Singer-songwriter Paul Simon returns to the road this summer, extending his “A Quiet Celebration Tour” across North American venues. The 2026 leg kicks off June 4 at Frost Amphitheater in Palo Alto and includes stops at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, RBC Amphitheater in Toronto, Forest Hills Stadium in New York and FirstBank Amphitheatre in Franklin before wrapping with a two-night stand at Ravinia in Highland Park, Illinois. Tickets for the shows go on sale February 6 and are available at paulsimon.com. Simon’s show consists of two parts, opening with his Grammy-nominated 33-minute album ‘Seven Psalms’, followed by a brief intermission and performances of his iconic hits and deep cuts.
He will be backed by a full band that includes Edie Brickell on vocals, Mark Stewart on guitar, Bakithi Kumalo on bass, Andy Snitzer on saxophone, Jamey Haddad on percussion, Mick Rossi on piano and keys, Gyan Riley on guitar, Matt Chamberlin on drums, Nancy Stagnitta on flute, Caleb Burhans on viola and Eugene Friesen on cello. The tour format allows audiences to experience Simon’s latest creative work before diving into the catalog that has defined generations.
Tour Dates:
June 4 — Frost Amphitheater — Palo Alto, CA
June 7 — Hollywood Bowl — Los Angeles, CA
June 9 — Rady Shell at Jacobs Park — San Diego, CA
June 12 — Red Rocks Amphitheatre — Morrison, CO
June 13 — Red Rocks Amphitheatre — Morrison, CO
June 16 — Starlight Theatre — Kansas City, MO
June 18 — PNC Pavilion — Cincinnati, OH
June 20 — Meadow Brook Amphitheater — Rochester Mills, MI
June 23 — Blossom Music Center — Cuyahoga Falls, OH
June 25 — RBC Amphitheater — Toronto, CA
June 27 — Tanglewood — Lenox, MA
June 30 — BankNH Pavilion — Gilford, NH
July 3 — Bethel Woods Center for the Arts — Bethel Woods, NY
July 5 — The Mann Center — Philadelphia, PA
July 8 — Forest Hills Stadium — Forest Hills, NY
July 11 — Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek — Raleigh, NC
July 13 — Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park — Atlanta, GA
Mitski has released “I’ll Change for You”, the second single from her forthcoming album ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’, arriving February 27 via Dead Oceans. The singer also announced dates for her upcoming global tour featuring residency-style performances, including six nights at The Shed in New York City, five nights at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, and four nights at the Sydney Opera House. The run launches March 2 in New York City and covers North America, Europe, Australia, and the Asian Pacific before wrapping July 21 at The Star Theatre in Singapore. Featured special guests throughout the tour include Sex Week, Gustaf, La Zorra Zapata, Haley Heynderickx, Canozan, Maria Somerville, Tarta Relena and Gwenifer Raymond.
Tickets go on sale February 13, with presale beginning February 11 at 10 a.m. local time.
GRAMMY-nominated R&B powerhouse Ari Lennox is hitting the road in 2026 with her highly anticipated North American tour in support of her critically acclaimed third studio album Vacancy, Produced by Live Nation, the massive 31-city tour kicks off on Sunday, April 12 at WAMU Theater in Seattle making stops across North America in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Toronto, Brooklyn and more before wrapping up in Charlotte at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 6.
Ari’s new album, Vacancy, signals a sophisticated new chapter defined by creative autonomy, confidence, and growth. This critically acclaimed work reflects a three year recording process shaped by intention, patience, self-reflection, artistic freedom, and collaboration. With standout singles, including the recent release “Twin Flame” – listen HERE – produced by Tommy “TBHits” Brown and Leather Jacket, “Under the Moon” and the title track “Vacancy,” reuniting Ari with GRAMMY-winning hitmakers Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, the same powerhouse duo behind her Billboard-charting, RIAA platinum-certified hit “Pressure.”
In 2023, Ari celebrated her sophomore album Age/Sex/Location with a sold-out “The Age/Sex/Location” Tour, performing across major U.S. cities including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, and more.
