NOV 16
Pain of Truth + Madball + Rotting Out + 2 more
Pain of Truth's North America 2026 run hits Miami with a stacked hardcore support bill.
Where heavy metal is economic development.
Where heavy metal is economic development.
The Music Cities™ makes the case for the cultural and economic value of heavy metal by giving visibility to the bands and scenes that deserve it. This is the calendar we actually follow: Florida’s metal venues, the Japanese watch list, marquee festivals and new releases. Last updated Nov 15, 2026.
Three shows in ten weeks, two of them forty-eight hours apart with the same five bands and the same running order. What is left to vary is the room — Wacken, Fort Lauderdale, St. Petersburg.
Read the review →Where we go next. Two weeks across Japan this November — four metal show nights from Tokyo to Kawasaki.
The high-priority shows we're actually building around — marquee acts, confirmed field trips, the ones worth planning your week around.
Pain of Truth's North America 2026 run hits Miami with a stacked hardcore support bill.
Prog-metal headliner with Ne Obliviscaris and Greyhaven. Strongest metal booking on the Jannus fall calendar.
Co-headline run with Hippie Death Cult opening. Announced late August; this is the tour closer and the only Florida stop — panhandle, so a longer haul than the usual I-4 corridor dates.
DragonForce — Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary Tour 2026
DragonForce — Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary Tour 2026
Founding UK punk act, still touring. Rare Florida stop.
Across every bucket, soonest first. Use the bucket pages for the full lists.
Japan trip, Nov 2026. Doors 6:00 PM. Optional — only if time allows after HAGANE (Kawasaki) earlier the same day.
Tickets: https://livepocket.jp/e/strikeback My Livepocket account (tickets live here): https://livepocket.jp/mytop
UK progressive sludge-metal trio Urne headline The Dome, Tufnell Park with The Grey and Moon Reaper. Early 18:30 start.
EMNW album tour — Yogibo HOLY MOUNTAIN, Osaka. Sunday, November 15, 2026. Listing: https://www.bandsintown.com/EMNW
Pain of Truth and Madball on the Vans Warped Tour Orlando bill, Camping World Stadium campus. Sun Nov 15 2026 (festival runs Nov 14–15).
SiM — HOOMAN AFTER ALL world tour, North American leg. Tickets: https://tix.soundrink.com/tours/sim
Artist: Mayto (guitar) — former HAGANE guitarist, now with HIZAKI's band and supporting Little Lilith, plus her own solo shows. Event: LOAD THE WORLD Venue: Shibuya CYCLONE, Tokyo, Japan Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026 — open 12:00, start 12:30 Tickets: VIP ¥10,000 / general…
ZILQY — Birth of Riot tour night 2. Fukuoka INSA in Fukuoka, Japan. Show date: Nov 15 2026.
Pain of Truth's North America 2026 run hits Miami with a stacked hardcore support bill.
Each tile is its own page — bucket, count, and the editorial scope behind it.
Deep-dive pages for specific trips and festivals. Hand-built briefs beyond the calendar.
