French progressive metal greats Gojira have had a historic touring cycle on the back of their 2021 album “Fortitude“. If becoming the first metal band to play the Olympics opening ceremony and subsequently winning a GRAMMY Award for that landmark collaboration wasn’t enough, they’ve also recently toured with Korn and secured an upcoming run with Metallica.
Their Olympics exploits even managed to help secure them an invite to perform alongside metal and rock royalty at the ‘Back To The Beginning‘ live farewell sendoff for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath.
It’s been a whirlwind of towering highs for the band, with Gojira successfully ticking off more bucket list items in the past four years than most bands can hope to during their entire career.
2026 will see the band choosing to keep up that momentum, opening a new chapter with the upcoming release of their eighth studio album. In a recently shared interview with le Parisien, drummer Mario Duplantier briefly spoke on where the group are with that highly-anticipated new opus:
“It’s almost finished. We’re going back to big guitar riffs and a more metal, but more modern, sound. There are two more songs to refine. We wanted to move quickly, but we didn’t succeed. We thought about it so much that we almost got lost. It’s harder to match our tastes than when we were 20, and that’s normal.”
While most bands would be itching to take a break and get some much deserved time off the road, Gojira continue to soldier on, with the below dates booked to lead them into that album’s eventual release date.
08/07 Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault
08/10 Walton-On-Trent, UK – Bloodstock Open Air
08/12 Oberhausen, GER – Turbinenhalle 1
08/13-16 Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze Open Air
08/14-16 Sulingen, GER – Reload Festival
08/15-17 Eindhoven, NET – Dynamo Metal Fest
08/19 Krakow, POL – Tauron Arena
08/21 Vilnius, LIT – Lukiškiu Kalejimas 2.0
With Korn & Loathe:
09/17 Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
09/19 Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
09/20 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
09/23 Madison, WI – The Sylvee (no Korn)
09/22 London, ON – Canada Life Place
09/25 Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
09/28 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
09/29 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
10/01 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Gojira:
11/27 Reims, FRA – ReimsArena
11/28 Lille, FRA – Zenith de Lille
11/30 Paris, FRA – Bercy Accor Arena
12/01 Rouen, FRA – Zenith de Rouen
12/02 Saint-Herblain, FRA – Zenith Nantes Metropole
12/04 Toulouse, FRA – Zenith de Toulouse
12/05 Clermont-Ferrand, FRA – Zenith de Clermont-Ferrand
12/06 Marseille, FRA – Dome Marseille
12/08 Nice, FRA – Palais Nikaia
12/09 Bordeaux, FRA – Areka Arena
12/10 Lyon, FRA – LDLC Arena
12/12 Strasbourg, FRA – Zenith Of Strasbourg
With Metallica & Knocked Loose:
05/09 Athens, GRE – Olympic Stadium
05/13 Bucharest, ROM – Arena Nationala
05/19 Chorzow, POL – Stadion Slaski
05/22 Frankfurt, GER – Deutsche Bank Park
05/24 Frankfurt, GER – Deutsche Bank Park
05/27 Zurich, SWI – Stadion Letzigrund
05/30 Berlin, GER – Olympiastadion
06/03 Bologna, ITA – Stadio Renato Dall’ara
06/11 Budapest, HUN – Puskás Aréna
06/13 Budapest, HUN – Puskás Aréna
06/19 Dublin, IRE – Aviva Stadium
06/21 Dublin, IRE – Aviva Stadium
06/25 Glasgow, UK – Hampden Park
06/28 Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium
07/03 London, UK – London Stadium
07/05 London, UK – London Stadium