Tickets will be available starting with Citi presale (details below) beginning Tuesday, February 3 at 10am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, February 6 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, February 3 at 10am local time until Thursday, February 5 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, Meet & Greet and individual photo with Ari Lennox, exclusive autographed tour poster with a special message from Ari, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com!
ARI LENNOX 2026 NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES:
Sun Apr 12 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
Wed Apr 15 – Oakland, CA – Paramount Theatre Oakland
Thu Apr 16 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
Sat Apr 18 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
Sun Apr 19 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
Tue Apr 21 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Thu Apr 23 – Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater
Fri Apr 24 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
Sun Apr 26 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Tue Apr 28 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Sun May 03 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans
Tue May 05 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
Thu May 07 – Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
Fri May 08 – Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts
Sun May 10 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Wed May 13 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
Fri May 15 – Milwaukee, WI – Landmark Credit Union Live
Sat May 16 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
Sun May 17 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre Detroit
Wed May 20 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
Fri May 22 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Sat May 23 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Sun May 24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
Wed May 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
Sat May 30 – National Harbor, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor
Tue Jun 02 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
Wed Jun 03 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
Fri Jun 05 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Sat Jun 06 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
Ari Lennox is soul in its purest form: fearless, radiant, and singular. Hailing from Washington, D.C., the GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter has built a career rooted in emotional honesty, anchored by vocal excellence, and guided by artistic integrity.
She first captured global attention with her 2019 debut Shea Butter Baby, a modern R&B classic that produced the platinum-certified title track and “BMO,” alongside gold-certified fan favorites “Whipped Cream” and “Up Late.” The album earned Ari nominations from the GRAMMYs, Soul Train Awards, and NAACP Image Awards, firmly establishing her as one of the most vital voices in contemporary music.
In 2021, Ari reached new heights with “Pressure,” her chart-topping anthem and first solo entry on the Billboard Hot 100. That momentum carried into her critically acclaimed 2022 album age/sex/location, praised by Rolling Stone as an “R&B gem” and celebrated for its vulnerability, maturity, and command. Across each release, Ari has distinguished herself not only as a powerhouse vocalist, but as a gifted writer, crafting songs that resonate with clarity and truth.
Her third studio album, Vacancy, marks a confident new chapter in her artistry. Recorded over three years and executive produced by Elite, the project finds Ari embracing growth, softness, and self-assurance while maintaining the emotional depth that has long defined her work. She co-wrote every track on the album, further cementing her reputation as a formidable songwriter with a distinct artistic voice.
Ari’s live presence is equally compelling. From major festival stages to her sold-out 2023 headlining tour, which moved nearly 90,000 tickets worldwide, she continues to connect deeply with a wide range of audiences. Recent highlights include multiple sold-out nights alongside Robert Glasper during his Blue Note residency in Los Angeles, a featured performance at the 80th EBONY Power 100 Gala, and a national television appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, where she delivered a standout performance of the new single “Twin Flame.”
With Vacancy, Ari Lennox steps fully into her “Soft Girl Era,” not as a reinvention, but as a refinement. A decade into her career, she is grounded in her voice, confident in her vision, and continuing to shape the future of soul music on her own terms.
Grammy-nominated rapper and songwriter Don Toliver announces his 2026 OCTANE Tour, a massive arena run in support of his acclaimed fifth studio album, OCTANE, debuting No. 1 on Spotify and Apple Music globally, out now via Cactus Jack/Donnway & Co/Atlantic Records. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city North American tour with two headline festival appearances officially kicks off Friday, May 8 with a headline performance at Rolling Loud Orlando, followed by stops in major markets including Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago and Toronto. The run also includes a headline appearance at Milwaukee Summerfest, before wrapping July 5 at Ball Arena in Denver. The tour features special guests SahBabii, SoFaygo and CHASE B.
Tickets will be available starting with the Citi presale beginning Wednesday, February 4. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, February 6 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com.
Citi is the official card of the OCTANE Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 4 at 10am local time through Thursday, February 5 at 11:59pm local time via the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit citientertainment.com.
