W.A.S.P. Announces '1984 To Headless' 2026 North American Tour With KK's Priest

W.A.S.P. will celebrate the early years of its legendary career this fall with the "1984 To Headless" 2026 North American tour , featuring KK's Priest as special guests.

The trek will kick off September 10 at The Magnolia in El Cajon, California, and will make more than 40 stops across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping up October 31 at The Grove in Anaheim, California.

As the tour's title suggests, W.A.S.P.'s set will focus heavily on material from the band's first four studio albums: 1984's self-titled debut, 1985's The Last Command , 1986's Inside The Electric Circus and 1989's landmark The Headless Children .

According to W.A.S.P. mastermind Blackie Lawless , the tour will be more than a standard greatest-hits run.

"Playing those songs from those first four albums in a combined package like this is something we've never attempted before," Lawless says. "In addition to the songs, the entire stage show will look like the album covers from those records will come alive right before your eyes!"

Lawless continued: "Complete with all the history and bombastic live presentations that's made this band one of the great live bands in the theatrical rock world. When elements of those album covers start to come alive, right on the stage before the people, it's gonna be something they'll not soon forget!"

The W.A.S.P. frontman also expressed his enthusiasm about sharing the stage with KK's Priest.

"I'm also equally thrilled to bring K.K.'s Priest and those iconic hits onboard for all the fall 2026 U.S. shows. Both bands... together... on the same stage... on the same night... where do I get my ticket? It's gonna make the '1984 To Headless' tour one for the rock ages!"

For metal fans, the pairing is a pretty damn formidable one.

KK's Priest features legendary guitarist K.K. Downing , a founding member of Judas Priest who spent four decades helping define the sound of traditional heavy metal. Downing formed KK's Priest after leaving Judas Priest and has continued his musical legacy with a band built around the classic metal sound that helped make him a household name among guitar fans.

Downing says:

"KK'S PRIEST is going to be returning to the U.S. and Canada this September and October! We will be teaming up together with metal legends W.A.S.P. and with over 40 shows, this is going to be an epic metal and steel tour featuring lots of Priest classics! We look forward to seeing you all again very soon so please get on board early, we do not want you to miss this one."

W.A.S.P.'s First Four Albums Take Center Stage

W.A.S.P. exploded out of Los Angeles in the early 1980s and quickly established itself as one of the most controversial, theatrical and visually outrageous bands in heavy metal.

Fronted by Lawless, the band became synonymous with elaborate stage shows, provocative imagery and a brand of hard rock and heavy metal that deliberately pushed boundaries.

The band's first four records chart the development of W.A.S.P. from its raw, sleaze-infused beginnings into a more ambitious and musically expansive heavy metal act.

The self-titled W.A.S.P. arrived in 1984, followed by The Last Command in 1985. Inside The Electric Circus landed in 1986, while The Headless Children arrived in 1989 and is widely regarded as one of the band's most ambitious and musically accomplished albums.

For the "1984 To Headless" tour, W.A.S.P. intends to revisit that entire era in a live production built around the imagery and atmosphere of those classic records.

And this isn't simply nostalgia for nostalgia's sake. Those albums helped establish W.A.S.P.'s identity and cemented the band's place in heavy metal history.

W.A.S.P. VIP Experience

W.A.S.P. will once again offer VIP packages that include a meet-and-greet with Blackie Lawless, a personal photo with the singer, autographs, access to the band's traveling W.A.S.P. museum and a personal Q&A with Lawless.

Several VIP dates have already sold out, including Clearwater, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Los Angeles, California.

VIP packages and tickets are available through WASPnation.com.

"1984 To Headless" 2026 North American Tour Dates

W.A.S.P. + KK'S PRIEST

09/10 - El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia
09/11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
09/12 - Riverside, CA - Fox Performing Arts Center
09/13 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
09/14 - Santa Fe, NM - Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino
09/16 - Austin, TX - Emo's
09/17 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater
09/18 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
09/19 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
09/20 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
09/22 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
09/23 - Daytona, FL - Peabody Auditorium
09/24 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theater
09/25 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
09/26 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak
09/27 - Portland, ME - Aura
09/29 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
09/30 - Hampton, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
10/01 - Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre
10/02 - New York, NY - The Palladium
10/03 - Carteret, NJ - Carteret Performing Arts Center
10/05 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS
10/06 - Ottawa, ON - Hard Rock Casino
10/07 - Pickering, ON - Pickering Casino Resort
10/09 - Des Plaines, IL - Des Plaines Theater
10/10 - St. Charles, IL - Arcada Theater
10/11 - St. Charles, IL - Arcada Theater
10/13 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
10/14 - Harrisburg, PA - Capitol City Music Hall
10/15 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
10/16 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
10/17 - Green Bay, WI - EPIC Event Center
10/19 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
10/21 - Edmonton, AB - Midway Music Hall
10/22 - Calgary, AB - The Palace Theatre
10/23 - Coquitlam, BC - Great Canadian Casino Vancouver - SOLD OUT
10/24 - Coquitlam, BC - Great Canadian Casino Vancouver
10/25 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
10/27 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic
10/29 - Rancho Mirage, CA - The Show @ Agua Caliente
10/30 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
10/31 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove

The "1984 To Headless" tour will remain in North America throughout the fall, with W.A.S.P. planning to take the production to Europe and other territories in 2027.

After more than four decades, Blackie Lawless and W.A.S.P. are going back to where it all began.

Four classic albums. More than 40 North American dates. And KK's Priest bringing a whole lot of British heavy metal steel along for the ride.

Yeah, this one could get loud.

Tickets and VIP packages: WASPnation.com