, DK
Apr 13th – Hamburg, DE
Apr 15th – Warsaw, PL
Apr 17th – Zwickau, DE
Apr 18th – Berlin, DE
Apr 19th – Vienna, AT
Apr 20th – Munich, DE
Apr 22nd – Milan, IT
Apr 23rd – Marseille, FR
Apr 24th – Toulouse, FR
Apr 25th – Pamplona, ES
Apr 27th – Madrid, ES
Apr 28th – Lisbon, PT
Apr 29th – Malaga, ES
Apr 30th – Barcelona, ES
May 2nd – Paris, FR
May 3rd – Strasbourg, FR
May 4th – Saarbrücken, DE
May 6th – Ludwigsburg, DE
May 7th – Wiesbaden, DE
May 8th – Cologne, DE
May 9th – Fribourg, CH
May 11th – Tilburg, NL
May 12th – Brussels, BE
May 14th – Glasgow, UK
May 15th – Manchester, UK
May 16th – Wolverhampton, UK
May 17th – London, UK
The band’s mastermind, Robb Flynn, shares this message:
Head Cases,
I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a Machine Head show… a Machine Fuckin’ Head show.
People talk about the riffs, the circle pits, the sweat, the beers, the chaos—and yeah, all of that is part of who we are. It always has been.
But there’s something else.
Something I didn’t fully understand until years into doing this.
It’s the singing.
The way you take our songs… songs we wrote in a cold Oakland rehearsal room, in dark places, in moments of pain, struggle, or heartbreak—and you turn them into something bigger. Something yours.
I’ve stood on stages all over the world, guitar hanging off my shoulder, lights blinding my eyes, sweat dripping down my face… and then I hear it:
You. All of you. Singing louder than the PA. Singing like the song belongs to you—and it does.
That feeling… I can’t compare it to anything else in my life.
There was a show a while back—honestly, I can’t even remember what city it was—but during ‘Darkness Within’, the crowd came in so strong on that first line I actually stepped back from the mic. Just… let it happen. And as I listened, I felt something shift inside me. Like, this is why we’re here.
This connection.
This shared voice.
It’s not a performance anymore.
It becomes a conversation.
A communion.
And that’s why we’re doing this tour.
‘An Evening With Machine Head” — Europe / UK April & May 2026’
No openers.
No limits.
Just 3 hours of anthems, deep cuts, ragers & epics, the songs you’ve screamed so loud we could feel it in our bones.
I want these nights to feel like those rare shows where everything clicks and the world falls away. Where we can dig into the catalog, take our time, talk, play, improvise, go places we haven’t gone in years… or ever.
I want to see you jump until the floor shakes.
I want to hear those first words of ‘Halo’ explode like a war cry.
I want to hear that massive ‘Let freedom ring’ during ‘Davidian’ that rattles the walls.
I want to feel the whole room move as one.
These are the nights where the band and the fans become the same damn thing.
Pre-sale tickets start today.
I hope you’ll be there with us.
I hope you’ll bring your voice.
Because we’re going to need it.
With love, rage, and gratitude”.
Machine Head are currently less than one week away from igniting Australia, tearing through three An Evening With shows and three massive festivals. Aussie Head Cases – prepare to rage.
Australian Tour Dates 2025:
Nov 29th – Astor Theater, Perth
Dec 1st – The Station, Sunshine Coast
Dec 3rd – UC Refectory, Canberra
Dec 5th- Good Things, Melbourne
Dec 6th – Good Things, Sydney
Dec 7th – Good Things, Brisbane
Machine Head have sharpened their sound into its most direct and impactful form with the release of their eleventh album, “Unatøned”. The record – which is out now via Nuclear Blast Records – is a testament to momentum, an album honed to its sharpest edge, forged on creative discipline and the hunger to push forward. Machine Head remain as fierce, relevant, and unstoppable as ever.
Order & stream “Unatøned” here.
Line-up:
Robb Flynn – Vocals & Guitars
Jared MacEachern – Bass & Vocals
Reece Scruggs – Guitar
Matt Alston – Drums
