Tour news: Slowdive, Djo (Joe Keery), LCD Soundsystem, Dikembe, Faetooth / Sunrot, Joe Bataan, more
Plus: Lucy Dacus, Austin Psych Fest, LA wildfire benefits, Wet / Julie Byrne, Tobin Sprout / The Moles, High, and more tour and festival news.
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
SLOWDIVE
Slowdive are back in North America for a short Northeast tour starting Saturday, January 25 in Toronto and most dates are with Quannnic. The tour wraps in the NYC area with shows at Sayreville, NJ’s Starland Ballroom on February 5 and Port Chester, NY’s Capitol Theatre on February 7.
DIKEMBE / TEENAGE HALLOWEEN / GLAZED
Gainesville punks Dikembe will be on the road in May for a few shows with Teenage Halloween and Glazed. The run starts in Brooklyn on May 15 at The Sultan Room, and from there hits Boston, Troy and one other date TBA.
LUCY DACUS
Lucy Dacus has added more dates to her 2025 tour with Katie Gavin of MUNA and jasmine.4.t,
STEREO MC’S
’90s-era UK dance vets Stereo MC’s just played their first US show in decades last night in Philly, and will keep things connected tonight in Brooklyn (Music Hall of Williamsburg) and Saturday in Boston (The Sinclair).
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
LCD Soundsystem, who should have a new album out at some point this year, announced spring tour dates with Nation of Language and Gustaf.
AUSTIN PSYCH FEST
Austin Psych Fest’s 2025 lineup includes Explosions in the Sky, Darkside, Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr, Yo La Tengo, and lots more.
DJO (JOE KEERY) / POST ANIMAL
Djo, aka actor and musician Joe Keery (Stranger Things), has announced his new album, The Crux, which will be out April 4 via AWAL. He’ll also tour for it and has his old band Post Animal out with him. The tour includes two NYC shows at Brooklyn Steel on May 5 & 6.
LA WILDFIRE BENEFITS
There are a number of upcoming benefit shows supporting Los Angeles wildfire relief, including one in LA with Bright Eyes, Jim James, Kevin Morby and more; and a series in NYC with This is Lorelei, Crazy & The Brains, Michael Imperioli’s band ZOPA, and more. There’s also the two big FireAid shows in Los Angeles with Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Joni Mitchell and many many more.
WET / JULIE BYRNE
Wet, who just announced a new album, also announced a tour with Julie Byrne.
FAETOOTH / SUNROT
NJ sludge metal band Sunrot just dropped the new 8-song EP Passages on Prosthetic Records, along with the video for “The First Wound,” which features Full of Hell’s Dylan Walker. They’re also supporting Faetooth at some Northeast dates this April, beginning in Ridgewood, Queens at TV Eye on 4/20.
TOBIN SPROUT / THE MOLES
Former Guided by Voices member Tobin Sprout will be on tour in February with Aussie indie greats The Moles.
TREEFORT MUSIC FEST
Boise’s Treefort Music Fest has announced its full 2025 lineup, adding over 100 acts, including Amyl and The Sniffers, Confidence Man, and more.
NOISE POP 2025
San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival has added St Vincent, Ben Gibbard, Earl Sweatshirt and more to its 2025 lineup.
DAVE HAUS’ SING US HOME FEST LINEUP
Dave Hause has announced the third annual edition of his Philly music festival Sing Us Home, happening on Venice Island from May 2-4. The fest will be headlined by The Bouncing Souls, Frank Turner, and Hause’s own band, Dave Hause & the Mermaid. Check out the full lineup.
HIGH
NJ shoegazers High just released new album Come Back Down and will celebrate with a Brooklyn show at Baby’s All Right on January 29 with Asi Kemera. Then in February they’ll hit the road for a US tour across the South, Southwest and West Coast.
JOE BATAAN
Joe Bataan, the King of Latin Soul, will play a Brooklyn show at Baby’s All Right on February 8.
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