Rachel Bobbitt and Lia Pappas-Kemps are touring together this spring, hitting nine cities across Canada and the US from May 23 through June 10. The run opens at The Garrison in Toronto and closes at Cabaret Foufounes Electriques in Montreal, with stops in Hamilton, Guelph, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, New York, and Ottawa along the way.
Bobbitt arrives at this tour on the back of her debut full-length album Swimming Towards the Sand, a record rooted in the windswept Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia where she grew up. Raised in a household where her mom’s side hosted kitchen fiddle parties, Bobbitt built an early audience of 400,000 Vine followers at just 16, earning Shorty Award nominations and recognition from Buzzfeed before going on to study Jazz and Vocal Pedagogy at Humber College. Swimming Towards the Sand revisits those roots with the perspective of a decade’s experience, sharp contemporary songwriting, and an album-length meditation on what home means after you’ve left it.
Pappas-Kemps brings her own considerable momentum to the pairing. The Toronto-born singer launched her career with a run of singles including “Jinx,” “Sad in Toronto,” and “Object at Best,” before her debut EP ‘Gleam’ earned critical acclaim for its intricate blend of throwback alt-rock, 70s troubadour instincts, and modern indie rock. She writes with emotional precision and performs with a natural confidence that makes every track feel lived-in and specific.
Together, Bobbitt and Pappas-Kemps make for a compelling double bill, two Canadian singer-songwriters with distinct voices and strong bodies of work, sharing stages across a route that gives fans on both sides of the border a chance to discover both of them.
Rachel Bobbitt and Lia Pappas-Kemps 2026 Tour Dates:
May 23 — Toronto, ON — The Garrison
May 26 — Hamilton, ON — Mills Hardware
May 28 — Guelph, ON — Sonic Hall
May 30 — Philadelphia, PA — MilkBoy
May 31 — Washington, DC — Songbyrd
June 3 — Boston, MA — Warehouse XI
June 4 — New York, NY — Night Club 101
June 9 — Ottawa, ON — 27 Club
June 10 — Montreal, QC — Cabaret Foufounes Electriques