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JUNO-Winning Canadian Indie Favourite Bahamas Brings The ‘Industrial Sport & Sound’ Tour To North America

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Bahamas, the moniker of five-time JUNO winner Afie Jurvanen, announces the ‘Industrial Sport & Sound Tour’, a full North American fall run in support of his seventh studio album ‘My Second Last Album.’

‘My Second Last Album’ earned a JUNO nomination for Best Adult Alternative Album of the Year, Jurvanen’s tenth career nomination, and has drawn wide praise for its emotional directness and restraint. Exclaim! called it “quintessential Bahamas,” describing it as feeling like a career overview in album form. The lead single “The Bridge,” a relaxed, conversational collaboration with M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, has become a staple on AAA radio. The record was recorded in a backyard shed, rooted in the rhythms of family life, domestic routine, and creative freedom following the Nashville-recorded country detour of 2023’s ‘Bootcut.’

With five JUNO wins, a GRAMMY nomination, and over a billion streams worldwide, Jurvanen has built one of the most quietly enduring careers in Canadian music. His live shows are known for their warmth, humour, and genuine audience connection, moving fluidly through folk, country, soul, and indie pop without ever feeling scattered.

The tour runs from mid-September through late November, covering major Canadian markets before moving through the Pacific Northwest, California, the Southwest, and the Midwest.

Industrial Sport & Sound Tour Dates:

Sept 18 – Victoria, BC – Royal Theatre

Sept 19 – Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl

Sept 21 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall

Sept 22 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre

Sept 24 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place

Sept 25 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre

Sept 26 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe

Sept 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium

Sept 29 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall

Sept 30 – Detroit, MI – El Club

Oct 2 – Meaford, ON – Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre

Oct 6 – Kingston, ON – The Spire

Oct 8 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall

Nov 3 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile

Nov 4 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall

Nov 6 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall

Nov 7 – Los Angeles, CA – Pacific Electric

Nov 8 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern

Nov 10 – Tucson, AZ – La Rosa

Nov 11 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf House of Eternal Return

Nov 13 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater

Nov 14 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington’s

Nov 15 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room

Nov 17 – Kansas City, MO – Knuckleheads

Nov 18 – Dallas, TX – The Kessler Theater

Nov 20 – Houston, TX – Heights Theater

Nov 21 – Austin, TX – Emo’s East

The Head and The Heart Celebrate 15 Years With Full Debut Album Tour

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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

GRAMMY-Nominated Guitar Powerhouse Marcus King Brings the Darling Blue Pt. 2 Tour Across North America

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Marcus King brings the Darling Blue Pt. 2 Tour to Vancouver’s historic Orpheum Theatre on Monday, July 13, with special guest Penelope Road opening the show. The 39-city North American run is built around King’s critically acclaimed 2025 album ‘Darling Blue’, named one of Nashville’s best albums of the year by The Tennessean, and praised by Forbes for brilliantly straddling old-school rock rowdiness and time-tested country twang. Tickets go on general sale Friday, March 13 at 10am local time via marcuskingofficial.com.

‘Darling Blue’ is a deeply personal record rooted in King’s love for the Blue Ridge Mountains and the emotional arc surrounding meeting his wife, Briley. It showcases everything that makes him one of the most compelling voices in modern Americana, his blues-drenched guitar work, raspy soulful vocals, and a songwriting instinct that moves freely between southern rock, traditional country, and blues without ever sounding calculated.

King is one of the hardest working road artists in the genre right now. The Darling Blue Pt. 2 Tour follows a successful first leg last fall, a seven-city Waltz Across Texas run this May, a Blue Note Jazz Club residency in New York, an Australian headline run, and major festival slots at Stagecoach and Bourbon & Beyond. Last year he provided direct support for Eric Church, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, and Dwight Yoakam.

The Orpheum is one of the most beautiful and acoustically immaculate venues in the Pacific Northwest, and the contrast between its ornate theatrical setting and King’s raw, roadhouse-ready sound makes for exactly the kind of night that sticks with you.

Darling Blue Pt. 2 Tour Dates:

May 16 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre

May 27 – Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium

May 29 – Panama City Beach, FL – Gulf Coast Jam

May 30 – Apopka, FL – Apopka Amphitheater

May 31 – Boca Raton, FL – Mizner Park Amphitheater

June 3 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem

June 4 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met

June 5 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome by Rutter Mills

June 11 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Casino

June 12 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

June 13 – Schenectady, NY – Frog Alley Brewing Co.

