Gigaton Tour

The North American leg of the tour was going to coincide with the release of the band's eleventh studio album, Gigaton.[17] The first show would have taken place in Toronto,[18] with the leg concluding with two shows in Oakland.[19] Prior to the first show in the United States, the band were due to play at the Apollo Theater in New York City.[20] It would have been an invitation-only show, for Sirius XM listeners and subscribers to Pandora.[21]

Pixies, IDLES and White Reaper were announced as supporting the band across the dates in Europe 2020.[22] The 2020 European leg was also scheduled to include several indoor shows, as well as outdoor festival shows at Rock Werchter,[23] Lollapalooza in Stockholm and Paris,[24] and the BST Hyde Park concert in London.[25] The show at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen would have been on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Roskilde tragedy.[26] However, on April 8, 2020, the show in London was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[27]

The European dates were originally announced in July 2020,[28] with a revised set of dates announced in March 2021,[29] and a further update for the two Amsterdam shows announced in November 2021.[30] In March 2022, the band announced new and rescheduled dates for May and September 2022.[31] However, due to planned renovations at Royal Farms Arena, the band's previously announced Baltimore show was cancelled.[32]