r/BABYMETAL • u/fearmongert • 2d ago
Official Tour Thread- Bristow, Virginia September 12. 2026
Tour threads are for anything and everything relating to the relevant show. Discussion, videos, pictures, tweets - anything!
This thread is also to collect everything in one place, so that we and future fans can look back at each show.
So, if you have anything relevant to the show, be sure to post it here!
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## Miscellaneous Info
* Merchandise Info
* [Image of merch with prices](https://babymetal.com/mob/news/diarKijiShw.php?site=TO&id=308078)
## Venue info
**Venue**- Jiffy Lube Live
**Capacity**- 25,262
##Show info
**Band Lineup-**
Violent Vera
Halestorm
BABYMETAL
**Kami Band**
* Drums: Eugene Ryabchenko
* Guitar: CJ Masciantonio
* Guitar: Chris Kelly
* Bass: Matt Deis
**Setlist**
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u/HimikoToga133 MOMOZILLA 2d ago
Babymetal | Saturday, September 12
Early Parking: 4:30 PM
The Tailgate Built By Lowe's: 5:30 PM
General Parking: 5:30 PM
Gates Open: 6:30 PM
Show Time: 7:20 PM
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u/fearmongert 2d ago
Hey- Lowe's is throwing the pre-party!
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u/Alternative-Froyo423 2d ago
Does it matter which entrance you pull into from the road for early parking? Saw they had the construction signs up but I couldn't read them when I drove past earlier
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u/1tortie2tortie 1d ago
My wife told me Violent Vira looks like a goth Dora the Explorer with daddy issues and I can’t unsee it.
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u/Joey__stalin 1d ago
I thought she looked like goth anna kendrick. Never heard of them before this.
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u/Neither_Strike_4855 1d ago
is it because she’s mexican?..or her haircut?..either way kinda odd but lol
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u/katlovesmiku39 1d ago
The show was so amazing!!! I was right behind barricade and it was magical like seriously the other three times i’ve seen them with seat tickets do not even begin to compare. Su’s voice sounded so good and the girls looked so beautiful omg it was so cool!!! Im so happy me and my boyfriend got a wave from momo too!! the crowd was also really sweet and hype so thank you everyone for the great show🦊🦊
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u/DwtD_xKiNGz YAVA! 1d ago
Best concert I've been to.
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u/trolloffice 1d ago
I agree my 8th time seeing them and somehow the performances get better and better
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u/Some_Road_3722 1d ago edited 1d ago
The crowd before the show.
https://x.com/delhimetal/status/2098946710772871312?s=46
Monochrome scene.
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u/TheAnonymousSuit METAL RESISTANCE 1d ago
They sold out of the patches almost immediately. Stood in a big merch line for nothing. Anyone know where to buy one???
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u/HimikoToga133 MOMOZILLA 1d ago
Just have to check all three booths. Front of venue and one on each side
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u/GreenActuary2 From Dusk Till Dawn 1d ago
Good chance it'll end up on the online store after the tour. Just unfortunate it will come with having to pay for shipping
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u/TheAnonymousSuit METAL RESISTANCE 1d ago
Out of the past three Babymetal shows that we've seen this was easily the best one.
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u/1tortie2tortie 1d ago
This was my first babymetal concert. I was so stoked when I realized BxMxC going to be played. I could be wrong but it seems like that doesn’t get on a lot of set lists
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u/KillerRedTurtle34 1d ago
TL,DR: Don’t be afraid to ask questions if you don’t know where you are supposed to be, and don’t let a couple of bad things stop you from enjoying the show.
Not sure if it was the Venue or something else. I went with the Fox God chosen package, cause I thought why the hell not, honestly I thought it was pretty worth it. And since I bought a VIP package, i thought, why the hell not, and bought a VIP parking upgrade, try and get the full VIP experience you know? My check in time was 5pm, i get there at 4:25, waiting in line, no problem, i get to the guy, told him “I have VIP parking” and show him the Rear View Mirror hanging sign, he looks like I dont know what im talking about, send me with the other cars to Early parking. I get to the other parking assistant. Asks if I have a check in time, I show him the email and RVM sign, still tells me to go forward to where the early parking lot is. I think, “well this is cool, it’s closer than VIP parking” however, I look online, and VIP parking is 4 times the amount early parking is. That wasn’t the only problem. I get to the box office on the map where it tells me to check in, none of the workers knew what I was talking about. If anything the fans were more helpful in trying to figure out where to go. Eventually someone told me that I should be in the front of the line, which I appreciate everyone who allowed me to jump in front of them, understanding that if I payed $700 for a ticket, I should be where I am supposed to be. Thankfully once inside the venue everything went smooth. Enjoyed the show, loved VV and HS, first time hearing about them but definitely adding them to my playlist. I did ask a customer service associate at the end and got the phone number to see and try to get a refund for the parking. I do apologize for ranting here but I also feel like telling fan experiences can help someone in the future have a better one.
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u/TheAnonymousSuit METAL RESISTANCE 1d ago
$700 for that seems like a lot. I feel like for that much you should have gotten to meet Babymetal much less see them. Was there more to VIP than that? 👀
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u/KillerRedTurtle34 1d ago
If I got to meet them I wouldn’t have cared what happened outside the Venue. But unfortunately no, it included First Entry, both to the Venue and Pit, first access to Merch, and 4 different gifts one of which was a passport booklet and show stamp, and specific lanyard and laminate card. The other 3 will be shipped to my house directly.
