Tour news: Sparta, Violent Femmes, Mac DeMarco, Wednesday, Book of Love, Balmora, more

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

SPARTA

Sparta have announced September dates including Texas shows with Jimmy Eat World, and a string of East Coast dates (NYC’s TV Eye on 9/17).

BOB DYLAN

Bob is coming back to Forest Hills on his 2026 tour.

JACK WHITE

Jack White has added a couple Northeast shows to his current schedule.

SLAYER

Slayer have announced a couple US headline shows where they’ll play their classic Reign in Blood in full.

MODEST MOUSE

Modest Mouse just announced a new album and a fall tour.

CBGB FEST 2026

The 2026 CBGB Fest has Morrissey, Patti Smith, The Sex Pistols, Interpol and more.

THE DAMNED

The Damned, who played CBGB Fest last year, will celebrate their 50th anniversary on tour this fall.

VIOLENT FEMMES

Get ready to blister in the sun with these Violent Femmes summer tour dates that hit Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Roanoke, Louisville, Vegas and more.

NEWPORT JAZZ FEST

The 2026 Newport Jazz Festival happens the weekend after Newport Folk and the lineup has everything from Herbie Hancock to Angine de Poitrine.

KAROL G

Having just wowed Coachella, Karol G has announced a North American stadium tour.

DAVID BYRNE

If you haven’t caught David Byrne’s awesome Who is the Sky? tour yet, he’s added more dates (including a new NYC show).

BECK

Beck will be on tour later this year (and might have a new album out too).

YARD ACT

UK band Yard Act will be back in the US this summer.

FAILURE

Heavy shoegaze greats Failure have announced a fall tour in support of their upcoming album.

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday have added a NYC-area show to their tour, playing Basilica Hudson on July 22.

MAC DEMARCO

Mac DeMarco starts his North American tour on May 1 in Las Vegas and has two sold-out shows at NYC’s Carnegie Hall on October 24 and 25. He’s just added a much smaller Brooklyn show right before those, playing Music hall of Williamsburg on October 24.

THE CHARLATANS (UK)

The Charlatans will be back in North America this fall.

BOOK OF LOVE 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

NYC synthpop vets Book of Love are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a few tour dates featuring the original lineup of the band, hitting Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Denver and LA this fall with more shows still to be announced.

BALMORA

Connecticut metalcore band Balmore have announced West Coast dates which are with Empty Shell Casing, in 2 again, Killing Pace, and The Test Dream.

THE STORY SO FAR

The Story So Far continue supporting their great first album in six years, 2024’s I Want to Disappear, on the road, and they’ve announced a new fall tour of the US. They’ll be joined by The Starting Line and Ultra Q for the shows, which begin on October 17 in Virginia Beach.

TRIBECA FEST

The 25th edition of Tribeca Fest happens in June and there are a number of music documentaries on the slate.

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