UPDATE: May 9th, at 5:30 PM
While much of the world remains in social isolation, live streams and concert broadcasts continue in order to encourage everyone who can to stay home; otherwise, it will be a long time before we are at a real concert again.
With this in mind, Wikimetal has compiled a list of upcoming virtual concerts and festivals featuring rock and heavy metal , as well as other musical content such as series and documentaries (this list will be updated as new events are announced or changed!). Check it out below:
Every Monday:
Metallica Mondays. Every Monday at 9 PM, on the band's YouTube channel , Metallica makes a full concert available to fans , who can, while enjoying good music, donate to the institutions helped by Metallica's NGO in the fight against the coronavirus.
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Five Finger Punch Quarantine Theater.
Five Finger Punch will be releasing videos of the band reacting to and sharing untold stories about their music videos. Check out the latest episode of this series here
Every Tuesday and Thursday: Hometown Sessions with Sully Erna (Godsmack)
Godsmack vocalist Sully Erna Hometown Sessions on YouTube , the musician will welcome famous guests to talk about music and perform, while on Thursday, Erna will talk with experts about various topics such as depression and addiction.
Every Wednesday: SepulQuartas.
Sepultura, with a series of brand new content every Wednesday featuring lots of music, on the YouTube channel .
Every Friday:
Unreleased Pink Floyd show. Pink Floyd concludes this month the streaming of great shows from their career on YouTube, at 1 PM, as part of the site's audiovisual production festival. The last one aired on the 8th, check it out here .
Every Friday:
Exclusive content from Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. Every Friday, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown will release exclusive video content on their YouTube channel . The first clip in the series has already been released, and you can check it out here .
Every Friday:
Saint Asonia's Happy Hour. The Canadian band Saint Asonia is hosting a happy hour every Friday at 5 PM, playing acoustic versions of their songs for fans on their Instagram .
Every Saturday: Genesis Film Festival.
Genesis has announced that it will be streaming a concert every Saturday at 4 PM on its YouTube channel. Click here to watch this week's concert.
Every week: Unreleased Radiohead concerts.
The band Radiohead has announced that they will be streaming an unreleased concert once a week on their YouTube channel. Click here to watch this week's show.
Every week: Brian May's Microconcert Series.
The legendary Queen , Brian May , teaches fans how to play the band's classics every week (sometimes more than once), and even saves all the content on his Instagram . Talented and modern!
Every week:
Bass versions of Anti-Flag songs by Chris 2. Anti-Flag bassist Chris 2 is releasing weekly versions of classic band songs on his Instagram, played on his powerful bass. Check out the latest video from the sessions here
May 1st (Friday): The Wikimetal Happy Hour with Hugo Mariutti.
Nando Machado , one of the founders of Wikimetal , will be chatting with various key figures in rock and metal The Wikimetal Happy Hour live stream of the series, he will be joined by Shaman guitarist Hugo Mariutti . The live stream will be at 6 PM on Wikimetal's Instagram
May 2nd (Saturday):
Extended version of the documentary 'So What?' by While She Sleeps. The band While She Sleeps will stream the extended version of the documentary So What? at 4 PM on their YouTube channel. The group will also be online chatting with fans during the broadcast.
May 5th (Tuesday): The Wikimetal Happy Hour with Sérgio Prado.
Nando Machado , one of the founders of Wikimetal , will be chatting with various key figures in rock and metal The Wikimetal Happy Hour live stream of the series, he will be joined by ESPN poker commentator and music enthusiast, Sérgio Prado . The live stream will be at 6 PM on Wikimetal's Instagram
May 5th (Tuesday): Deftones Listening Party for the 10th Anniversary of 'Diamond Eyes'
Deftones will be hosting and presenting a listening party with fans to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the album Diamond Eyes . Learn more here .
May 8th (Friday): Volbeat Live From Beyond Hell / Above Heaven.
Volbeat will be streaming their 2010 show in Denmark, taken from the DVD Live From Beyond Hell / Above Heaven . Learn more and watch here .
May 8th (Friday):
Kreator live in Chile 2018 (DVD London Apocalypticon) Kreator will make available, through the Knotfest website, the show they performed in Chile in 2018, part of the DVD London Apocalypticon . Learn more and watch here .
May 9th (Saturday): The Wikimetal Happy Hour with Jack Doolan.
Nando Machado , one of the founders of Wikimetal , will be chatting with various key figures in rock and metal The Wikimetal Happy Hour live stream Jack Doolan, vocalist of the band Cypher16 . The live stream will be at 6 PM on Instagram .
May 12th (Tuesday): The Wikimetal Happy Hour with Paulo Xisto.
Nando Machado , one of the founders of Wikimetal , will be chatting with various key figures in rock and metal The Wikimetal Happy Hour live stream of the series, he will be joined by the legendary Sepultura , Paulo Xisto . The live stream will be at 6 PM on Instagram .