As metal concerts are starting to be announced again I’ll be listing them here. Please send info on any that aren’t listed to DCHeavyMetal@Gmail.com
June 2022
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Knoll, Castle Freak, Fear of God
Venue: Holy Frijoles (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Knoll
Event Name:
Maryland Doom Fest 2022
Bands: Coven, Apostle of Solitude, Zed, Black Sabbitch, Heavy Temple, Orodruin, The Age of Truth, Problem with Dragons, Black Road, Dust Prophet, Ol Time Moonshine, High Priestess, Wrath of Typhon, Bone Church, Thunderbird Divine, Atomic Motel, Byrgan, Faces of Bayou, Horseburner, Crystal Spiders, Helgamite, Shadow Witch, Strange Highways, Formula 400, Fellowcraft, Tines, Judus Valley Kings, The Stone Eye, Crowhunter, Lost Breed, Caustic Casanova, Coma Hole, Wizzerd, Mythosphere, Horehound, Bloodshot, Noble Soul, Faith in Jane, Future Projector, Dead East Garden, Ritual Earth, Grave Next Door, Foghound, Hot Raw, Flummor
Venue: Cafe 611 (Frederick, MD)
Date: Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 thru Sunday, June 26th, 2022
The Facebook event page for this festival is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#MarylandDoomFest
Check out Heavy Metal Parking Lot:
Bands: Judas Priestess
Venue: Songbyrd Music House (NoMa NE Washington DC)
Date: Friday, June 24th, 2022
Details: Raise a beer (or two) and celebrate the 35th anniversary of the cult film phenomenon, Heavy Metal Parking Lot! The evening will feature a screening of the documentary, followed by a discussion with the film’s creators, Jeff Krulik and John Heyn. The excitement continues with a performance by JUDAS PRIESTESS, the world’s only all-female tribute to Judas Priest!
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#HeavyMetalParkingLot
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Hush, Cowardice, Foehammer, Et Mors
Venue: Atlas Brew Works (Ivy City NE Washington DC)
Show moved to DC Brau brewery – 3178-B Bladensburg Rd NE, Washington, DC 20018
Date: Saturday, June 25th, 2022
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Hush
Check out the headliner:
Bands: The Acacia Strain, I Am, 156/Silence, Granite State
Venue: Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Sunday, June 26th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#TheAcaciaStrain
July 2022
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Bat, Total Maniac, Ninth Realm
Venue: The Runaway (Brookland NE Washington DC)
Date: Friday, July 1st, 2022
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Bat
Check out the headliner:
Bands: No/Más, Sissy Spacek Ensemble
Venue: Pie Shop (H St Corridor NE Washington DC)
Date: Friday, July 8th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#NoMas
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Seasick Gladiator, Severed Satellites
Venue: DC Brau (NE Washington DC) – Outdoor Show
Date: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 – Matinee show 2pm – 5pm
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
FREE SHOW
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#BrauBeat
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Rings of Saturn, Extortionist, Distinguisher, Matt Miller
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Monday, July 11th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#RingsofSaturn
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Ectovoid, Night Hag, Desolus
Venue: The Runaway (Brookland NE Washington DC)
Date: Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Ectovoid
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Steve Von Till (of Neurosis), Helen Money
Venue: DC9 (U St Corridor NW Washington DC)
Date: Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#SteveVonTill
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Neolithic, Ninth Realm, Pilau, Kontusion
Venue: Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, July 15th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Neolithic
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Murdersome, Wythersake, Traitor, Ninth Realm
Venue: Atlas Brew Works (Ivy City NE Washington DC)
Show moved to DC Brau brewery – 3178-B Bladensburg Rd NE, Washington, DC 20018
Date: Saturday, July 16th, 2022
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
$15 at the door
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Murdersome
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Darkest Hour, Zao, Bloodlet
Venue: Black Cat (U St Corridor NW Washington DC)
Date: Saturday, July 16th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#DarkestHour
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Left to Die (Death cover band), Skeletal Remains, Mortuous, Perpetuated
Venue: Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Saturday, July 16th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#LeftToDie
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Devil Master, The Lousy, Kontusion, Ztuped
Venue: Songbyrd (Union Market NE Washington DC)
Date: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#DevilMaster
Freaks On Parade Tour Promo Video:
Bands: Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, Static-X, Powerman 5000
Venue: Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow, VA)
Date: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#RobZombie
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Decrepit Birth, Pathology, Unmerciful, Stabbing
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#DecrepitBirth
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Coheed and Cambria, Dance Gavin Dance, Mothica
Venue: The Anthem (The Wharf SW Washington DC)
Date: Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#CoheedAndCambria
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Imperial Triumphant, Cemetery Piss, Geneveive
Venue: Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, July 29th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#ImperialTriumphant
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Sacrificial Blood, The Day of the Beast, Atomic Cretins, Mortal Ground, False Church
Venue: Pie Shop (H St Corridor NE Washington DC)
Date: Saturday, July 30th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#SacrificialBlood
August 2022
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Rage Against The Machine, Run The Jewels
Venue: Capital One Arena (China Town NW Washington DC)
Date: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 and Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022
Rescheduled tour for 2020, previous tickets still honored
The venue’s event page for night one is here
The Facebook event page for night one is here
The venue’s event page for night two is here
The Facebook event page for night two is here
Get tickets to night one here
Get tickets to night two here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#RATM
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Polyphia
Venue: Rams Head Live (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Polyphia
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Goatwhore, Incantation, Bewitcher, Caveman Cult, Yatra
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Thursday, August 4th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Goatwhore
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Cave In, Author & Punisher
Venue: Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Thursday, August 4th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#CaveIn
Event name: Death of Summer
Bands: Vivisect, Sickbay, Mutalation Barbeque, Bound By The Grave, Ground Sweat, Coronary Thrombosis, Cranial Damage, Intimidation Display, Gross, Duress, Squashed Beef, Red Brick, Verminoth
Venue: The Depot (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, August 5th, thru Saturday, August 6th, 2022
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#DeathOfSummer
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Elder, Ruby the Hatchet, Dreadnought
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Saturday, August 6th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Elder
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Internal Bleeding, Brick by Brick, Scissorfist, Under the Pier, Born of Plagues
