GODSMACK have added ten more North American dates to "The Rise Of Rock" world tour, running through October 2026 with DOROTHY in direct support.
The leg opens October 9 at Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights, Washington, and works east across Idaho, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey before closing October 24 in Uncasville, Connecticut. That final date carries some weight: Mohegan Sun Arena is the venue that produced "Live At Mohegan Sun," the band's current live album and concert film, making the show a deliberate return to the room that documented this era of the band.
The full October itinerary runs October 9 in Airway Heights, WA; October 10 in Idaho Falls, ID (Mountain America Center); October 13 in Lincoln, NE (Pinnacle Bank Arena); October 14 in Minneapolis, MN (The Armory); October 16 in La Crosse, WI (La Crosse Center); October 17 in Green Bay, WI (Resch Center); October 20 in Milwaukee, WI (Landmark Credit Union Live); October 21 in Cincinnati, OH (PNC Pavilion); October 23 in Atlantic City, NJ (Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena); and October 24 in Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena). Presales began July 29, with general on-sale July 31 at 10 a.m. local time.
The run also gives the band's substantially rebuilt lineup more road time. Alongside founding vocalist and guitarist Sully Erna and bassist Robbie Merrill, GODSMACK now feature guitarist Sam Koltun and former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini. Mangini's arrival was the second personnel change of the year: Koltun and drummer Wade Murff were introduced in April as replacements for longtime members, and Mangini stepped in after Murff's departure, making his live debut with the band on June 12.
Pairing Erna with one of progressive metal's most technically formidable drummers remains one of 2026's stranger and more intriguing lineup pivots, and a ten-date October run gives that partnership room to settle before the tour's later legs. For a band that spent more than two decades with an essentially fixed roster, GODSMACK are entering the autumn as a noticeably different live proposition than the one that walked offstage at Mohegan Sun.