The tour will also offer a range of VIP packages and premium experiences, featuring prime seating, early entry, and access to an immersive pre-show VIP lounge. Select packages include exclusive entry to Don Toliver’s personal garage, inviting fans inside his creative world and offering a closer look at the inspiration, aesthetics, and energy that shapes OCTANE. Guests will also receive specially designed VIP merchandise and additional on-site perks. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
OCTANE is an immersive, cinematic body of work rooted in Don Toliver’s signature melodic, experimental trap-R&B culminating into big moments on tracks like”Body” which has already reached Spotify and Apple Music’s Top 5. Executive-produced by Toliver, with production from longtime collaborator Derek “206DEREK” Anderson, the album captures his creative energy in real time and marks a personal milestone, with Toliver producing three tracks himself: “ATM,” “Rendezvous,” and “Call Back.”
Alongside the tour announcement, Toliver continues to expand the world of OCTANE with the release of the official music video for “Rendezvous” featuring Yeat. Directed by ADM and produced by Cole Bennett, the video underscores the album’s momentum, spotlighting Toliver and Yeat’s chemistry through themes of speed, late-night escapism, and a diamond-driven motif.
The OCTANE visual rollout also includes the “Excavator” music video, directed by Shadrinsky and filmed at the historic Mount Wilson Observatory, as well as Live From OCTANE Mountain, a multi-hour live-streamed listening experience filmed at Mount Wilson that aired January 29, following an earlier in-person event at the Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles.
Recorded across Toliver’s European tour and sessions in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Los Angeles, and Mount Wilson, OCTANE draws inspiration from his lifelong love of cars and rally racing culture, with themes of motion, independence, and velocity driving both the album and its visuals.
The release builds on a historic run for Toliver, who has delivered certified platinum singles “No Pole” and “Private Landing” featuring Justin Bieber, along with multi-platinum hits including “No Idea,” “After Party,” “Lemonade,” and “Bandit.” His previous album, HARDSTONE PSYCHO (2024), earned his first No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
With OCTANE and its upcoming arena tour, Don Toliver continues to cement his place as one of modern Hip-Hop and R&B’s most forward-thinking artists.
Upcoming Tour Dates
*with SahBabii
^with SoFaygo
+with CHASE B
# Festival Headline
Fri May 8 – Orlando, FL @ Rolling Loud*^#
Tue May 12 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center*^+
Thu May 14 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center*^+
Sun May 17 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena*^+
Tue May 19 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena*^+
Thu May 21 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center*^+
Sat May 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena*^+
Sun May 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena*^+
Tue May 26 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena*^+
Wed May 27 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center*^+
Fri May 29 – Hartford, CT @ PeoplesBank Arena*^+
Sat May 30 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden*^+
Mon Jun 01 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden*^+
Tue Jun 02 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena*^+
Thu Jun 04 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena*^+
Fri Jun 05 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena*^+
Sun Jun 07 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre*^+
Tue Jun 09 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena*^+
Thu Jun 11 – Chicago, IL @ United Center*^+
Sat Jun 13 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center*^+
Sun Jun 14 – San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center*^+
Wed Jun 17 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center*^+
Fri Jun 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Summerfest*^+#
Sat Jun 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center*^+
Wed Jun 24 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena*^+
Thu Jun 25 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena*^+
Sat Jun 27 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena*^+
Mon Jun 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena*^+
Tue Jun 30 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego*^+
Wed Jul 01 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center*^+
Fri Jul 03 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena*^+
Today, longtime friends and acclaimed bands Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars announced the All the Feelings Tour, bringing their collective talents to stages across North America this summer. The 18-date tour, promoted by Live Nation, kicks off on Monday, June 8 in Austin, TX at Moody Amphitheater, before continuing with dates in Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Bend, Chicago, Boston, and more before concluding with a homecoming show at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON on Friday, August 7.
The tour will include performances at several iconic venues, including The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, among others. Alongside the tour announcement, the bands have released a new video today highlighting their long-standing friendship — a connection that dates back to childhood and has carried through each of their individual careers.
In tandem with the tour announcement, Metric also revealed their new album, Romanticize the Dive, arriving April 24 via Thirty Tigers, alongside the release of their first single, “Victim of Luck.” Fans can listen to the track HERE, with the official music video premiering today at 12pm ET HERE.
