Rob Zombie has been announced as the first headlining act for the 86th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, set to take the stage at the “world’s largest biker bar,” the Full Throttle Saloon.
The shock-rock icon and filmmaker is scheduled to perform on August 12, 2026. The high-profile event will come just months after the release of Rob Zombie‘s eighth studio album, The Great Satan, which is slated to drop on February 27, 2026. The album, which follows 2021’s The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, has already been previewed by its heavy, industrial first single, “Punks and Demons.” At the recent Louder Than Life festival, he performed a special set heavy on songs from his former band White Zombie‘s classic 1995 album, Astro-Creep: 2000. He also recently released a children’s spelling book based on the characters from his 2003 feature film directorial debut, House of 1000 Corpses.
Rob Zombie‘s booking continues the venue’s tradition of bringing major rock acts to the Sturgis rally. He is the first artist to be announced for the 2026 event, following a massive 2025 schedule that included performances from Disturbed, Night Ranger, Hank Williams Jr., Insane Clown Posse, and Jackyl.
The 2025 rally at the Full Throttle Saloon was particularly memorable for Disturbed‘s set. Following frontman David Draiman‘s appearance at the “Back to the Beginning” Ozzy Osbourne tribute show, Disturbed performed a live cover of the Black Sabbath classic “Paranoid” for the first time.
Tickets for the Rob Zombie show are on sale now, along with camping packages at the Pappy Hoel Campground.
The Great Satan tracklist:
- “F.T.W. 84”
- “Tarantula”
- “(I’m a) Rock “N” Roller”
- “Heathen Days”
- “Who Am l?”
- “Black Rat Coffin”
- “Sir Lord Acid Wolfman”
- “Punks And Demons”
- “The Devilman”
- “Out Of Sight”
- “Revolution Motherf**kers”
- “Welcome To The Electric Age”
- “The Black Scorpion”
- “Unclean Animals”
- “Grave Discontent”
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