The Liverpool alternative metal architects are officially ending their six-year studio drought with a full-scale continental offensive. Just 24 hours after shattering the internet with the announcement of their new album A Stranger to You and the brutal new single “Revenant,” Loathe has confirmed a 19-city North American headlining tour for Fall 2026.
Flanked by the hazy, shoegaze-grunge of Fleshwater and the abrasive noise-rock of Prostitute, this run is positioned to be the definitive heavy tour of the season. If you thought the band was moving slow, the “Stranger” era is officially moving at breakneck speed.
Loathe Fall 2026 North American Tour: The Cheat Sheet
- The Tour: A 19-city headlining trek in support of the new album A Stranger to You.
- The Dates: Kicks off September 19 in Royal Oak, MI, and wraps October 13 in San Francisco.
- The Supporting Acts: Fleshwater (on the heels of their Coachella 2026 sets) and Prostitute (Mute Records’ noise-rock provocateurs).
- The Ticket Drop: General on-sale begins this Friday, May 1, at 10 a.m. local time.
- The Album: A Stranger to You drops July 17, 2026, via SharpTone Records.
Yesterday’s Shockwave: The Stranger is Revealed
If you missed our coverage yesterday, Loathe finally ended over half a decade of silence by announcing their third full-length album, “A Stranger to You.” The announcement came alongside the release of “Revenant,” a track that features a devastating collaboration with Jami Morgan and Eric “Shade” Balderose of Nowhere2run (formerly of Code Orange).
The album—engineered, produced, and mixed by the band’s own Erik Bickerstaffe—is already being hailed as a generational shift for the band. But while yesterday was about the sound, today is about the spectacle. This newly announced Fall tour marks the first time North American fans will experience the “Stranger” era in a live setting.
The Support: Shoegaze Sludge and Noise-Rock Chaos
Loathe has a reputation for curated support slots that push the boundaries of “metal,” and this lineup is their most experimental yet.
- Fleshwater: Following their sold-out co-headlining tour with Julie and two massive sets at Coachella 2026, Fleshwater is currently the hottest name in the “grunge-gaze” revival. Their sophomore LP, 2000: In Search of the Endless Sky, has cemented them as the perfect sonic companion to Loathe’s atmospheric heavy.
- Prostitute: Coming out of Dearborn, Michigan, this quintet recently signed to the legendary Mute Records. Their debut album, Attempted Martyr, is a surgical excavation of noise-rock fury. Expect their live set to be a “psychotic orgy of violence” that sets a high bar for the evening.
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Loathe North America Tour Dates 2026
Featuring Fleshwater and Prostitute:
- 09/19 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
- 09/20 – Toronto, ON – History
- 09/22 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
- 09/23 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
- 09/24 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
- 09/25 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
- 09/27 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
- 09/28 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
- 09/29 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
- 09/30 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
- 10/02 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
- 10/03 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
- 10/04 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
- 10/06 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
- 10/07 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
- 10/09 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
- 10/10 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
- 10/11 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
- 10/13 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
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The Static & The Signal
After selling out a 2025 US tour without a single new note of music, Loathe is now entering their “Final Boss” era. With A Stranger to You arriving in July and this massive routing in September, the band is effectively claiming 2026 as their own. Given the limited capacity of some of these venues—like the Brooklyn Paramount and the Hollywood Palladium—the Friday 10 a.m. ticket drop is expected to be a bloodbath. If you aren’t at your computer the second they go live, you might be looking at the “Stranger” from the outside.
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