Additionally, Broken Social Scene announced their new album, Remember The Humans, out May 8 via Arts & Crafts. The release is led by the opening track and first single, “Not Around Anymore,” which features co-founder Kevin Drew reflecting on the fading sense of possibility in a rapidly changing world. Listen to the new track HERE and pre-order Remember The Humans available HERE.
Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, February 4 at 12pm local time with artist presales and a Citi presale (details below). Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, February 6 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 4 at 12pm local time until through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
THE ‘ALL THE FEELINGS TOUR’ 2026 DATES: Mon Jun 8 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater Tue Jun 9 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom Thu Jun 11 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium Sat Jun 13 – Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater Tue Jun 16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre Thu Jun 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre Fri Jun 19 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre Sun Jun 21 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic Wed Jun 24 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater Fri Jul 24 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom Sat Jul 25 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre Mon Jul 27 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway Tue Jul 28 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark Thu Jul 30 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount Sat Aug 1 – Washington, DC – The Anthem Mon Aug 3 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Tue Aug 4 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium Fri Aug 7 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
Metric is Emily Haines (vocals, keys), Jimmy Shaw(producer, guitar, keys), Joshua Winstead (bass guitar, keys) and Joules Scott Key(drums). They have spent over 20 years together in creative partnership and are releasing their 10th studio album in 2026 maintaining the original lineup.. “The band has become Canadian indie-rock icons,” says Pitchfork. “Metric [has] their own increasingly rare success story.” The band resisted major label offers in favor of starting their own label and retaining control of their own material and career, and for the last two decades have found themselves on an unusual trajectory of increasing success while continuing to push their own artistic boundaries past conventional expectations.
Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw are also early members of Broken Social Scene. While Metric has always been their first priority, they have both written and performed songs on all of the collective’s albums from 2002-2017 including such tracks as “Almost Crimes,” “Swimmers,” “Sweetest Kill,” “Sentimental X’s” and “Protest Song.” Emily’s most notable contribution to the group is the breakout hit “Anthems For a Seventeen Year-Old Girl,” from the award winning album You Forgot It In People. Haines has also collaborated with numerous other artists, most famously striking up a strong creative connection with the late Lou Reed, who performed “Wanderlust” on Metric’s album Synthetica and joined Metric on stage at their sold out headlining show at Radio City Music Hall in 2013 to perform “Wanderlust” and the Velvet Underground’s “Pale Blue Eyes.” Haines worked with Lou Reed on various additional live events overseen by the late producer Hal Willner as well as performing “Ballrooms of Mars” on Willner’s final tribute album, Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan and T. Rex alongside U2, Nick Cave, Joan Jett, and others. Haines has released three solo studio albums, including the acclaimed Knives Don’t Have Your Back. Jimmy Shaw has also released a solo album and works as a sought after, JUNO award-winning producer
Metric have a long history of creating music for film, starting in 2004 with their appearance in Olivier Assayas’ Clean, acting and performing their song “Dead Disco.” In his Scott Pilgrim series, graphic novelist Bryan Lee O’Malley based his fictional band Clash at the Demon Head on his experience of live Metric performances, and director Edgar Wright used their song “Black Sheep” in his 2010 film adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs The World. Also in 2010, Metric contributed the theme song “Eclipse (All Yours)” to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack which they co-wrote with Howard Shore. In 2012, they won a CSA (Canadian Screen Award) for their score of David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis, also with Howard Shore. Metric songs have been featured in numerous feature films and television shows including Grey’s Anatomy, The L Word, Zombieland, Nikki Glaser’s HBO Special Good Clean Filth,the hit animated film Nimona, and popular Netflix shows Wayward and I Love LA in 2025.
Both Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw grew up surrounded by art. Haines was born in New Delhi where her father, poet Paul Haines, was writing the lyrics for Carla Bley’s monumental Escalator Over the Hill and her activist/teacher mother Jo ran a household steeped in experimental art and discourse stemming from their years in the Greenwich Village scene in the early 1960s. Born in the UK and raised in Toronto, Jimmy Shaw spent the first half of his life immersed in classical music and was accepted at the age of fifteen to the Curtis Institute in Boston and later graduated from the Juilliard Music School in New York. Metric has been nominated for numerous Polaris Music Prize and JUNO Awards, including five wins. Metric has appeared on The Tonight Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Later…With Jools Holland and have toured extensively, playing headline shows and festivals around the world.