June 14 – Buffalo, NY – Terminal B at Outer Harbor

June 16 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall

June 19 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed

June 20 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Art & Music Festival

June 21 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory

June 23 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre

June 24 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre

June 26 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest

June 27 – Eau Claire, WI – Blue Ox Music Festival

June 28 – Carterville, IL – Walkers Bluff Casino

July 7 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater

July 8 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Pavilion

July 10 – Alta, WY – Targhee Fest

July 11 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House and Event Center

July 12 – Seattle, WA – Marymoor Park

July 13 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre

July 15 – Forest Grove, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge

July 17 – Whitefish, MT – Under The Big Sky

July 20 – Denver, CO – The Mission

July 23 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater

September 11 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater

September 12 – New York, NY – Central Park Summerstage

September 13 – Ithaca, NY – State Theatre

September 15 – Burlington, VT – Flynn Center

September 18 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Blues & Brews Festival

September 25 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Revisits the Album That Started It All With 30th Anniversary Re-Recording of ‘Ledbetter Heights’

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd is heading back to the beginning. ‘Ledbetter Heights (The 30th Anniversary Sessions)’ arrives May 8, a fully re-recorded version of the debut album that launched his career when he was still a teenager splitting time between high school in Louisiana and recording sessions in Memphis. Lead single “Deja Voodoo” is out now on all streaming platforms and sets the tone with the same blistering energy that defined the original, now sharpened by three decades of road and studio experience. Listen here.

The original ‘Ledbetter Heights’ arrived in 1995 at a moment when grunge dominated the cultural conversation. Shepherd, signed by legendary executive Irving Azoff at 16, cut through with fiery fretwork, pop-rock hooks, and an unapologetic reverence for the blues. The album went Gold within months, earned Platinum certification by early 1996, and spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Blues Chart. Guitar World ranked him the number three blues artist in the world at the time, behind only B.B. King and Eric Clapton.

The re-recording brings back key collaborators. Legendary drummer Chris “Whipper” Layton, founding member of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, who played on the original sessions, returns alongside co-producer Jerry Harrison, whose history with Shepherd spans multiple records. Shepherd also returned to his original 1995 rig for the sessions, grounding the recordings in the same sonic palette that first introduced him to audiences. “This is the album that put me on the map,” Shepherd says. “Unfiltered and straight from the heart.”

The release runs alongside the ongoing Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour, where Shepherd and his band are performing the full album live for the first time, followed by a second set spanning his entire career. Select dates feature special guests Jimmie Vaughan and Eric Johnson. The tour runs through the spring and into the fall, covering theaters and performing arts centers across the country.

Ledbetter Heights (The 30th Anniversary Sessions) Tracklisting:

Born with a Broken Heart

Deja Voodoo

Aberdeen

Shame, Shame, Shame

One Foot on the Path

Everybody Gets the Blues

While We Cry (Live)

I’m Leaving You (Commit a Crime)

(Let Me Up) I’ve Had Enough

Riverside

What’s Goin’ Down

Ledbetter Heights

2026 Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour Dates:

April 10 – Miramar Beach, FL – Joe Bonamassa’s Beach Vacation

April 11 – St. Petersburg, FL – Tampa Bay Blues Festival

April 12 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live

April 14 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center @ Au-Rene Theater (with Eric Johnson)

April 15 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre (with Eric Johnson)

