Tour news: Lyle Lovett, Kula Shaker, Quannnic, Murphy’s Law & H2O, ZZ Top, William Basinski, more

Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.

LYLE LOVETT AND HIS ACOUSTIC GROUP

Lyle Lovett will take his Acoustic Group on the road this summer and fall and he’s just announced a new leg of the tour, hitting Durham, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Shreveport and more.

TV ON THE RADIO

TV On The Radio are playing a special show Under the K Bridge in Brooklyn in September with a lineup that includes Flying Lotus, Sudan Archives, Moor Mother, SPELLLING and more TBA.

AFI & TR/ST

AFI will be back on the road this fall for a U.S. tour with special guests TR/ST.

THRICE

Thrice have announced a fall tour with Modern Color and Downward, and they say, “Big things are coming. This is the first of many.”

BORIS

Japanese band Boris will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 10th album, Pink, on tour this fall with support, depending on the date, from Suppression, Agriculture, Uniform, Bongzilla, Cloakroom and more TBA.

SUPERHEAVEN / CLOUD NOTHINGS / END IT / SOUL BLIND

Superheaven announced a September US tour with another very cool lineup: Cloud Nothings, End It, and Soul Blind.

WISP

Rising shoegaze artist Wisp just announced her debut album and a fall tour.

QUANNNIC

Another rising shoegaze artist who has toured with Slowdive, quannnic announced their new album yesterday and have now announced a headlining tour with support from kmoe.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

Vampire Weekend will be continuing their Only God Was Above Us tour starting later this summer and running into the fall with a mix of festival appearances (Fuji Rock, Outside Lands, Shaky Knees, more) and headline shows, including their first NJ shows in 16 years which will be opened by Ezra Koenig’s high school band Sophisticuffs.

KULA SHAKER / LITTLE BARRIE

UK band Kula Shaker will be touring the West Coast with Dandy Warhols this fall, and they’ve added a few East Coast and Midwest Headline shows. Dates include Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Boston and NYC’s Irving Plaza on September 22 with with Little Barrie (led by Barry Cadogan of The The and Liam Gallagher’s band).

FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE

Pittsburgh indie band Feeble Little Horse returned in March with “This is Real,” their first new song since their 2023 album Girl With Fish, and now they’ve announced a fall tour Kassie Krut (East Coast) and Sword II (West Coast).

MAC DEMARCO

Mac DeMarco just announced his first proper album in six year and he’ll be busy on tour through early 2026.

BRANDY / MONICA

Following Brandy and Monica‘s 1998 classic “The Boy Is Mine” getting a recent boost from Ariana Grande, the pair have now announced their first-ever co-headlining tour, which hits arenas in 24 US cities between October 16 and December 7.

GWAR / HELMET / DWARVES / BLOOD VULTURE

GWAR will celebrate their 40th anniversary of invading Planet Earth with a fall tour that will also feature Helmet, Dwarves, and Blood Vulture (the new band from Two Minutes To Late Night‘s Jordan Olds).

MURPHY’S LAW and H2O ROCKS OFF CRUISES

NYHC legends Murphy’s Law will throw Jimmy G’s 60th Birthday Bash as a Rocks Off Cruise on August 12 (special guests TBD), and three days later, NY melodic hardcore vets H2O will celebrate their 30th anniversary on a Rocks Off Cruise (8/15) with NYHC vets Killing Time and two NJ bands: School Drugs and Pool Scum.

ZZ TOP

ZZ Top, which has drummer Frank Beard back in the band after foot and ankle injuries, will be on the road this summer and fall, including dates with Night Ranger, Payton Smith, Black Stone Cherry, Molly Hatchet and The Wallflowers.

WILLIAM BASINSKI / KALI MALONE

Disintegration Loops composer William Basinski is playing The Knockdown Center on September 4, a co-headline show with organist Kali Malone that also features San Francisco noise auteur Evicshen.

CUT COPY

Aussie dance-rock group Cut Copy will tour for their upcoming sixth album.

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