W.A.S.P. have kicked off their “1984 To Headless” 2026 U.S. and Canada tour with KK’s Priest as very special guest, and they have shaken up the set list in a way longtime fans will notice immediately.
Three songs are being performed for the first time ever, and two more have not appeared in a set since the 1980s. The real surprise is “Mr. Cool,” a song Blackie Lawless performed in Sister, his pre-W.A.S.P. band.
“Every night it really is special,” said Lawless of the tour.
The 1984 To Headless Set List
- Easy Living (never performed until 2026)
- Fistful Of Diamonds (last performed in 1986)
- The Flame
- Mr. Cool (never performed until 2026)
- B.A.D.
- Thunderhead (last performed in 1989)
- Forever Free
- The Real Me
- The Headless Children
- Mephisto Waltz (never performed until 2026)
- I Wanna Be Somebody
- L.O.V.E. Machine
- Inside The Electric Circus
- I Don’t Need No Doctor
- Golgotha
- Wild Child
- Blind In Texas
The reaction from the WASPnation community has been immediate, with fans singling out the return of “Fistful of Diamonds,” “Thunderhead,” “The Headless Children” and “Inside The Electric Circus” as the deep cuts they had been waiting on.
The band is again offering VIP tickets, which include a chance to meet Blackie Lawless, a personal photo, autographs and a Q&A session.
Tickets and VIP: WASPnation.com
1984 To Headless Tour Dates
- 09-16 Austin, TX / Emos
- 09-17 Tulsa, OK / Tulsa Theater
- 09-18 Dallas, TX / House Of Blues
- 09-19 San Antonio, TX / Aztec Theater
- 09-20 Houston, TX / House Of Blues
- 09-22 Clearwater, FL / Ruth Eckerd Hall
- 09-23 Daytona, FL / Peabody Auditorium
- 09-24 Jacksonville, FL / Florida Theater
- 09-25 Raleigh, NC / The Ritz
- 09-26 Jim Thorpe, PA / Penn’s Peak
- 09-27 Portland, ME / Aura
- 09-29 Boston, MA / House Of Blues
- 09-30 Hampton, NH / Hampton Beach Casino
- 10-01 Wallingford, CT / Toyota Oakdale Theatre
- 10-02 New York, NY / The Palladium
- 10-03 Carteret, NJ / Carteret Performing Arts Center
- 10-05 Montreal, QC / MTelus
- 10-06 Ottawa, ON / Hard Rock Casino
- 10-07 Pickering, ON / Pickering Casino Resort
- 10-09 Des Plaines, IL / Des Plaines Theater
- 10-10 St Charles, IL / Arcada Theater
- 10-11 St Charles, IL / Arcada Theater
- 10-13 Glenside, PA / Keswick Theatre
- 10-14 Harrisburg, PA / Capitol City Music Hall
- 10-15 Cleveland, OH / Agora Theater
- 10-16 Milwaukee, WI / Pabst Theater
- 10-17 Green Bay, WI / EPIC Event Center
- 10-19 Winnipeg, MB / Burton Cummings Theatre
- 10-21 Edmonton, AB / Midway Music Hall
- 10-22 Calgary, AB / The Palace Theatre
- 10-23 Coquitlam, BC / Great Canadian Casino Vancouver (SOLD OUT)
- 10-24 Coquitlam, BC / Great Canadian Casino Vancouver
- 10-25 Seattle, WA / Moore Theater
- 10-27 San Jose, CA / San Jose Civic
- 10-29 Rancho Mirage, CA / The Show at Agua Caliente
- 10-30 Las Vegas, NV / House Of Blues
- 10-31 Anaheim, CA / The Grove
About W.A.S.P.
Few bands in the history of rock and roll have incited the love, the hate and the raw emotional effect this band has had on the world. From the small venues of Los Angeles to the numerous countries that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live, their brand of shock and rock drew hearings from religious organizations, local city councils, parliaments and the U.S. Senate, all aimed at keeping them from selling records and trashing stages.
Founding member and frontman Blackie Lawless has led the group as lead vocalist and primary songwriter since the beginning, selling millions of records across four decades of sold out shows worldwide.
About KK’s Priest
It has been over a dozen years since guitarist and songwriter K.K. Downing departed Judas Priest, the band he co-founded and played with for 40 years, and retirement was never really on the cards. As his album title proclaims, The Sinner Rides Again.
Downing chronicled his life in his 2018 autobiography, and his recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame further secured his legacy. As a founding member of the classic Judas Priest lineup, he helped lay the foundation for heavy metal itself, and has carried that same ethos into KK’s Priest.