April 16 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall

April 18 – Charles Town, WV – Hollywood Casino

April 19 – Greensburg, PA – Palace Theatre

April 22 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center

April 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre

April 24 – Gary, IN – Hard Rock

April 25 – Northfield, OH – MGM

April 26 – Detroit, MI – Hollywood Greektown Casino / Music Hall

April 29 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live @ 20 Monroe

April 30 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre

May 1 – Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate PAC

May 2 – Rockford, IL – Hard Rock

May 3 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Theatre

May 5 – Champaign, IL – Virginia Theater

May 7 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre

May 8 – Carterville, IL – Walker’s Bluff Casino

May 9 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory

June 13 – Bossier City, LA – Paradise Theater @ Margaritaville Resort Casino

June 14 – Lubbock, TX – Buddy Holly Theatre

June 17 – Albuquerque, NM – Kiva Auditorium

June 18 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre

June 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre

June 20 – Cerritos, CA – Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

June 21 – Oxnard, CA – Oxnard Performing Arts Center

June 23 – Escondido, CA – California Center for the Arts

June 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Capitol Theatre

September 10 – Las Vegas, NV – Big Blues Bender

September 11 – Carmel, CA – Sunset Center

September 12 – Napa, CA – Blue Note Summer Sessions

September 13 – Grass Valley, CA – Center for the Arts

September 15 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre

September 16 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre

September 17 – Spokane, WA – First Interstate Center for the Arts

September 18 – Billings, MT – Alberta Bair Theater

James Tolkan, Who Told Generations of Slackers Exactly What He Thought of Them, Dead at 94

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James Tolkan, the character actor whose steely authority and withering contempt for slackers made him one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces, died peacefully on March 26 in Saranac Lake, New York. He was 94, survived by his wife of 54 years, Parmelee, and three nieces in Des Moines.

His story started as far from Hollywood as you could get. Born in Calumet, Michigan in 1931, Tolkan cycled through Chicago after his parents divorced, landed in Tucson, graduated high school in 1949, served briefly in the Navy during the Korean War before a heart condition ended his service, and eventually got on a bus to New York City with $75 in his pocket. He found a cold water flat where the rent matched his VA check, went to work on the docks, and enrolled with both Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg to learn how to act. Twenty-five years of New York theater followed, from off-off-Broadway all the way to the original ensemble cast of David Mamet’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on the Great White Way.

Film work followed while he was still New York-based, including Sidney Lumet’s ‘Prince of the City’ in 1981, before a move to California and Canada in 1983 for ‘WarGames’ shifted his trajectory permanently. What followed was one of the most memorable runs of supporting work in 1980s cinema. As Mr. Strickland in Robert Zemeckis’s ‘Back to the Future’ (1985), he delivered the word “slackers” with such magnificent contempt that fans spent the rest of his life asking him to do it again. As Commander Stinger in ‘Top Gun’ (1986), he dressed down Tom Cruise with equal authority. He had a dual role as Napoleon in Woody Allen’s ‘Love and Death,’ played Big Boy Caprice’s crooked accountant in Warren Beatty’s ‘Dick Tracy,’ and brought the same coiled intensity to everything he touched.

Jim adored animals. Donations in his memory are welcome at your local animal shelter, rescue organization, or Humane Society chapter.

Young The Giant Announce The “Victory Garden Tour” With Cold War Kids Playing Their Debut In Full

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Multi-platinum indie rockers Young the Giant have officially unveiled details for their highly anticipated 2026 Victory Garden Tour. This extensive North American trek, promoted by Live Nation, is set to celebrate the band’s sixth studio album, Victory Garden, which arrives on May 1 via Fearless Records. Recorded as a cohesive unit at the legendary Henson Studios in Hollywood, the new project marks a creative homecoming for the band, rooted in themes of radical empathy and sincerity. The announcement follows the massive success of their new single, “Different Kind Of Love,” which has quickly dominated alternative and triple-A radio charts since its release earlier this month.

The Victory Garden Tour is more than just a promotional run for the new record; it is a multi-generational celebration of indie rock. Joining the tour as direct support are Cold War Kids, who will be marking the 20th anniversary of their prolific debut album, Robbers & Cowards. The tour’s lineup also features a rotating cast of special guests, with almost monday appearing on the first half of the trek and KennyHoopla joining for the latter half. This curated roster ensures that every night of the tour is a deep dive into the evolution of alternative music over the past two decades.

For music lovers in British Columbia, the “fertility” of this tour hits a high point this summer. Young the Giant will perform at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver on Friday, July 24, 2026. This Vancouver date is a key fixture of the tour’s West Coast leg and will feature both Cold War Kids and KennyHoopla. Playing the Thunderbird Sports Centre provides an intimate yet high-energy atmosphere that perfectly suits the band’s reputation for dynamic live performances—a reputation recently bolstered by their historic record-breaking queue at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

In keeping with the Victory Garden theme, Young the Giant is continuing their long-standing commitment to sustainability. The band is partnering with the environmental organization REVERB to minimize the tour’s ecological footprint. This initiative includes efforts to support food insecurity initiatives and fund community-based carbon reduction projects, allowing fans to feel good about the environmental impact of their concert-going experience. It is a reflection of the “radical empathy” that frontman Sameer Gadhia says defines this new era of the band.

