Stage Tour Release Date Confirmed, Features Metallica, Duran Duran, Avril Lavigne, and More.

A new rhythm game built by veterans of the original Guitar Hero era finally has a release date, and a setlist that spans six decades of music.

Stage Tour Launches December 10

RedOctane Games confirmed Stage Tour launches December 10, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store at Gamescom ONL 2026. The studio describes the game as built by “veterans of the original music rhythm game era alongside leading developers and creators from the rhythm gaming community.” It’s a direct callback to the genre’s late-2000s peak, when Guitar Hero and Rock Band dominated living rooms before both series went quiet.

Up to four players can play together locally, mixing any combination of guitar, drums, microphone, or gamepad. The game also supports cross-platform online co-op, online leaderboards, and a single-player Tour Mode described as roguelite-inspired, where players choose their path and bandmates for a run that plays out differently each time. Stage Tour costs $39.99, with wishlisting open now and digital pre-orders coming closer to launch.

The Confirmed Setlist So Far

RedOctane unveiled 20 newly confirmed songs at Gamescom, its biggest batch yet, bringing the total revealed tracklist to 45 songs. That’s still less than half of the more than 90 songs planned for launch, spanning six decades of music. Confirmed tracks so far include:

• “Bite Me” – Avril Lavigne
• “RATATATA” – BABYMETAL & Electric Callboy
• “Just Pretend” – Bad Omens
• “Blind and Frozen” – Beast in Black
• “Red Flag” – Billy Talent
• “Pump It” – Black Eyed Peas
• “More Than You Know” – blink-182
• “Siren” – Castle Rat
• “I Fought the Law” – The Clash
• “Just Like Heaven” – The Cure
• “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” – The Darkness
• “Photograph” – Def Leppard
• “Rio” – Duran Duran
• “Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran feat. Bring Me the Horizon
• “Get the Funk Out” – Extreme
• “Heartbreak Feels So Good” – Fall Out Boy
• “Land of Confusion” – Genesis
• “Square Hammer” – Ghost
• “Mimi’s Delivery Service” – Good Kid
• “Airhead” – Honey Revenge
• “Grace” – Jeff Buckley
• “The Unknowing” – Jfarrari
• “Jane!” – The Long Faces
• “The End” – Mammoth
• “The Motherload” – Mastodon
• “Tornado of Souls” – Megadeth
• “Lux Æterna” – Metallica
• “Kickstart My Heart” – Mötley Crüe
• “Starlight” – Muse
• “ballad of a homeschooled girl” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “Do Me Like That” – The Paradox
• “For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic” – Paramore
• “Just” – Radiohead
• “Dani California” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “Broken Dreams, Inc.” – Rise Against
• “In the Stars” – The Rolling Stones
• “Psychosocial” – Slipknot
• “All Star” – Smash Mouth
• “In the Meantime” – Spacehog
• “Terminator Oscillator” – Static-X
• “…Baby One More Time” – Tenacious D
• “Shut Up and Dance” – Walk the Moon
• “Island in the Sun” – Weezer
• “Teenage Dirtbag” – Wheatus
• “Sharp Dressed Man” – ZZ Top

RedOctane says more songs will keep rolling out through its ongoing Setlist Reveal series on social media between now and launch.

Instruments, Bandmates, And Pre-Order Bundles

Through a multi-year partnership with Gibson, Stage Tour includes more than 180 authentic guitars from Gibson, Epiphone, and Kramer, unlockable as players progress. Alongside them sit more than 50 playable bandmates, each with their own style and skins, adding up to over 150 unlockable combinations at launch.

Hardware pre-orders are open now at stagetour.com. The Kramer Guitar & Game Bundle starts at $129.99 and includes an exclusive Stage Tour comic made with Dark Horse Comics as a pre-order bonus. A full Band Kit and Game Bundle, covering guitar, drums, and microphone together, runs $299.99. Individual hardware is also available separately, including a $199.99 drum kit and microphones starting at $19.99.