The BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2014 was the first worldwide concert tour by BABYMETAL, which began on June 23, 2014 and ended on December 20, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan . The tour was announced on March 2, 2014, at the end of their second Live at Budokan show. The first date was announced on April 6 for Sonisphere Festival on June 6th. The date was later changed to June 5, as they upgraded from Bohemia Stage to Apollo Main Stage. More dates was announced on May 7 for France, Germany, England and Japan. The shows in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany also served as the 15th birthday celebrations for Yuimetal and Moametal respectively. On April 20, it was announced that the venue for their London show on July 7 would be upgraded from Electric Ballroom to The Forum, because the tickets sold out so fast. On May 24, Babymetal announced that they would play at Heavy MONTRÉAL, Canada on August 9, and at Summer Sonic Festival, Japan on August 16–17. On June 1, an additional date for the United States was revealed.
The concerts "Apocrypha – I", "Apocrypha – II", "Apocrypha – Y", "Apocrypha – M" and "Apocrypha – S" only allowed entrance to members of the "Babymetal Apocalypse Web" official fanclub. As with the nature of Apocrypha, these shows are not listed as tour dates.