Metal Gigs from May 2026

Featuring pixies, skunk anansie, plini, sungazer, good charlotte, sublime, taking back sunday, bury tomorrow and more.

Metal fans get a nu metal edge from Skunk Anansie within Bearded Theory’s broader alternative and punk rock line-up at Catton Park.

Progressive metal and djent from Plini drive this May 2026 UK run, with Sungazer adding electronic and jazz fusion.

Bury Tomorrow and President bring melodic metalcore, nu metal and thrash metal to the line-ups.

Neighbourhood Weekender’s Victoria Park line-up centres on indie, rock and pop rather than metal.

Black Label Society and Venom Inc. bring heavy metal and groove metal to O2 Academy Glasgow on 28 May 2026.

Industrial project Doubting Thomas bring heavy, metal-adjacent electronics to Shynefest 2026 at Merrist Wood College.

Shynefest 2026 at Merrist Wood College focuses on rock, pop and grunge rather than metal.

Metal-leaning heaviness appears via Knocked Loose’s metalcore on the third Primavera Sound ’26 date.

Ant-trouble headline a metal gig at The Bongo Club Edinburgh on 5 June 2026.

North West Calling 2026 brings The Exploited’s crossover thrash and metal-edged hardcore to Manchester Academy.

Metal fans can catch Ant-trouble bringing heavy sounds to P J Molloys on 6 June 2026.