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W.A.S.P.

US heavy metal band

Formed in 1982

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Sat Oct 24 Coquitlam, Canada · Great Canadian Casino Vancouver Tickets
Sun Oct 25 Seattle, United States · Moore Theater Tickets
Tue Oct 27 San Jose, United States · San Jose Civic Tickets
Thu Oct 29 Rancho Mirage, United States · The Show Agua Caliente Tickets
Fri Oct 30 Las Vegas, United States · House of Blues Las Vegas Tickets
Sat Oct 31 Anaheim, United States · Grove Of Anaheim Tickets
Fri Dec 4 Lichtenfels, Germany · Stadthalle Lichtenfels Tickets
Sat Dec 5 Bochum, Germany · RuhrCongress Bochumwith Queensrÿche Tickets
Mon Dec 7 Beograd, Serbia · Hangar Tickets
Tue Dec 8 Bucharest, Romania · The Roman Arenas Tickets
Wed Dec 9 Sofia, Bulgaria · Inter Expo Center Tickets
Fri Dec 11 Augsburg, Germany · Schwabenhalle Augsburgwith Queensrÿche, Burning Witches Tickets
Sat Dec 12 Karlsruhe, Germany · Schwarzwaldhallewith Queensrÿche, Burning Witches Tickets

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About

W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1982. The band is considered to be an integral part of the early Sunset Strip scene of hard rock and glam metal, and they became recognized for their shock rock-themed image, lyrics and live performances. The band has sold over 12 million records worldwide, with their first two full-length studio albums, W.A.S.P. (1984) and The Last Command (1985), being certified as gold by the RIAA.

W.A.S.P. was a target in the mid-1980s by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), an organization that pushed for warning labels on recorded music. The band immortalized its fight with the PMRC on the song "Harder, Faster" from their 1987 live album, Live... in the Raw. Their most popular songs include "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)", "I Wanna Be Somebody", "L.O.V.E. Machine", "Wild Child", "Blind in Texas", "Forever Free", "The Headless Children", "Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue)" and "The Idol", as well as their cover versions of Ray Charles' "I Don't Need No Doctor" and The Who's "The Real Me". The band's most recent studio album, Golgotha, was released in 2015 and they are currently working on new material.

In 2020, Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker included W.A.S.P. in his list of "the 20 greatest hair metal bands of all time".

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W.A.S.P. est un groupe de heavy metal américain, originaire de Los Angeles. Tout comme Mötley Crüe, Poison, Ratt ou Quiet Riot, le groupe, formé en 1982, fait partie du mouvement glam metal créé à Los Angeles. Il connaît son heure de gloire dans les années 1980. W.A.S.P. s'est notamment fait connaître grâce à ses paroles controversées et ses concerts choquants.

Le groupe est la cible de nombreuses attaques du Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) menées par Tipper Gore. W.A.S.P. immortalise son combat contre ce groupe de pression dans la chanson Harder, Faster de l’album Live...In the Raw. Blackie Lawless est le seul membre permanent de ce groupe qui a connu de nombreux changements de line-up. En 2014, ils continuent à sortir des albums et à faire des tournées.

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Photos and posters

Poster · Oct 5 2026

Past shows

Friday, October 23, 2026 Coquitlam · Great Canadian Casino Vancouver
Thursday, October 22, 2026 Calgary · The Palace Theater
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Edmonton · Midway
Monday, October 19, 2026 Winnipeg · Burton Cummings Theatre
Saturday, October 17, 2026 Green Bay · EPIC Event Center
Monday, October 5, 2026 Montréal · MTELUSW.A.S.P. – 1984 to Headless · with KK’s Priest