The setlist for the Victory Garden Tour is expected to be a career-spanning journey. Fans can look forward to the anthemic energy of new tracks like “Evergreen” and “Ships Passing,” alongside the timeless hits like “My Body” and “Cough Syrup” that first propelled the band to international stardom in 2010. Following the 2022 release of American Bollywood, this new tour represents a return to a more collaborative and immediate sound, captured through writing retreats in Idyllwild and Joshua Tree before moving to the studio with producer Brendan O’Brien.

Tickets for the Vancouver ritual at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre will be available starting with the Chorus Artist Presale on Wednesday, February 18, at 10:00 am local time. Additional presales, including a Live Nation presale on Thursday, will run throughout the week before the general public on-sale begins on Friday, February 20, at 10:00 am local time via YoungTheGiant.com. Given the band’s loyal following and the added draw of the Cold War Kids’ anniversary celebration, tickets for the July performance are expected to move very quickly.

Victory Garden Tour 2026 Dates

  • Sun-May 24 – Las Vegas, NV | Palms Casino Resort ^
  • Wed-May-27 – Cleveland, OH | Jacobs Pavilion *^
  • Fri-May-29 – Richmond, VA | Allianz Amphitheater *^
  • Sat-May-30 – Raleigh, NC | Red Hat Amphitheater *^
  • Sun-May-31 – Charlotte, NC | Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre *^
  • Sat-Jun-06 – Atlanta, GA | Chastain Park *^
  • Thu-Jun-11 – Asbury Park, NJ | Stone Pony Summer Stage *^
  • Fri-Jun-12 – Vienna VA | Wolf Trap *^
  • Sat-Jun-13 – Bridgeport, CT | Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater *^
  • Sun-Jun-14 – Philadelphia, PA | Skyline Stage at Highmark Mann *^
  • Tue-Jun-16 – Buffalo, NY | Outer Harbor Live *^
  • Thu-Jun-18 – New York, NY | Pier 17 *^
  • Fri-Jun-19 – New York, NY | Pier 17 *^
  • Sat-Jun-20 – Boston, MA | Leader Bank Pavilion *^
  • Mon-Jun-22 – Toronto, ON | Coca-Cola Coliseum *^
  • Tue-Jun-23 – Pittsburgh, PA | Stage AE *^
  • Thu-Jun-25 – Detroit, MI | Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre *^
  • Fri-Jun-26 – Columbus, OH | Kemba Live! *^
  • Sat-Jun-27 – Nashville, TN | Ascend Amphitheater *^
  • Thu-Jul-09 – Houston, TX | 713 Music Hall *+
  • Fri-Jul-10 – Austin, TX | Moody Amphitheater *+
  • Sat-Jul-11 – Irving, TX | Toyota Music Factory *+
  • Tue-Jul-14 – Phoenix, AZ | Arizona Financial Theatre *+
  • Wed-Jul-15 – San Diego, CA | Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre *+
  • Fri-Jul-17 – Los Angeles, CA | Kia Forum *+
  • Sat-Jul-18 – Santa Barbara, CA | Santa Barbara Bowl *+
  • Sun-Jul-19 – San Francisco, CA | The Greek Theatre *+
  • Thu-Jul-23 – Jacksonville, OR | Britt Pavilion *+
  • Fri-Jul-24 – Vancouver, BC | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre *+
  • Sat-Jul-25 – Seattle, WA | Marymoor Live *+
  • Sun-Jul-26 – Troutdale, OR | Edgefield Amphitheater *
  • Wed-Jul-29 – Missoula, MT | KettleHouse Amphitheater *+
  • Thu-Jul-30 – Salt Lake City, UT | The Lot at The Complex *+
  • Fri-Jul-31 – Dillon, CO | Dillon Amphitheater *+
  • Sun-Aug-02 – Kansas City, MO | Starlight Theatre *+
  • Mon-Aug-03 – La Vista, NE | The Astro Amphitheater *+
  • Thu-Aug-06 – Minneapolis, MN | Surly Brewing Company *+
  • Fri-Aug-07 – Chicago, IL | Huntington Bank Pavilion *+
  • Sat-Aug-08 – St. Louis, MO | Saint Louis Music Park *+
  • Sun-Aug-09 – Indianapolis, IN | Everwise Amphitheater *+

