Fifty years in, Squeeze are having one of the most creatively alive moments of their career, and they’re bringing it to North America in a big way.
The legendary British hitmakers launch a major fall tour August 16, with Adam Ant and Haircut 100 joining them on most dates and Leon Tilbrook appearing at select shows. The Hollywood Bowl date on September 19 features Adam Ant and The English Beat alongside Squeeze. The run opens at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and works its way coast to coast through September 27 in Detroit, hitting Radio City Music Hall, Wolf Trap, Ravinia Festival, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre and Bourbon & Beyond Festival along the way.
The tour arrives on the back of ‘Trixies,’ and the album’s story is genuinely remarkable. Drawn from songs Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook first wrote as teenagers in 1974, the record resurrects a long-shelved concept album set inside a fictional nightclub, complete with vivid characters and sharp observational detail that foreshadowed everything that would later make Squeeze essential. Produced by bassist Owen Biddle (The Roots, John Legend, Al Green), the album has drawn some of the strongest reviews of the band’s career. SPIN calls it “the duo’s personal masterpiece,” FLOOD hails Difford and Tilbrook as “one of the great songwriting duos of their time,” and Brooklyn Vegan notes the album captures their signature style already fully formed, “complex melodies that nonetheless sound effortless.”
Squeeze built their reputation on classics like “Up The Junction,” “Tempted” and “Cool For Cats,” a songbook that has influenced artists as wide-ranging as Erykah Badu and The Shins, and a revitalized live lineup has turned that catalog into one of the strongest live shows currently on the road. With more new material already in the works, this North American run marks a band in genuine forward momentum.
Tickets for most dates are on sale now. The Ravinia Festival, Hollywood Bowl and Bourbon & Beyond Festival dates are on sale now.
Squeeze 2026 North American Tour Dates:
August 16 — Nashville, TN — Ryman Auditorium (with Leon Tilbrook)
August 18 — St Augustine, FL — St Augustine Amphitheatre
August 19 — Clearwater, FL — The BayCare Sound
August 20 — Hollywood, FL — Hard Rock Live
August 22 — Atlanta, GA — Fox Theatre
August 23 — Cary, NC — Koka Booth Amphitheatre
August 25 — New Haven, CT — Westville Music Hall
August 26 — Boston, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
August 28 — Atlantic City, NJ — Bogata Resort Spa & Casino (with Leon Tilbrook)
August 29 — New York, NY — Radio City Music Hall
August 31 — Toronto, ON — RBC Amphitheatre
September 1 — Cleveland, OH — Jacobs Pavilion
September 3 — Vienna, VA — Wolf Trap
September 4 — Huber Heights, OH — The Rose Music Hall
September 6 — Highland Park, IL — Ravinia Festival (ON SALE NOW)
September 8 — Denver, CO — Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
September 9 — Salt Lake City, UT — Capitol Theatre (with Leon Tilbrook)
September 11 — Redmond, WA — Marymoor Live
September 12 — Vancouver, BC — Queen Elizabeth Theatre
September 13 — Portland, OR — Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
September 15 — San Francisco, CA — The Warfield
September 16 — Las Vegas, NV — The Wynn
September 18 — Lincoln, CA — The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort
September 19 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl (with Adam Ant and The English Beat, ON SALE NOW)
September 20 — Mesa, AZ — Mesa Amphitheatre
September 22 — San Antonio, TX — Majestic Theatre
September 23 — Grand Prairie, TX — Texas Trust CU Theatre
September 25 — St Louis, MO — St Louis Music Park
September 26 — Louisville, KY — Bourbon & Beyond Festival (ON SALE NOW)
September 27 — Detroit, MI — Masonic Temple
Adam Ant and Haircut 100 appear on all dates except those marked with Leon Tilbrook