GWAR 40th anniversary tour: Dates, presale, venues, & all you need to know

The GWAR 40th anniversary tour will run from May 16, 2025, to June 17, 2025, in venues across the United States. The new shows will feature special guests, Aether Realm, Toxic Holocaust, EYEHATEGOD, Tracheotomy, and Arch Enemy. The tour will be held concurrently with the band's joint tour with Static X which was previously announced.

Artist presale for these shows is currently ongoing. A Live Nation pre-sale will follow on February 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time. General on-sale will follow on February 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

GWAR announced the new shows of the tour via a post on their official Instagram page on February 18, 2025:

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GWAR 40th anniversary tour dates and venues

The dates and venues for GWAR 40th anniversary tour are given below:

• May 16, 2025 – Columbia, South Carolina at The Senate
• May 17, 2025 – Lexington, Kentucky at Manchester Music Hall
• May 18, 2025 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Milwaukee Metal Fest
• May 19, 2025 – Columbia, Missouri at The Blue Note
• May 20, 2025 – Memphis, Tennessee at Minglewood Hall
• May 21, 2025 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana at Chelsea’s Live
• May 22, 2025 – Austin, Texas at RADIO/EAST
• June 20, 2025 – Pensacola, Florida at Vinyl Music Hall
• June 21, 2025 – Pelham, Tennessee at The Caverns

As mentioned above, GWAR is going on a North American tour with Static X, Dope, and A Killer's Confession titled, the 'Machines Vs. Monsters' Tour. The dates and venues for this tour are all listed below:

• May 24, 2025 – Albuquerque, New Mexico at Revel Entertainment Center
• May 26, 2025 – Wichita, Kansas at Cotillion
• May 27, 2025 – Des Moines, Iowa at Val Air Ballroom
• May 28, 2025 – St. Louis, Missouri at The Pageant
• May 30, 2025 – Minneapolis, Minnesota at The Fillmore Minneapolis
• May 31, 2025 – Davenport, Iowa at Capitol Theatre
• June 1, 2025 – Grand Rapids, Michigan at GLC Live at 20 Monroe
• June 3, 2025 – Indianapolis, Indiana at Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
• June 4, 2025 – Ft Wayne, Indiana at Clyde Theatre
• June 5, 2025 – Wheeling, West Virginia at Capitol Theatre
• June 7, 2025 – Wallingford, Connecticut at The Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theater
• June 8, 2025 – Buffalo, New York at Buffalo RiverWorks
• June 9, 2025 – Toronto, Ontario at History
• June 10, 2025 – Montreal, Quebec at MTELUS
• June 11, 2025 – Hampton Beach, New Hampshire at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
• June 14, 2025 – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at House of Blues
• June 15, 2025 – Raleigh, North Carolina at The Ritz
• June 17, 2025 – Kansas City, Missouri at Grinder’s
• June 18, 2025 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at The Criterion

Aside from these shows, GWAR will also perform at the Sonic Temple Festival on May 11, 2025, and at the Welcome to Rockville Festival on May 15, 202,5 before they embark on the new anniversary tour.

GWAR are celebrating turning 40, which they did in 2024, having been formed in 1984. The band currently consists of Mike Derks, Brad Roberts, Matt Maguire, Bob Gorman, Michael Bishop, Casey Orr, and Tommy Meehan. The band released their latest album, The New Dark Ages, back in 2022.

GWAR is best known for their albums, Scumdogs of the Universe, and America Must Be Destroyed, which were released on January 8, 1990, and on March 31, 1992, respectively.