*Cold War Kids; ^almost monday; +KennyHoopla

George Clinton And Parliament-Funkadelic Bring A Brand New Mothership To The Essence Festival Of Culture On July 5

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Fifty years after the Mothership first touched down in New Orleans, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic are bringing it back. Clinton will headline the Essence Festival of Culture on July 5, closing out the festival with the debut of a brand new, technologically advanced Mothership, currently under construction at the Rock Lititz production campus in Nashville. The original spacecraft, designed by lighting visionary Jules Fisher for the 1976 P-Funk Earth Tour, now lives in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. What lands in New Orleans this July will be its worthy successor.

At 84, Clinton remains a commanding, charismatic stage presence, and the scale of this production matches the weight of the moment. Chew Entertainment, led by longtime collaborator Vivian Scott Chew, is producing the performance. Chew was instrumental in the iconic 1996 Mothership landing in Central Park and has been the driving force behind uniting this historic occasion with Essence. David Rodriguez, Executive Producer at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, joins as a key collaborator on the production. “To celebrate George in New Orleans, where the Mothership first touched down, is a beautiful full-circle moment,” Chew said. “It’s about community, legacy and making space for the next generation to carry the funk forward.”

The cultural stakes here are enormous. Clinton’s influence runs from the West Coast G-funk of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube through Outkast, Kendrick Lamar, and Janelle Monáe. A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and Hollywood Walk of Fame honoree, Clinton has shaped the DNA of Black music across generations. The Essence Festival of Culture performance will mark the new Mothership’s world debut, with a global tour to follow.

July 5 in New Orleans. The Mothership lands again. Get there.

BTS Map Out Latin American Stadium Run for the Massive “BTS World Tour – Arirang”

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BTS are back and they are doing it at full scale. The K-pop group has confirmed the Latin American leg of their “BTS World Tour – Arirang,” a stadium run through South America in October that adds to what is already the most ambitious tour of their career. More than 80 shows across 34 regions, launching April 9 in Goyang, South Korea, and running through early 2027. The initial onsale sold out 41 stadium dates and moved nearly 2.4 million tickets. Unprecedented demand added further dates including four nights at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

The LATAM leg, promoted by Live Nation, opens October 2 with two nights at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá, Colombia, moves through Lima’s Estadio San Marcos and Santiago’s Estadio Nacional, hits Estadio Único de La Plata in Buenos Aires, and closes with three nights at Estádio do MorumBIS in São Paulo. It is a region BTS has not visited since before their hiatus, and the demand reflects exactly how much that absence has been felt.

The broader tour is a genuinely staggering undertaking. North American stadium dates run from Tampa through Los Angeles. European stops include London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Allianz Arena in Munich, and the Stade de France in Paris. The Asia-Pacific leg extends through late 2026 and into February and March 2027 with dates in Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Manila.

Army Membership presale for LATAM tickets opens April 7 via Weverse. General on-sale begins April 10 at btsworldtourofficial.com.

BTS World Tour “Arirang” – Full Dates:

Apr 9 – Goyang, KR – Goyang Stadium

Apr 11 – Goyang, KR – Goyang Stadium

Apr 12 – Goyang, KR – Goyang Stadium

Apr 17 – Tokyo, JP – Tokyo Dome

Apr 18 – Tokyo, JP – Tokyo Dome

Apr 25 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium

Apr 26 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium

Apr 28 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium

May 2 – El Paso, TX – Sun Bowl Stadium

May 3 – El Paso, TX – Sun Bowl Stadium

May 7 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio GNP Seguros

May 9 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio GNP Seguros

May 10 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio GNP Seguros

May 16 – Stanford, CA – Stanford Stadium

May 17 – Stanford, CA – Stanford Stadium

May 19 – Stanford, CA – Stanford Stadium

May 23 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium

May 24 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium

May 27 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium

May 28 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium

Jun 12 – Busan, KR – Busan Asiad Stadium

Jun 13 – Busan, KR – Busan Asiad Stadium

Jun 26 – Madrid, ES – Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Jun 27 – Madrid, ES – Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Jul 1 – Brussels, BE – King Baudouin Stadium

Jul 2 – Brussels, BE – King Baudouin Stadium

Jul 6 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Jul 7 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Jul 11 – Munich, DE – Allianz Arena