Remember the Humans was shaped by reunion and loss in equal measure. When Drew and Newfeld reconnected after nearly 20 years apart, one hangout became what they call “a hurricane of fun.” During the recording, both lost their mothers – a shared grief that drew them closer. As Newfeld recalls, “our moms would have wanted us to do this, and get it right after 20 years of not working together.”
As ever, Broken Social Scene operates less as a band than as a community and songs evolve by ceding control to whoever can best carry them forward in the moment. Drew may be the designated driver, but collaborators on Remember the Humans, including Hannah Georgas, Lisa Lobsinger, and Feist, step into the foreground throughout the record, shaping songs with a sense of collective authorship that has always defined the group’s ethos.
The songs work because no one fully commands them. But this is where Newfeld matters most. As BSS’s Charles Spearin puts it, “his production suits the chaos of our songwriting so well…he’s got a childlike energy that is really contagious, when you get a piece of music that he loves, Oh my God, he’s bouncing like a little boy.”
The same unruly energy that keeps a band young can also trap it in its own past. Yet on Remember the Humans, Broken Social Scene have evolved with a deep sense of intention. It is the sound of a band deepening rather than reinventing, exploring the emotional implications of forms they’ve spent twenty years shaping. “There’s a different kind of honesty in this record,” says Spearin, “we’ve had success, we’ve lost friends, we’ve lost parents, we’re at this ‘what happens next?’ stage in life.” Remember the Humans is adult music in the best sense: contradictory, wounded, expansive – hopeful in a way that feels earned rather than declared. And it is also, in its refusal of control and its embrace of the ungovernable, a testament to something increasingly rare: art that is not optimized, not streamlined, not strategic.
BSS’s own evolution mirrors something happening outside it. After years of oversaturation and noise, the culture itself seems to have looped back to a craving for the raw, the communal, and the unguarded. The conditions that made You Forgot It in People feel necessary in 2002 have, in altered form, returned in 2026. According to Drew, “in 2026, you’re going to see a lot of resurgence of people going back to the roots of who they are, because things in their lifetime have gotten quite lost. I think we’ve let each other down, and I think it’s art that always tries to prevail, and tries to get us back on track.”
In a culture defined by abstraction and distance, Broken Social Scene have made a record that insists on the analog fact of human presence. It asks, gently, but insistently, that we remember each other, that we remember the human.
STARS have spent their 20+ year career being a musical confidant to the inner-most secrets of their fans lives. They tell the tales we keep in the darkest, and most hopeful parts of our souls. They have persevered as a band, friends, musical and social curators; always putting art first, as well as the pursuit of transparency and truth. Stars have stayed true over the release of nine albums, countless tours, and every imaginable obstacle.
Stars albums have always served as thermochromic barometers of their makers’ emotional well-being, be it the romantic upheaval of 2003’s Heart and 2004’s Set Yourself On Fire, the newsticker-triggered discontent of 2007’s In Our Bedroom After the War, the downcast elegies of 2010’s The Five Ghosts (a requiem for singer Torquil Campbell’s father, who passed away during the album’s creation), or the rejuvenation of 2012’s The North (recorded while inter-band couple Amy Millan and Evan Cranley were in the throes of new parenthood). Stars continued with their 2014 dance-club inspired offering, No One Is Lost and the 2017 pristinely produced by Grammy-award winner, Peter Katis for There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light. Stars released From Capelton Hill in 2022 which cuts to the band’s founding principles: brimming with gothic, dazzling ‘80s and ‘90s Britpop arrangements, but rendered with intimacy and warmth rather than with cold, digital remove. In 2024, Stars celebrated the 20th Anniversary of Set Yourself On Fire, with a digital/vinyl reissue and North American tour. Set Yourself on Fire (Live) vinyl is now available for the first time publically, after being exclusively offered on the band’s Patreon page. The vinyl, compiled from live recordings on the record’s anniversary tour in 2024/2025, is available here and as a digital album via bandcamp here.
