ACID BATH Set North Carolina Date With MELVINS, KYLESA and a “special guest”

Reunited sludge metal legends ACID BATH have announced what will be their only North Carolina/South Carolina-area performance of 2026.

The band is set to appear at Hellbender in Asheville, NC on September 5. The show will also feature MELVINS and KYLESA, with a “very special guest” direct support act still to be revealed in July.

Tickets for the event go on general sale Friday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m. EST.

The Asheville date is part of a steadily growing live schedule for ACID BATH, which includes select North American headline shows, festival appearances, and a major European run supporting SYSTEM OF A DOWN and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE this summer.

ACID BATH – 2026 Tour Dates

03/13 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre (with MIDNIGHT, AMIGO THE DEVIL, NUNSLAUGHTER, RADIAN)
03/21 – Grundy County, TN – The Caverns (with OBITUARY, HERAKLEION, SAINT AVANGELINE)
03/28 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Lawn (with OBITUARY, HIGH ON FIRE, NECROFIER)
04/04 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom (with BARONESS, FUGITIVE)
04/17 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern (with CROWBAR, EYEHATEGOD)
04/24 – Las Vegas, NV – Sick New World

06/25 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz (with GREEN LUNG, CONAN)

06/29 – Stockholm, SE – Strawberry Arena *
07/02 – Paris, FR – Stade de France *
07/04 – Paris, FR – Stade de France *
07/06 – Milan, IT – Ippodromo Snai La Maura *
07/08 – Berlin, DE – Olympiastadion *
07/10 – Düsseldorf, DE – Open Air Park Düsseldorf *
07/13 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium *
07/15 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium *
07/18 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy *
07/19 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy *

08/16 – Portland, OR – Pioneer Courthouse Square (with YOB, SHAWN JAMES, LACABRA)
09/05 – Asheville, NC – Hellbender (with MELVINS, KYLESA)

* supporting SYSTEM OF A DOWN and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE.

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