Tour news: The Cribs, Geese, LCD Soundsystem, The Front Bottoms’ Champagne Jam, Big Special, Hedwig, Cootie Catcher, more

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

THE CRIBS

The Cribs’ North American tour kicked off Thursday night in Santa Ana and is making its way east, hitting Brooklyn’s Warsaw on May 9 with Homade opening.

GEESE

Geese have been busy on the road all year and they’ve now announced a new run of fall North American dates, which include some of their biggest headlining shows yet.

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

LCD Soundsystem are about to begin their Boston residency, and as they do, they’ve announced some new shows this summer.

BIG SPECIAL (DATES WITH LAMBRINI GIRLS & MORE)

Irish duo Big Special will be back in the US this fall with dates supporting Lambrini Girls, plus a few headline shows like Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right on October 8.

HEDWIG 25

John Cameron Mitchell is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his film Hedwig and the Angry Inch by taking it on the road for special screenings featuring Q&As. Dates kick off June 14 in Orlando.

JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL & FRIENDS

While there is currently no NYC date on the Hedwig tour, John Cameron Mitchell will be at The Town Hall on June 26 for a special night featuring “a madcap mix of Hedwig and Bowie songs w/ maybe an Oh Mary wild card thrown in!”

THE AFGHAN WHIGS / MERCURY REV

The Afghan Whigs’ tour with Mercury Rev kicks off Saturday in Woodstock.

THE SPIRIT ADRIFT

Phoenix doomers Spirit Adrift have unretired for just a little bit as they’ve been added to the Decibel Magazine Tour.

JIM E BROWN

Jim E Brown, who may or may not be an alcoholic “19-year-old ‘born in Manchester on September 10, 2001, just one day before the 911,’ has announced a fall tour in continued support of new album I Urinated on a Butterfly.

THE FRONT BOTTOMS CHAMPAGNE JAM

The Front Bottoms have announced the 2026 edition of their annual Champagne Jam which happens September 4 at Stone Pony Summer Stage. Lineup is still TBA but tickets are on sale.

WILD NOTHING ‘GEMINI’ TOUR

Wild Nothing will be on tour later this spring, playing their 2010 album Gemini in full. They’d already announced May shows surrounding their appearance at Salt Lake City’s Kilby Block Party and now they’ve announced East Coast shows happening in June.

THE BOBBY LEES

Woodstock’s The Bobby Lees will release their first album for Epitaph, New Self, on June 12 and while they haven’t announced a tour in support, there is a NYC show this fall at Irving Plaza on October 8.

COOTIE CATCHER

Cootie Catcher have announces a West Coast / Midwest tour that kicks off June 19 in Kalamazoo, MI and wraps July 12 in Chicago.

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