Tour news: Camera Obscura, Olivia Dean, Sheer Mag, Lemon Twigs, Clockenflap, Failure, more

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

GROUND CONTROL’S ABORTION ACCESS BENEFIT SERIES

Ground Control Touring returns with their fourth annual Abortion Access Benefit Series in partnership with NOISE FOR NOW (NFN), a nonprofit specializing in reproductive justice. There are four events set to take place across Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago and Austin on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

The NYC event is at Bowery Ballroom with @, Been Stellar, Golden Apples, Holidays in United States, Icky! / Shower Curtain (DJ), Joyer, Lip Critic (DJ), Maurice (DJ), MGNA Crrrta (DJ), Sharp Pins, Widowspeak. All the lineups are on this poster:

CAMERA OBSCURA

Camera Obscura are playing the NV fest SCHELLRAISER presents HUMBOLDT HIDEAWAY on May and they’ll stop on the East Coast just before to play Woodstock’s Bearsville Theatre on May 27 and Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall on May 28.

SF SKETCHFEST

The 2026 edition of SF Sketchfest happens Jan 15 to Feb 1 at stages all over San Francisco. As usual, the lineup is sprawling and amazing.

SHEER MAG

Sheer Mag have announced a few East Coast shows in February: NYC’s Mercury Lounge on 2/27 with Nancy, Pyrex and Laughing Cocks, Queens’ TV Eye on 2/28 with Dirty Fences, Jeanines, and Providers, and Philly’s Johnny Brenda’s on 3/1 with Dirty Fences, Nancy and The Smarthearts.

OLIVIA DEAN

Olivia Dean has North American dates for her The Art of Loving tour next summer, with an NYC show at Madison Square Garden on August 14.

AVETT BROTHERS & MIKE PATTON

The collaborative album from Scott and Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, etc), AVTT/PTTN, is out today, and they’ve announced a joint 2026 tour for it.

LDB FEST

Louisville hardcore and more festival LDB Fest happens at Mellwood Art Center on February 27-29. Here’s the lineup.

CLOCKENFLAP 2025

Hong Kong festival Clockenflap has announced the full lineup for its 2025 addition (December 5-7) which includes My Bloody Valentine, Beth Gibbons, Bloc Party, Sparks, GY!BE, Soccer Mommy, and lots more.

RINGO STARR

Ringo Starr has announced a new round of shows with his All Starr Band, which currently features Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette and Buck Johnson. They’ll be on the road on the West Coast in May and June, with multiple California shows, as well as stops in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

THE LEMON TWIGS

The Lemon Twigs have three shows in January: LA’s Troubadour on 1/14, Miami’s Churchill’s on 1/23, and NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on 1/30. Tickets here.

SPACE ECHO FEST

Chicago festival Space Echo — presented by Cold Waves — happens on May 2 at Radius and features a lineup of Failure (playing Fantastic Planet in full), plus Trail of Dead, Baroness, Bleary Eyed, and more.

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