Armored Saint will join Metal Church for a North American co-headlining tour this fall. The Metal Saint Tour 2026 will commence on Nov. 2 in San Juan Capistrano, California, and run through Nov. 21 in Agoura Hills, California. Support will be provided by LiveKill.
“Two classic metal bands from the ‘80s on tour together doing headline sets and both with brand-new, awesome records out [Armored Saint with ‘Emotion Factory Reset’ and Metal Church with ‘Dead to Rights’],” Armored Saint vocalist John Bush said. “If you call yourself a metalhead and you don’t come to this show when we roll into your town, you better have a damn good excuse. AS and MC. Let’s do this!”
Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof said: “It’s incredibly exciting to be getting back on the road with our friends and an honor to be sharing the stage with one of America’s finest metal bands! Definitely a show you won’t want to miss!”
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday, May 29, with VIP upgrades available at https://nationalactsvip.com/armoredsaint.
Tour dates:
11/02/2026 Coach House – San Juan Capistrano, CA
11/03/2026 The Glass House – Pomona, CA
11/04/2026 The Nile – Phoenix, AZ
11/06/2026 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
11/07/2026 Sunshine Studios – Colorado Springs, CO
11/08/2026 The Federal – Denver, CO
11/10/2026 Neurolux – Boise, ID
11/11/2026 The Newberry – Great Falls, MT
11/13/2026 Dantes – Portland, OR
11/14/2026 Redwood Theater – Bremerton, WA
11/15/2026 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC
11/17/2026 Great America Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
11/18/2026 Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA
11/19/2026 The Whisky – Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2026 Observatory North San Diego – San Diego, CA
11/21/2026 Canyon Club – Agoura Hills, CA
Additionally, Armored Saint has performances confirmed throughout the spring and summer months both stateside and abroad, including a special meet-and-greet at Grill ‘Em All in Long Beach, California. Set to take place on May 28, the event is in celebration of the band’s “Emotional Factory Reset” full-length, released last week on Metal Blade Records (preview/purchase here). The night will feature photo opps, raffles, Armored Saint-inspirited fries and more.
Tour dates:
5/28/2026 Grill ‘Em All – Long Beach, CA * Meet-and-Greet Event *
6/06/2026 Milwaukee Metalfest @ The Rave/Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI
7/30/2026 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK with Metal Church
7/31/2026 Skogsrojet Festival – Rejmyre, SE
8/01/2026 Pustervik – Gothenburg, SE with Testament, Metal Church
8/02/2026 Mejeriet – Lund, SE * with Testament, Metal Church
8/05/2026 Brutal Assault – Jaroměř, CZ
8/07/2026 Alcatraz Festival – Dessel, BE
8/08/2026 Poppodium Boerderij – Zoetermeer, NL *Armored Saint headline show
8/09/2026 Keep It True Legions – Geiselwind, DE
8/11/2026 Progresja – Warsaw, PL with Savatage, Nevermore
8/12/2026 Collosseum – Kosice, SK with Vio-Lence
8/13/2026 Klub Studio – Krakow, PL with Testament, Metal Church
8/29/2026 Stonedead Festival – Newark, UK
