Black Label Society is taking the American Crusade back out this summer and fall, and the package is exactly the kind of excessive Zakk Wylde move you would expect: Black Label Society on top, Zakk Sabbath in the support slot, and Dark Chapel opening the whole thing. If you are the kind of fan who still wants a show to feel loud, mean, and unapologetically old-school, this run is built for you.
The new leg starts August 25 in Albany and winds through the Northeast, South, Midwest, and Pacific Northwest before wrapping October 2 in Bend, Oregon. General on-sale is set for Friday, April 24 at 10 a.m. local time, with presale activity already underway. The bigger takeaway is not just the routing — it is how clearly this tour keeps reinforcing what Black Label Society is in 2026: a working band, not a nostalgia brand.
That has been the story around Zakk's camp all year. Black Label Society has already kept its latest era moving with material tied to Engines of Demolition, and the band recently gave that cycle another push with the tribute-heavy "Ozzy's Song" video rollout. This tour feels like the live version of that same message: Zakk is not slowing down, and he is not interested in doing anything halfway.
Black Label Society 2026 Tour Dates
Here is the announced routing for the latest American Crusade leg:
- Aug. 25 — Albany, NY — The Palace Theatre
- Aug. 26 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Riverworks
- Aug. 31 — Asheville, NC — Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
- Sep. 2 — Houston, TX — Bayou Music Center
- Sep. 4 — San Antonio, TX — Boeing Center at Tech Port
- Sep. 5 — Dallas, TX — The Bomb Factory
- Sep. 9 — North Kansas City, MO — VooDoo at Harrah's Kansas City
- Sep. 11 — Chesterfield, MO — The Factory at the District
- Sep. 12 — Chicago, IL — Aragon Ballroom
- Sep. 13 — Cleveland, OH — Jacobs Pavilion
- Sep. 15 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz
- Sep. 18 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE Outside
- Sep. 19 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live at 20 Monroe
- Sep. 22 — Green Bay, WI — Epic Event Center
- Sep. 24 — East Moline, IL — The Rust Belt
- Sep. 25 — Waite Park, MN — The Ledge Amphitheater
- Sep. 26 — Council Bluffs, IA — Harrah's Stir Cove
- Sep. 29 — Garden City, ID — Revolution Concert House
- Sep. 30 — Airway Heights, WA — Northern Quest Amphitheater
- Oct. 2 — Bend, OR — Hayden Homes Amphitheater
That is a healthy spread of theater, ballroom, casino, and outdoor-shed style rooms — exactly the kind of mix that fits a Black Label Society tour in this stage of the band's life. It is not arena chasing. It is road-warrior routing for fans who still want sweat, volume, and solos close enough to feel dangerous.
Why This Package Works
The obvious hook is Zakk doing double duty. That alone makes the bill stand out. Black Label Society already brings the biker-bar-to-battlefield swagger, but adding Zakk Sabbath turns the night into a celebration of the catalog that shaped Wylde in the first place. Then Dark Chapel adds a smart internal-family angle, since guitarist Dario Lorina gets another shot to put his own material in front of the same crowd.
That makes this more than a standard headliner-plus-openers package. It is basically a curated Zakk universe for one evening, and fans tend to show up for that. If you have watched how legacy-heavy acts are staying relevant lately — whether that is Slayer weaponizing anniversary weight at festivals like Rocklahoma 2026 or Jason Newsted building a club-level draw around name recognition and musicianship — the winning move is not pretending time stopped. It is giving fans a reason to show up now.
Black Label Society still understands that. The band has catalog, identity, and a frontman with enough credibility to carry multiple projects at once without it feeling like a cash-in. In a packed 2026 touring field, that still matters.
Ticket Info and What Fans Should Know
General public ticket sales start Friday, April 24 at 10 a.m. local time. If you want the fast route, start with a Ticketmaster search for Black Label Society tour dates and check your city from there.
This is also a good time to revisit the current Black Label Society cycle before the band hits your town. If you need the latest record in your rotation, here is an Amazon search for Black Label Society music and merch.
For now, the message is simple: Zakk Wylde is still out here building full nights around riffs, volume, and loyalty to the faithful. If that sounds like your kind of summer, the American Crusade just handed you 20 chances to prove it.