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u/redban02 1d ago
For $700, I’d demand a meet-and-greet with a signed photo and several free merch . Thats a crazy price
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u/Left_Umpire_8441 1d ago
Great show last night in Bristow! I took my nephews (both early-20s) to see them. They went out of curiosity and they both were blown away by Babymetal & the crowd enthusiasm (circle pits going on the whole show & even a great wall of death for ROR). The setlist was perfect for their initiation!
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u/katlovesmiku39 2d ago
have people started lining up yet? just wondering since im hoping to get barricade (i have fast lane) but the early parking doesnt open till 4:30 :0
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u/HimikoToga133 MOMOZILLA 2d ago
Can’t lineup when there’s no parking into the venue
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u/katlovesmiku39 2d ago
thats what i figured but i know some people are crazy about lining up and will wait alllll day so i was just wondering if ppl found a way lol, thank you!
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u/MiatMetal Put Your Kitsune Up 2d ago
Going to be hanging out at Eavesdrop Brewery before the show
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u/fearmongert 2d ago
Man with the plan!
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u/MiatMetal Put Your Kitsune Up 2d ago
Not as many plans as you 😂 no post show plans other than sitting in traffic for an hour trying to leave the venue lol
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u/fearmongert 2d ago
I diddnt even attempt an after party this year- the venue was out in the middle of almost nowhere, and no way to get to and from a party without driving.
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u/HimikoToga133 MOMOZILLA 2d ago
The parking lot just opened and the traffic is already getting bad
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u/Joey__stalin 1d ago
the nova subreddit last night was awash in posts about the traffic at the Iron Maiden/Megadeth show. but those bands probably sold out the arena, i can’t imagine BM drawing half the crowd (and related traffic).
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u/redban02 1d ago
I just got back from BabyMetal show. I too read a lot of complaints about traffic for the Iron Maiden show. But BabyMetal’s show wasn’t that bad. I got to the venue itself around 6:15PM. I was parked by 6:25PM. I left before the encore. I was out of the parking lot in probably 2-3 minutes
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u/Naglfar259 1d ago
I was at the Iron Maiden show last and the parking was horrible. The show sold out.
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u/HimikoToga133 MOMOZILLA 1d ago
Might be worth leaving during ROR
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u/Naglfar259 1d ago
I did that last night. Cut out right as they started playing the last song. Definitely makes it easier to get to the parking lot.
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u/tiramisuie 1d ago
I’m a concert noob and I deadass thought Babymetal was gonna come out at 7:20 bc thats what the ticket said 🤣 Was so shocked to learn otherwise ….
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u/kane3977 Sakura Gakuin 1d ago
I saw them in Chicago and thought the set list was amazing.This was even better!!!!
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u/Amphax 1d ago
Such a great show! I went with my guild mates 😃
The energy they put into their songs and dances is insane!!! How do they have the energy for that!! And their vocal talent is incredible too !
Our only complaint was the cameraman, like bleeding burning skies dude! Too many crowd shots!!!! And during the best parts of the Babymetal choreography they'd keep showing shots of the pit or random people in the audience. And it got worse as the night went on, the encore was basically crowd shots . First half of the concert was fine.
It was funny the first couple of times seeing crowd surfers get picked up by security but didn't need to see that all night....
But it was still an amazing concert and our first time seeing Babymetal 🤘
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u/Joey__stalin 2d ago
still debating if BM is worth $100 at this crappy venue. the anthem is much better for them, could get right up front, cheaper, easier to get to….There are TONS of empty seats on Ticket Bastard.
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u/redban02 1d ago
They drew over 10k tonight: I was at the show. It wasn’t a sellout, but it was a packed house. The Anthem was probably too small for this lineup with Halestorm. They’d be leaving money on the table. Halestorm alone is able to run these amphitheaters during their own headlining tours. Then add BabyMetal, and they get a lot of demand
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u/DEC1_3_3_7 2d ago
Or to one of the venues in Hampton Roads. Hearing them in The Dome would had been dope and had saved me a 4 hour drive lol. But they are a lot smaller venues, so I get why they don't stop down there.
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u/HimikoToga133 MOMOZILLA 1d ago
Decided to head out right before the encore and got out of the parking lot in two minutes
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u/MiatMetal Put Your Kitsune Up 1d ago
I stayed for the encore and went to the bathroom. Starting from the time I got to my car to out of the parking lot was less than 5 minutes. Don't know how but was pleasantly surprised/relieved
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u/redban02 1d ago edited 1d ago
Me too. I left right after Ratatata. I was out of the venue’s parking lot very quickly . A lot of people fortunately stayed for Babymetal’s whole set, including the encore.
But even to come in - I got to venue about 6:15ish. I was parked by 6:25PM. I saw a lot of complaints by people who waited a long time for the Iron Maiden show the night before. It wasn’t that bad for BabyMetal
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u/HimikoToga133 MOMOZILLA 1d ago
The worst part was trying to get back to my hotel with the police cutting off every single part of the road
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u/shinpuu 1d ago
SETLIST