Meshuggah Announce 2027 North American 40th Anniversary Tour
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Meshuggah have announced a 2027 North American tour with Testament and Blood Incantation, marking 40 years since the Swedish band formed. The two-leg run includes shows at Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple and Milwaukee Metal Fest.
The first leg runs from Toronto on 12 February to Boston on 6 March; the second begins in Vancouver on 15 April and ends in Milwaukee on 14 May. The schedule includes 35 dates across the United States and Canada. Pre-sale tickets begin on 27 October at 10am local time, with general sales starting on 30 October. Meshuggah have released nine albums, most recently *Immutable* in 2022.
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In short
- Meshuggah mark 40 years with a 2027 North American tour.
- Testament and Blood Incantation join the two-leg run.
- Ticket pre-sale starts 27 October; general sale begins 30 October.
How this story developed
- 1 hour ago Swedish metal band Meshuggah will mark its 40th anniversary with a 2027 North American tour, joined by Testament and Blood Incantation.
- 1 hour ago Meshuggah have announced a 2027 North American tour with Testament and Blood Incantation, marking 40 years since the Swedish band formed. The two-leg run includes shows at Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple and Milwaukee Metal Fest.
Full account
Meshuggah have announced a North American tour for 2027 to mark 40 years since the Swedish band formed. Called “The Forty-Year Anomaly Tour”, the run is split into two legs, beginning in Toronto on 12 February and reaching Boston on 6 March. It resumes in Vancouver on 15 April and is scheduled to conclude at Milwaukee Metal Fest on 14 May. Testament and Blood Incantation are named as special guests.
The itinerary includes a mix of arena and theatre dates, festival appearances and a debut performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Other listed stops include Brooklyn, Oakland, Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta, as well as Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach and Sonic Temple in Columbus. The reports describe the tour as an extensive return to North America; their supplied date lists are incomplete, so the full routing and final Milwaukee details are not reproduced here.
The announcement places the tour in the context of Meshuggah’s influence on progressive and technical metal. The band formed in Umeå in 1987 and has released nine studio albums, among them Destroy Erase Improve, Chaosphere and Nothing. Their latest studio album, Immutable, arrived in 2022. Testament are touring behind their 2025 album Para Bellum, while Blood Incantation’s recent releases include 2024’s Absolute Elsewhere and this year’s All Gates Open soundtrack.
Ticket information varies by report. One says a Ticketmaster pre-sale began on 27 October at 10 a.m. local time, followed by general sales on 30 October at 10 a.m. local time. The other specifies an artist pre-sale at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern, general sales at 10 a.m. local time, and an additional Citi cardmember pre-sale from noon Eastern on 27 October. It directs buyers to Meshuggah’s tour page.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The first report says the Ticketmaster pre-sale is at 10 a.m. local time; the second gives the artist pre-sale time as 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern and also mentions a separate Citi pre-sale.
The first highlights the band’s nine-album catalogue, the support acts’ latest releases and festival stops. The second emphasises Meshuggah’s musical influence, the Red Rocks debut and other prominent venues.
The supplied date lists are truncated at different points, and venue names are sometimes shortened or differ in detail. The reports agree on the tour’s opening and closing dates and identify Milwaukee Metal Fest as the final appearance.
Explained simply
Meshuggah are a Swedish heavy metal band formed in 1987. Their music is known for complex rhythms and heavy guitar playing, and they have released nine studio albums, including Immutable in 2022.
The tour also features Testament, an American thrash metal band formed in the 1980s, and Blood Incantation, an American death metal band formed in 2011. The dates span the United States and Canada, with several stops at major rock and metal festivals.
The anniversary marks four decades of Meshuggah’s recording and touring career. The three bands represent different generations of metal, bringing audiences together across a wide range of the genre.