In a press release today, it was announced that the Swedish band Avatar will be hitting the road this April on their “Don’t Go In The Forest ’26” tour. The North America tour starts April 16, 2026, in Sacramento, CA and is scheduled to run until May 20, 2026 in Hampton Beach, NH. Along the way, Avatar will be stopping at Welcome to Rockville on May 9, 2026 and Sonic Temple Weekend on May 17, 2026.
As to why the band is returning to the United States, vocalist Johannes Eckerstrom said this in a statement:
“USA. It started off innocently enough. Hiking along on a trail. Sunny. Pleasant. Safe. Then night came, and the trail slowly faded. You can’t go back, as you don’t know where you came from. You don’t even dare to turn around, as you can feel someone, or something, watching. What you were, all the way back in the warm embrace of civilization, doesn’t matter. Here. it’s just you and the trees.”
Touring with Avatar will be the bands Fleshgod Apocalypse and Frozen Soul.
Tickets will be available starting January 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time) at the band’s website, avatarmetal.com.
AVATAR ON TOUR:
(With Special Guests Fleshgod Apocalypse and Frozen Soul)
04/16 — Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24
04/17 — Los Angeles, CA @ Novo
04/19 — Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater
04/20 — Albuquerque, NM @ Revel
04/22 — San Antonio, TX @ Aztec
04/23 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Criterion
04/25 — Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha
04/26 — Des Moines, IA @ Val Air
04/28 — Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
04/29 — Moline, IL @ The Rust Belt
04/30 — Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe
05/01 — Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club Stage
05/02 — Fort Wayne, IN @ The Clyde
05/04 — Huntsville, AL @ VBC Mars Music Hall
05/05 — Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
05/06 — Knoxville, TN @ Mill & Mine
05/07 — Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
05/09 — Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville*
05/10 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
05/12 — Richmond, VA @ The National
05/13 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
05/15 — New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
05/16 — Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Riverworks
05/17 — Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Weekend*
05/19 — Wallingford, CT @ The Dome
05/20 — Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino
*= Festival
INTERNATIONAL TOURING SET THROUGH 2026, INCLUDING DATES SUPPORTING METALLICA
