Tour News: Julia Jacklin, Chief Keef, Gracer, ME. (ex-Taking Back Sunday), Souls of Mischief, Mad Caddies, more

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

GRACER (REUNION)

Gracer, the New York emo band featuring members of On the Might of Princes and The Backup Plan, did a few reunion shows in 2018, and they’ll reunite once again this fall to celebrate 20 years of their 2006 album for Revalation Records, Voices Travel. Their shows include Long Island’s Massapequa VFW Hall on July 31 (with Dearly Departed, Playing Dead, and Subfuse) and Hamden, CT’s Space Ballroom on August 2 (supporting Elliott).

ME. (EX-TAKING BACK SUNDAY)

Former founding Taking Back Sunday members Mark O’Connell and Eddie Reyes have a new band, ME., and will release their debut album All Good Things on July 24. Their first ever live show happens the night before, at Long Island’s Amityville Music Hall on July 23, with Gursday and Beinn.

DAWGLET (A DEER A HORSE)

Dawglet, Angela Phillips’ (A Deer A Horse) project with Alexander Molini (Pile, Titus Andronicus) and Chris Enriquez (On The Might of Princes, Spotlights, etc), released their debut single “Yes Machine” in May, and they have an NYC show this month with Joudy, Dead Tooth, and Desert Sharks at TV Eye on July 22.

JULIA JACKLIN

Ahead of the release of her new album and first for 4AD, The Gem, and accompanying fall tour, Julia Jacklin will play an intimate Brooklyn show with a “special band of angels” at Union Pool on Tuesday (7/7).

SOULS OF MISCHIEF

Legendary West Coast alternative hip hop crew Souls of Mischief begin their summer tour on Friday, and they’ll be in NYC for a show at Brooklyn Bowl on July 30 with Beau Young Prince.

MAD CADDIES

Mad Caddies will tour the northeastern US with Supervillains in August, including Rutherford, NJ’s Williams Center on August 28 and NYC’s Brooklyn Bowl on August 30, the latter of which is also with Brendan Kelly of the Lawrence Arms.

MARTHA’S VINEYARD FERRIES

Martha’s Vineyard Ferries, the trio of Bob Weston (Shellac), Chris Brokaw (Codeine, Come), and Elisah Weisner (Kahoots), will be on tour this summer around DromFest, including Brooklyn’s Union Pool on September 3 with Scrawl and Taxidermists.

BILLY STRINGS

Billy Strings added a few new shows to his tour this fall, in Chattanooga, TN and Austin, TX.

CHIEF KEEF

Chief Keef will celebrate his 30th birthday with his first national tour since 2024, beginning in his hometown, Chicago, and including an NYC show at The Rooftop at Pier 17 on October 4 with The Glo Boyz and Funk Flex.

BAZOOKA! FEST

Brooklyn’s Bazooka! Fest, curated by Sunshine Convention, will return for a second year in August, with Times New Viking, Cloud Nothings, and more.

DANNY ELFMAN

The film and television scorer and former Oingo Boingo frontman has announced a fall tour as he prepares to release a new album.

RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BAND

Ringo Starr will return to the road for a tour of the northeastern US this fall.

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