Jul 12 – Munich, DE – Allianz Arena

Jul 17 – Paris, FR – Stade de France

Jul 18 – Paris, FR – Stade de France

Aug 1 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium

Aug 2 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium

Aug 5 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium

Aug 6 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium

Aug 10 – Baltimore, MD – M&T Bank Stadium

Aug 11 – Baltimore, MD – M&T Bank Stadium

Aug 15 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium

Aug 16 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium

Aug 22 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium

Aug 23 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium

Aug 27 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field

Aug 28 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field

Sep 1 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium

Sep 2 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium

Sep 5 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium

Sep 6 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium

Oct 2 – Bogotá, CO – Estadio El Campín

Oct 3 – Bogotá, CO – Estadio El Campín

Oct 9 – Lima, PE – Estadio San Marcos

Oct 10 – Lima, PE – Estadio San Marcos

Oct 16 – Santiago, CL – Estadio Nacional

Oct 17 – Santiago, CL – Estadio Nacional

Oct 23 – Buenos Aires, AR – Estadio Único de La Plata

Oct 24 – Buenos Aires, AR – Estadio Único de La Plata

Oct 28 – São Paulo, BR – Estádio do MorumBIS

Oct 30 – São Paulo, BR – Estádio do MorumBIS

Oct 31 – São Paulo, BR – Estádio do MorumBIS

Nov 19 – Kaohsiung *

Nov 21 – Kaohsiung *

Nov 22 – Kaohsiung *

Dec 3 – Bangkok *

Dec 5 – Bangkok *

Dec 6 – Bangkok *

Dec 12 – Kuala Lumpur *

Dec 13 – Kuala Lumpur *

Dec 17 – Singapore *

Dec 19 – Singapore *

Dec 20 – Singapore *

Dec 22 – Singapore *

Dec 26 – Jakarta *

Dec 27 – Jakarta *

Feb 12 – Melbourne, AU *

Feb 13 – Melbourne, AU *

Feb 20 – Sydney, AU *

Feb 21 – Sydney, AU *

Mar 4 – Hong Kong *

Mar 6 – Hong Kong *

Mar 7 – Hong Kong *

Mar 13 – Manila *

Mar 14 – Manila *

*Venue and on-sale information to be announced

Muse Announce Massive North American Amphitheater Tour Behind Upcoming Album ‘The Wow! Signal’

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One week after revealing their forthcoming tenth studio album, The Wow! Signal, GRAMMY Award-winning English rock titans MUSE are announcing an extensive North American amphitheater tour. Promoted by Live Nation, Muse – The Wow! Signal Tour is set to launch on July 5, with various pre-sales starting Tuesday, March 31, at 12:00 p.m. local time, and general on-sale beginning Friday, April 3, 10:00 a.m. local, at muse.mu. You can find additional information and the band’s full routing below. The Wow! Signal arrives June 26 via Warner Records — pre-order/pre-save HERE.

Following MUSE’s headlining July 2 appearance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, The Wow! Signal Tour kicks off Sunday, July 5, at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, MO, then touches down in cities across the United States — dipping briefly into Canada for dates including the Festival d’été de Québec — before wrapping up at Los Angeles’ iconic Hollywood Bowlon Monday, August 31. Along the way, the band will be supported by Bloc Party and Portugal. The Man on select dates, and The Temper Trap on all shows.

MUSE announced The Wow! Signal last week and shared the massive opening salvo of a lead single, “Be With You,” alongside a scene-setting official music video directed by Nico Paolillo (Deafheaven, BAD OMENS) and starring Ella Balinska (Resident Evil,The Occupant). Listen HERE and watch HERE. The announcement was broadcast from space and was widely covered, with buzz from the likes of PitchforkNMEConsequence of SoundKerrang, and Billboard. “Be With You” was the #1 Most Added at Alternative Radio, debuting at #29 and already trending Top 20, and has earned 3 million global streams in the first week.

The cinematic “Be With You” video and its various teasers also hinted at the new album’s themes. The Wow! Signal takes its name from one of the most compelling interstellar mysteries of the last century: a powerful 72-second radio burst detected in 1977 originating from the constellation Sagittarius with a bandwidth and intensity that suggested a possible extraterrestrial source. The astronomer who discovered the anomaly famously circled the now-iconic sequence “6EQUJ5” and wrote “WOW!” on the printout beside it — giving the signal its name and cementing its place in scientific and pop-culture lore.

