Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
In addition to their numerous festival appearances, Static-X, platinum-certified purveyors of evil disco, have announced a new lineup of headline performances for the spring and summer, as per theprp. The band’s mailing list subscribers are currently participating in a presale for these performances, and the general onsale is scheduled for tomorrow, January 23. Dope will open these performances, as is customary given their common frontman.
Thursday, May 8, 2026 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
Thursday, May 15, 2026 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
Wednesday, July 16, 2026 – McHenry, IL – The Vixen
Thursday, July 17, 2026 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest
Monday, August 4, 2026 – Sioux Falls, SD – The District
Tuesday, August 5, 2026 – Fargo, ND – UP District Festival Field
Thursday, August 7, 2026 – Sturgis, SD – Iron Horse Saloon & Restaurant
Saturday, August 9, 2026 – Billings, MT – The Pub Station
Founded in 1994, Static-X is an American industrial metal band based in Los Angeles, California. Although the lineup changed throughout time, Wayne Static, the band’s founder, singer, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist, remained a constant until his passing in 2014.
Ken Jay, the original drummer and Static, established the band. With their 1999 first album Wisconsin Death Trip, which went platinum in the US, they became well-known. Their strong industrial metal style garnered attention within the nascent nu metal scene of the late 1990s. Over the following ten years, the group put out five additional albums: “Machine” (2001), “Shadow Zone” (2003), “Start a War” (2005), “Cannibal” (2007), and “Cult of Static” (2009).
The group sold more than three million albums globally by 2011. In 2011, the group took a break while Static worked on his solo album, “Pighammer”. Before formally disbanding in June 2013, Static briefly reunited Static-X in 2012 with just members of the touring band for his solo record. Wayne Static passed away on November 1, 2014, at the age of 48.
On October 23, 2018, the remaining members of the original Static-X lineup—lead guitarist Koichi Fukuda, drummer Ken Jay, and bassist Tony Campos—announced that they were recreating the band in Static’s honor and will release “Project: Regeneration Vol. 1”, their first studio album in eleven years, in 2020. On January 26, 2024, “Project: Regeneration Vol. 2”, a follow-up CD, was made available.
