Lucy Dacus, Life Without Buildings, UB40, The Lot Radio 10th Anniversary Party, Billy Strings, indie label fair, more

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

LUCY DACUS

Lucy Dacus has announced a few West Coast shows in May, happening in Bellingham, Vancouver, Eugene, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco.

LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS

Early ’00s Scottish cult group Life Without Buildings surprised just about everyone when they announced they were reforming for London shows in the fall which would be their first in 24 years. They’ve now also added a hometown show in Glasgow on November 17.

WILCO

Jeff Tweedy already announced a spring North American tour, and now his band Wilco have followed suit. They’re bringing back their “An Evening with” shows, where they play two full sets with an intermission in between.

BIKINI KILL

After reuniting in 2019, Bikini Kill have continued to tour, but they were quiet for much of 2025. That’ll change this year though, as they’ve announced new shows following their headlining set at Oakland’s Mosswood Meltdown. They’ll be on the road in the US in September, with two Brooklyn shows to wrap up the tour.

MODEST MOUSE

Modest Mouse are a little over a week away from the start of their first-ever cruise festival, Ice Cream Floats, and ahead of that they’ve announced new spring tour dates surrounding their sets at Kilby Block Party and Bonnaroo.

LOT RADIO 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Brooklyn’s The Lot Radio turns 10 on February 7 and to celebrate they’re throwing a free party at the Top of the Standard with Boom + Le Bain. You do need to sign up for a free Lot Radio account on their website. This is the first of many 10th anniversary happening this year. Happy birthday, The Lot Radio!

INDIE LABEL FAIR AT BABY’S

Third Man Records is hosting an indie label record fair at Baby’s All Right on February 8 from 11 AM – 5 PM. They’ll have a table as well Sacred Bones, Figure & Ground, Matador, Dear Life Records, Familiar Face Records, Mississippi Records, Future Prophet Records, Good English, ATO Records, Partisan, and Winspear.

NAPALM DEATH

British grindcore legends Napalm Death have announced a spring North American tour with support on most dates from Denver’s Primitive Man. Select dates are also with the back-in-action NJ metalcore pioneers Deadguy.

2026 DECIBEL MAGAZINE TOUR

The 2026 Decibel Magazine Tour will be headlined by Montreal death metal veterans Cryptopsy celebrating the 30th anniversary of None So Vile and supporting last year’s An Insatiable Violence, and they’ll be joined by a trio of comparatively newer death metal bands: the Bay Area’s Necrot, Italy’s Fulci, and DC’s Blood Monolith.

THE BLACK ANGELS

The Black Angels‘ debut album, Passover, turns 20 in April, and to celebrate they’ll be playing it in full on tour this spring. L.A. Witch will join for all dates, which start at Austin Psych Fest on May 9 and wrap up in Kansas City on June 1.

ADULT.

Detroit darkwave electro greats ADULT. will be on tour this spring in support of their upcoming 10th album.

NATIONAL SAWDUST MIRROR GALA

National Sawdust has announced The Mirror Gala which happens April 9 at Sony Hall in NYC. “Join us for an evening of inspiring performances as we celebrate three trailblazers in the creative and artistic community and honor the bold, future-shaping work of National Sawdust. This special night will shine a light on visionary artists and the institution that champions them.” Performers include Arooj Aftab, Japanese Breakfast, and more.

DREAM FATIGUE

Dream Fatigue is a new-ish Massachusetts band launched by former Fleshwater/Vein drummer Matt Wood and fronted by Jonali McFadden, and they make shoegazy alt-rock that’s not too different from what Matt was doing in Fleshwater. Their new EP is out in February and they’ll be on tour starting in March.

UB40

British reggae vets UB40 have announced a fall North American tour that will have then out across the US and Canada from September to October, and includes an NYC show at The Town Hall on 9/26.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

Dave Matthews Band have announced their spring and summer tour plans for 2026. They’ll be on the road from May through September, including multi-night runs in West Palm Beach, Grand Rapids, Camden, Gilford, Saratoga Springs, Greenwood Village, and Gorge.

STUCK

Chicago post-punk trio Stuck have announced their third album, Optimizer, which will be out March 27 as well as a few April dates.

MISS GRIT

Miss Grit will play NYC and LA shows for the release of her new album for Mute Records.

BILLY STRINGS

Billy Strings has announced a short summer East Coast headline tour that begins July 14 in Roanoke, VA and comes to an end with two shows at Bethel, NY’s Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (aka the original Woodstock location) on July 31 and August 1.

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