Hatebreed headlining Summer Slaughter tour with Fugitive, Gridiron, Escuela Grind & more
Hatebreed will headline the 2025 Summer Slaughter tour, which also features some pretty great newer metal/hardcore bands.
Connecticut metalcore legends Hatebreed will headline the 2025 edition of the Summer Slaughter tour, which returned in 2024 after a four-year hiatus. Also on the bill are some pretty great newer metal/hardcore bands, including Power Trip offshoot Fugitive, rising rapcore crew Gridiron, San Francisco slammers Snuffed On Sight, and PA deathgrinders Escuela Grind, plus longer-running acts like Bleeding Through, Incite, and Malevolence.
In a press release, Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta said, “A new era of Summer Slaughter has begun. It’s been years since Hatebreed has done a Summer tour in the U.S. and Summer Slaughter is the perfect return for us. The tour has always catapulted the newest and brightest talent to new heights and we’ll be continuing in that tradition while expanding in size and scope. Let the slaughter begin AGAIN!”
Summer Slaughter founder and Sumerian Records head Ash Avildsen added, “I’ve always wanted Hatebreed to headline Summer Slaughter since the inception of the tour many years ago. Jasta and the band have always curated and built community across different sub-genres in the world of heavy underground music like very few others have been able to. I am thrilled it’s finally happening on Slaughter with Hatebreed at the top.”
The tour includes NYC-area stops at Long Island’s Paramount on July 17 with Hatebreed, Fugitive, Malevolence, Gridiron, Escuela Grind, and Incite; and NJ’s Starland Ballroom on July 19 with Hatebreed, Fugitive, Malevolence, Gridiron, Snuffed On Sight, and Incite. Presales begin today (4/30) at noon, and the general public on-sale begins Friday (5/2) at 10 AM. All dates are listed below.
Hatebreed — 2025 Tour Dates
7/8 St Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live %
7/9 Atlanta, GA — The Eastern %
7/11 San Antonio, TX — Vibes Event Center %
7/12 Oklahoma City, OK — Diamond Ballroom %
7/13 Dallas, TX — The Bomb Factory %
7/15 Indianapolis, IN — Egyptian Room at Old National Centre %
7/16 Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE %
7/17 Huntington, NY — The Paramount %
7/18 Springfield, MA — MassMutual Center ^
7/19 Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom !
7/20 Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall !
7/22 Charleston, SC — Charleston Music Hall !
7/23 Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore Charlotte !
7/24 Richmond, VA — Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront $
7/25 Rochester, NY — Water Street Music Hall @
7/26 Detroit, MI — Harpos @
7/27 Milwaukee, WI — The Rave @
7/28 Grand Rapids, MI — The Intersection @
% with Fugitive, Malevolence, Gridiron, Escuela Grind, Incite
^ with Lamb of God, Shadows Fall (non-Summer Slaughter date)
! with Fugitive, Malevolence, Gridiron, Snuffed On Sight, Incite
$ with Lamb of God, GWAR (non-Summer Slaughter date)
@ with Bleeding Through, Malevolence, Gridiron, Snuffed On Sight, Incite