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE just dropped their brand new single and video “AFRAID OF THE DARK,” and it’s a master class in the band’s blend of dark hard rock. The band also announces TheSweat and Blood Tour, with support from Lorna Shore, Fit For A King, and Static Dress. The North American tour, promoted by Live Nation, is the band’s first American headlining tour in nearly 3 years and kicks off on July 14 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with stops in Charlotte, Houston, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, and more before wrapping up on August 15 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. It also includes a stop at Red Rocks, the band’s first time headlining the venue.
Tickets will first be available via artist and Citi (details below) presales starting Tuesday, February 3 at 2 pm EST. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, February 6 at 10 am local time.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning February 3 at 12 pm local time until Thursday, February 5 at 10 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.
“By the time this tour begins, it will have been just under three years since our last U.S. headliner, and we are absolutely shooting for the moon to celebrate our return,” the band shares. “We could not be more excited to visit our American fans who have been incredibly patient with us, and can’t wait to give them the first performances of new material from our upcoming album. See you this summer!”
7/24 — Irving, TX — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
7/25 — Houston, TX — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7/26 — Austin, TX — Germania Insurance Amphitheater
7/28 — Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater
7/29 — Phoenix, AZ — Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
7/31 — Los Angeles, CA — The Kia Forum
8/1 — Wheatland, CA — Toyota Amphitheatre
8/4 — Portland, OR — Theater of the Clouds
8/5 — Auburn, WA — White River Amphitheatre
8/7 — Sandy, UT — Beddy’s Plaza at America First Field
8/9 — Morrison, CO — Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8/11 — Oklahoma City, OK — Zoo Amphitheatre
8/12 — Rogers, AR — Walmart AMP
8/14 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
8/15 — Sterling Heights, MI — Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
Motionless In White have always stood out from the crowd. Mirroring alternately brutal and breathtaking sonic artistry against elegant and enigmatic imagery, the Gold-certified, Scranton, PA quintet have organically drawn legions of fans under their spell since 2006. A steady grind has elevated them to arena headliner. After earning three straight Top 5 debuts on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums Chart, 2022’s Scoring The End of the World bowed at #1 on the latter, in addition to securing the band’s highest position on the Billboard 200 at #12. The LP notably spawned their second RIAA Gold-certified hit and first Active Rock #1, “Masterpiece,” which has leapt towards the Platinum threshold. Insidious and innate versatility has enabled them to collaborate on popular tracks with everyone from Jonathan Davis of Korn and DOOM composer Mick Gordon to Illenium and Knocked Loose. Beyond sold-out headline tours and direct support slots for Bring Me The Horizon and Slipknot, the group host, curate, and headline their own Apocalypse Fest in their hometown of Scranton. Two decades into their career, these outliers prove to be as dynamic and dangerous as ever, with a slew of new releases on the horizon for Roadrunner Records. This era begins with the single “Afraid of the Dark,” infusing tightly executed metalcore with gothic overtures, industrial grit, and an arrestingly uplifting message to “follow the light in your heart and be not afraid of the dark.” Welcome to the next renaissance of Motionless In White — now.
Multi-platinum rock band Staind today announced their highly anticipated Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour, celebrating the groundbreaking album that cemented their place in rock history. The 25 date trek will feature Seether as direct support, with special guests Hoobastank and Hinder as openers, bringing together four defining forces of modern rock for one massive run this fall.
Produced by Live Nation, the Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour will kick off in September and make stops across major amphitheaters and arenas in the U.S. and Canada, concluding in Dallas, TX.
Formed in 1995 Staind recorded and released eight studio albums with their most notable being in 2001 with Break The Cycle, an RIAA certified 5 times platinum album that produced a top-five Billboard Hot 100 with their massive hit “It’s Been Awhile.” The single was one of the most played songs in modern rock radio history spending 20 weeks at number 1. Several of their other hits also topped the Billboard 200 including “Fade”, “For You”, “Prince to Pay”, “So Far Away” and “Right Here”. In 2019, after a five year hiatus, STAIND reunited for unforgettable festival performances and a hometown reunion show that was recorded for the album Live : It’s Been Awhile. The band has been called one of the defining bands of the post Grunge movement securing awards including Billboard Music Awards the MTV Video Music Awards among others.
