Five Finger Death Punch (FFDP) formed in Las Vegas in 2005, releasing their explosive debut ‘The Way Of The Fist’ in 2007. A ferocious, fast-paced blitz of heavy metal with emotional themes, the LP and its lead single ‘The Bleeding’ won the band a large audience almost immediately. Since its release, FFDP have become one of the biggest American bands in the genre, releasing 9 hugely-popular albums and breaking a record on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart for most consecutive number one singles. Last year’s ‘The End feat. Babymetal’ became their 13th chart-topper in a row, their 17th overall, and the first to use Japanese lyrics.

With 20 years passing since their inception, the band announced a massive 48-show US tour two weeks ago, as the first part of a world tour reveal. Today’s set of dates for the UK and Europe was just the second instalment in a bigger list of anniversary celebrations, as founding guitarist Zoltan Bathory says – “This World Tour is the celebration that milestone deserves. First leg is America in 2026, then Europe in 2027, and we’re not stopping there! South America, Australia, Asia are all in the talks. This is going to be a big two or three years for Five Finger Death Punch, and we’re just getting started.“

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The tour opens in January next year with five dates in Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin, Birmingham and London, before travelling across mainland Europe. FFDP will be bringing US metal veterans Lamb Of God along for all but the Prague and Copenhagen shows, as well as Scottish modern-metal titans Bleed From Within for all dates. The UK and Ireland shows for January 2027 are:

16 – AO Arena, Manchester
17 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
19 – 3Arena, Dublin
22 – BP Pulse Arena, Birmingham
23 – The O2, London

According to Kerrang, the setlist for the 20th anniversary tour will include songs from across their career, ranging from their 2007 debut to as-yet unreleased music from their rumoured 10th album. The band’s last releases were their 2025 ‘Best Of’ re-recording compilations – re-tracked and reissued after former label ‘Prospect Park’ sold the master recordings without FFDP’s consent.

Tickets for Five Finger Death Punch’s European Tour go on general sale on Friday the 8th of May at 10AM. Check the band’s website for full world tour dates and news.