The Head and The Heart are marking 15 years with an extensive North American anniversary tour, and they are doing it right. The Seattle indie-folk favorites announced a second round of dates for the run, which pays tribute to their RIAA Platinum-certified 2011 self-titled debut by performing it in its entirety in select cities.
The debut album that launched all of this remains a touchstone of the early 2010s indie-folk revival. “Down in the Valley,” “Rivers and Roads,” and “Lost in My Mind” made The Head and The Heart a festival and radio staple almost immediately, and the songs have only deepened in the years since. Vocalist Charity Rose Thielen called the upcoming theatre shows unlike anything the band has ever done before, and the intimacy of performing the full record front to back in rooms like the Orpheum backs that up completely.
The anniversary tour arrives in the wake of a genuinely strong creative stretch. Last year’s ‘Aperture’ on Verve Forecast marked the band’s first self-produced record since their debut, yielding “Arrow,” which spent 30 weeks on the charts before hitting number one at Alternative radio. The ‘Ghosts in the Machinery’ EP followed, initially as a limited-edition Record Store Day Black Friday release and now available digitally. The band also recently performed a sold-out night with The Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall.
Beyond Vancouver, the tour includes Brooklyn Paramount, the Boch Center in Boston, and two nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, with the first featuring a collaboration with The Colorado Symphony. With support from Michael Marcagi, Wilderado, Houndmouth, and others across the various legs, this is a well-built run from top to bottom.
2026 North American Tour Dates:
March 28 – Atlanta, GA – Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival
April 29 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
May 1 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center
May 2 – Chicago, IL – The Auditorium
May 3 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater
May 4 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
May 7 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
May 8 – Concord, NH – Capitol Center for the Arts
May 9 – North Adams, MA – MASS MoCA
May 10 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
May 12 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater
May 13 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
May 14 – Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre
May 31 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Town Party
June 19 – Missoula, MT – Zootown Festival
June 26 – Freehold, NJ – North To Shore Festival
July 8 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum
July 10 – Carnation, WA – Remlinger Farms
July 11 – Carnation, WA – Remlinger Farms
July 12 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
July 15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 18 – Kansas City, MO – Kansas City Live
July 19 – West Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
July 21 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
July 22 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
July 23 – Lexington, KY – Town Branch Park Amphitheater
July 25 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theater
July 26 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
July 28 – Nantucket, MA – The Muse
July 29 – Nantucket, MA – The Muse
July 31 – Lafayette, NY – Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards
August 1 – Burlington, VT – Burlington Waterfront Park
August 2 – Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point
August 14 – Costa Mesa, CA – OC Fair & Event Center
August 15 – Napa, CA – Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions
September 19 – East Aurora, NY – Borderland Music and Arts Festival
September 27 – Ocean City, MD – Oceans Calling Festival