Five Finger Death Punch have kicked off 2026 with a major live announcement: the Las Vegas hard rock heavyweights are heading back to the UK and Ireland for a five-date arena run in January 2027. The trek is part of the band’s ongoing 20th Anniversary World Tour, and it opens with a Manchester date at AO Arena on Saturday, January 16, before the group moves through Glasgow, Dublin, Birmingham, and London.
The full run takes in Manchester AO Arena on January 16, Glasgow OVO Hydro on January 17, Dublin’s 3Arena on January 19, Birmingham BP Pulse Arena on January 22, and London’s The O2 on January 23. Support on all five shows comes from Lamb of God and Scottish metalcore band Bleed from Within. Tickets for the UK and Ireland dates go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 8.
In the announcement, guitarist Zoltan Bathory framed the tour as a celebration of how far the band has come since forming in 2005 and releasing their debut album The Way of the Fist in 2007. He said the band was built “like a battleship,” added that the fanbase keeps growing, and described the world tour as a milestone the group has earned. Bathory also said the first leg of the tour is in America in 2026, Europe follows in 2027, and that South America, Australia, and Asia are being discussed as possible future legs.
The UK and Ireland announcement follows a busy period for the band’s live plans. The group’s official site says the 20th Anniversary World Tour began with a North American leg in 2026, and the 2027 UK and Europe arena run is part of the next stage of that campaign.
For British and Irish fans, it is a big return. The article notes that Five Finger Death Punch’s last UK appearance came in January 2020, when they played arena shows in London and Cardiff with Megadeth. This new run gives them their first UK and Ireland arena dates in years, and it arrives with one of the strongest support packages a heavy tour could ask for.
Five Finger Death Punch are currently listed as Ivan Moody on vocals, Zoltan Bathory and Andy James on guitar, Chris Kael on bass, and Charlie Engen on drums. With the 20th anniversary celebration now stretching across multiple continents, the band is clearly treating 2027 as one of the biggest years of their career.
