ROB ZOMBIE and MARILYN MANSON will team up for the "Freaks On Parade" summer 2026 North American tour, uniting two of rock and metal's most theatrical, visually extravagant, and historically controversial performers for a co-headlining amphitheater run that promises to be one of the summer's most talked-about touring events.
The tour kicks off August 20 in West Palm Beach, Florida and wraps up September 20 in Concord, California, covering major markets across the United States over approximately one month of dates. The amphitheater format is ideally suited to both artists' elaborate stage productions, which have long been as much a part of their appeal as the music itself. ROB ZOMBIE's shows are legendary for their immersive horror-film-inspired visuals, featuring giant robot monsters, pyrotechnics, and elaborately costumed performers, while MANSON's provocative theatrical presentations have been sparking outrage and fascination in equal measure since the 1990s.
ZOMBIE will be touring in support of his eighth solo studio album "The Great Satan," released February 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The album has been preceded by singles including "Punks And Demons," which arrived with a music video directed by Zombie himself — continuing his parallel career as a filmmaker that has produced cult horror films like "House of 1000 Corpses," "The Devil's Rejects," and the "Halloween" reboot. "The Great Satan" marks his first new studio album in several years and has been described as a return to the heavier, more industrial-tinged sound of his earlier solo work and his era fronting WHITE ZOMBIE.
The tour marks a reunion of sorts for the two performers, who have previously collaborated and shared stages throughout their careers. Both emerged from the industrial metal and shock rock movements of the 1990s and have maintained devoted fanbases through decades of musical evolution and cultural controversy. The pairing promises an evening of theatrical excess, crushing riffs, and unapologetic spectacle.