Babymetal announced as support on leg of Red Hot Chili Peppers' U.S. tour

January 5, 2017

After having toured the UK together, Japanese wunderkinds Babymetal have been announced as support for a leg of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' upcoming U.S. tour.

Check out the list of cities and dates below!

Following their UK tour with Red Hot Chili Peppers, the group will be supporting Metallica in Seoul, South Korea on Jan. 11 and Guns N’ Roses in Japan at the end of this month. Check out the dates here.

Last year was a big year for Babymetal. The group released their sophomore album, Metal Resistance, in April 2016 via Sony/RAL. They also performed with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford at the 2016 APMAs. Check out the video below!

This string of U.S. dates follow Babymetal’s UK run with Red Hot Chili Peppers in December.

How stoked are you to catch Babymetal with Red Hot Chili Peppers? Let us know in the comments!

Tour dates:
Wednesday, April 12^th – Washington, D.C. – Verizon Center
Friday, April 14^th – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
Saturday, April 15^th– Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
Sunday, April 17^th – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Arena
Wednesday, April 19^th – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
Saturday, April 22^nd – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Center
Monday, April 24^th – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veteran's Memorial Arena
Wednesday, 26^th – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Thursday, April 27^th – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Saturday, 29^th – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena