Billie Joe Armstrong’s longest-running side hustle is heading back on the road. Pinhead Gunpowder, the Green Day frontman’s punk offshoot, have revealed a 12-date fall 2026 tour across North America.
The run kicks off October 7 at Minneapolis’ First Avenue. From there it rolls through Toronto, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Portland, stopping at rooms like New York City’s Irving Plaza, Pacific Electric in Los Angeles, and Detroit’s Saint Andrew’s Hall before wrapping November 11 at Garden Amphitheatre in Garden Grove, California. Night Shop supports the Midwest and east coast dates, with Constant Insult opening the west coast shows. Tickets are available now.
The band are riding a genuine second wind. The offshoot, featuring Armstrong and touring guitarist Jason White, resurfaced in 2024 with the album ‘Unt’ after a 16-year break. Around the release, they reflected that they’d agreed to write songs back in 1990, but that since 2010 they’d just been playing for themselves and remembered how they’d made music for each other in the first place. That loose, for-the-love-of-it spirit is exactly what makes a Pinhead Gunpowder show worth catching. The lineup is rounded out by drummer Aaron Cometbus and bassist Bill Schneider.
Pinhead Gunpowder 2026 Tour Dates:
October 7 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
October 8 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
October 10 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
October 11 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
October 14 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
October 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
November 3 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
November 4 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
November 7 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
November 8 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater
November 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Pacific Electric
November 11 – Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amphitheatre