During Sunday's show at The Rainbow Bar & Grill Alien Ant Farm brought out none other than actor/musician/Michael Jackson acolyte Corey Feldman to perform their Grammy-nominated cover of "Smooth Criminal." The Goonies star dusted off one of his many MJ-inspired outfits and busted out some MJ-inspired moves while singing along to the band's 2001 hit. Sadly, they had to make do without the presence of Corey's Angels.
Before summoning Feldman, lead singer Dryden Mitchell showed off his Gremlins t-shirt which Feldman was kind enough to autograph. It's great to see that after all these years, the fame hasn't gone to the Feldog's head. With Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, the Equalizer trilogy) and written by John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, Penny Dreadful), about to hit theaters, don't be surprised if the Lost Boys actor makes himself conspicuous in the coming weeks. After all, this is the same Corey Feldman that couldn't stop himself from dressing up like Jackson at the man's funeral.
Despite Feldman's nu metal bona fides (he's appeared on stage will Limp Bizkit several times and even took part in the 2024 edition of the band's Loserville Tour) there are no formal plans for him to tour with Alien Ant Farm. Yet.
In the meantime, the band is getting ready to hit the road with Cold and special guests Sorry X and Mr. Bella. Starting at the end of July, they'll head over to Europe and The UK for a run of headlining shows and festival stops as well as one-offs with Clockwork Hero and The Tea Party. Starting at the end of October, they'll support Skindred on their You Got This Tour with fellow nu metal veterans Orgy and Spineshank. If that wasn't enough, they'll also appear at both iterations of Sick New World.
Check out tour dates and some Feldman footage below.
Alien Ant Farm's latest album, ~mAntras~, is out now on Chick Music. Their new single, "Reasons" is available now on streaming platforms.
2026 United States Tour
05/05 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater !
05/06 Albuquerque, NM @ The Historic El Rey Theater
05/08 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
05/09 Dallas, TX @ Trees
05/10 Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
05/12 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
05/13 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
05/15 St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live ~
05/16 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
05/17 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues Orlando
! with Sorry X
~ with Mr. Bella
EU/UK Summer Tour 2026
07/26 Ebbw Vale, UK @ Steelhouse Fest
07/27 Falmouth, UK @ Princess Pavilion
07/28 Frome, UK @ Cheese & Grain
07/31 Rejmyre, SE @ Skrogsrojet Festival
08/01 Lobnitz, DE @ Full Rewind Festival
08/03 Leeuwarden, NL @ Neushoorn
08/04 Hoofddorp, NL @ Cpunt
08/05 Venlo, NL @ Grenswerk
08/07 Dessel, BE @ Alcatraz Festival
08/08 Eshwege, DE @ Open Flair Festival
08/09 Salzburg, AT @ Rockhouse
08/10 Dornbirn, AT @ Conrad Sohm
08/12 Prague, CZ @ Rock Cafe
08/13 Dinkelsbuehl, DE @ Summer Breeze Fest
08/14 Sulingen, DE @ Reload Fest
You Got This Tour
10/24 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City ^
10/30 Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy *^#
10/31 London, UK @ Alexandra Palace *^#
11/06 Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia *
11/07 Belfast, UK @ Telegraph Building *
11/13 Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
* Alien Ant Farm
^ Spineshank
# Orgy
Additional Dates
04/25 Las Vegas, NV @ Sick New World
05/02 Menlo Park, CA @ The Guild Theatre with Clockwork Hero
07/03 St. John's, NL @ JAG Soundhouse with The Tea Party
07/19 Mansfield, OH @ INKcarceration
07/29 Wacken, DE @ Wacken Open Air
10/24 Fort Worth, TX @ Sick New World
Nu Metal Agenda may earn an affiliate commission via purchases on ticket links through this article.