Ahead of “Be With You,” MUSE released the With You docuseries on YouTube collecting intimate stories from their global fanbase filmed during the band’s blockbuster Will of the People Tour. Bassist Chris Wolstenholme’s mum also makes a charming appearance amid the moving vignettes. Watch HERE. In 2025, Muse returned to the road for a summer festival run, which included stepping in for Kings of Leon at Madrid’s Mad Cool — a show NME described as “an era-spanning, revolutionary space-tacular.”

While there’s still little to go on beyond The Wow! Signal’s title, the track list, and lead single, the commonalities therein speak to the forces powering MUSE’s new era: a mix of cosmic mystery, existential hope, and the exhilarating possibility of contact with something far greater than ourselves.

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, invitation to the pre-show Unravelling VIP Lounge, exclusive VIP merchandise, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

Connect with MUSE at one of the dates listed below.

MUSE – The Wow! Signal Tour Dates

Jul 02 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest ^

Jul 05 – St. Louis, MO  @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater * ~

Jul 07 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center * ~

Jul 10 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre * ~

Jul 11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center * ~

Jul 13 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre * ~

Jul 15 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre * ~

Jul 17 – Québec, QC @ Festival d’été de Québec ^

Jul 18 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center * ~

Jul 22 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center * ~

Jul 24 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Albany Med Health System at SPAC * ~

Jul 25 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater * ~

Jul 28 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion * ~

Jul 29 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion * ~

Aug 10 – Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater – ~

Aug 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre – ~

Aug 14 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion – ~

Aug 15 – Austin, TX  @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater – ~

Aug 18 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater – ~ +

Aug 20 – West Valley City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre – ~

Aug 22 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater – ~

Aug 23 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre – ~

Aug 26 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre – ~

Aug 27 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre – ~

Aug 29 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – ~

Aug 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl – ~

^ festival

* support from Bloc Party

– support from Portugal. The Man

~ support from The Temper Trap

+ non-Live Nation date

MUSE, The WOW! Signal

  1. The Dark Forest
  2. Nightshift Superstar
  3. Shimmering Scars
  4. Cryogen
  5. Be With You
  6. Hexagons
  7. The Sickness In You & I
  8. Unravelling
  9. Hush
  10. Space Debris

Montreal Teenage Punk Trio General Chaos Come Out Swinging With Debut Single “Busted” Off Upcoming LP

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General Chaos are sixteen-years-old and they sound like they have been doing this for decades. The Montreal punk trio releases “Busted” today, the first single from their upcoming second LP ‘Can’t Please ‘Em All,’ due May 8 on Stomp Records, and it lands with the kind of focused, hook-heavy punch that most punk bands spend years trying to find. Fast downstrokes, a chant-ready chorus, bass pushed forward, drums locked in. Two-to-three minutes of clarity and pace with no irony layer and nothing to prove except everything.

The track sits comfortably in the lineage of Rancid’s street-level energy, Descendents’ urgency, early Green Day’s snap, and Propagandhi’s political edge, and it earns every one of those comparisons naturally rather than by imitation. Lyrically, “Busted” captures the tension between saying what you mean and taking the hit for it: “Don’t wanna get caught but I got busted / Speak the words on my mind not gonna get silenced.” Frontman Constantin Blondy keeps the guitar work tight and efficient. Aude Deniger’s basslines drive hard. Remi Jacques plays with discipline that has nothing to do with his age.

Formed in 2022 at twelve years old, General Chaos built their foundation through live energy in Montreal’s deep punk ecosystem, from early sets at Pouzza Fest to all-ages rooms across Quebec and Ontario. Their debut LP ‘Outta My Way,’ recorded with Montreal mainstay Ryan Battistuzzi, proved they were a real band. ‘Can’t Please ‘Em All’ was recorded in three days at Le Stuzzio with Battistuzzi and produced by Fred Jacques of The Sainte Catherines, capturing live room immediacy without sanding off a single edge. La Presse profiled them under the headline “When punk runs on Kool-Aid,” a generational handoff captured in real time.

Blondy’s assessment of the new album is half joke and full confidence: “This album is way better than the last one.” Based on “Busted,” he is not wrong.