Florida death metal titans Obituary have announced plans for a headlining tour across the United States this March. The run will feature support from Castrator and Intoxicated on most dates, alongside two high-profile support slots opening for Acid Bath.
The nine-date trek kicks off on March 19 in Gainesville, Florida, and will make stops in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana. Notably, the band will join Acid Bath, Herakleion, and Saint Avangeline for a special performance at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee on March 21. They will also share the stage with Acid Bath and High On Fire at White Oak Music Hall in Houston on March 28.
Tickets for the headlining performances are scheduled to go on sale this Friday, January 30, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Obituary March 2026 Tour Dates:
- March 19 – Gainesville, FL – The Wooly (no Castrator)
- March 20 – Birmingham, AL – The Canteen
- March 21 – Pelham, TN – The Caverns (with Acid Bath, Herakleion and Saint Avangeline)
- March 22 – Memphis, TN – 1884 Lounge
- March 24 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
- March 25 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
- March 27 – Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
- March 28 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (with Acid Bath and High On Fire)
- March 29 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
Future Recording Plans
While the band remains active on the road, questions regarding a follow-up to their 2023 studio album, Dying Of Everything, persist. In an interview conducted last summer with Oran O’Beirne of “Bloodstock TV,” drummer Donald Tardy addressed the potential for a new record in the 2026 or 2027 timeframe, offering a candid perspective on the band’s future.
“In the rock and roll industry, you make plans and nothing ever sticks, and getting pushed back, it happens always. So I don’t wanna tell people that there’s gonna be a new album, ’cause is there? We don’t know,” he said.
Tardy expressed that the band feels a creative spark and a duty to their supporters. “Should there be one more record? Possibly. Possibly for the fans,” he msaid. “Going on a 40-year career, we’re wondering, where do we go with this career of ours? And how much longer? Do we wanna do it? Can we do it? And should we?”
However, the drummer confirmed that if a new album does materialize, the band will not rush the creative process.
“And so to answer the question, we love writing music and we love the idea of a new album, but we will definitely take our time and write the best songs we possibly can, just like we did with Dying Of Everything,” Tardy explained. “So ’26 and ’27 will be a writing process, and then the recording of it. So, we’re looking it as, if we’re still on this side of the ground and we could do it, there’ll be another one, simply because the fans deserve it. And we’re still having a good time doing what we do.”
Obituary spent much of the previous year celebrating the 35th anniversary of their seminal sophomore release, Cause Of Death, with a North American tour supported by Nails, Terror, Spiritworld, and Pest Control.
