Tour news: Slayer, Gurriers, Plantasia NY, Rosalía, Down / Helmet, Noah Kahan’s Out of The Blue Fest, more

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

SLAYER

Slayer are playing Reign in Blood at a few shows south of the border (and way South), hitting Mexico City in October and Bogota, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Sao Paulo in December. All dates with Kreator and Power Trip.

GURRIERS

Irish band Gurriers will be back in the US in September for a short run of shows.

RIOT FEST 2026

Riot Fest returns to Chicago’s Douglass Park on September 18-20, and this year’s lineup has been announced. It’s headlined by Tool, Twenty One Pilots, Pierce the Veil, and Alanis Morissette.

DOWN / HELMET

Down have announced a two-week headline tour happening this summer. Amidst those dates, Down play Zakk Wylde’s Berzerkus Festival at Jones Beach on August 29 with Lamb of God, Black Label Society, Suicidal Tendencies, and more.

JJEROME87 (JOE NEWMAN OF ALT-J)

Joe Newman of alt-J will be playing his first North American solo show as JJerome87 at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on December 3.

ROSALÍA RESCHEDULES MSG SHOW FOR NBA FINALS

Rosalía’s at show at Madison Square Garden on June 16 has been rescheduled to June 18 due to a potential Knicks game as part of the NBA finals. Go Knicks! Go Rosalía!

SHE & HIM

She & Him, the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, have been quiet since the release of their Brian Wilson tribute album in 2022, but they’ve been blowing up on TikTok more recently and now they’ve announced their first tour in four years.

CHANEL BEADS

Chanel Beads has also announced a fall North American tour, beginning on September 12 in Philadelphia and wrapping up at Miami’s III Points Festival in October. Mechatok, Ivy Knight, Anastasia Coope, Urika’s Bedroom, and Car Culture each open, varying by show.

NOAH KAHAN OUT OF THE BLUE FEST 2027

Noah Kahan has announced the 2027 edition of his Out of The Blue Fest concert vacation, happening January 7-10 at Moon Palace Resort in Riviera Cancun, Mexico. Also playing: Hayley Williams, Mt. Joy, The Head & The Heart, Gregory Alan Isakov, Gigi Perez, and Del Water Gap.

SLOPPY JANE AT BABY’S

Sloppy Jane will play Madison, the album they recorded in a cave in WV, on Baby’s All Right on July 17 which they say will be the final performance of the album. The show is with Grumpy Pierre, and DJ perfectangel420.

MAN/WOMAN/CHAINSAW

London band Man/Woman/Chainsaw will release their debut album, Cannonball, this summer, and they’ve just announced their first-ever US tour dates in support.

PLANTASIA SHOWS IN CHICAGO & KINGSTON

Mort Garson’s iconic Moog masterpiece, Mother Earth’s Plantasia, turns 50 this year and they’re throwing special events in two cities to celebrate: Chicago on September 10 & 11 at Garfield Park with Helado Negro & Reyna Tropical, Makaya McCraven, and more, and the first ever East Coast Plantasia at Seed Song Farm in Kingston, NY on September 19 & 20 with Gigi Masin, SPELLLING, Mary Lattimore, Green-House, Alabaster DePlume and more.

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