Bikini Kill have never been more necessary, and they know it. The legendary feminist punk pioneers announce a 2026 North American fall tour, opening September 6 in Portland and rolling through Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, and two Brooklyn nights to close. The iconic lineup of Kathleen Hanna on vocals, Tobi Vail on drums, Kathi Wilcox on bass, and guitarist Sara Landeau brings the full force of one of punk’s most consequential catalogs back to the stage.
The band regrouped in 2019 for their first full shows since 1997, and the response has been overwhelming. Sold-out crowds across the globe, critical reappraisal from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and the Los Angeles Times, and a renewed conversation about the band’s enduring influence on music and culture. That conversation has only grown louder, and this tour arrives at exactly the right moment.
West Coast fans get an early look when Bikini Kill headlines Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland on July 19, before the full fall run kicks off in September. The routing hits some of the best mid-size rooms in North America, the kind of venues where the energy between a band and audience becomes something genuinely electric.
Few acts in punk history carry the cultural weight that Bikini Kill does, and their live show delivers on every bit of it. Tickets are on sale now.
Bikini Kill 2026 Tour Dates:
July 19, Mosswood Meltdown, Oakland, CA
September 6, Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
September 9, The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
September 13, Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
September 14, The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL
September 15, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
September 17, Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH
September 18, Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
September 19, The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD
September 21, College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT
September 22, Roadrunner, Boston, MA
September 24, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
September 25, Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY