SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE HATEBREED, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, DECAPITATED, AND EMPLOYED TO SERVE. DATES MARK THE BAND’S FIRST HEADLINE TOUR HERE IN SIX YEARSNEW ALBUM ‘THIS CONSEQUENCE‘ OUT NOW VIA METAL BLADE.
Three-time Grammy-nominated metalcore titans and platinum-selling band KILLSWITCH ENGAGE — Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums — have announced a long-awaited, headlining return to the UK & mainland Europe with what’s sure to be one of the premiere metal line-ups this year.
For the UK & IRISH dates, the line-up will be: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, HATEBREED, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, and DECAPITATED.
For the EU dates, the line-up will be: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, DECAPITATED, and EMPLOYED TO SERVE.
The tour comprises 25 dates over 2 legs from September – December 2025, kicking off in Lisbon and wrapping up in Helsinki, and includes a stop at London’s OVO Arena Wembley.
One of the most influential bands in modern metal, the trek will see KILLSWITCH ENGAGE dominate stages performing fan favourites and deep cuts from across their 25-year discography, as well as new songs from their widely praised, recently released album This Consequence.
Known for their explosive live performances and genre-defining sound, this is not one to miss!
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach enthuses,“I am very eager to get to share the stage with top tier bands like Decapitated, Hatebreed, Fit For An Autopsy, and Employed To Serve! This is a monster of a line up and an opportunity to play some of these new songs as well as a solid mix from our catalogue!
Headlining over in Europe and the UK is well overdue as it’s been about 6 years since we last were able to do this!
I am certain this will be a tour that will absolutely turn heads and make for some great memories!”
Tickets and VIP packages are on general sale now, get them here.
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ON TOUR:
Leg 1:
Mon 29th Sep – POR – LISBON LAV
Wed 1st Oct – SPA – MADRID La Riviera
Thu 2nd Oct – SPA – BARCELONA Razzmatazz
Sat 4th Oct – ITA – MILAN Fabrique
Sun 5th Oct – SWI – ZURICH Halle 622
Mon 6th Oct – FRA – PARIS Bataclan
Wed 8th Oct – UK – WOLVERHAMPTON Civic Hall
Thu 9th Oct – UK – MANCHESTER Manchester Academy
Sat 11th Oct – UK – NEWCASTLE NX
Sun 12th Oct – UK – CARDIFF Depot
Mon 13th Oct – UK – LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Wed 15th Oct – SCO – GLASGOW O2 Academy
Fri 17th Oct – UK – LONDON OVO Wembley Arena
Sun 19th Oct – UK – BELFAST Telegraph Building
Mon 20th Oct – IRE – DUBLIN National Stadium
Leg 2:
Thu 20th Nov – GER – COLOGNE Palladium
Fri 21st Nov – GER – LUDWIGSBURG MHP Arena
Sat 22nd Nov – GER – BERLIN Columbiahalle
Mon 24th Nov – CZE – PRAGUE SasaZu
Tue 25th Nov – GER – LEIPZIG Haus Auensee
Thu 27th Nov – GER – HAMBURG Sporthalle
Fri 28th Nov – DEN – COPENHAGEN Amager Bio
Sat 29th Nov – SWE – STOCKHOLM Fallan
Mon 1st Dec – NOR – OSLO Sentrum Scene
Wed 3rd Dec – FIN – HELSINKI House of Culture Last week, EU tourmates Employed To Serve shared new single “Whose Side Are You On?“, featuring guest vocals from none other than Jesse Leach. Watch the video for that track here.
ABOUT KILLSWITCH ENGAGE:
Killswitch Engage first shook the structure of heavy music upon climbing out of snowy industrialised Western Massachusetts in 2000. A musical outlier, the band pioneered a union of thrashed-out European guitar pyrotechnics, East Coast hardcore spirit, on-stage hijinks, and enlightened lyricism that set the pace for what the turn-of-the-century deemed heavy.
2002’s Alive Or Just Breathing became avowed as a definitive album, being named among “The Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the Decade” by Decibel and celebrated by everyone from Metal Hammer to Revolver. Not only did they bust open the floodgates for dozens to follow, but they also garnered three GRAMMY® Award nominations in the category of “Best Metal Performance” in 2005, 2014, and 2019, a gold certification for The End of Heartache [2004], and a platinum certification for As Daylight Dies[2006].
The group landed three consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Top 200 with Killswitch Engage [2009], Disarm The Descent [2013], and their career high best bow at #6 with Incarnate [2016]. The latter two releases, along with 2019’s Atonement, would also both capture #1 on the Top Rock Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums US charts. Not just US but just global chart smashers, 2025’s This Consequence propelled them once again into the #1 spot in the UK Top Rock & Metal chart too.
The band’s total streams are nearing 3 billion to date, while they’ve remained consummate road warriors who’ve sold out countless headline tours and have shared stages with everyone from Iron Maiden to Slipknot to Slayer to My Chemical Romance to Mastodon to Parkway Drive, which is a testament to their ability to cross genres and appeal to all fans of hard rock. KsE have remained a featured attraction at every major North American and European festival through the years. Their headline set at the UK’s Bloodstock Festival in 2024 was a dazzling and ferocious sight to behold. The band are celebrating an impressive 25-year career as one of the most vital and genre-defining bands of the ’00s and continue their incredible legacy today.
