–Eric Torres
The Pogues
Over a year after the 2023 death of Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, surviving members James Fearnley, Jem Finer, and Spider Stacy announced a 40th-anniversary tour of the band’s classic 1985 album, Rum Sodomy & the Lash. The original bandmembers will be joined by special guests such as Nadine Shah, John Francis Flynn, and members of Lankum and the Bad Seeds. The tour kicked off in the United Kingdom in May, and continues in September with shows in Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, and New York, marking the first time the Pogues have played North America in 14 years.
–Madison Bloom
Pulp
After on-and-off reunions since their breakup in the early 2000s, Pulp are back with a new album, More, and a major North American tour to go with it. Venues include New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, the Met Philadelphia, and Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, before the dates culminate in co-headline shows with LCD Soundsystem at the Hollywood Bowl. “You deserve more—and we’ve got More,” Jarvis Cocker said in a press release. “More than you could imagine…”
–Jazz Monroe
PUP / Jeff Rosenstock
Pop punk veterans PUP and Jeff Rosenstock are linking up for the Cataclysmic Rapture of Friendshipness Tour. Joined by Ekko Astral, the bands will play gigs in September and October, performing in Chicago, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Brooklyn, Dallas, Phoenix, Oakland, Seattle, and more. They’ll wrap it all up with a final leg in Canada from November to December.
–Madison Bloom
TV on the Radio
Beloved indie-rock group TV on the Radio reunited last year for their first shows since 2019, performing 20th anniversary dates around their debut album, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes. Now, the group is continuing the tour with a few more dates throughout Europe. The band also has a spate of festivals lined up for the summer, with scheduled appearances at Just Like Heaven, Primavera Sound, Glastonbury, and more.
–Eric Torres
The Weeknd
To a casual observer, the Weeknd may seem more invested in his hit-and-miss screen ventures than music these days. Rest assured, however, that his reliably epic stage show is keeping the whole enterprise afloat. His latest batch of dates behind Hurry Up Tomorrow extend the After Hours Til Dawn Tour through the summer and beyond, with stadium shows all over North America that mostly feature support from Playboi Carti.
–Jazz Monroe
Wilco
Wilco just wrapped a spring jaunt around the Southern States with Waxahatchee, and now, they’re preparing an August Evening With Wilco. The new run launches in Philadelphia, on August 5, before dates in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas City, Denver, Vancouver, and elsewhere.
–Jazz Monroe
Yaya Bey
Brooklyn singer-songwriter Yaya Bey is following up last year’s funk-R&B album Ten Fold with a new, dance-focused LP, Do It Afraid, this June. Following a set at New York’s Governors Ball Music Festival in June, she will embark on a headlining U.S. tour behind the record throughout September, with stops in Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and more. As the catchy, soca-influenced single “Merlot & Grigio,” featuring Bajan dancehall artist Father Philis, instructs, come ready to whine.
–Eric Torres
Yo La Tengo / Built to Spill
The titans of 1990s indie-rock are alive, well, and living in shared accommodation, as the trend for alternative rock joint-headline tours continues with this double bill from Yo La Tengo and Built to Spill. Bookended by shows in Georgia and Kentucky, the dates will extend Yo La Tengo’s ongoing headline tour behind 2023 album This Stupid World and follow-up EP The Bunker Sessions. Built for Spill, meanwhile, are coming off the back of a 30th-anniversary tour of There’s Nothing Wrong With Love.
–Jazz Monroe
