Disturbed tour celebrating 25 years of 'The Sickness' to play Phoenix. Everything to know

Disturbed has been hailed as “ undoubtedly one of the most popular metal bands of the 21st century ” in the pages of Revolver.

And soon, they’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of “The Sickness,” the album that started it all, on a tour slated to visit Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

In the years since its release, “The Sickness” has been named to a list of the Top 25 Debut Hard Rock Albums in Loudwire, the 20 Best Metal Albums of 2000 in Metal Hammer and 20 Essential Nu-Metal Albums in Revolver.

Since emerging from Chicago with “The Sickness,” Disturbed has sold more than 17 million units and been streamed nearly 8 billion times while selling out shows around the globe. Singles from all eight Disturbed releases have reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. At their commercial peak, they topped the Billboard album chart with five consecutive releases.

Disturbed anniversary tour to feature Daughtry, Nothing More in Phoenix

Each night of the Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour will feature two sets of music, opening with the five-times-platinum album played in full, followed by a set of greatest hits.

The first half of the tour will feature support from special guests Three Days Grace, featuring the return of original singer Adam Gontier and opener Sevendust. The second half, including the Footprint Center concert, will feature special guest Daughtry with opener Nothing More.

Disturbed presale: What to know

Tickets and VIP passes will be available starting with an artist presale beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15. Fans can register for that at disturbed.live .

Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at disturbed1.com/tour .

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