Sat, Oct 10 - Nice N Sleazy Glasgow
Ripcord Fest 2
Mastiff’s sludge-weighted heaviness and The Grey’s doom metal side anchor Ripcord Fest 2 firmly in the metal realm.
Metal Gigs from September 2026
Featuring mastiff, the grey, humanity's last breath, vildhjarta, crystal lake, fear factory, the haunted, electric eel shock and more.
Sat, Oct 10 - Bread Shed Manchester
Humanity's Last Breath
Humanity's Last Breath and Vildhjarta deliver djent, progressive metal and thall intensity at The Bread Shed in Manchester.
Sat, Oct 10 - O2 Forum Kentish Town London
Fear Factory
Fear Factory lead an industrial and alternative metal show at O2 Forum Kentish Town with Crystal Lake in support.
Sat, Oct 10 - Slay Glasgow
The Haunted
Swedish groove metal band The Haunted headline this metal gig at Slay in Glasgow.
Sat, Oct 10 - Audio Glasgow
Electric Eel Shock
Electric Eel Shock’s blend of metal, garage rock and j-rock lands at Audio in Glasgow.
Sun, Oct 11, Mon, Oct 12
Alice Cooper - Devil on my Shoulder Book Tour
Alice Cooper adds glam metal edge to his classic rock-focused Devil on my Shoulder Book Tour UK theatre run.
Sun, Oct 11 - Wolverhampton University at The Civic Hall
Amon Amarth - The Allfather Awakens: Europe & UK 2026
Amon Amarth, Orbit Culture and Soilwork bring death, melodic death, viking and groove metal to three UK dates in October 2026.
Sun, Oct 11, Mon, Oct 12
don broco UNITED KINGDOM 2026 NIGHTMARE TRIPPING
Metal edges appear as Don Broco thread metalcore into their UK Nightmare Tripping live shows.
Sun, Oct 11 - The Meadows
Collective Effort Fest 2026
Car Bomb and Seven Crimson Suns anchor the metal-heavy closing night of Collective Effort Fest 2026.
Sun, Oct 11, Mon, Oct 12
don broco UNITED KINGDOM 2026 NIGHTMARE TRIPPING
These Don Broco shows lean into metal via their metalcore side, adding weight to the alternative rock-focused UK run.
Sun, Oct 11 - O2 Forum Kentish Town London
O2 Forum Kentish Town
Metal and industrial metal at O2 Forum Kentish Town include Fear Factory’s October 2026 date and Creeper’s gothic punk.
Sun, Oct 11 - DIGITAL Newcastle upon Tyne
Boris / Planning for Burial
Boris and Planning For Burial deliver a heavy bill of doom metal, drone metal and post-metal at Digital.
Sun, Oct 11 - The Star and Garter Manchester
Electric Eel Shock
Electric Eel Shock’s "Heavy Metal Black Belt" era metal riffs hit The Star and Garter in Manchester.
Sun, Oct 11 - Exeter Phoenix
John 5
John 5 delivers instrumental alternative and industrial-leaning metal guitar at Exeter Phoenix with bluegrass and country twists.
Mon, Oct 12 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
COMING SOON
Metal and blackened death metal arrive with Gaerea’s September 2026 Brudenell Social Club date.
Mon, Oct 12 - O2 Academy Leeds
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Metal and metalcore at O2 Academy Leeds comes from Beartooth’s opening night on 5 October 2026.
Mon, Oct 12 - Rescue Rooms Nottingham
Humanity's Last Breath
Metal-focused bill as Humanity's Last Breath play Rescue Rooms with djent and progressive metal support from Vildhjarta.