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Ill Niño Launch 2026 Latin American Tour to Mark 25 Years of Debut Album

The band has announced a first wave of dates across Latin America, with more stops expected to be revealed soon.

Nu metal outfit Ill Niño have revealed that they will embark on a tour in 2026 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their 2001 debut album Revolution Revolución. The band has announced a first wave of dates across Latin America, with more stops expected to be revealed soon.

In a post uploaded to Instagram, the band said (translated to English here):

"Today, we announce the first 7 stops of the Latin Nu-Metaleros ILL NIÑO tour, celebrating the '25 Years of Revolution' tour. The band will play all our songs from the album 'Revolution… Revolución' from beginning to end, and all our hits.

We are accompanied by the Hybrid de Metal-Reggae HED PE, and the Nu-Metal Rap-Rock group PRIMER 55. And our new friends DRIFT MOTHERSHIP.

Latinoamérica, don't lose this unique cartel! Viva la Revolución.

Soon, we will announce more countries."

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Ill Niño will be joined by guests (hed) p.e., Primer 55, and Drift Mothership, beginning their tour in Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. The initial list of confirmed dates is as follows:

April 23 – Lima, PER @ Yield Rock

April 26 – Santiago, CHL @ Teatro Cariola

April 28 – Buenos Aires, ARG @ Arena Sur

April 30 – Curitiba, BRA @ Tork N Roll

May 01 – São Paulo, BRA @ Audio

May 02 – Rio de Janeiro, BRA @ Sacadura

May 03 – Belo Horizonte, BRA @ Mister Rock


Released on September 18, 2001, Revolution Revolución served as Ill Niño’s full-length debut and helped define their signature mix of Latin rhythms and aggressive nu metal. Recorded at Showplace Studios in Dover, New Jersey between November 2000 and February 2001, the album featured breakout tracks like “What Comes Around” and “Unreal." The record went on to sell over 430,000 copies worldwide.

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