Papa Roach is heading back to the Valley. The California-based rock band has announced a new leg of its global Rise of the Roach Tour will stop at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in West Phoenix on June 16, 2027, bringing Ice Nine Kills and Ninth Key along as special guests.
The Phoenix date is part of a 30-stop U.S. run that kicks off May 11, 2027, in Biloxi, Mississippi, and wraps June 27, 2027, in Auburn, Washington, according to Consequence. As Arizona's Family reports, general ticket sales open Friday, October 23, 2026, at 10 a.m. through www.riseoftheroach.com, with a Spotify reserved presale beginning Tuesday, October 20, at 10 a.m. and a Citi Entertainment presale following Wednesday, October 21, at 10 a.m. local time.
Papa Roach built its name on hits like “Scars,” “Getting Away With Murder” and “Between Angels and Insects,” but it's the breakout single “Last Resort” that remains the band's calling card. The track topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart after its 2000 release and was certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA, per Wikipedia. That song appeared on the band's major-label debut, *Infest*, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA in December 2024 — a quarter-century after its original release, and a run that also netted the band a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.
A Returning Act at a Familiar West Phoenix Stage
This won't be Papa Roach's first lap around Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre. The band played the same West Phoenix venue on March 25, 2025, during an earlier leg of the Rise of the Roach Tour alongside Rise Against and Underoath, according to Concert Archives, and also performed there in October 2023 with Shinedown.
The amphitheatre itself has deep roots in the Valley's concert scene. It originally opened on November 9, 1990, as Desert Sky Pavilion with an inaugural concert by Billy Joel, before cycling through naming sponsors including Blockbuster, Cricket and Ak-Chin and eventually adopting the Talking Stick Resort name in January 2023, per Wikipedia. The Live Nation-operated venue holds 20,106 fans total, split between 8,106 covered pavilion seats and room for 12,000 more on the general admission lawn.
Special Guests Bring Their Own History to the Bill
Ice Nine Kills isn't a stranger to the Papa Roach camp either. The horror-themed metalcore act previously teamed up with Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix on the 2021 single “Hip to Be Scared,” an American Psycho-inspired track for which Shaddix contributed guest vocals and a music video cameo, according to Revolver Magazine. The song served as the lead single for Ice Nine Kills' album *The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood*.
Opening the Phoenix show is Ninth Key, a newer nu-metal project formed in early 2026 by hip-hop artist Ekoh and producer-artist Lø Spirit. Per BMI, the duo blends early-2000s nu-metal textures with modern hip-hop, and their debut single “HAPPY FEELS LIKE” cracked the Active Rock radio top 10 within six months of its release.
Ticket Proceeds Tied to Suicide Prevention Push
Papa Roach will again donate $1 from every ticket sold to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, continuing a partnership the band formalized in October 2023 with a $150,000 donation and a pledge of perpetual song royalties from their single “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark),” which was officially renamed to support AFSP's national campaign, according to PR Newswire. The commitment has already produced tangible results: during the initial 2025 U.S. leg of the Rise of the Roach Tour, the band raised $230,000 for AFSP through ticket sales, merchandise and fan contributions, a total it presented at a sold-out show at Jones Beach, New York, per AFSP.
The 2027 Phoenix stop follows a busy stretch for the band on the festival circuit, including a headlining set at Rocklahoma's 20th anniversary and a spot on the revived Vans Warped Tour lineup, both covered previously by Hoodline. For Valley fans, though, next June marks another chance to catch Papa Roach on a stage they've already made something of a regular stop.
