Babymetal, Halestorm & Violent Vira at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Babymetal World Tour 2026

Get yourselves ready for BABYMETAL, coming to North America for their biggest tour yet. All the way from Tokyo, Japan, the kawaii metal band is ready to sing, dance, and rock out as they share their biggest hits and new music from their recent album "Metal Forth". Featuring Suzuka Nakamoto as Su-metal for lead vocals, Moa Kikuchi as Moametal for backing vocals, and Momoko Okazaki as Momometal on backing vocals as well, these rockhead ladies are down to serve high energies through infectious beats that they've been known for since 2010. 

This night at Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion will feature Halestorm & Violent Vira as special guests.

About Babymetal

Formed in Tokyo in 2010, Babymetal was created by fusing heavy metal and Japanese idol genres. They started off as a sub-unit of the idol group Sakura Gakuin, featuring school-aged members who take off once they graduate. In 2013, the band became independent after Nakamoto's graduation from Sakura Gakuin. While they made strong waves in Japan, majority of their tours also took place in Europe and the Americas, marking their global domination in the unqiue genre. With five albums to their name, they never stop rocking out and serving Kawaii metal energies.

Back in January 2013, Babymetal released their major record label debut with "Ijime, Dame, Zettai". Selling over 19,000 copies in its first week and debuting at #6 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, they made it known that they're serious about rockin' it out to metal bangers. Since then, they've attracted millions of fans around the world. Their biggest hits include "Megitsune", "Road of Resistance", "Starlight", "Distortion", "Pa Pa Ya!!" feat F. Hero, "Ratatata" with Electric Callboy, "My Queen" feat Spiritbox, and more.

Critics have become drawn to their unique tracks and image, offering a different taste of metal music to listeners around the world. "For those of us whose musical tastes fall somewhere in the middle, Babymetal is kind of like a magical, leather-clad, fire-breathing, sonic unicorn," said The Daily Dot.

Meanwhile, The Guardian elaborates on a 'Eureka!' moment that probably caused this band's existence, "realised that Japanese audiences were certain to unquestioningly embrace such a seemingly incongruous mish-mash of cutting-edge musical ideas."

Fellow artists have also shared their thoughts about the group,. with Rob Halford from Judas Priest declaring that "Babymetal is the future of metal". Meanwhile, Rob Zombie took responded to divisive comments from fans after a photo with Babymetal, sharing that "These three girls had more energy than 90 percent of the bands we play with".

Ready to rock out to their hits? If this is your first time catching a Babymetal performance, you're definitely in for a wild night. High-energy singing, dancing, and rockin' metal waves, it's all coming to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion as Babymetal goes all out. Book those tickets now!