tours announced: First Aid Kit, Bonnie Prince Billy, Playboi Carti, Jess Williamson, more
The following new tours were announced. Check the Tour Dates category every day for more.
NINE INCH NAILS / THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
Nine Inch Nails expanded their tour with The Jesus and Mary Chain, including additional shows in NYC, New Orleans, San Francisco, and LA.
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY
Bonnie Prince Billy is playing East Coast shows in October including Brooklyn’s Murmrr Theatre on October 11. He’s added a second night at Murmrr on October 10 and tickets for that go on sale Friday, June 15 at 10 AM. All tour dates are listed here.
FIRST AID KIT / JULIA JACKLIN
Harmony-laden indie folk group First Aid Kit continue to expand their tour in support of this year’s very enjoyable Ruins. They recently announced a run with Polyvinyl-signed Australian folk singer Julia Jacklin, including a NYC show for 9/11 at Brooklyn Steel. That show sold out, and First Aid Kit and Julia Jacklin have now added a second show happening at the same venue the next night. All dates and tickets here.
JESS WILLIAMSON
California-via-Texas psychedelic folk singer Jess Williamson recently released her first album for Mexican Summer, the very good Cosmic Wink, and she has now announced a summer tour supporting it. All dates and tickets (including Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right on 8/4) here.
JENNIFER CASTLE
Toronto’s Jennifer Castle announced a tour behind her new album on Paradise of Bachelors, including shows as a 7-piece band, and solo shows with The Weather Station.
BUTCH WALKER
Onetime Marvelous 3 man and successful songwriter Butch Walker is currently working on a new record and will be road testing songs on a summer tour. Dates include a stop at NYC’s Irving Plaza on September 23. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, June 15.
PALM / HOVVDY / TRUE BLUE
Mathy art rockers Palm are touring behind this year’s Rock Island (Carpark), including shows with indie rockers Hovvdy and lo-fi pop artist True Blue. All dates (including NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on 9/12) here.
PLAYBOI CARTI
Atlanta trap-popster Playboi Carti’s Die Lit is one of the more critically acclaimed and commercial successful albums of 2018 so far, and he’ll be supporting it on tour this summer. All dates (including NYC’s Terminal 5 on 8/12) here. He also recently released the video for “R.I.P.” Watch:
SLAUGHTER BEACH, DOG with THIN LIPS and GLADIE
Modern Baseball offshoot Slaughter Beach, Dog announced a tour, including one leg with Thin Lips and one with Cayetana/Three Man Cannon offshoot Gladie. Thin Lips also just announced a new album and they have a tour with Hop Along and a hometown Philly show with Japandroids.
SERPENTWITHFEET
Art pop/R&B experimenter serpentwithfeet has announced a fall tour supporting his great debut album soil, which came out last week.
ALEX LAHEY
Alex Lahey is in NYC for two shows with Jimmy Eat World tonight (6/13) and Thursday (6/14) and she’ll return to North America in August for headlining shows.
JEREMIH / TEYANA TAYLOR
Chicago R&B singer Jeremih and Harlem G.O.O.D. Music signee Teyana Taylor are hitting the road together later this year.
DENT MAY / SHANON LAY
Modern Yacht-rocker Dent May will be on tour with singer-songwriter Shannon Lay starting later this month, including a NYC show at Market Hotel on July 13. They’ve added a few dates since we last posted and you can find all those here.
Browse our Tour Dates category for even more tours you may have missed.