Staind founding member, Aaron Lewis, shared, “25 years later to be touring, celebrating this album and bringing our music to our fans near and far is something really special. I’m looking forward to going out with these guys. It’s like one big family reunion!”
Staind guitarist, Mike Mushok said, “Hard to believe it’s been 25 years. I look back on those times as one of the highlights of my career and feel very fortunate to still be doing this. I look forward to hitting the road and celebrating with good friends what was a career defining album for us. I hope you can join us on this celebration.”
Tickets will be available starting with Artist and Citi presales beginning Wednesday, February 4 at 10:00am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, February 6 at 10:00am local time at LiveNation.com. Additional information about the tour, additional dates and information about the band can be found on staindofficial.com
Citi is the official card of the Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 4 at 10:00am local time until Thursday, February 5 at 10:00pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.
STAIND is comprised of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Sal Giancarelli. The band was formed in 1995 in their hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. Over the course of their career, the band has released seven studio albums and eight Top 10 singles, selling over 15 million albums worldwide. Their most notable album Break The Cycle, released in 2001, an RIAA certified 5x platinum, featured the anthemic single, “It’s Been Awhile,” one of the most played songs in modern rock radio history, spending 20 weeks at Number 1. In 2019 after a five-year hiatus, STAIND reunited for some unforgettable festival performances, and a hometown reunion show that was recorded for the album Live: It’s Been Awhile. In September 2023, STAIND released their eighth studio album and first in twelve years, Confessions Of The Fallen, which reached #1 on Billboard’s Active Rock Album chart. The debut single from the album, “Lowest In Me”,and the second single, “Here and Now”, both reached #1 on the Active Rock Chart. One year later in September 2024, STAIND digitally released Confessions Of The Fallen (Deluxe) that contained three additional songs including “Better Days feat. DOROTHY”, a radio version of the album track, and “Full of Emptiness”. Staind returned to the studio in 2025 to start work on their eighth studio album. In 2026, Staind will support the 25th anniversary for Break The Cycle with a massive Live Nation US Tour with support from Hoobastank, and Hinder.
BREAK THE CYCLE 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES:
+ Tour dates with Seether as direct support, and special guests Hoobastank, and Hinder as openers.
* This tour date features Staind, Seether, and Hinder only.
& Support TBD
^ Not a Live Nation date
~ Festival date
Thu May 07 | Daytona Beach, FL | Daytona International Speedway ~ ^
Sat May 09 | Biloxi, MS | Mississippi Coast Coliseum ~
Langhorne Slim has shared a new performance video of his unreleased song “What The F**k Is Going On”, directed by Steve Jawn and The 10:10 Creative. The release follows Slim’s recent appearance on The Daily Show, where he performed a special bonus rendition of his poignant sing-along “We The People (Fuck The Man)”. During release week, Slim visited The Daily Show where he performed his single “Rock N Roll” and was interviewed by host Jordan Klepper. He also appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast and NPR’s Weekend Edition. On January 16, Slim released his critically acclaimed ninth studio album ‘The Dreamin’ Kind’ via Dualtone Records, produced by Greta Van Fleet’s Sam F. Kiszka, who also plays across the album alongside his bandmate Daniel Wagner.
On February 5, Langhorne Slim kicks off a nationwide US headline tour in Atlanta, followed by shows in Washington D.C., Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago, Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver and many more. Rolling Stone called the album “The acoustic troubadour plugs in and cranks up the amp,” while No Depression noted Slim “reach[es] a new milestone, revamping his MO without sacrificing the essentials.” Paste Magazine declared “There ain’t no rest for the wicked on ‘The Dreamin’ Kind’, and Langhorne Slim sounds like a new man,” with Glide Magazine praising it as “a warping 12-song album that balances Slim’s newfound left-field tendencies with blissful acoustics.”
Swedish engineering musician Mattias Krantz has built a see-through electric guitar where the strings float above the body, held in place by powerful magnets rather than traditional attachments. The concept emerged from a simple experiment tying magnets to guitar string ends, which evolved into a fully functional instrument after testing various magnet configurations to achieve the right sound and playability.