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, August 12th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#InternalBleeding
Check out this tour promo video:
Bands: Anthrax, Black Label Society, Hatebreed
Venue: Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Thursday, August 18th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Anthrax
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Sekengard, Dzo-nga, Goblin Hovel, Primeval Well, Wythersake, Forever Autumn, StumpTail
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Saturday, August 20th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#MFFVI
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Monolord, Dorthia Cottrell
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Thursday, August 25th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Monolord
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Moonspell, Swallow the Sun, Witherfell
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, August 26th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Moonspell
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Rottrevore, Ritual Mass, Vaamatar, Left Cross
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Sunday, August 28th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Rottrevore
Check out the headliner:
Bands: At The Gates, Municipal Waste, Enforced
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Monday, August 29th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#AtTheGates
September 2022
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Apocalyptica, Wheel, Leprous
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, September 9th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Apocalyptica
Check out the headliner:
Bands: In Flames, Fit for an Autopsy, Orbit Culture, Vended
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Saturday, September 10th, 2022
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#InFlames
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth, The Hu, Fire from the Gods
Venue: Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow, VA)
Date: Saturday, September 10th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#FFDP
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Baroness, Suicide Silence
Venue: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (UMBC campus, Baltimore, MD)
Date: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#LambOfGod
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Lacuna Coil, Butcher Babies, Uncured, Lions at the Gate
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Thursday, September 15th, 2022
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#LacunaCoil
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Clutch, Helmet, Quicksand, JD Pinkus
Venue: Hammerjacks (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Saturday, September 17th, 2022
More info soon!
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Clutch
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Meshuggah, Converge, Torche
Venue: Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022
This is the make up date for the 2/23/2022 show which was postponed. Tickets from that date will still be valid for the new date.
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Meshuggah
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Testament, Exodus and Death Angel
Venue: Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Testament
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Architects, Polyphia, Loathe
Venue: Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Friday, September 23rd, 2022
Rescheduled date, show was originally supposed to be on 11/17/21
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Architects
October 2022
Check out the headliner:
Bands: (the) Melvins
Venue: Black Cat (U St Corridor NW Washington DC)
Date: Sunday, October 1st, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#TheMelvins
Check out the tour promotional video:
Bands: Alice In Chains, Breaking Benjamin, Bush
Venue: Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow, VA)
Date: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#AliceInChains
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Sabaton, Epica
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Thursday, October 6th, 2022
More info soon!
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Sabaton
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Wardruna
Venue: Warner Theater (Downtown NW Washington DC)
Date: Friday, October 14th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Wardruna
Check out the headliner:
Bands: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Leah Senior
Venue: The Anthem (The Wharf SW Washington DC)
Date: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#KingGizzard
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Iron Maiden, Within Temptation
Venue: Capital One Arena (Chinatown NW Washington DC)
Date: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Public Onsale : Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 10am
Iron Maiden Fan Club Presale : Tue, 7 Dec 2021 at 10am
Verified Fan Presale : Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 10am
Live Nation Presale : Thu, 9 Dec 2021 at 10am
Radio/Venue/Local Presale : Thu, 9 Dec 2021 at 10am
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#IronMaiden
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Mac Sabbath, Speedealer, Lung
Venue: Black Cat (U St Corridor NW Washington DC)
Date: Thursday, October 17th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#MacSabbath
November 2022
Check out the headliner:
Bands: W.A.S.P., Armored Saint
Venue: Rams Head Live (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#WASP
March 2023
Check out the headliner:
Bands: Static-X, Fear Factory, Mushroomhead, Dope
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, March 17th, 2023
UPDATE: This show has been POSTPONED until 2023 (originally scheduled for March 11th, 2022). Read the band’s statement here.
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
Get tickets here
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#StaticX
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Thanks for having this site!!
Awesome site for concert info guys!!! thanks!!!
thanks!
This is great site. Keep it up!!
Sick site, keep it up!
Thank you!! Finally a site to combine all metal shows.
Good list. Keep it up!
As always, nice info, Chris.
thanks for putting these together! very useful info dc needs.
Yes, very awesome! Thank you!
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Metal Chris, you could not be more awesome. Thank you so much for keeping this list going! If I ever run into you at one of these gigs, the beers are on me, dude.
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Had lots of fun at the Ghost show, It was fucking beautiful. Once again thanx for the site, new to area and pleased with this healthy metal sceene. DC knows how to tear shit up… See ya’ll at the Testament show!
thanks for the info,forever metal.greetings to all metal bassists from THUNDERCHILD…………..
kep it comin man thanks.
This site is really cool for letting people updated for their favorite metal band concerts and tours….
M/A was the band that got me into the genre many years ago.I’ve never seen them live and I pretty much adore you for making my day with the news that they are touring to a place I can see them….. in only a few months. I thank you big big. :-)
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Hammer fist!
By any chance did you whats the latest the buses run in Springfield, VA? I wil be livig in Washingon DC, but I would not have a problem going there, only getting back home.
Thanks
I don’t know but you can probably find out on the Metro’s website: http://www.wmata.com
Also check out the local Fairfax Connector busses:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector.
(A good guide is on page 2 of the Metro section in the Sept. 2 Washington post.)
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this site is really cool! Thanks for keeping us up to date with shows!
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