Sun, Mar 1 - Thu, Mar 12
The Blue Nowhere
Between The Buried And Me play mathcore, metalcore and progressive metal, anchoring this listing firmly in contemporary metal.
Metal Gigs in March 2026
Featuring between the buried and me, kim dracula, alter bridge, sevendust, daughtry, michael monroe, buckcherry, tjuvkoppla and more.
Sun, Mar 1, Mon, Mar 2
UK TOUR
Kim Dracula’s UK dates centre on alternative metal and screamo, with metal-driven sets across club venues.
Mon, Mar 2, Wed, Mar 4, Thu, Mar 5
WHAT LIES WITHIN TOUR
Alter Bridge and Sevendust deliver alternative metal and nu metal across the UK on the WHAT LIES WITHIN TOUR.
Tue, Mar 3, Wed, Mar 4, Sun, Mar 8
CO-HEADLINE TOUR 2026
Buckcherry bring heavy metal alongside hard rock, joined by Michael Monroe’s glam metal on the co-headline UK dates.
Fri, Mar 6, Sat, Mar 7
MONOCHROME
Grave Miasma, Coffin Mulch, Jaundice and Atomçk bring black, death and deathgrind metal to MONOCHROME.
Fri, Mar 6, Wed, Mar 25 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
COMING SOON
Metal and blackened death metal arrive with Gaerea’s September 2026 Brudenell Social Club date.
Sat, Mar 7 - The Dome London
EUROPEAN TOUR 2026
Omnium Gatherum, Fallujah and In Mourning bring death, melodic, technical and doom metal to The Dome date.
Sun, Mar 8 - The Forum Tunbridge Wells
The Fallout Tour 2026
Profiler bring nu metal, djent, metalcore and alternative metal alongside The Hara at The Forum Tunbridge Wells.
Wed, Mar 11, Fri, Mar 13, Sat, Mar 14
haunted house presents...
Grim Salvo’s nu metal sound anchors the heavier side of these haunted house presents UK shows.
Wed, Mar 11 - O2 Academy Islington London
DOMINATION TOUR 2026
Primal Fear’s heavy, power and speed metal leads this Domination Tour 2026 date with Ronnie Romero in support.
Fri, Mar 13 - Underworld London
Saor - Amidst The Ruins UK Tour
Saor and Cistvaen bring atmospheric black metal with folk metal touches to this Underworld London gig.
Fri, Mar 13 - Manchester O2 Apollo
GIPSY KINGS
This listing is not metal-focused; Gipsy Kings lead with flamenco, rumba and folk-rooted world music.
Fri, Mar 13 - Chalk Brighton
PARASITES & BUTTERFLIES UK & EU Headline Tour 2026
Metal-edged riffs from Nova Twins drive this CHALK Brighton bill with Venus Grrrls and Bex.
Fri, Mar 13 - Chalk Brighton
PARASITES & BUTTERFLIES
Metal-leaning riffs and nu metal energy from Nova Twins anchor the PARASITES & BUTTERFLIES date at CHALK.
Fri, Mar 13 - The Attic Leeds
BLACKBEARD'S TEA PARTY
Blackbeard's Tea Party fold folk metal into their folk rock sound at The Attic in Leeds.
Fri, Mar 13 - O'Rileys Hull
END OF WINTER TOUR
Silk Spinster deliver hard rock, heavy metal and NWOBHM alongside Autonym at O'Rileys on the End Of Winter Tour.
Fri, Mar 13 - Underworld London
SAOR Amidst The Ruins UK Tour
Saor and Cistvaen bring atmospheric black metal and folk-infused metal to Underworld London with Oakenthrone in support.
Sat, Mar 14 - Banshee Labyrinth Edinburgh
KAKIHARA
Kakihara channel hardcore power on a heavy Banshee Labyrinth bill with Hammer and support from Breathe Rust, Knife Off and Hidey Hidey.
Sat, Mar 14 - HRH Spring Break
SKYCLAD
Skyclad bring celtic metal, celtic rock and folk metal to UK stages with support from Trolød.
Sat, Mar 14 - The Snug Manchester
The Forensics
Isolation join dubstep producer Forensics at The Snug, bringing heavier edges alongside electronic weight.
Sat, Mar 14 - Tin Music Arts Coventry
Charles Dexter Ward & The Imagineers
Tellemahookah bring heavy stoner metal textures alongside Charles Dexter Ward And The Imagineers at THE TIN.
Sat, Mar 14 - Enginerooms Southampton
NOVA TWINS: PARASITES & BUTTERFLIES UK & EU Headline Tour 2016
Nova Twins’ alternative and nu metal edge leads this Enginerooms bill with Venus Grrrls and Bex.
Sun, Mar 15 - Underworld London
Song of Darkness Tour 2026
Leaves’ Eyes and Catalyst Crime bring gothic and symphonic metal to Underworld London on the Song of Darkness Tour 2026.
Mon, Mar 16 - THE BROOK Southampton
Crystal Lake & Miss May I
Miss May I, Great American Ghost and Ethereal load this Brook show with metalcore, hardcore punk and black metal.
Tue, Mar 17 - Nice N Sleazy Glasgow
Abyss
This listing is tagged metal but features Abyss, a German house and techno DJ.
Tue, Mar 17 - Sat, Mar 21
UK Tour
Abyss Dweller’s UK Tour sits on the metal page, including the Cruel and Unusual Fest date in March 2026.
Thu, Mar 19 - Tue, Mar 24
FIT FOR A KING: LONELY GOD EUROPEAN TOUR 2026
Fit For A King, Memphis May Fire and Bloodstained bring a heavy metal-rooted bill across these March 2026 UK dates.
Thu, Mar 19 - The Georgian Theatre Stockton-on-Tees
The Whitesnake Journey Story
Whitesnake thread heavier hard rock and glam edges into The Whitesnake Journey Story bill.
Tue, Mar 24 - Strange Brew Bristol
MADBALL
Madball’s beatdown hardcore and metalcore lead a heavy bill at Strange Brew with Born From Pain, Last Wishes and Vengeance.
Fri, Mar 27 - The Lantern Bristol
MISTY IN ROOTS 50th ANNIVERSARY
These gigs centre on Misty In Roots performing roots reggae, sitting outside metal but relevant across heavier line-ups.
Sat, Mar 28 - The Underworld London
gridiron
Gridiron’s groove metal and beatdown hardcore lead a heavy metal bill at The Underworld with Missing Link and Sahulistoria.
Sat, Mar 28 - The Sussex Arms East Grinstead
Reminiscent LIVE
Reminiscent play Chilean doom and death metal, anchoring this listing firmly in the metal realm.
Sun, Mar 29 - The Fulford Arms York
P.A.K (Punk Ass Kids)
Death By Horse and black metal outfit Borgia bring a heavy metal-led bill to The Fulford Arms.
Sun, Mar 29 - Anvil Bournemouth
ID3NTITY 2026 UK TOUR
W.a.s.p. bring glam and heavy metal to The Anvil with support from Pulverise and Regional One.