Stone Temple Pilots - 2026 US tour with Godsmack and festival stops

Stone Temple Pilots are back on the road across North America in 2026 alongside Godsmack and Dorothy on The Rise of Rock World Tour. According to Live Nation’s current event overview, the run continues through late September with Stone Temple Pilots on the bill for a series of large amphitheater shows and festival appearances.

Key 2026 dates on The Rise of Rock tour

The tour pairs Godsmack with Stone Temple Pilots and Dorothy for a multi-month North American schedule that includes fairs, amphitheaters and festivals rather than a single city residency. Loudwire reports that the package kicks off at Welcome to Rockville and stretches through spring and summer before picking up again in September with Stone Temple Pilots present on nearly the entire itinerary.

Ticketing overviews and tour round-ups show Stone Temple Pilots appearing on Godsmack’s branded The Rise of Rock World Tour at major venues such as Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix, North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, Honda Center in Anaheim, Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, White River Amphitheatre in Auburn and Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater in Nampa. A separate listing confirms the band at the State Fair of West Virginia in Lewisburg on August 22, 2026 and at the Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento on October 4, 2026.

Festival highlights and German relevance

Beyond the run of amphitheater shows, Stone Temple Pilots’ 2026 calendar features high-profile US festivals. Setlist and tour coverage from rock outlets highlight a slot at Rocklahoma in Pryor, Oklahoma on September 4, 2026 and the closing day of Aftershock in Sacramento on October 4, 2026, where the band appear on a multi-day heavy rock and metal lineup. These dates keep the group present on major US festival stages throughout late summer and early autumn.

For fans following the band from Germany, the 2026 tour is currently focused on North American venues and festivals, with no officially listed German dates after mid-August 2026 in the available tour and event databases. Coverage in German-language tech and culture media underscores that, for now, German listeners experience the tour primarily via streaming, live clips and setlist reports rather than local arena shows, while still emphasizing the breadth of the US routing and the band’s renewed live presence.

The sound and live set in 2026

Stone Temple Pilots’ 2026 setlists lean heavily on their early 1990s core catalog, reflecting the lasting pull of their grunge-era albums while taking advantage of their modern lineup with vocalist Jeff Gutt. A typical festival and amphitheater set highlighted by rock media opens with songs like Wicked Garden, Vasoline and Big Bang Baby, moves through Silvergun Superman, Big Empty, Plush and Interstate Love Song, and closes encores with Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart, Piece of Pie and Sex Type Thing.

This run showcases material from albums such as Core, Purple, Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, No. 4 and Shangri-La Dee Da, giving newer audiences a condensed tour through their 1992–2001 work in one show. Combined with the current lineup’s more classic-rock inflected delivery, it underlines how Stone Temple Pilots balance honoring Scott Weiland-era songs with keeping arrangements tight and contemporary for large outdoor stages.

Where the band stands now

As of late August 2026, Stone Temple Pilots’ next officially listed live appearance is at the State Fair of West Virginia in Lewisburg, West Virginia on August 22, 2026, followed by Rocklahoma in Pryor, Oklahoma on September 4, a string of Godsmack tour dates through late September and the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on October 4, 2026.

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