Canadian singer Devin Townsend has announced his ‘Metamorphosis’ tour in light of his upcoming album ‘The Moth’. After a brief hiatus, Townsend will be taking on a solo tour across the UK and Europe. Townsend has 23 shows lined up and the tour will begin in Brimingham on the 1st of September. He will then take on Europe and shortly return to the UK to end his tour in Leeds on the 6th of October.
The tour will showcase Townsend’s new album ‘The Moth’ which includes 24 new songs, 2 of which have already been released. So far, Townsend has dropped ‘Enter the City’ and ‘Home at Night’ which are both accompanied by music videos that can be seen on YouTube. The deluxe album will be released via InsideOut on the 29th of May.
During his North American tour in 2025, Townsend had told his followers that he would be taking a break from touring for the “foreseeable future”. Approximately a year later, he is ready to take on the stage, but he won’t be doing this quietly. ‘The Moth’ is one of his biggest and most anticipated projects to date. He hinted to its curation almost a decade ago as he told Vice in 2017 “(The Moth) It started out as just being a symphony, but then I was like, “I can’t get ten million bucks to just do a symphony.” I needed to make it like a musical, with orchestras and choirs.” When asked when it would happen, he stated “It’s gonna take so much and I don’t want to nickel-and-dime it. If it takes a year or two, I can do another DTP record.” For nearly 10 years, Townsend has invested money and time into making his concept a reality.
In the official press release, Townsend explained the meaning behind his latest project: “I’ve heard people say that The Moth feels like my “life’s work.” Maybe that’s true on some level, but it also represents a version of my life that no longer exists, partly because of what it took to make it, and partly because of the closure that came from creating it.”
For fans that plan on attending his shows, he tells them to “Expect something different. The set will change from night to night, but the idea is simple: a modern take on a one man band. Just me, the music, a stage full of weirdness, and the stories behind it all.” Although he has yet to announce a full orchestral production for ‘The Moth’ in its entirety, fans can expect to hear different tracks from ‘The Moth’ each night, as well as other works in his discography.
Tickets for the ‘Metamorphosis’ tour go on sale on the 8th of May at 10am while presale starts on the 7th of May. Further information regarding tour dates and tickets can be found on his website.
2026 Tour Dates:
Sep 1 – Birmingham, UK- Glee Club
Sep 2 – Bath, UK- Komedia
Sep 3 – Southampton, UK- The 1865
Sep 4 – Exeter, UK- The Phoenix
Sep 6 – London, UK- Union Chapel
Sep 7 – Oslo, Norway- Sentrum Scene
Sep 9 – Gothenburg, Sweden- Pustervik
Sep 10 – Stockholm, Sweden- Nya Cirkus
Sep 12 – Helinski, Finland- Finlandia Talo
Sep 15 – Hamburg, Germany- Markthalle
Sep 16 – Warsaw, Poland- Klub Stodola
Sep 18 – Vienna, Austria- Simm City
Sep 20 – Zurich, Switzerland- Volkhaus
Sep 22 – Paris, France- Bataclan
Sep 23 – Marseille, France- LE CEPAC Silo
Sep 26 – Munich, Germany- Werk 7 Theatre
Sep 28 – Cologne, Germany- Stadthalle Köln-Mülheim Jülich
Sep 29 – Utrecht, Netherlands- TivoliVredenburg
Oct 1 – Brighton, UK- The Old Market
Oct 2 – Cardiff, UK- The Gate
Oct 3 – Glasgow, UK- Oran Mor
Oct 4 – Manchester, UK- RNCM
Oct 6 – Leeds, UK- Howard Assembly Rooms
