This week has turned into a full-on tour announcement season, with 6LACK headlining the news as he kicks off his “10 Years of 6LACK Tour” behind the new album Love Is The New Gangsta, and arena and theater runs from Weezer, KATSEYE, Iron Maiden, Hunter Hayes, Calle 24 and others crowding the calendar. Across pop, R&B, rock, Latin and metal, artists are pairing new releases with ambitious treks, and Southern California is landing a disproportionate share of the dates.
6LACK leads the pack with a global Live Nation-produced run that opens in Europe in September and hits North America from late October through December. As Pollstar reports, the tour frames his catalog from FREE 6LACK through Since I Have A Lover and the new record, with a deliberately intimate production that leans into storytelling and live band dynamics. In SoCal, he plays SOMA in San Diego on Oct. 31, House of Blues Anaheim on Nov. 1 and Hollywood Palladium on Nov. 3. Artist presales began May 27, with general onsale set for May 29 at 12 p.m. local via 6LACK’s site.
New Albums, Sold-Out Runs and Comeback Tours
While 6LACK builds around vulnerability and growth, other acts are leaning into spectacle. According to Consequence and Rolling Stone, KATSEYE’s “WILDWORLD TOUR” is already sold out across all 31 dates, riding momentum from their AMAs performance and Coachella debut. The HYBE/Geffen girl group will bring that energy to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Nov. 21–22.
Weezer is prepping an arena run dubbed “Weezer: The Gathering” this fall with The Shins and Silversun Pickups, including Viejas Arena in San Diego on Oct. 21 and Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 24, as Brooklyn Vegan notes. Frontman Rivers Cuomo has also surfaced a trove of lo-fi “randum cuverz” on YouTube, covering everyone from Radiohead to Dolly Parton, giving fans a quirky bridge into the new touring cycle.
Heavy music is staging its own surge. Iron Maiden’s “Run For Your Lives” world tour, previewed by Louder Sound, has the band dusting off deep cuts like “Infinite Dreams” and heading to BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 25 and 27. Meanwhile, Sugar’s reunion has gone global, with a Sept. 30 stop at Hollywood Palladium, and Quicksand co-headlining a summer tour with Bane that includes The Bellwether in Los Angeles on Aug. 13.
Latin and regional Mexican audiences get a major boost from rising star Calle 24. Pollstar confirms his first-ever U.S. tour, “Eterno Tour,” with SoCal dates at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside on July 31, SOMA in San Diego on Aug. 1 and The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Aug. 2.
On the pop side, Ariana Grande marked the 10th anniversary of Dangerous Woman by sharing the fan favorite “Knew Better Part II” and prepping her 2026 tour and new album Petal, according to NME and Billboard, while Hilary Duff announced Aperol Spritz as sponsor of her “Lucky Me Tour,” which stops at Kia Forum on July 8–9.
Why This Matters in Southern California
For SoCal fans, the convergence of new releases and touring means a rare density of options across genres and room sizes. 6LACK’s multi-date swing through San Diego, Anaheim and Hollywood offers a barometer of alternative R&B’s staying power locally, while KATSEYE’s sold-out arenas underscore how quickly global pop can scale here. The cross-genre overlap—from Weezer at Crypto.com Arena to Sugar at the Palladium and Calle 24 at The Wiltern—shows promoters betting heavily on Southern California as a multi-market region rather than a single stop.
Country and roots audiences aren’t left out. Hunter Hayes’ “Evergreen Tour” routes through The Observatory North Park (Sept. 24), Pacific Electric (Sept. 25) and House of Blues Anaheim (Sept. 26), as Pollstar first reported, giving mid-tier rooms a Nashville-caliber showcase. Meanwhile, newer acts like Violet Grohl (May 29 at The Moroccan Lounge), Foxtide (May 30–31 at House of Blues San Diego) and Greg Mendez (Aug. 9 at Soda Bar) are testing material on the road, often ahead of bigger room returns.
Looking ahead, the touring pipeline stays crowded. 6LACK’s fall dates anchor the R&B conversation, with presales this week and general tickets on sale May 29. Weezer, KATSEYE, Iron Maiden, Calle 24 and Hunter Hayes have already mapped their local stops, while BTS, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, J. Cole, ZAYN and Noah Kahan bring stadium-sized shows to SoFi Stadium, BMO Stadium, Petco Park and the Rose Bowl through the summer and fall. With more announcements likely on the way, local fans should keep calendars flexible—and check our venue pages for on-sale times, presale codes and last-minute adds.
Last updated June 4th, 2026.
Sources: Pollstar, Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum, Billboard, NME, Clash Magazine, Line of Best Fit, Louder Sound, Consequence, Rolling Stone, Music Connection, Times of San Diego Arts, SB Independent, Jambase, The Honey Pop, Spin, DJ Mag, Variety Music
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